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What happened in history on this day: July 21?
On July 21 in ...
- 1983 - Diana Ross stages a free concert in Central Park in front of 800,000 people, enduring the severe weather but vows to return the next day.
- 1990 - Rock band Pink Floyds' "The Wall" is performed where the Berlin Wall once stood.
Births on July 21
- 1920 - Birth of Isaac Stern in Kremenetz, Russia; violinist (debut San Francisco Symphony).
- 1921 - Birth of Billy Taylor in Greenville, North Carolina, USA; orchestra leader (David Frost Show).
- 1922 - Birth of Kay Starr in Dougherty, Oklahoma, USA; singer ("Rock and Roll Waltz", "Club Oasis").
- 1935 - Birth of Kaye Stevens; American singer (Jerry Lewis Show).
- 1947 - Birth of Cat Stevens AKA Yusuf Islam; rocker ("Peace Train", "Father and Son", "Cat's in the Cradle").
- 1955 - Birth of Henry Preistman; rocker (The Christians - "Harvest the World").
- 1955 - Birth of Tacho Ocheriski; singer ("Putting on the Ritz").
Deaths on July 21
- 2005 - Death of Long John Baldry at age 64 of a chest infectionin hospital in Vancouver, BC, Canada; blues singer ("Let the Heartaches Begin" (1967)), voice actor (Dr. Robotnik - Adventures of Sonic the Hedgehog TV show).
- 2022 - Death of Shonka Dukureh at age 44; gospel singer, actor (Big Mama Thornton - Elvis movie (2022)).
- 2023 - Death of Tony Bennett at age 96; American singer ("I Left My Heart in San Francisco" (1962), "Duets II" song (2011), 19 Grammy awards).
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