16th October

The American Burlesquers are playing during one week at The Dewey Theatre, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with "Fine Vaudeville Acts and a Grand Chorus".

Chu Chin Chow, billed as 'A Musical Tale of the East in Fourteen Scenes - Company of 300' is playing at His Majesty's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, during a run of 2238 performances.

Felix Arndt dies in Harmon-on-Hudson, New York State, USA, during the worldwide flu epidemic. He was an accomplished pianist and prolific composer, best-known for writing the song Nola which will become a jazz standard. Arndt is also notable as an influence on George Gershwin.

Christa Paffgen is born in Cologne, Germany, Europe. She will find success first as vocalist of The Velvet Underground And Nico, and later as a solo performer and singer-songwriter.

Doris Day records Ma Says Pa Says and A Full Time Job (duets with Johnnie Ray) and Mister Tap Toe for Columbia Records in Radio Recorders Studio, 7000 Santa Monica Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.

Bandleader Al Smith files a contract for his group to perform for three months at The Circle Lounge, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Guitar Slim records his first [and only] major hit single, The Things That I Used To Do, in Cosimo Matassa's J&M Studio, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA, for Specialty Records. Pianist on the session is Ray Charles.

My Friend by Frankie Laine reaches No1 in the Sheet Music Sales Chart in the UK.

Harry Parry And His All-Star Radio Rhythm Band play at the Festival Hall, East Kirkby, near Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, UK, Europe.

Torch singer Libby Holman closes her one-person show, Blues, Ballads And Sin-Songs, at The Bijou Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA, after a run of twelve performances.

A new American Forces Network radio transmitter, AFN Verdun, begins operating in Verdun, France. The 50 or so AFN transmitters in France played a prominent part in spreading American jazz, rock'n'roll and rhythm'n'blues to mainland Europe.

UK pop hitmaker Anthony Newley is playing in a one-man show, Stop The World I Want To Get Off, at Queen's Theatre, London, England, UK, Europe, which runs for 485 performances.

Dean Martin is playing during three weeks at The Sands, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA.

While in New York City, USA, on a business trip, Matt Monro and his manager Don Black are staying at The Savoy Hilton Hotel.

The Beatles play at The Cavern, Liverpool, England, UK, Europe.

The Gary McFarland Orchestra records its contributions to the Anita O'Day album All The Sad Young Men, in Webster Hall, New York City, USA.

The album Belafonte At C arnegie Hall by Harry Belafonte is awarded a Gold Disc in the USA by the R.I.A.A.

The Big Three play a lunchtime session at The Cavern, Liverpool, UK.

US President John F. Kennedy is advised that the CIA has obtained photographic evidence of a build up, by Russia, of medium range ballistic missiles on the island of Cuba. Kennedy convenes a meeting of the nine members of the National Security Council and five other key advisers. The decisions taken by the Council will initiate the Cuban Missile Crisis. Until the resolution of the crisis two weeks later, when Russia agrees to remove its missiles from Cuba, the world will live in fear of imminent nuclear war. The 1964 Phil Ochs song Talking Cuban Crisis depicts the responses of one ordinary American to the crisis.

Folk duo The Goldcoast Singers is appearing at The Ice House, Pasadena, California, USA, during a four-week booking, with The Willow Creek Ramblers.

Gene Vincent plays in Angouleme, France, Europe, backed by The Sunlights.

Jazz trombone virtuoso Kai Winding records Now And Forever, March To Freedom and other tracks for Verve Records in New York City, USA.

Jay And The Americans record Come Dance With Me, for United Artists Records at Bell Sound Studios, New York City, USA. The track is produced by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller.

Hank Locklin records A Little Bit Of Heaven, Old Bog Road, Kevin Barry and I'll Take You Home Again Kathleen with Chet Atkins as his producer, in RCA Victor Studio, 1611 Hawkins Street, Nashville, Tennessee, USA. The band includes Ray Edenton [acoustic guitar], Grady Martin [electric guitar], Bob Moore [bass], Buddy Harman [drums], Floyd Cramer [piano] and The Jordanaires handling backup vocals.

Art Blakey And The Jazz Messengers play the third of seven nights of shows at The First Floor Club, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

The Beach Boys play at The Civic Auditorium, San Jose, California, USA.

The Serendipity Singers play two shows in one day, first at Princeton University, Princeton, then at Glassboro State College, Glassboro, both of which are in New Jersey, USA.

The Ramsey Lewis Trio play the third of four nights at The Lighthouse, Hermosa Beach, California, USA.

A Barbershop Chorus Contest Of The Far Western District is held in Tempe, Arizona, USA. Edited highlights of the live event will be released as the LP Barbershop Chorus Contest (Fall Chorus Contest Of The Far Western District, Tempe, Arizona, October 16, 1965) by the Location Recording Service label.

The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, Unit 4+2, The Checkmates and The End, play at The ABC, Northampton, England, UK, Europe.

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.

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.

On their Fair Warning Tour [aka the W.D.F.A. (We Don't Fuck Around) Tour] Van Halen play at The Kansas Coliseum, Wichita, Kansas, USA, supported by G-Force - led by guitarist Gary Moore.

Showaddywaddy play the second of three nights at Goldiggers, Chippenham, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.

Sting plays at The Sun Dome, Tampa, Florida, USA.

Gregory, the son of Prince and his wife Mayte, is born at the Children's Health Care Hospital in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, with severe birth defects (skeletal abnormalities) which will lead to his death just a few days later.

Paul McCartney enters the UK albums chart with Run Devil Run which will peak at No12 during an eleven-week run.

On her Femme Fatale tour, Britney Spears plays at The Ericsson Globe, Stockholm, Sweden, Europe.

The Jim Jones Revue play at King Tut's, Glasgow, Scotland.

Following a personal rift that led to the band canceling its latest tour, The Jonas Brothers delete their official Twitter page, fuelling speculation that they have split up.

Too Weird to Live, Too Rare to Die!, the fourth album by Panic! At The Disco, enters the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the USA at No2.

Green Day's twelfth album, Revolution Radio, makes its debut at No1 on the Billboard 200 Albums Chart in the USA.