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Don Covay And The Goodtimers record Mercy, Mercy and Can't Stay Away in A1 Sound Studios, New York City, USA. Guitarist on the session is James Marshall Hendrix, who will find fame as Jimi Hendrix.
On holiday in Honolulu, Hawaii, John Lennon and George Harrison of The Beatles are obliged to remain indoors for all but twenty minutes because throngs of fans besiege them on a private beach.
Cilla Black, Freddie And The Dreamers and The Four Pennies appear live on UK tv show Top Of The Pops.
A UK package tour featuring The Dave Clark Five, The Hollies, The Mojos, Mark Wynter and The Kinks ends at the Granada Theatre, Tooting.
The Yardbirds, featuring Eric Clapton on lead guitar, play at the Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London, UK.
Chuck Berry (backed by The Nashville Teens) plays at The Globe, Stockton, UK, supported by Carl Perkins (also backed by The Nashville Teens) and The Animals, Kingsize Taylor and The Dominoes, and The Swinging Blue Jeans.

The Top Ten records as played on WMCA Radio in New York City, USA, on this date are as follows :
1. MY GUY - Mary Wells [Motown]
2. HELLO, DOLLY! - Louis Armstrong And The All Stars (Kapp)
3. CHAPEL OF LOVE - The Dixie Cups (Red Bird)
4. A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon (Capitol)
5. Love Me Do - The Beatles (Tollie)
6. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET - The Beatles (Vee-Jay)
7. LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - The Ray Charles Singers (Command)
8. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
9. I'M SO PROUD - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
10. RONNIE - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
1. MY GUY - Mary Wells [Motown]
2. HELLO, DOLLY! - Louis Armstrong And The All Stars (Kapp)
3. CHAPEL OF LOVE - The Dixie Cups (Red Bird)
4. A World Without Love - Peter And Gordon (Capitol)
5. Love Me Do - The Beatles (Tollie)
6. DO YOU WANT TO KNOW A SECRET - The Beatles (Vee-Jay)
7. LOVE ME WITH ALL YOUR HEART - The Ray Charles Singers (Command)
8. Walk On By - Dionne Warwick (Scepter)
9. I'M SO PROUD - The Impressions (ABC-Paramount)
10. RONNIE - The 4 Seasons (Philips)
Chris Maitland, drummer of 90's prog-rock band Porcupine Tree, is born in Cambridge, UK.
Someone by Brian Poole And The Tremeloes enters the UK's NME Top 30 pop singles chart where it will peak at No2, during a thirteen week run.
The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour continues at The City Hall, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, supported by Peter And Gordon, The Overlanders, The Barron Knights, David John And The Mood, Julie Grant and Tony Marsh.
Connie Francis and Hank Williams Jr, record Send Me The Pillow You Dream On, Making Believe, No Letter Today and Mule Skinner Blues in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.