passing events
6160s BC — Events and trends* Philip II Philoromaeus briefly reign over parts of Syria.ignificant people* Pompey, Roman general, (lived 106 BC–48 BC) * Mithridates VI, King of Pontus, (lived 132 BC–63 BC) * Philip II Philoromaeus * Gaius Antonius Hybrida,… …
621030 — EventsEurope* July 29 Battle of Stiklestad (Norway): Olav Haraldsson loses to his pagan vassals and is killed in the battle. He is later canonized and becomes the patron saint of Norway and Rex perpetuum Norvegiae ( the eternal king of Norway ).… …
631279 — EventsEurope* March 5 Battle of Aizkraukle: Lithuanian forces led by Traidenis defeat the Teutonic Knights. * The first of the Statutes of Mortmain are passed under King Edward I of England, which prevents land from passing into possession of the …
641974 in music — Events*January The Ramones form. *January Joni Mitchell releases her monumental album Court and Spark , supported by the single Help Me reaching the highest moment of commercial success. *February 1 The Doobie Brothers release their album What… …
651957 in music — Events*January 5 Renato Carosone and his band start their American tour in Cuba. *January 6 Elvis Presley makes final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show . *January 16 The Cavern Club opens in Liverpool, England *Paul Simon and Art Garfunkel name… …
661926 in music — Events* May 12 Dmitri Shostakovich Symphony No. 1 premiere, Leningrad. The composer is 19 years old. * June 26 Václav Talich conducts the world première of Leoš Janáček s Sinfonietta in Prague * October 21 Carl Nielsen s Flute Concerto is given… …
671918 in music — Events* March 3 Béla Bartók s String Quartet No. 2 is premiered in Budapest * May 24 Béla Bartók s opera Duke Bluebeard s Castle (composed 1911) is premiered in Budapest. *Toivo Kuula is killed in the Finnish Civil War. * First documented… …
681915 in music — Events* Tom Brown s band from New Orleans goes to Chicago, Illinois and start advertising themselves as a Jass Band *Herbert Howells is given six months to live, and becomes the first person in the UK to receive radium treatment (he will live on… …
691902 in music — Events*April 30 Claude Debussy s opera Pelléas et Mélisande is premiered at the Opéra Comique in Paris *June 9 the first complete performance of Gustav Mahler s Symphony No. 3 is given in Krefeld *December 1 Carl Nielsen conducts the premiere of… …
701894 in music — Events * March 14 Johan Svendsen conducts the world premiere of Carl Nielsen s Symphony No. 1 in Copenhagen * December 22 Claude Debussy s Prélude à l après midi d un faune is premiered in Paris * Enrico Caruso makes his operatic debut * George W …
