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The musical Fiddler On The Roof, starring Zero Mostel, is performed at The Majestic Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It will run continuously (but at three different theatres) until 1972 notching up 3,242 performances.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Rhetta Hughes is playing in the main dining-room of The Roostertail, Detroit, Michigan, USA.
The musical comedy The Happy Time is presented at The Broadway Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.
The Mob open at The Scotch Mist, Chicago, Illinois, USA.Vera Lynn, Winfred Atwell, Robby Royal and Flight Four appear in the BBC-2 tv show International Cabaret in the UK.
Carl Douglas And The Big Stampede play at St Matthew’s Hall, Ipswich, Suffolk, England, UK, Europe.
Los Angeles cult psychedelic band 
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, opens at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, where it will run for 1,847 performances.
Roger Miller, with producer Jerry Kennedy, records Farther Along, I'll Fly Away and What A Friend We Have In Jesus, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. None of these tracks will be released.
The Grateful Dead play the first of two nights at Eagles Auditorium, Seattle, Washington, USA.
Bobby Lord, with producer Owen Bradley, records Live Your Life Out Loud, Yesterday's Letters and Charlotte, North Carolina, in Bradley's Barn, Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
Robert Plant and The Band of Joy with Jo Jo Cook and The Racket play at The Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, Dudley, West Midlands, England, UK, Europe. Mr. Plant will, of course, go on to rather greater fame as the singer of Led Zeppelin.
Buffalo Springfield record the song What A Day at Sunset Sound Recording studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. It will not immediately be released.
Bryan Hipp is born in the UK. He will find some success as an extreme metal guitarist, working with the bands Cradle Of Filth, Acheron, Unholy Ghost, Diabolic and Blastmasters.
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At as show by The Who, Small Faces and Paul Jones, in Sydney Stadium, Sydney, Australia, Oceania, the rotating stage comes to a sudden halt during the show.
Hiroshi Morie is born in Amagasaki, Japan, Asia. He will find fame as 
The Strawberry Alarm Clock perform Tomorrow on the second edition of The Rowan And Martin Laugh-In tv series on NBC-tv in the USA.
The Supremes begin a season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe. Paul McCartney of The Beatles, Cliff Richard, Cat Stevens and Michael Caine are in the audience.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play in Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The Everly Brothers are playing during six nights at The Club Embassy, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Elvis Presley releases the compilation LP Elvis' Gold Records Volume 4, on RCA Victor Records in the USA.
Kaleidoscope play the second of five nights at The Ash Grove, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Falsetto vocalist Tiny Tim makes his TV debut on the series premiere of Rowan And Martin's Laugh-In in the USA.
The Monkees are working on the songs Long Title : Do I Have To Do This All Over Again? and Merry Go Round, at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. It is believed that Stephen Stills and Neil Young of Buffalo Springfield played guitar on these tracks.
Marion Worth, with producer Owen Bradley, records Then I'll Be Over You, I Know My Limitations, Mama Sez and Wondering, in Bradley's Barn, 722 Bender's Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
The Don Sebesky Orchestra records Dancing In The Street, The Word and You've Got Your Troubles, for Verve Records in New York City, USA.
Yoshihiro Hanno is born in Oaka, Japan, Asia. he will find success an electronic/dance music composer
Felicia Sanders and Vaughn Meader are playing during two weeks of shows at Mister Kelly's, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Beatles move into new offices for themselves at 23 Wigmore Street, London, England, UK, Europe. Joining the group at the new premises is Apple Films, plus the company's accounting and administration offices.The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
The rock musical