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What happened in history on this day: July 5?
On July 5 in ...
- 1963 - First Beatles tune to hit US charts, Del Shannon "From Me to You" at #87.
- 1969 - Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park.
- 2022 - Guitarist Carlos Santana faints onstage in Clarkston, Michigan, USA.
Births on July 5
- 1913 - Birth of Smiley Lewis in Louisiana, USA; vocalist ("I Hear You Knockin'").
- 1924 - Birth of Janós Starker in Budapest, Hungary; cellist (Chicago Symphony 1953-58).
- 1927 - Birth of Beverly Tyler in Scranton, Pennsylvania, USA; actress/vocalist (Shower of Stars TV show, Cavalcade of Stars, Best Foot Forward, Fireball, Lorelei Kilbourne - Big Town TV show).
- 1944 - Birth of Jamie Robertson; guitarist (The Band).
- 1950 - Birth of Huey Lewis; singer (Huey Lewis and the News).
- 1951 - Birth of Huey Lewis; rocker (Huey Lewis and the News - "Need a New Drug").
- 1952 - Birth of Charles Ventre; country keyboardist (River Road).
- 1959 - Birth of Marc Cohn; singer ("Walking in Memphis").
- 1973 - Birth of Bengt Lagerberg; drummer (The Cardigans).
- 1976 - Birth of Bizarre; rapper (D12).
- 1979 - Birth of Shane Filan, Irish singer (Westlife).
- 1980 - Birth of Jason Wade; singer (Lifehouse).
- 1985 - Birth of Nick O'Malley; British musician (Arctic Monkeys).
Deaths on July 5
- 1979 - Death of Judson Laire at age 76; singer, actor (Papa - Mama, a judge on The Defenders, Young Dr. Malone and The Nurses).
- 1982 - Death of Bill Justis at age 55 of cancer; musical director (Sam Phillips, Johnny Cash, Elvis Presley, Roy Orbison, Charlie Rich, Jerry Lee Lewis, "Raunchy").
- 1983 - Harry James, swing-era bandleader/trumpet player, dies in Las Vegas, Nevada.
- 1999 - Mark Sandman, lead singer of the Boston-based rock band Morphine, collapses on stage during a concert in Rome and dies of a heart attack at age 47.
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