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Twin brothers Maurice Gibb and Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees are born in the Isle Of Man.
Anthony H. Wilson (Tony Wilson) born in Hope Hospital, Salford, UK. Wilson will found Manchester's influential Factory Records and co-found The Hacienda nightclub.
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Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, records I Won't Dance, I'm Gonna Go Fishin' and other tracks, for the Verve Records album Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson.
Travelling home from Scotland, UK, in The Hollies' van, guitarist and singer Graham Nash falls out of the door at 40mph. Nevertheless, the band travels on and carries out an engagement deputising for Gene Vincent on the tv show Go Man Go.
Manfred Mann play at The Marquee Club, Oxford Street, London, England, UK, Europe, supported by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers.
Rhythm And Blues Incorporated play at The Oasis Club, Lloyd Street, Manchester, UK, supported by The Factotums.
Gerry And The Pacemakers, The Hollies, Cliff Bennett And The Rebel Rousers, The Fourmost, Tommy Quickly, The Rustiks, The Remo Four and Danny Williams appear in the first night of Gerry's Christmas Cracker at The Odeon, Liverpool, UK.
During a show at The Palace, Manchester, UK, The Rolling Stones record tracks for the EP Got Live If You Want It. Also on the bill are The Hollies and Dave Berry.
The Hullabaloos, The Detergents, Shirley Ellis, Little Richard (whose backing group includes Jimi Hendrix], The Vibrators, The Exciters, The Hollies, The Uniques, Dee Dee Warwick, Roddy Joy, Sandie Shaw and King Curtis play at The Paramount Theater, Brooklyn, New York City, USA.
Freddie and the Dreamers, Herman's Hermits and Warminster band The Skylons play an open-air event at Longleat Estate, Wiltshire, England, UK.Herman's Hermits, Wayne Fontana, Billy Fury and The Fortunes play at The Odeon, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
The Buzzcocks enter a recording studio for the first time, at Revolution Studios, Stockport, UK. The results are eventually released on the bootleg EP, Time's Up.
Rickie Lee Jones plays at The Free Trade Hall, Manchester, England, UK. Her current boyfriend, Tom Waits is accompanying her on the tour.
On their End Of The Road tour Status Quo play the first of two nights at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Simply Red play at London University, London, England, UK, Europe, with The Armoury Show and The Three Johns.
Elton John plays the second of three nights at The Apollo, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
UK rock paper the NME reports that The Smiths are to split up. The band issues a denial.
On his Sound And Vision Tour, David Bowie plays at Maine Road Stadium, Manchester, England, UK, supported by Kim Wilde.
The three day Reading Festival opens, featuring Iron Maiden Pixies, The Killers, Kings Of Leon, Marilyn Manson, Faith No More, The Cramps, Inspiral Carpets, The Fall, Jesus Jones, Ride, Dinosaur Jnr, The Wedding Present, Billy Bragg and others. The three day ticket is £35.
A bronze statue of beloved British comedy-singer George Formby is unveiled in the Grand Arcade shopping centre in his birthtown of Wigan, Lancashire, UK.
Guitarist and songwriter Noel Gallagher quits Oasis immediately after the cancellation of tonight's gig at The Rock en Seine festival in Paris, France, Europe. It is later revealed that singer Liam Gallagher had threatened his brother Noel by weilding a guitar like an axe during an altercation in the dressing room.
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On the last date of her Nothing But Love tour, Whitney Houston plays the second of two nights at the MEN Arena, Manchester, England, UK.
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Johnny Marr, best-known as the former guitarist of The Smiths, is banned from driving for 56 days and fined £535. The sentence stems from an incident in April 2011 when he was caught driving at 72mph in a 40mph zone in South Manchester, England, UK, Europe.
Cancer-victim Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees undergoes stomach surgery in hospital in London, England, UK, Europe.It is reported that Morrissey, former front man of The Smiths, has joined a call for an independent inquiry into disturbing evidence of animal suffering at an animal research laboratory belonging to Imperial College London, UK. Former ICL student Brian May, guitarist of Queen, has already spoken out against the reports of cruelty, and called for a fully independent inquiry.
Nine Black Alps release the video for their track Supermarket Clothes, in the UK.
Jessie J appears live on UK BBC tv show Breakfast from Media City, Salford Quay, Manchester, to promote her new single, Bang Bang (featuring Ariana Grande and Nicki Minaj), and her third album Sweet Talker.
Billboard magazine's latest tally of Hot Tours shows Depeche Mode in the top position with $46.5m in box office revenue reported from 613,701 seats sold at the first 17 venues on their Global Spirit tour. Ed Sheeran is second with $20.2m, Take That third with $18.3m, The Weeknd fourth with $3,6m and Micky Flanagan fifth with $2.7m.
The Chemical Brothers play at Futurshow Station, Unipol Arena, Casalecchio di Reno, Bologna, Italy, Europe.On his Call The Comet Tour, Johnny Marr plays at The Students Union, Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe, supported by Crewel Intentions.
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