Katie Taylor wins first professional World Championship title.With the win, Taylor became the first ever Irish boxer to win World titles at both amateur and professional level.
‘”Unbreakable Smile’ was based off one of the songs I wrote for the album – it was actually the first song I wrote for the album without realizing it yet. […]
"Der Wald" a one-act opera written by Dame Ethel Smyth was performed at the Metropolitan Opera. To date is the only opera written by a woman to be performed at the Met.
Caroline Herschel, German-English astronomer was born. Caroline Herschel discovered eight comets and was the first woman to be paid as a scientist and be awarded the Gold Medal from the Royal Astronomical Society.
Carol Kaye was born. Carol Kaye was an American bass player, one of the most prolific bass guitarists in history wih an estimated 10,000 recording sessions.