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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 Judy Garland dies from an overdose of sleeping pills in the bathroom of her home in Chelsea, London, England, UK, Europe.
The Cuyahoga River in Ohio, one of the most polluted waterways in America, catches fire, triggering a crack-down on pollution in the river. This incident will provide inspiration for Randy Newman's 1972 song Burn On, R.E.M.'s 1986 song Cuyahoga, and Adam Again's 1992 song River on Fire.
The British supergroup Blind Faith releases its first and last album - Blind Faith, in the USA. The group includes Eric Clapton on guitar and Steve Winwood on keyboards.
A group billed as British band The Zombies is playing in Saginaw, Michigan, USA. However, the real Zombies had split up some while previously and this group is an unrelated bunch of Americans, touring in hopes of cashing in on the success of The Zombies single Time Of The Season, which was released after the split. The fake band includes Frank Beard and Dusty Hill, who will later find success as members of ZZ Top.