1770 – Composer Friedrich Witt was born.

1785 – Composer Friedrich Wilhelm Michael Kalkbrenner was born.

1883 – Composer Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax was born.

1932 – “Make Mine Music” debuted on Broadway. The show ran for 342 performances.

1939 – Frank Sinatra’s recorded were “Every Day of My Life” and “Ciribiribin”. They were the last songs he recorded with the Harry James Band.

1964 – Judy Garland and her daughter, Liza Minnelli appeared together at the London Palladium.

1967 – John Lennon’s “How I Won the War” opened in the U.S. It was the first solo movie by a Beatle.

1968 – Cynthia Powell Lennon was granted a divorce from John Lennon. The two had been married for six years.

1985 – Sting’s concert-movie “Bring On The Night” opened nationally.

1986 – Metallica performed their first live concert with Jason Newstead.

1995 – Michael Jackson and Sony Corp. of America combined forces and created the world’s third-largest music publishing company with more than 100,000 titles.

1997 – Dr. Tommy Comeaux died when he was hit by a car while riding a bicycle.

1997 – Johnny Paycheck officially joined the Grand Ole Opry. He was the 72nd member of the radio show’s cast.

2005 – The original “Guitar Hero” game was released in North America.

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