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What happened in history on this day: July 20?
On July 20 in ...
- 1940 - Billboard magazine publishes its first comprehensive singles record chart, combining the top sellers from all labels. The chart's first number-one record is "I'll Never Smile Again" by the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra with Frank Sinatra and the Pied Pipers.
- 1968 - Conductor Joseph Keilberth dies at age 60 at the National Theatre in Munich while leading Tristan and Isolde.
Births on July 20
- 1930 - Birth of Sally Ann Howes in London, England; actress (Dead of Night, Judith Krantz's Secrets), singer.
- 1933 - Birth of Buddy Knox in Happy, Texas, USA; rockabilly singer ("Party Doll" (1957)).
- 1938 - Birth of Jo Ann Campbell in Jacksonville, Florida, USA; singer, Lawrence Welk's champagne lady.
- 1943 - Birth of John Lodge; bassist (The Moody Blues).
- 1944 - Birth of T.G. Sheppard; country singer ("Only One You", "Without You").
- 1946 - Birth of Kim Carnes; singer ("Bette Davis Eyes").
- 1947 - Birth of Carlos Santana in Mexico; guitarist (Santana - "Black Magic Woman").
- 1954 - Birth of Jay Jay French in New York City, New York, USA; guitarist (Twisted Sister - "We're Not Gonna Take It").
- 1956 - Birth of Paul Cook; drummer (Sex Pistols).
- 1958 - Birth of Michael McNeill; rocker (Simple Minds - "Don't You Forget About Me").
- 1966 - Birth of Chris Cornell in Seattle, Washington, USA; singer (Audioslave, Soundgarden).
- 1966 - Stone Gossard is born in Seattle, Washington, USA; guitarist (Pearl Jam).
- 1980 - Birth of Mike Kennerty; American guitarist (The All-American Rejects).
Deaths on July 20
- 1957 - Phil Hanna, singer ("Once Upon a Tune"), dies at age 46.
- 1968 - Conductor Joseph Keilberth dies at age 60 at the National Theatre in Munich while leading Tristan and Isolde.
- 1969 - Death of Roy Hamilton at age 40 of a heart attack; singer ("Unchained Melody" (1955), "You'll Never Walk Alone" (1954), "You Can Have Her" (1961), "If I Loved You", "Ebb Tide", "Don't Let Go").
- 1998 - Death of Jim Tyrrell at age 67 of heart failure in New York, USA; veteran musician, music executive, and manager (CBS Records).
- 2017 - Death of Chester Bennington by suicide at age 41 in Los Angeles, California, USA; rocker (Linkin Park - Hybrid Therapy album, "In the End" song, "Numb" song, two Grammy awards).
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