Music Events:

• 1870 - Musikverein opens in Vienna


• 1938 - Pianist Teddy Wilson records When You’re Smiling with Lester Young and Billie Holiday.


• 1957 - Elvis Presley makes final appearance on the Ed Sullivan Show.


• 1968 - Gibson Guitar Corporation patents its Gibson Flying V electric guitar design.


• 1975 - Approximately 1000 Led Zeppelin fans cause an estimated $30,000 in damage to the lobby of the Boston Garden. The fans had been waiting for tickets to go on sale for Led Zeppelin's February 4 concert. The fans reportedly broke chairs and doors and caused other damage to the building. Boston Mayor Kevin White cancels the upcoming show.

Musician Birthdays:

• 1486 - Martin Agricola - Composer


• 1838 - Max Bruch - Composer


• 1850 - Xaver Scharwenka - Composer


• 1872 - Alexander Scriabin - Composer


• 1903 - Maurice Abravanel - Conductor

Musician Deaths:

• 1831 - Rodolphe Kreutzer
- Composer

• 1976 - Oscar Esplá
- Composer

• 1993 - Dizzy Gillespie
- Jazz Musician

• 2006 - Lou Rawls
- Singer