“Born Today”
- Johnny Weir (31)
- Margot Robbie (25)
- Lindsay Lohan (29)
- Ashley Tisdale (30)
- Michelle Branch (32)
- Owain Yeoman (37)
- Erin Burnett (39)
- Peter Kay (42)
- Yancy Butler (45)
- Monie Love (45)
- Jose Canseco (51)
- Samy Naceri (54)
- Bret Hart (58)
- Jerry Hall (59)
- Wendy Schaal (61)
- Larry David (68)
- Richard Petty (78)
- Thurgood Marshall (RIP)
“Died Today”
- Ernest Hemingway (Born: July 21, 1899 / Died: July 2, 1961)
- Jimmy Stewart: (Born: May 20, 1908 / Died: July 2, 1997)
- Mario Puzo: (Born: October 15, 1920 / Died: July 2, 1999)
- Betty Grable: Born: December 18, 1916 1916 / Died: July 2, 1973)(Featured Above)
- Beverly Sills: (Born: 1929: May 25, 1929 / Died: July 2, 2007)
- Lee Remick: (Born: December 14, 1935 / Died: July 2, 1991)
“Movies”
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- 1964 – The Moon-Spinners
- 1969 – Three into Two Won’t Go
- 1971 – Shaft
- 1975 – Gone with the West
- 1980 – Airplane!
- 1980 – Alligator
- 1982 – The Secret of NIMH
- 1986 – About Last Night
- 1986 – Big Trouble in Little China
- 1986 – Psycho III
- 1986 – The Great Mouse Detective
- 1993 – Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (re-release)
- 1993 – Son-in-Law
- 1997 – Men in Black
- 1997 – Wild America
- 1999 – Summer of Sam
“Music”
- 1956 – Elvis Presley recorded “Hound Dog” and “Don’t Be Cruel.”
- 1956 – Buddy Holly’s first single “Blue Days, Black Nights” b/w “Love Me” was released.
- 1961 – The Drifters released the single “Sweets For My Sweet.”
- 1966 – Frank Sinatra went to No.1 on the US singles chart with ‘Strangers In The Night’.
- 1969 – Working on tracks for the Abbey Road album, Paul McCartney recorded ‘Her Majesty’. Then Paul, George, and Ringo record 15 takes of ‘Golden Slumbers/Carry That Weight’.
- 1976 – For the first time in 12 years, Brian Wilson joined the Beach Boys on stage.
- 1971 – Queen appeared at Surrey College, England.
- 1981 – Bruce Springsteen played the first show ever at the 21,000 seat Brendan Byrne Meadowlands Arena in New Jersey.
- 1983 – Rod Stewart started a three week run at No.1 on the UK singles chart with ‘Baby Jane’
- 1984 – Epic Records set a record as two million copies of the Jacksons’ “Victory” were shipped to stores.
- 1988 – Tracy Chapman started a three-week run at No.1 on the UK album chart with her self-titled debut LP.
- 1988 – Michael Jackson became the first artist to have five number one singles from one album when ‘Dirty Diana’ went to the top of the US charts
- 1991 – “Dr. Demento 20th Anniversary Collection: The Greatest Novelty Records Of All Time” was released.
“TV/Radio Today”
- 1955 – ABC Television premiered “The Lawrence Welk Show.”
- 1998 – Cable News Network (CNN) retracted a story that alleged that U.S. commandos had used nerve gas to kill American defectors during the Vietnam War.
“Other Important Events…”
- 1881 – Charles J. Guiteau fatally wounded U.S. President James A. Garfield in Washington, DC.
- 1937 – American aviation pioneer Amelia Earhart disappeared in the Central Pacific during an attempt to fly around the world at the equator.
- 1939 – At Mount Rushmore, Theodore Roosevelt’s face was dedicated.
- 1962 – Wal-Mart Discount City opened in Rogers, Arkansas. It was the first Walmart store.
- 1962, Jimi Hendrix was honourably discharged from the 101st Airborne Paratroopers, after breaking his ankle during his 26th and final parachute jump.
- 1964 – U.S. President Johnson signed the “Civil Rights Act of 1964” into law. The act made it illegal in the U.S. to discriminate against others because of their race.
- 1976 – North Vietnam and South Vietnam were reunited.
- 1979 – The U.S. Mint officially released the Susan B. Anthony coin in Rochester, NY.
- 1980 – U.S. President Jimmy Carter reinstated draft registration for males 18 years of age.
- 1982 – Larry Walters (“Lawnchair Larry”) took flight in his homemade airship that consisted of a lawnchair with 45 helium-filled weather balloons attached to it. He stayed in flight for about an hour.
- 1985 – General Motors announced that it was installing electronic road maps as an option in some of its higher-priced cars.
- 1991 – Axl Rose (Guns ‘n’ Roses) sparked a riot during a concert outside of St. Louis when he jumped off the stage and attacked a fan who was videotaping the concert. 60 people were hurt.
- 1995 – “Forbes” magazine reported that Microsoft’s chairman, Bill Gates, was the worth $12.9 billion, making him the world’s richest man.