Justin Bieber

Albert Einstein gives the first of four lectures to the Prussian Academy during which he will present his complete General Theory Of Relativity. Einstein's life and achievements will inspire many musicians, including The Beatles who will feature him among the celebrities on the cover of their classic album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. Bob Dylan will devote a verse of his song Desolation Row to Einstein, depicting him as a bum with a glorious past. A verse of James Taylor's song Secret O' Life mentions Einstein and his special theory of relativity. Kerry Livgren of progressive rock band Kansas will write the song Portrait [He Knew] about Einstein. Electro-pop band Landscape will release their hit single Einstein A Go Go in 1981, quoting the E=MC2 equation. Mariah Carey's eleventh studio album will be entitled E=MC2 after Einstein's celebrated equation. In 1985 Big Audio Dynamite will release a song entitled E=MC2 in 1985.

Shin Jung-hyun is born in Seoul, South Korea, Asia. He will find success as a rock guitarist and singer-songwriter, and will be known as Korea's 'Godfather of Rock' during the 1960s and 1970s.

Robert Charles Guidry is born in Abbeville, Louisiana, USA. He will find success as singer-songwriter Bobby Charles. His compositions will include See You Later, Alligator, for Bill Haley And His Comets, Walking to New Orleans and It Keeps Rainin' for Fats Domino, and (I Don't Know Why) But I Do for Clarence 'Frogman' Henry. Charles will also be remembered for helping to pioneer the south Louisiana musical genre known as swamp pop.

Hank Ballard And The Midnighters release a new single, Teardrops On Your Letter, on King Records in the USA. The b-side of the single, a dance number called The Twist is virtually ignored until 1961 when music biz mogul Dick Clark is inspired to create a cover version of The Twist with vocals handled by a professional impersonator, Ernest Evans, recently re-named Chubby Checker. The impersonation is so exact that when Ballard first hears it on the radio, he believes he is listening to his own recording. Nevetheless, boosted by national exposure on Clark's tv show American Bandstand, Checker's version becomes a gigantic international hit, sparking off the twist dance craze.

UK pop paper Melody Maker reports that the weekly BBC Radio show Saturday Club is to include rock'n'roll and pop in its format, and that the John Barry Seven is to become the show's house band.

The highest new entry in Cash Box magazine's chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA is Shazam! by Duane Eddy entering at No74.

Mama Said by The Shirelles is the highest new entry in the Cashbox magazine chart of the best-selling pop singles in the USA, entering at No68.

UK pop idol Adam Faith stars in The Adam Faith Show on Associated Rediffusion tv, with guests Tony Bennett, Adele Leigh, Richard Wattis and Dick Charlesworth And His City Gents, and musical accompaniment by The Tony Osborne Orchestra.

Wild In The Country/I Feel So Bad by Elvis Presley reaches No4 in the pop singles chart in the UK.

Actress and pop singer Annette Funicello is undertaking promotional activities in Chicago, Illinois, USA.

Angela Laverne Brown is born in Columbia, South Carolina, USA. She will find success as singer-songwriter, keyboardist, record producer and actress Angie Stone.

Richie McDonald is born in Lubbock, Texas, USA. He will become the lead singer of Lonestar, whose run of hits, beginning in the mid-90s, includes No News, I'm Already There and Amazed.

Esther And His Band are playing 'exotic' dance music at The Hotel Ambassador, Singapore, Asia.

Teen pop idol Frankie Avalon marries his girlfriend Kathryn Diebel at St. Charles Catholic Church in North Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. The couple will go on to have eight children.

Sir Horace And His Merry Knights play for a dance at The Bournemouth, Kingston, Jamaica, Caribbean.

Jazz vibraphonist Teddy Charles records Dance Arabe, Etude and other tracks for the United Artists Records album Russia Goes Jazz, in New York City, USA.

Liverpool, England, UK, Europe, pop newspaper Merseybeat reveals a new Tricel pleated 'Beatles dress', manufactured exclusively for Littlewoods stores, which has been launched at The Cavern Club.

Country and pop vocalist Diana Trask, with Jose Mells And His Band, opens at The Camellia House, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

A Stop The Draft Week Defense Fund dance is held at the Fillmore, San Francisco, California, USA, with music from Phil Ochs, The Loading Zone, Blue Cheer, Mad River, Mt. Rushmore and Committee.

Pop duo Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme are starring in the musical Golden Rainbow, at The Shubert Theater in New York City, USA.

The Arthur Lyman Quartet is playing during a run of dates at Hop Louie's Latitude 20 Club, Torrance, California, USA. Vibraphonist Lyman is considered a pioneer of the exotica style of music, which blended Hawaiian styles with jazz and pop.

Last Night In Soho by Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich enters the UK pop singles chart where it will peak at No8, giving the quintet their last Top 10 hit. Young Scottish music fan Mike Scott buys it as his first single. "From the minute I bought that," he reveals years later, "I knew I had to be in music." Scott went on to form Another Pretty Face and The Waterboys before embarking on an acclaimed solo career.

It is announced that Peter Asher, formerly of the pop duo Peter And Gordon, has been appointed as head of the A+R Department of Apple Records, owned by The Beatles.

Aspiring pop star Stuart Goddard meets Andy Warren in London, England, UK, Europe, and they form the B-Sides, which will eventually mutate into Adam And the Ants.

Scott Samuel Braun is born in New York City, USA. He will find success as music business entrepreneur Scooter Braun. Among other roles, Braun will become the manager of Justin Bieber, Kanye West and Ariana Grande, and owner of Taylor Swift's record label Big Machine.

Hambi And The Dance play at The Polytechnic, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

Hambi And The Dance play at The Marquee Club, London, England, UK, Europe.

Pop and rock'n'roll vocalist Ral Donner dies of lung cancer in Cook County, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Donner was best-known for his ability to sound like Elvis Presely.

In the Houses Of Parliament, London, England, UK, Europe, British MP Greville Janner asks Secretary Of State Nicholls how much money was spent by the Health and Safety Executive in fulfilling its obligations under the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974 in respect of safety at pop concerts during the last year. Nicholls replies that the information requested is not available as it is not possible to identify separately from other responsibilities.

Singer, actress and comedienne Damita Jo DeBlanc a.k.a. Damita Jo, dies aged 68 of a respiratory illness in Baltimore, Maryland, USA. She had enjoyed hits in the USA with I Don't Care [1953], I'll Save The Last Dance For You [1960] and I'll Be There [1961].

Former pop singer and music business entrepreneur Jonathan King is arrested and charged with child-sex offences dating back to the 1970s. He spends the night in a cell at Staines, Middlesex, England, UK, Europe, police station.

Devizes-based singer-songwriter Jon Amor plays at The Bear, Marlborough, Wiltshire, England, UK, Europe.

Liverpudlian singer-songwriter Delta Maid plays at Sneaky Pete's, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK.

The Trillium Gift of Life Network announces that Justin Bieber's involvement in an organ donor campaign has increased daily applications from around 50 to over 200.

Justin Bieber becomes involved in a scuffle with a papparazzi photographer at a shopping mall in Calabasas, California, USA, while out with his girlfriend Selena Gomez. The photographer later files a complaint with local police.

Justin Bieber plays at The Vienna State Hall, Vienna, Austria, Europe.

As part of the Lumia Live Sessions tour British electro pop band Fenech-Soler perform in a mixed martial arts caged arena [Leeds Cage] in Leeds, England, UK, Europe, to an audience of approximately 150 people.

On his Purpose World Tour, Justin Bieber plays at Fontainbleu, Miami Beach, Florida, USA.

On his Purpose tour, Justin Bieber plays at the Jose Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Caribbean, USA.

On his Purpose tour, Justin Bieber plays the first of two nights at Ajinomoto Stadium, Tokyo, Japan, Asia.

On his Purpose tour, Justin Bieber plays at Philippine Arena, Santa Maria, Philippines, Asia.

In his ongoing feud with Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber mocks Swift's recently released 'banana' video in an Instagram Live clip. In the video Swift is seen post-surgery, in tears because of a banana.