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The Steven Sondheim musical Gypsy, starring Ethel Merman, is performed on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 702 performances.Connie Francis plays the twenty-fourth night of four weeks at The Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas, Nevada,USA.
Country singer and songwriter Johnny Bond records The Way A Star Is Born, for Republic Records in the USA.
Ricky Valance's death disc, Tell Laura I Love Her, reaches No1 in the UK pop singles chart, making Valance the first Welsh male vocalist to reach No1 in the UK. The song is a cover version of an American hit by Ray Peterson.
The musical Irma La Douce is running at The Plymouth Theatre, Broadway, New York City, USA. It runs at The Plymouth for more than a year before transferring to The Alvin Theatre.Entering at No6, Nine Times Out Of Ten by Cliff Richard is the highest new entry in this week's UK Top 20 singles chart.
James Brown records So Long, And I Do Just What I Want and Just You And Me Darling, at United Western Recording Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA, for King Records.
Heidi Stern is born in Queens, New York, USA. After a name-change to Jennifer Rush, she will enjoy an international hit with The PowerOf Love in 1985.
Heidi Stern is born in Queens, New York, USA. After a name-change to Jennifer Rush, she will enjoy an international hit with The Power Of Love in 1985.