Undated -- 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.
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