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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 Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson are recording Who's Loving You for Motown Records in Detroit, Michigan.
Spirit play the second of three nights at The Grande Ballroom, Detroit, Michigan, supported on this night by Fever Tree and The Soul Remains.
Country Joe And The Fish play the last of three nights at the Fillmore West, San Francisco, California, USA.
Australian soldier Peter Hines is killed when he steps on a landmine at Long Tan during the Vietnam War. This, and other experiences of Australian soldiers in Vietnam, will inspire the song I Was Only 19 by Redgum, which will top the Australian Singles chart in 1983. (In the song, Peter Hines name is changed to Frankie out of respect for his memory.)
As Neil Armstrong steps onto the surface of the moon, Pink Floyd are in a BBC tv studio in London, UK, playing live music to accompany the historic event. This moment will also provide inspiration for songs including Armstrong, Aldrin And Collins by The Byrds, and Moon Hop by Derrick Morgan, which will be covered by Symarip as Skinhead Moonstomp. Also, Armstrong's famous quote, "One small step for a man, one giant leap for mankind", will appear as a sample at the start of the Little Caesar cover version of The Whole Of The Moon, originally written and recorded by The Waterboys.
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Tobi Celeste Vail is born in Auburn, Washington, USA. She will find acclaim as Tobi Vail, a founding member of pioneering Riot Grrl band Bikini Kill. She is said to have coined the term 'grrl'.
Child, a band featuring Bruce Springsteen, plays at Pandemonium, Ocean, New Jersey, USA. They become annoyed when the audience ignores their performance, preferring to watch tv coverage of Neil Armstrong walking on the moon.
A rough cut of their Let It Be movie - about an hour longer than the released version - is screened for The Beatles. (N.B. At this point, the movie is still titled Get Back. It will not be re-named until early 1970)