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What happened in history on this day: July 6?
On July 6 in ...
- 1964 - The Beatles' film A Hard Day's Night premieres in London, England.
Births on July 6
- 1904 - Birth of Robert Whitney in Newcastle-on-Tyne, England; conductor (Sospiro do Roma).
- 1911 - Birth of LaVerne Andrews in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; singer (Andrew Sisters, 19 gold records, "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy", "Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree", "Rum and Coca Cola").
- 1917 - Birth of Dorothy Kirsten in Montclair, New Jersey, USA; lyric soprano ("A Time to Sing", 30 years at Metropolitan Opera, co-star on Lucky Strike Hit Parade, guest on Ed Sullivan Show, Colgate Comedy Hour, Dinah Shore Chevy Show).
- 1918 - Birth of Eugene List in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; pianist/professor (Eastman School of Music).
- 1925 - Birth of William John Clifton Haley Junior AKA Bill Haley in Highland Park, Detroit, Michigan, USA; rock and roll music pioneer (Bill Haley and His Comets, "(We're Gonna) Rock Around the Clock").
- 1925 - Birth of Merv Griffin in San Mateo, California, USA; singer (Freddy Martin's Orchestra, "I've Got a Lovely Bunch of Coconuts"), TV host (Tonight Show, Merv Griffin Show), TV game show creator (Jeopardy, Wheel of Fortune).
- 1931 - Birth of Della Reese; American singer and actress (Touched By An Angel).
- 1932 - Birth of Della Reese in Detroit, Michigan, USA; singer/actress (Della Reese Show, Royal Family).
- 1937 - Birth of Gene Chandler AKA Eugene Dixon in Chicago, Illinois, USA; rocker (Duke of Earl).
- 1937 - Birth of Vladimir Ashkenazy in Gorkey, Russia; pianist/conductor (Tchakowsky-1961).
- 1959 - Birth of John Keeble; rocker (Spandau Ballet - "True").
- 1969 - Birth of Michael Grant; vocalist (Musical Youth).
- 1970 - Birth of Inspectah Deck; rapper (Wu-Tang Clan).
Deaths on July 6
- 1971 - Death of Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong after a heart attack at age 69; trumpeter and vocalist (Grammy 1965 Best Male Vocal Performance for "Hello Dolly", Lifetime Achievement Grammy 1972, inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 1990).
- 1973 - Death of Otto Klemperer in Zürich, Switzerland (born in Breslau, Germany); conductor (operas of Hamburg, Barmen, Strassburg, Cologne Wiesbaden, Berlin, Los Angeles, Budapest).
- 1979 - Death of Van McCoy of a heart attack at age 39 in Englewood, New Jersey, USA; soul singer, songwriter ("The Hustle" (1975)), producer (Gladys Knight and the Pips, The Stylistics, Aretha Franklin, Brenda and The Tabulations, David Ruffin, Peaches and Herb, Jackie Wilson).
- 2003 - Death of Skip Battin of Alzheimer's disease; bassist and songwriter (The Byrds, New Riders Of The Purple Sage, The Flying Burrito Brothers).
- 2004 - Death of Syreeta Wright of bone cancer at age 58; soul singer-songwriter, secretary at Motown Records, spouse of Stevie Wonder.
- 2019 - Death of João Gilberto at age 88 (born 1931); Brazilian bossa nova singer-songwriter and guitarist ("The Girl from Ipanema" song, "Chega de Saudade" ("No More Blues") song).
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