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What happened in history on this day: July 3?
On July 3 in ...
- 1969 - 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island.
Births on July 3
- 1914 - Birth of George Bruns in Oregon, USA; Disney songwriter/composer (Sleeping Beauty, Babes in Toyland, The Sword in the Stone, "The Ballad of Davy Crockett", theme of Zorro, "Yo Ho"), named Disney Legend 2001.
- 1930 - Birth of Carlos Kleiber in Berlin, Germany; conductor (Bavarian State Orchestra 1968).
- 1930 - Birth of Pete Fountain in New Orleans, USA; jazz clarinetist (Lawrence Welk Show 1957-59).
- 1940 - Birth of Fontella Bass in Saint Louis, Missouri, USA; vocalist ("Rescue Me").
- 1945 - Birth of Mike Corby; guitarist (The Babys).
- 1948 - Birth of Paul Berrere; rocker (Little Feat - "Truck Stop Girl").
- 1957 - Birth of Laura Branigan; singer ("Gloria") (dies 2004).
- 1961 - Birth of Vince Clarke in England; rocker (Yaz - "Situation", "Only You").
Deaths on July 3
- 1969 - Death of Brian Jones at age 25 by drowning; founder of the Rolling Stones.
- 1971 - Death of James Douglas Morrison AKA Jim Morrison at age 27, found dead in a bathtub in Paris, France; lead singer and lyricist (The Doors).
- 1986 - Death of Rudy Vallee at age 84; singer ("Vagabond Dreams").
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