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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.

The rock musical
Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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.

At the specific request of
Motown Records supremo
Berry Gordy Jr, the label's artists all interrupt their concerts across America to pay tribute to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, who had been assassinated exactly a year earlier.
Blues singer, harmonica player and recording artist
Billy Bizor dies of dropsy in Houston, Texas, USA.
Deep Purple play at The Agrodome, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
The
Supremes play at The Deauville Hotel, Miami, Florida, USA.