1962 Beatles record “How Do You Do It” at EMI
1965 Beatles’ single “Help!” goes #1 & stays #1 for 3 weeks
1970 Russian ballerina Natalia Makarova gets political asylum
1977 “Godspell” closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 527 performances
1983 “Joseph & the Amazing Dreamcoat” closes at Royale NYC after 747 performances
1984 Nigerian singer Fela Kuti sentenced to 2 years
1991 “Most Happy Fella” opens at NY State Theater NYC