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On the South American leg of their Hide Your Sheep Tour [aka the No Problem Tour], Van Halen play the first of two nights at Gigantinho Gymnasium, Porto Alegre, Brazil, supported by Patrulha do Espaco.
Liverpudlian singer Billy Fury dies aged 42 in Paddington, London, England, UK, Europe. Fury, having had a history of heart problems, is found unconscious in his flat in Cavendish Avenue, St John's Wood at 2.10pm. He is pronounced dead on arrival at St Mary's Hospital, London.
Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Anderson of Abba visit Moscow, Russia, to meet singing star Alla Pugacheva, to whom they offer a role in their upcoming musical, Chess, but she has to refuse because of "the poltical climate in the USSR." While in Moscow, the Abba members are accompanied by lyricist Tim Rice, Swedish promoter Thomas Johansson and Benny's wife Mona.