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It is said that on this day, Bendictine monk Dom Perignon was making wine and could not rid it of bubbles. He tasted his accidental creation and exclaimed, "Come quickly! I am drinking the stars!" Thus, according to legend, champagne was invented. This moment was the inspiration for the Fredericke Loew song The Night They Invented Champagne which was introduced to the world at large via the movie musical Gigi in 1958, sung by Gigi (Leslie Caron), her grandmother, Mamita (Hermione Gingold) and Gaston (Louis Jourdan)






Lucky Thompson records Have You Met Miss Jones?, Solitude, Soul Food, Pennies From Heaven, How About You and Midnight Sun for Symphonium Records in Paris, France, Europe.






Solomon King flies to Paris, France, to begin a round of promotional appearances for his hit She Wears My Ring, in France, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland, Europe.
The movie Wonderwall, with a soundtrack by George Harrison of The Beatles, premieres at The Cannes Film Festival, Cannes, France, Europe. George Harrison and Ringo Starr are present at the premiere.
The erotically supercharged Je T'Aime (Moi Non Plus) by Jane Birkin and Serge Gainsbourg is released in the UK. The controversial song, originally recorded with movie star and sex-symbol Brigitte Bardot, had also been offered to Marianne Faithfull.
Free Man In Paris by Joni Mitchell on Asylum Records enters the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart, where it will peak at No22 during a run of seven weeks.
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Paul McCartney and his wife Linda McCartney arrive in Paris, France, Europe, for the opening of an exhibition of her photographs at Galerie Ganon the next day.
A powerful hurricane, known as The Great Storm Of 1987, strikes England, France and The Channel Islands, causing 22 deaths and considerable damage. The event will inspire the 1993 song Before The Hurricane by Martin Newell.
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At the Metropole Hotel in London, England, UK, Europe, Bob Dylan conducts an extensive joint interview with a number of journalists from France, Germany, Italy, Norway, Spain, and Sweden.





Boy Meets World tour Drake plays the last of three nights at The AccorHotels Arena, Paris, France, Europe, supported by dvsn.
On his 44-show
WorldWired tour, Metallica play the first of two nights at Lanxess Arena, Cologne, Germany, Europe, supported by Kvelertak.
On the European leg of their



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