- Today in 1954 the song “Oh! My Pa-Pa” by Eddie Fischer  topped the charts and stayed there for 8 weeks.

- Today in 1966 the song “The Sounds of Silence” by Simon & Garfunkel topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.

Birthday - Andy Summer (from The Police) (1942

- Today in 1966 the song “I’m a Believer” by the Monkees topped the charts and stayed there for 7 weeks.

Birthday - Composer Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky (1904)

- Today in 1967 the song “Hello Goodbye” by the Beatles topped the charts and stayed there for 3 weeks.

- Today in 1973 the song “Time in a Bottle” by Jim Croce topped the charts and stayed there for 2 weeks.