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Thomas Edison applies for patent No. 657,527 in connection with his invention of a process for making metallic duplicate phonograph-records.
A revived musical comedy The Casino Girl closes at The Knickerbocker Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of thirty-two performances.
Frank L. Perley's musical show The Chaperons closes at The Grand Theatre, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. The show is billed as featuring seventy people including a "Beauty Chorus" of fifty.
Carl Kilmer Tommy Christian is born in Brewton, Alabama, USA. He will find success as Tommy Christian, best known as a saxophonist and dance band leader during the 1920s and 1930s.
The Weber And Fields' burlesque show Fiddle-Dee-Dee continues its lengthy run at Fischer's Theatre, San Francisco, California, USA.
The musical comedy The Runaways, by Raymond Hubbell and Addison Burkhardt, is presented at the Casino Theatre, New York City, USA.Lew Stone and his Band record Zing! Went The Strings Of My Heart, Seein' Is Believin' and Haunting Me, in London, UK.
Ronald Levin Carter is born in Ferndale, Michigan, USA. Under the name Ron Carter, he will become the most-recorded jazz bassist in history (2,221 sessions), working with Miles Davis, Freddie Hubbard, McCoy Tyner, Horace Silver and many others.
Hillbilly group The Alabama Blue Boys play at the Home And Farm Electrical Exposition, Sheffield, Alabama, USA.
Sigmund Esco Jackson is born is born in Gary, Indiana, USA. He will find fame as Jackie Jackson, eldest member of The Jackson Five.
Luiz Mauricio Pragana dos Santos is born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, South America. He will grow up to become singer and guitarist Lulu Santos, considered one of the great names of Brazilian rock.
Jay Aston, vocalist of 
The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.Ray Conniff, His Orchestra And Chorus, record Malaguena, Lady Of Spain, Kiss Of Fire and Love Walked In, at CBS Recording Studio, 6121 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Craig Douglas plays at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe, supported by Colin and Bruce and The Detours and Steve Laws and The Astronauts. [N.B. An early version of The Who was called The Detours, but this is not that band!]
Gerry And The Pacemakers release a new album, I'm The One!, in Canada on Capitol Records.
Cilla Black, Sandie Shaw, Petula Clark, The Searchers, Georgie Fame and others attend a Variety Club luncheon at The Dorchester Hotel, London, England, UK.
Jackie De Shannon is awarded the status of Queen Of The Junior United Nations Organisation in the USA.
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.
Songwriter, keyboardist and producer Albert King plus Big Brother And The Holding Company, featuring Janis Joplin, play the second of two nights at The Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Fugs, Kaleidoscope and Hammond Typewriter play at The Lemon Tree, Eugene, Oregon, USA.
Attila The Stockbroker plays at Cardiff University, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
The Wedding Present play at Cats Mill, Leeds, England, UK, Europe.The Sarah Jane Morris Duo, Fran Landesman, John Agard and Ralph The Haet play at New Merlin's Cave, London, England, UK, Europe.
While on tour, acclaimed jazz guitarist Emily Remler dies of heart failure at the age of 32, in the Connells Point, Australia, Oceania, home of musician Ed Gaston. remler had been addicted for many years to opiates including heroin and dilaudid.
The Bravery release their debut LP, The Bravery, in Australia, 
Kylie Minogue plays the third of four non-consecutive nights at Earls Court, London, England, UK.
A family court judge gives Bobby Brown two days to prove he has the means to fund educational trusts for two children he had with Kim Ward. Brown has been failing to pay child support to his offspring.
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Gibb of The Bee Gees appears on BBC tv show Breakfast to announce the breaking of ground in Green Park, London, UK, for a memorial to the men of the RAF Bomber Command, many of whom died in raids over Europe during the Second World War. Gibb has been heavily involved in the campaign to get the memorial built.
Liverpudlian singer-songwriter 
The Electric Frog And Pressure Riverside Festival begins at The Riverside Museum, Glasgow, Scotland, with electronic music artists including Moritz Von Oswald, Andrew Weatherall, Pan-Pot and 2ManyDJs
Lady Gaga begins her ARTPOP Ball Tour with a show at the BB And T Centre, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA.
Bearfoot Beware play at The Seebright Arms, London, England, UK.
Jack Ladder And The Dreamlanders release the album Blue Poles on Self Portrait/Terrible Records.
On their 135-date Wonderful Wonderful tour, The Killers play the first of three nights at The Hisense Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.1900 |
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