What happened on October 29
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1787239 yrs ago
Mozart's Don Giovanni premieres in Prague
Mozart's opera, with a libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte, opened at the theatre now known as the Estates Theatre.
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195670 yrs ago
Maria Callas makes her Metropolitan Opera debut in Norma
Callas sang the title role of Bellini's Norma on the opening night of the Met's 72nd season.
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197353 yrs ago
John Lennon's Mind Games album released in the US
It arrived in America more than two weeks before its UK release.
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198343 yrs ago
"Islands in the Stream" hits No. 1
The Bee Gees wrote the Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton duet, and Barry Gibb co-produced it. It became one of the best-known country-pop crossovers ever.
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199432 yrs ago
Mariah Carey releases "All I Want for Christmas Is You"
It finally reached No. 1 on the Hot 100 in December 2019, 25 years after release. That was the longest wait for a No. 1 in chart history.
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1922104 yrs ago
Composer Neal Hefti, writer of the Batman theme, is born
Hefti's arrangements defined Count Basie's modern sound, including "Li'l Darlin'". He also wrote the themes for Batman and The Odd Couple.
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194680 yrs ago
Fleetwood Mac founder Peter Green is born
The blues guitarist wrote the UK No. 1 "Albatross" and "Black Magic Woman", which Santana later made famous.
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198739 yrs ago
Swedish pop star Tove Lo is born
"Habits (Stay High)" became a sleeper hit and reached No. 3 in the US. She also co-wrote Ellie Goulding's "Love Me Like You Do".
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197155 yrs ago
Duane Allman dies in a motorcycle crash at 24
His slide guitar is all over Derek and the Dominos' Layla album, and Rolling Stone once ranked him second only to Jimi Hendrix.
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198739 yrs ago
Bandleader Woody Herman dies at 74
"Woodchopper's Ball" sold more than five million copies, and Igor Stravinsky wrote his Ebony Concerto for Herman's band.
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