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The stage musical How To Succeed In Business Without Really Trying, starring Rudy Vallee, is playing at the 46th Street Theater on Broadway, New York City, USA, during a run of 1,417 performances.
The Beatles visit Twickenham Film Studios, St Margaret's, Twickenham, England, UK, to view a rough cut of their second film, Help!
Whipped Cream And Other Delights, by Herb Alpert And The Tijuana Brass, debuts on the Billboard Top 40 album chart where it will spend eight weeks at Number 1.
Following the previous day's announcement that The Beatles are to receive MBEs for their services to Britain, ex-RAF squadron leader Paul Pearson returns his gong in protest.
Judy Garland suffers an allergic reaction to a prescribed medicine and is rushed into UCLA, Los Angeles, California, USA, for treatment.
The High Flying Birds (formerly The Squires), featuring Neil Young, play at The Fourth Dimension, Fort William, Manitoba, Canada. This proves to be their last gig together.
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Elvis Presley continues with filming of his next movie, Frankie And Johnny, at Goldwyn Studios, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA.
The Mark Four play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England, UK, supported by The Companions. (N.B. The Mark Four will find greater success after changing their name to The Creation).
Help Me, Rhonda by The Beach Boys reaches No1 in the Cash Box magazine chart of the best-selling singles in the USA.
In UK pop weekly newspaper Melody Maker, Mick Jagger of The Rolling Stones criticises the rising wave of folk and folk-rock artists as "folk-fakers".
With a new wave of folk-rock influencing the charts, The Byrds perform the Bob Dylan song All I Really Want To Do on tv pop music series Shivaree, recorded in Los Angeles, California, USA, for KABC-tv. Mel Carter and Chris Crosby appear in the same edition.
The Byrds, Chubby Checker, Bobby Vee and Ian Whitcomb tape an edition of tv show Hollywood A Go Go in Los Angeles, California, USA.
American singer and songwriter Cindy Lee Berryhill is born in Silver Lake, California, USA.The Supremes reach No1 in the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA with Back In My Arms Again, for one week.
Petula Clarke plays in La Reole, France, Europe.
Having run for a total of 232 performances on
The highest new entry in the Cashbox magazine chart of the 100 best-selling singles in the USA is (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction by The Rolling Stones, entering at No66.
Luis Ferdinand Vega Jr is born in The Bronx, New York City, USA. He will find success as a DJ, record producer and remixer Little Louie Vega
The stage musical Man Of La Mancha is playing at the ANTA Washington Square Theatre, New York City, USA, during a run of almost two and a half years.