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The Battle of Balaclava during The Crimean War. As a result of this futile attack, which will become known as The Charge Of The Light Brigade, 118 men are killed, 127 wounded and about 60 taken prisoner. Cardigan's reckless action will inspire the first verse of the song 5-4-3-2-1 by Manfred Mann. The 1983 song The Trooper by Iron Maiden will also be based on the same suicidal military charge, and
the voice of Trumpeter Landfrey, who sounded the charge, will be used as the opening of the 1968 album Balaklava by Pearls Before Swine.
Lord Cardigan leads a suicidal charge of British cavalry against Russian forces at
Sousa's Band records Creole Belles, The Washington Post March, In Darkest Africa and other pieces for Victor Records in Camden, New Jersey, USA.
The Jazz Dazzlers, including trumpeter Hugh Masekela, record Hamba Gwi, Fika Swanee and Fuduwa in Cape Town, South Africa, for Gallo Records.
Mickey And Sylvia open their own night club, The Blue Morocco in New York City, USA. Headline act on the first night is King Curtis.
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Manfred Mann record their version of the Screamin' Jay Hawkins song I Put A Spell On You at Studio 3, Abbey Road, London, England, UK.

Manfred Mann record That's All I Ever Want From You Baby at EMI's Abbey Road Studios, London, UK.
Manfred Mann's cover version of the Bob Dylan song The Mighty Quinn, enters the UK pop singles chart, where it will peak at No1.
Lady Willpower by The Union Gap featuring Gary Puckett, peaks at No2 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA. It is kept from the top spot by Hugh Masekela with Grazing In The Grass.

Hugh Masekela And Big Black, Chicago Transit Authority and the Illinois Speed Press play at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, California, USA.
The Jackson 5, including Michael Jackson, play the second of two nights at the Theatre National Daniel Sorano, Dakar, Senegal, Africa.
Manfred Mann’s Earth Band is awarded a gold disc by the R.I.A.A. in the USA for their hit single Blinded By The Light – written by Bruce Springsteen.
Mongo Santamaria and the Hugh Masekela Band play the eighth of thirteen nights at The Village Gate, Greenwich Village, New York City, USA.
Tina Turner releases a new single, I Don't Wanna Fight on Parlophone Records. The song, originally offered to Sade, is written by Lulu, her brother Billy Lawrie and Steve Duberry.
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As part of their Vault tour, Def Leppard play three gigs in three continents - Africa, Europe and North America - on one day. They start in Tangier, Morocco, fly to London, and end the day in Vancouver, Canada.





Crosby Stills And Nash, Jackson Browne, Emmylou Harris, Norah Jones, k.d. lang Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews, Ozomatli, Red Hot Chili Peppers, James Taylor and Wilco play at a special tribute concert in the Los Angeles Convention Center, Los Angeles, California, USA, as part of a gala to honor Neil Young as the 2010 Musicares Person of the Year.


The three-day-long Lake Of Stars festival begins at the Sunbird Nkopola Lodge, Mangochi, Malawi, Africa. The line-up over the three days includes The Noisettes, Oliver Mtukudzi, Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly., Aly Keita, MistaJam, Jon McClure, Eddy Temple Morris, Goldierocks, Afrikan Boy and Tinash?.
On the fifth leg of their 360 Degree Tour, U2 play at FNB Stadium, [aka Soccer City], Johannesburg, South Africa, supported by The Springbok Nude Girls and Amadou And Mariam.










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