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On this day in music

December 2

10 moments from 1883 to 2013: 4 things that happened, 3 birthdays and 3 farewells.

Tune of the day
One Sweet Day
Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men
Why today: 1995 · "One Sweet Day" enters the Hot 100 at No. 1
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What happened on December 2

  1. 1883143 yrs ago
    HappenedClassical

    Brahms's Third Symphony has its premiere in Vienna

    Hans Richter conducted the Vienna Philharmonic in the first performance of the symphony in F major.

    Play on Spotify Source: Symphony No. 3 (Brahms) - Wikipedia
  2. 197650 yrs ago
    HappenedRock

    Pink Floyd float a 40-foot pig over Battersea Power Station

    The helium balloon went up for the Animals cover shoot. The next day it broke loose, drifted over Heathrow and disrupted flights, then came down on a farm in Kent.

    Play on Spotify Source: Animals (Pink Floyd album) - Wikipedia
  3. 198343 yrs ago
    HappenedPop

    Michael Jackson's "Thriller" video premieres on MTV

    John Landis directed the short film. In 2009 it became the first music video added to the US National Film Registry.

    Play on Spotify Source: Thriller (song) - Wikipedia
  4. 199531 yrs ago
    HappenedR&B / Soul

    "One Sweet Day" enters the Hot 100 at No. 1

    Mariah Carey and Boyz II Men's duet debuted on top and refused to budge, holding No. 1 for a record 16 straight weeks into March 1996.

    Play on Spotify Source: One Sweet Day - Wikipedia
  5. 1923103 yrs ago
    BornClassical

    Soprano Maria Callas is born in New York

    The soprano grew into one of the 20th century's most celebrated and influential opera singers.

    Play on Spotify Source: Maria Callas - Wikipedia
  6. 198145 yrs ago
    BornPop

    Britney Spears is born in Mississippi

    Her first single, "...Baby One More Time," went to No. 1 on the Hot 100 and became one of the biggest-selling singles ever.

    Play on Spotify Source: Britney Spears - Wikipedia
  7. 199828 yrs ago
    BornHip-hop

    Chicago rapper Juice WRLD is born

    "Lucid Dreams" climbed to No. 2 on the Hot 100 and was among 2018's most-streamed songs. He died at 21, and his first posthumous album tied records for a posthumous debut.

    Play on Spotify Source: Juice Wrld - Wikipedia
  8. 199036 yrs ago
    DiedClassical

    American composer Aaron Copland dies at 90

    Appalachian Spring won him the Pulitzer Prize, and pieces like Fanfare for the Common Man became American patriotic favorites.

    Play on Spotify Source: Aaron Copland - Wikipedia
  9. 200818 yrs ago
    DiedFolk

    Folk singer Odetta dies at 77

    Known as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement," she also lit the spark for Bob Dylan, who said hearing one of her records first got him into folk singing.

    Play on Spotify Source: Odetta - Wikipedia
  10. 201313 yrs ago
    DiedReggae

    Junior Murvin of "Police and Thieves" dies in Jamaica

    Lee "Scratch" Perry produced his 1976 single, and it crossed over to punk when the Clash recorded it for their 1977 debut album.

    Play on Spotify Source: Junior Murvin - Wikipedia