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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.
British comedy duo Flanders And Swann are performing their show At The Drop Of A Hat during a run of 215 performances at the John Golden Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA.
Kevin Donovan, better known as pioneering rap deejay Afrika Bambaataa is born in The Bronx, New York, USA.
Katrina Leskanich, who will find success as leader of Katrina And The Waves, is born in Topeka, Kansas, USA.
Jimmy Rogers plays the seventh night of a two-week engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Cliff Richard and The Shadows play the last night in a week of shows at The Empire, Glasgow, Scotland.
Love
You So by Ron Holden enters the Billboard singles chart in the USA. Despite being considered by
many aficionados as one of the most poorly performed records of all
time, it will eventually peak at No7 in the chart.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.