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Rory Bourke is born in Cleveland, Ohio, USA. He will find success in the 1970s as a country music songwriter, writing songs for Charlie Rich, Elvis Presley, Billy Crash Craddock, Lynn Anderson, Olivia Newton-John, and many others.
UK pop newspaper the NME [New Musical Express] publishes its table of chart success for the year, in which 30 points are awarded for a No1 hit, 29 for a No2 and so on down to one point for a No30.Artist Points
1. Rolling Stones 836
2. The Seekers 813
3. The Beatles 760
4. The Animals 656
5. Sandie Shaw 649
6. Cliff Richard 631
7. Ken Dodd 617
8. The Yardbirds 607
9. Manfred Mann 569
10. The Hollies 567
Josh White and The Bee Gees are the guests on tonight's edition of the BBC-2 tv show Once More With Felix, hosted by Julie Felix, in the UK.
Following the previous day's two shows at Brisbane Festival Hall, Brisbane, Australia, 
The The Bee Gees and The Foundations play at The Capitol, Cardiff, Wales, UK, Europe.
Australian soldier Peter Hines is killed when he steps on a landmine at Long Tan during the Vietnam War. This, and other experiences of Australian soldiers in Vietnam, will inspire the song I Was Only 19 by Redgum, which will top the Australian Singles chart in 1983. (In the song, Peter Hines name is changed to Frankie out of respect for his memory.)
On their T.N.T. tour, 
On his Serious Moonlight tour, David Bowie plays the last of three nights at The Oval, Adelaide, Australia, Oceania.
Duran Duran’s Sing Blue Silver tour plays the second of two nights at The Sports And Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
On their One For All World Tour, The Bee Gees play at the Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, New York State, USA.
On his Trash tour, 
Midnight Oil play at Jones Beach, New York State, USA, with Hunters And Collectors.
The Cure, Bob Dylan, De La Soul, Lenny Kravitz, Mano Negra, Midnight Oil, Ry Cooder And David Lindley, Sinead O'Connor, The Jeff Healey Band and Wendy And Lisa play at Werchter Rock Festival, Werchter, Belgium, Europe.80,000 fans attend the three-day-long Glastonbury Festival in Pilton, Somerset, England, UK, to see The Orb, Lenny Kravitz, Velvet Underground, Galliano, Stereo MCs, Saint Etienne and Rolf Harris. As a result of their guitars being stolen a week earlier, Verve play the NME stage with hired equipment. Tickets: £58. Programme: £4. Over £250,000 is raised for Greenpeace, Oxfam and local charities.
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Ian Anderson, leader of Jethro Tull issues a statement from Australia, announcing that, 'Following a week in a Sydney hospital to stabilise and reduce the deep vein thrombosis in my left leg, I have now had the final round of tests and been given the go ahead to return to the UK later this week, for ongoing treatment.'
Manic Street Preachers, Nick Cave, Kings Of Leon, Fried and Willy Mason perform live on UK tv show Later With Jools Holland.
The 
C.W.Stoneking And His Primitive Horn Orchestra play at The Bar Academy, Newcastle, England, UK.
Groove Armada announce that they intend to retire from performing after their forthcoming tours of the UK and Australia.
On her 
On her Aphrodite World Tour, Kylie Minogue plays the first of two nights at The O2, Dublin, Ireland, Europe.
On his 
On her Aphrodite World Tour, Kylie Minogue plays the first of three nights at The Hammerstein Ballroom, New York City, USA.Having undergone throat surgery just three months earlier, Keith Urban gives his first post-operation live performance on the Grand Ole Opry at Ryman Auditorium, Nashville, Tennessee, USA.
Liverpool born Peter Jones, who played drums with Crowded House, dies aged 45 of brain cancer in Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
On his All The Hits All Night Long tour, Lionel Richie plays the second of two nights at Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
On their 
Kanye West is briefly hospitalised in Epworth Hospital, Richmond, Melbourne, South Australia, Oceania, where he is treated for a severe migraine said to have developed after playing basketball.
Weird Al Yankovic plays 
Radio Moscow, Kings Destroy and Holy Serpent play at Newtown Social Club, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, Oceania.
On her Rebel Heart tour, Madonna plays the first of two nights at The Allphones Arena, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
On their The End World Tour, Black Sabbath play at The Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, Oceania.
On their 40 Years Live tour, 
On their The Offspring, StoneSour, All Time Low, Dropkick Murphys, Bullet For My Valentine, The Used, Babymetal, Dashboard Confessional and others play at The Good Things 2018 Festival, in Parramatta Park, Sydney, Australia, Oceania.
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