Peter Shaffer's play Five Finger Exercise opens at London's Comedy Theatre.

28 Sept.

French voters approve Premier de Gaulle's constitution establishing a strong presidency by an 80 percent margin.

14 Oct.

Brendan Behan's play The Hostage opens at London's Theatre Royale, Stratford, England.

16 Oct.

The Nocturne song cycle for tenor and small orchestra by Benjamin Britten opens in Leeds.

26 Oct.

Pan American World Airways begins daily New York-Paris service.

10 Nov.

Bertolt Brecht's play Der aufhaltsame Aufstieg desArturo Ui (The Resistable Rise of Arturo Ui) opens in Stuttgart, Germany.

17 Dec.

Mao Tse-tung retires as leader of Communist China.

21 Dec.

Charles de Gaulle is elected president of France's Fifth Republic.