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Sugar Babies - The Burlesque Musical, starring Ann Miller and Mickey Rooney, is presented at The Mark Hellinger Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1208 performances.
The blues musical Blues In The Night, is presented at Playhouse 46, New York City, USA, during a run of 51 performances. The musical is set in a run-down Chicago hotel.Having already played one show today, Joy Division play a second gig, at The Moonlight Club, London, UK.
The Specials begin their 13-date Seaside Specials tour at Tiffany's, Great Yarmouth, England, UK, Europe.
The Stranglers headline The Rainbow, London, England, UK, Europe. During the set by support band Joy Division, their singer Ian Curtis suffers an epileptic fit.
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On their World Invasion Tour, Van Halen play the first of two nights at Seattle Coliseum, Seattle, Washington, USA, supported by Rail.
Country music star Red Sovine suffers a heart attack while driving his 1979 Ford Econoline 150 van near the intersection of Battery and Lealand Lanes in southern Nashville, Tennessee, USA, causing him to run a red light and strike an oncoming vehicle. He is pronounced dead from his injuries shortly after arriving at St. Thomas Hospital.
Bob Marley, suffering from terminal cancer, is undergoing treatment at the Issels Clinic in the Bavarian Alps, Germany, Europe. He will remain at the clinic until May 1981.