Events in Music
- 1832 Gaetano Donizetti's opera "L'elisir d'amore" premieres in Milan
- 1894 Ludwig Englander's musical "Passing Show" premieres in NYC
- 1926 Dmitri Shostakovich's 1st Symphony premieres in Leningrad
- 1934 "Cocktails For Two" by Duke Ellington hits #1
- 1936 Ralph Vaughan Williams' opera "Poisoned Kiss" premieres in London
- 1938 Arthur Honegger and Paul Claudel's oratorio "Jeanne d'Arc au bûcher" (Joan of Arc at the Stake) premieres in Basel, Switzerland
- 1950 Darius Milhaud's opera "Bolivar" premieres in Paris
- 1958 "Nee Nee Na Na Na Na Nu Nu" by Dicky Doo & The Don'ts hits #40
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Bedřich SmetanaWeddings in Music
- 1971 British "Rolling Stone" singer Mick Jagger (27) weds Nicaraguan actress and model Bianca Pérez-Mora Macias (24) at St Tropez Town Hall, France; separate in 1977, divorce in 1978
- 1990 American singer Patti Page (62) weds Jerry Filiciotto
- 2005 "La Femme Nikita" actress Anne Parillaud (45) weds musician Jean-Michel Jarre (56) in Paris
- 2011 Victoria's Secret model Lily Aldridge (25) weds Kings of Leon singer Caleb Followill (29) at San Ysidro Ranch in Montecito, California
- 2012 McFly guitarist Tom Fletcher (27) weds actress Giovanna Falcone (27) at One Marylebone in London
Divorces in Music
- 2016 English actress Billie Piper and fellow actor Laurence Fox divorce after 8 years of marriage
May in Music History
My Fair Lady's Special Day
This was a day to remember for Eliza Doolittle, the 'My Fair Lady' of the stage and film musical that won and broke hearts.
May 20, 1956
Memories of Elvis
Only one actor has appeared on film with both the Beatles and Elvis Presley: the little-known Norman Rossington.
May 21, 1999
Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band
One of the most famous album covers in music history, The Beatles' Sgt Pepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band, designed by artists Peter Blake and Jann Haworth
May 26, 1967
A Modern Major-General of Light Entertainment
William Gilbert, celebrated as the unique lyricist behind the highly popular Gilbert and Sullivan comic operas, met his death in highly unexpected circumstances.
May 29, 1911