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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.
Engelbert Humperdinck is appearing in a season as Robinson Crusoe in pantomime at The Palladium Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Shadows play during a three-week cabaret season at The Talk Of The Town, London, England, UK, Europe, with Brian Locking standing in for bassist John Rostill who has suffered a nervous breakdown. 
The Treniers are playing during a lengthy engagement at The Sahara Lounge, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.
Ahmad Jamal is playing during a one-month engagement at The Top Of The Gate, New York City, USA.
Lulu is playing during a two-week engagement at Cesar's Palace, Luton, England, UK, Europe.
Jazz vocalist Bobbe Norris is playing during two weeks at The Living Room, New York City, USA.
Sammy Davis Jr. is appearing during two weeks at The O'Keefe Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Bobby Taylor And The Vancouvers and The Monitors play in a week-long 
Gail Martin (the daughter of Dean Martin) is playing at The Club Caribe, Caribe Hilton, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean.
Buddy Charles And His Trio are playing at The Winner's Circle, Chicago. Illinois, USA.
Tom Watson, billed as "King Of The Banjo" is playing at The Sabre Room, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
Earl 'Fatha' Hines is playing during a long engagement at The Colonial Tavern, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Barbara McNair is playing during two weeks at The Royal York Hotel, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Big Brother And The Holding Company are playing during six nights at The Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Miles Davis Quintet records Teo's Bag and Paraphernalia at Columbia Studio B, New York City, USA. (The guitarist on Paraphernalia is George Benson.)
Atticus Matthew Cowper Ross is born in Ladbroke Grove, London, England, UK. He will find success as a musician, songwriter, record producer and audio engineer under the name Atticus Ross. He is perhaps best-known as a member of Nine Inch Nails.Petula Clark presents the last of her BBC-tv series of programmes, This Is Petula Clark, from the Television Theatre in London, England, UK, Europe, with vocal backings from The Breakaways.
San Francisco-based rock trio Blue Cheer release their debut LP, Vincebus Eruptum, on Phillips Records in the USA. Some critics have claimed that this is the first true heavy metal LP.
The highest new entry in the Top Ten Singles chart in Switzerland, Europe, is She's A Rainbow by The Rolling Stones, entering at No8.
P.J. Proby presents the radio show Be My Guest on BBC Radio 2, in London, England, UK, Europe.
Elvis Presley continues recording new tracks for his next film, Stay Away, Joe, in Nashville, Tennessee, USA. In today's session he lays down the song Goin' Home.
Sonny Bono of Sonny And Cher writes in his diary, "Today is my 33rd birthday. I am never sans Cher. She lives inside my body. Cher is truly a star, from the top of her head to the bottom of her feet. Thank God I have Cher. She's my stabilizer. She's my generator too. She's my reason."
Brian Bennett, drummer of The Shadows, is stricken with appendicitis during their season at The Talk Of The Town in London, England, UK, Europe. Cliff Richard deputises on drums for the evening.
The Monkees are working on the songs Auntie's Municipal Court and Daddy's Song, at RCA Victor Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
Elektra Records extend the term of their recording agreement with the Los Angeles-based psychedelic rock band Clear Light by one further year.
Donovan performs As I Recall It and Young Girl Blues in a live session for the BBC Radio 1 show Top Gear in London, England, UK.
Captain Beefheart plays at The Congress Hotel am stadtpark musik messe, Hanover, Germany, Europe.
The Tony Hatch Sound with Jackie Trent, Wilf Todd And His Music and The Peddlers appear on the BBC Radio 1 show Late Night Extra in London, England, UK, Europe.
Paul Elphick, bassist of the London-based metal band Hangnail is born in the UK.
Jimi Hendrix, accused of violent behaviour while drunk, appears before Gothenburg Municipal Court, Gothenburg, Sweden, Europe, and is fined around $2,500.
Hearts And Flowers, with producer Nick Venet, record Ode To A Tin Angel in Los Angeles, California, USA. The band includes Bernie Leadon, who will find greater success as a member of The Eagles.
Conway Twitty, with Owen Bradley as producer, records Jambalay, You Sure Know How To Hurt A Friend, I Told My World To Go Away and Ain't It Sad To Stand And Watch Love Die, in Bradley's Barn, Bender’s Ferry Road, Mount Juliet, Tennessee, USA.
Isaac Hayes spends the second of three days recording his debut LP, Presenting Isaac Hayes, at Stax Studios in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
Charlie Walker, with Billy Sherrill as producer, records Sweetheart Of The Year, The One Rose, A Bad Girl and When The Conscience Hurts Me Most, in Columbia Recording Studio, 804 16th Avenue South, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
The Kirby Stone Four are playing at The London House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Fleetwood Mac record a live session for the BBC radio programme Top Gear in Studio 2, Aeolian Hall, London, England, UK, Europe.
On a tour to promote their second Smash Records LP, Love Lost And Found, Jay And The Techniques play the last of three nights in Los Angeles, California, USA.
The musical Jacques Brel Is Alive And Well And Living In Paris, is performed at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,847 performances.
The rock musical