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The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.
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.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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 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.
Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.
Lulu plays during a two-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe.
Fabian is playing at The Pheasant Run, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Diana Ross And The Supremes play at The Caribe Hilton Hotel, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Kenny Rogers And The First Edition are playing at The Carousel, Omaha, Nebraska, USA.
Molly Bee is playing during two weeks at The Cork Club, San Antonio, Texas, USA.
The Magnificent Men are playing a week of shows at The Uptown Theater, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
The Checkmates Ltd are appearing during an extended engagement at The Cave Supper Club, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
Tennessee Ernie Ford is playing during a week at The Carousel, West Covina, California, USA.
Jazz organist Don Patterson releases the album Boppin' And Burnin', on Prestige Records in the USA.
The Troggs appear on UK radio show Pop North.
Glen Alvelais is born in Hayward, California, USA. He will find success as guitarist in the thrash metal band Forbidden.
Skip Bifferty play at The Marquee Club, Soho, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Who play at the Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, California, USA, supported by Cannonball Adderley, The Vagrants, Blue Cheer and Sagittarius.
Rhythm and blues harmonica player Little Walter Jacobs is buried at St. Mary's Cemetery, Evergreen Park, near Chicago, Illinois, USA, but his grave will remain unmarked until 1991, when fans Scott Dirks and Eomot Rasun will arrange to have a marker designed and installed.
Bradley Nowell, guitarist of 90s Californian garage punk band Sublime, is born in Long Beach, California, USA.
First generation San Francisco hippy band The Grateful Dead play the first of three nights at King's Beach, Lake Tahoe, California, USA.
The Scaffold and The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band play at The Dome, Brighton, England, UK, Europe.
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Wanda Jackson appears on The Joey Bishop Show on tv in the USA.
Genesis, having been discovered by Jonathan King, release their debut single, The Silent Sun, in the UK, Europe.
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Solomon King plays at The Scala, Doncaster, England, UK, Europe.
The James Cotton Band and The Crumbs play the first of two nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Nasrat Parsa is born in Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia. He will find success as a popular singer and recording artist.
While performing live on stage in The Ice House Hockey Arena, London, Ontario, Canada, Johnny Cash proposes to his girlfriend, June Carter. She accepts.
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Hearts And Flowers, with producer Nick Venet, record Extra Extra in Los Angeles, California, USA. The group includes Bernie Leadon, later to find greater success as a member of The Flying Burrito Brothers and The Eagles.
Connie Francis ir recording tracks for her MGM Records album Hawaii Connie in Hawaii, USA.
Pink Floyd play at Rij-School, Leuven, Belgium, Europe.
The Soul Flutes record Soul Machine, Come On A My House and other tracks at Van Gelder Studio, Englewood Cliffs, New Jersey, USA, for CTI Records.
The Love Affair play at The Pier Pavilion, Worthing, England, UK, Europe.
WXYZ Radio in Detroit, Michigan, USA, broadcasts Star Date, an exclusive day-long interview with Petula Clark.
Timebox play at Hatchett's Playground, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.
Rodney Whitaker is born in Detroit, Michigan, USA. He will find success as a jazz double-bass player.
Fleetwood Mac record Black Magic Woman, The Sun Is Shining and other tracks, in London, England, UK, Europe.
The Jimi Hendrix Experience play an exceptionally long set on the second of two nights at The Electric Factory, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.
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The controversial hippy musical, Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
The rock musical Hair (which includes a scene with a fully nude cast) is presented during a run of 1,997 performances at the Shaftesbury Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe. The cast includes Marsha Hunt, Paul Nicholas, Sonja Kristina and Jimmy Winston.