On this day in 1775 Mozart’s Il re pastore premiered in Salzburg.

Born on this day in 1928 performer and diplomat Shirley Temple.

On this day in 1963 the Jerry Bock-Sheldon Harnick musical She Loves Me opened on Broadway (302 performances).

On this day in 1961 “probably the greatest evening in show business history” took place at Carnegie Hall.

Photo: Thom Kaine