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July 04, 2009 03:06 EDT
On July 4, 1974, Steely Dan performed a concert in Santa Monica, California. They did not tour again for 18 years.
In 1982, Diana Ross kicked off her first world solo tour with a concert at Giants Stadium. Miles Davis opened the show.
Also in 1982, Ozzy Osbourne married manager Sharon Arden.
In 1983, Wayne Newton performed in Washington for a national Independence Day party instead of the Beach Boys. Interior Secretary James Watt had said the Beach Boys attracted "the wrong element."
In 1995, actress Eva Gabor died of complications from pneumonia at a hospital in Los Angeles. She was 74.
In 1997, newsman Charles Kuralt died in New York of complications from lupus. He was 62.
In 2002, "A Little Less Conversation" by Elvis Presley, remixed by Junkie XL, hit number one on the singles chart, 25 years after Presley's death.
Also in 2002, actress Julia Roberts married cameraman Daniel Moder outside Taos, New Mexico.
In 2003, singer Barry White died in Los Angeles after battling kidney problems and a stroke. He was 58.
Today's Birthdays: Actress Gloria Stuart is 99. Conductor Mitch Miller is 98. Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren is 91. Actress Eva Marie Saint is 85. Actress Gina Lollobrigida is 82. Playwright Neil Simon is 82. Singer Bill Withers is 71. Actress Karolyn Grimes is 69. TV talk-show host Geraldo Rivera is 66. Percussionist Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind and Fire is 58. Percussionist Domingo Ortiz of Widespread Panic is 57. Singer John Waite is 54. Guitarist Kirk Pengilly of INXS is 51. Steel guitarist Teddy Carr is 49. DJ Zonka is 47. Singer Michael Sweet of Stryper is 46. Bassist Matt Malley is 46. Singer Stephen "Ste" McNally of BBMak is 31. Actress Becki Newton is 31.
Copyright 2009, The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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