Wolfgang Mozart's opera 'Idomeneo' premiered at the Cuvilliés Theatre in Munich, Germany.
The first music store in America was opened in Philadelphia by Michael Hillegas.
St Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach premiered in Leipzig, Germany.
Johann Sebastian Bach's St. John Passion is premiered.
Water Music by George Frideric Handel premiered on the River Thames, London, at the request of King George I.
The world's first opera is premiered.
