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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 rock musical Your Own Thing is presented at The Orpheum Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of 937 performances.
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 
The Who, Sweetwater and It's A Beautiful Day play the second of three nights at the Fillmore East, New York City, USA.
American soul duo Bob And Earl play at The Clockwork Orange, Chester, England, UK, Europe.
Hugh Masekela plays the fifth of six nights at the Whisky-A-Go-Go, Los Angeles, California, USA, supported by Chicago Transit Authority.
Aldergrove Beach Rock Festival in Aldergrove, British Columbia, Canada, featuring The New Vaudeville Band and Guitar Shorty, is disrupted by motorcycle gangs who damage property and rape women, before they are cleared out by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.
EMI in the UK announces the launch of a new label, Harvest, which will concentrate on progressive rock acts. The label will, in due course, release albums by Pink Floyd, Deep Purple, Electric Light Orchestra, Pretty Things, The Third Ear Band, The Edgar Broughton Band, Be-Bop Deluxe and more.
In The Ghetto by Elvis Presley enters the Billboard Top 40 singles chart in the USA, where it will peak at No3 during an eleven-week run.
ATV fails in its bid to buy 
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The Jimi Hendrix Experience plays at Rhode Island Auditorium, Providence, Rhode Island, USA.
Howlin' Wolf plays at The Central London Polytechnic, Regent Street, London, England, UK.
Entering at No64, the highest new entry in the Cash Box magazine chart of the top-selling singles in the USA is See by The Rascals (aka The Young Rascals).
British music weekly newspaper the NME (New Musical Express) announces that, in 1968, album sales overtook singles sales in the UK.
Buffy Sainte-Marie and The Nice and Colwell-Winfield play the second of two nights at The Kinetic Playground, 4812 North Clark Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson are recording Stand! for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan, USA. The song is a cover version of an original by Sly And The Family Stone.
Where's The Playground, Suzie by Glen Campbell, enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No26 during a five week run. The song is written by Jimmy Webb.
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Bob Dylan's album Nashville Skyline enters the UK albums chart where it will peak at No1 during a 42-week run.
Tyrannosaurus Rex play at Mother's Club, Birmingham, England, UK, Europe. The band will find greater success after a name change to T.Rex.
Pink Floyd play at Lanchester College, Coventry, Leicestershire, England, UK, Europe.
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Paul McCartney of The Beatles announces that his wife Linda is expecting a baby. Later in the day, they leave for a holiday in France, Europe.
Paul McCartney of The Beatles announces that his wife Linda is expecting a baby. Later in the day, they leave for a holiday in France, Europe.
