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What happened in history on this day: July 4?
On July 4 in ...
- 1967 - CBS-TV first airs the Spotlight musical variety series.
- 1969 - 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zeppelin and Janis Joplin.
Births on July 4
- 1826 - Birth of Stephen Foster in Lawrencevil, Pennsylvania, USA; composer ("Oh! Susanna", "Swanee River").
- 1900 - Birth of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong in New Orleans, Louisiana, USA; jazz musician ("Hello Dolly").
- 1903 - Birth of Flor Peeters in Antwerp, Belgium; organist (Lied Symphony).
- 1909 - Birth of Alec Templeton in Cardiff, Wales; pianist/composer (Concertino Lirico).
- 1911 - Birth of Mitch Miller in Rochester, New York, USA; conductor (Singalong With Mitch, Yellow Rose of Texas).
- 1915 - Birth of Timmie Rogers in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer ("Sugar Hill Time").
- 1938 - Birth of Bill Withers in West Virginia, USA; rhythm and blues singer ("Lean on Me").
- 1951 - Birth of Domingo Ortiz; rock musician (Widespread Panic).
- 1955 - Birth of John Waite; singer (The Babies / Bad English - "Forget Me Not").
- 1958 - Birth of Kirk Pengilly in Sydney, Australia; rocker (Inxs - "Kiss the Dirt").
- 1963 - Birth of Matt Malley; bassist (Counting Crows).
- 1964 - Birth of Mark Allen Slaughter in Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; guitarist (Slaughter - "Stick it Live").
- 1977 - Birth of Stephen "Ste" McNally; singer (BBMak).
- 1983 - Birth of Ben Jorgensen; American singer, guitarist (Armor For Sleep).
Deaths on July 4
- 2003 - Death of Barry White at 58 of kidney problems and a stroke in Los Angeles, California, USA; singer (Can't Get Enough").
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