Rolling Stones

Martin Ditcham is born in Ilford, Essex, UK. He will find international acclaim as a drummer working with - to name a few - The Rolling Stones, Sade, Elton John, Tina Turner, Everything But The Girl, U2, Mary Black, Diana Ross, Brian May and Chris Rea.

The Rolling Stones play at The Ealing Jazz Club, London, UK.

The Rolling Stones demo three tracks at Curly Clayton Sound Studios, London, UK.

The Rolling Stones play at The Flamingo Club, Soho, London, and also begin recording sessions at IBC Studio, London, England, UK, Europe.

The Rolling Stones play at The Red Lion, Sutton, Surrey, England, UK, Europe.

The Rolling Stones play their second ballroom show, at The California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, England, UK, Europe.

The Rolling Stones perform at The Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, England, UK, Europe, for the last time.

The Rolling Stones play at Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, England, UK, Europe

The Rolling Stones play two gigs today, first at Ken Colyer's Studio 51 Club, Soho, London, and second at The Crawdaddy in Richmond Athletic Football Ground, Richmond, England, UK, Europe

The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, Julie Grant, The Flintstones and The Rolling Stones play at The Odeon, Guildford, England, UK, Europe

The Everly Brothers, Little Richard, Bo Diddley, Mickie Most, Julie Grant, The Flintstones and The Rolling Stones play at The Gaumont, Taunton, England, UK, Europe

The Rolling Stones play at The Oa sis, Manchester, England, UK, Europe.

The Rolling Stones play at The Club Noreik, Tottenham, London, England, UK, Europe.

The All-Star 64 package tour plays at The Guildhall, Portsmouth, UK, featuring John Leyton, The Rolling Stones, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Mike Berry, Jet Harris, Billie Davis, and The Paramounts

The Rolling Stones' fourth UK tour continues at The Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire, supported by Peter And Gordon, The Overlanders, The Barron Knights, David John And The Mood, Julie Grant and Tony Marsh.

The Rolling Stones play the second of three nights in St George's Hall, Guernsey, Channel islands.

A Silver Disc is awarded to the EP Five By Five by The Rolling Stones in the UK.

The Rolling Stones play the first of two nights at City Hall, Brisbane, Australia. They stay at Lennon's Hotel where, coincidentally, other guests for the night include The Kinks, Manfred Mann, The Honeycombs, Roy Orbison, and The Newbeats – all of whom are also touring in Australia.

The Rolling Stones, supported by The Hollies and Dave Berry, begin a UK tour at The Regal, Edmonton, London, UK.

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".

The Top Ten Singles for the week ending on this date in Cashbox magazine in the USA are as follows :

1. GET OFF OF MY CLOUD - Rolling Stones - London

2. I HEAR A SYMPHONY - Supremes - Motown

3. A LOVER'S CONCERTO - The Toys - DynoVoice

4. 1-2-3 - Len Barry - Decca

5. YESTERDAY - The Beatles - Capitol

6. KEEP ON DANCING - The Gentrys - MGM

7. RESCUE ME - Fontella Bass - Checker

8. YOU'RE THE ONE - The Vogues - Co And Ce

9. EVERYBODY LOVES A CLOWN - Gary Lewis And The Playboys - Liberty

10. LET'S HANG ON! - The Four Seasons - Philips

As Tears Go By by The Rolling Stones enters the Billboard Top 40 Singles Chart in the USA, where it will peak at No6.

The Birds, including future Rolling Stones' guitarist Ron Wood, play at the The City Hall, Salisbury, supported by The Ides Of March.

Bill Wyman, bassist of The Rolling Stones, and his wife Diane decide to split up.

The Rolling Stones set up and begin filming their ill-fated tv special, Rock And Roll Circus, at Intertel Studios, Wembley, London, UK. Because of work permit problems, Taj Mahal is filmed on this day. Other guests include John Lennon and Yoko Ono, Eric Clapton, Jethro Tull, Marianne Faithfull, Mitch Mitchell and The Who.

Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones reaches No1 in the Australian pop singles chart.

The Rolling Stones announce that they may quit Decca Records.

Chuck Berry and Five-Man Electrical Theatre (aka Five Man Electrical Band) play the last of eight nights at The Whisky A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bill Wyman and Mick Taylor of The Rolling Stones attend the show.

For the last of three nights, Status Quo record the album Live!, using The Rolling Stones Mobile Studio at The Apollo, Glasgow, Scotland.

Keith Richards and Ronnie Wood of The Rolling Stones perform onstage with Lonnie Mack at the Lone Star Café in New York City, USA. Mick Jagger, Bob Dylan and Paul Simon are in attendance.

The Rolling Stones play the fourth of ten concerts at Tokyo Dome, Japan, Asia. These are the group's first-ever performances in Japan.

The Rolling Stones announce their upcoming Urban Jungle tour with a press conference at The Tabernacle, Powis Street, London, UK, which is broadcast live on MTV.

The Rolling Stones play at Waldstadion, Frankfurt, Germany, Europe.

During their Urban Jungle tour, The Rolling Stones play in West Berlin, Germany, Europe.

Bill Wyman And The Rhythm Kings play at Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, Holland, Europe.

Ronnie Wood, guitarist of The Rolling Stones opens his new collection of paintings, 'Ronnie Wood: Raw Instinct', at Castle Fine Art, London, UK.

On their 50 And Counting tour Rolling Stones play the first of three nights at The United Center, Chicago, Illinois, USA.

73-year-old Rolling Stones' singer Mick Jagger becomes a father for the eighth time when 29-year-old Melani e Hamrick, give birth to a baby boy. Jagger is at the hospital for the birth in New York City, USA.

On their No Filter tour, The Rolling Stones play at The Stadtpark, Hamburg, Germany, Europe.