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The stage musical
Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.

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 musical
Hallelujah Baby!, starring Leslie Uggams, is presented at The Martin Beck Theatre,
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 293 performances.

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

The musical comedy
The Happy Time is presented at The
Broadway Theatre,
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 286 performances. The show features music by John Kander and lyrics by Fred Ebb.

Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical
Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.

The stage musical
Cabaret is presented at The Palace Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 336 performances.
The controversial hippy musical,
Hair is playing at the Biltmore Theatre on
Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1750 performances.
Elvis Presley is filming scenes for his latest movie,
Charro, near Apache Junction, Arizona, USA.
Judy Garland is spending time with friends during a short break in Los Angeles, California, USA.

The
Paul Butterfield Blues Band is playing during ten nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, California, USA.

Traffic play in Grona Lund, Copenhagen, Denmark, Europe.

The
Jimi Hendrix Experience fly from Texas to New York City, USA.

Taste record a live session for BBC radio show Top Gear in BBC Studio 1, Piccadilly, London, England, UK, Europe.

Terri Lynn Sauson is born in Montreal, Canada. She will achieve success as country singer, songwriter and recording artist
Terri Clark
Lou Rawls and Joe Keyes play at The Schaefer Music Festival, Wolman Skating Rink, Central Park, New York City, USA.

On UK radio show
Desert Island Discs,
Louis Armstrong chooses five of his own records to accompany him on his (imaginary) desert island and, as a book, selects his own autobiography.

Rockabilly performer and recording artist
Luther Perkins dies in Vanderbilt University Hospital, from injuries sustained two days earlier in a fire at his newly-constructed home on Riverwood Drive, Hendersonville, Tennessee, USA. He had apparently fallen asleep in the living room while holding a lit cigarette. Perkins is perhaps best known as guitarist for
Johnny Cash.

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.