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- Muddy Waters suffered serious injuries in a car accident near Chicago, Illinois, in which three other people died. He withdrew from music for about a year and rarely performed on stage after returning.
- Yes performed at Newcastle University in Newcastle, England.
- The British press announces that Led Zeppelin will receive the highest fee ever paid to a British group in the UK for a one-off performance at London’s Lyceum. The exact amount is not disclosed.
- Martie Maguire is born in York, Pennsylvania. She is a singer and multi-instrumentalist and a founding member of The Chicks, formerly known as the Dixie Chicks. She later forms the duo Court Yard Hounds with her sister Emily Robison.
- Detroit radio DJ Russ Gibb receives a call from a listener who claims that playing The Beatles’ “Revolution 9” backwards reveals the message “Turn me on, dead man.” Gibb broadcasts the track in reverse, helping spread rumors about Paul McCartney’s supposed death, known as “Paul Is Dead.” Other alleged clues are said to be hidden in “Strawberry Fields Forever,” “Revolution 9,” and the Sgt. Pepper album cover.
- Mary Hopkin performed at London's Savoy Theatre. Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr were in the audience; they had produced her hit "Those Were the Days" for Apple Records.
- Neil Diamond released the single "Holly Holy".
- Peter, Paul and Mary released the single “Leaving on a Jet Plane.”