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July 04, 2008 03:05 EDT
On July fourth, 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 98. Conductor Mitch Miller is 97. Advice columnist Abigail Van Buren is 90. Actress Eva Marie Saint is 84. Actress Gina Lollobrigida is 81. Playwright Neil Simon is 81. Singer Bill Withers is 70. Actress Karolyn Grimes is 68. TV talk show host Geraldo Rivera is 65. Percussionist Ralph Johnson of Earth, Wind and Fire is 57. Percussionist Domingo Ortiz of Widespread Panic is 56. Singer John Waite is 53. Guitarist Kirk Pengilly of INXS is 50. Steel guitarist Teddy Carr is 48. DJ Zonka of Big Audio Dynamite is 46. Bassist Matt Malley of Counting Crows is 45. Singer Michael Sweet is 45. Actress Jenica Bergere is 34. Singer Stephen "Ste" McNally of BBMak is 30.
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