Events in Music
Event of Interest
Jul 1 John Lennon's 1st full art exhibition (You are Here)
John Lennon
- Jul 5 John Lennon sells his psychedelic painted Rolls-Royce
- Jul 17 The Beatles' animated film "Yellow Submarine" premieres in London
- Jul 20 Iron Butterfly's "In-a-gadda-da-vida" becomes 1st heavy metal song to hit charts, it comes in at #117
- Jul 31 The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving clothes away for free
Birthdays in Music
- Jul 3 Chien-lien Wu [Jacklyn Wu], Taiwanese actress and singer, born in Taipei, Taiwan
- Jul 4 Jack Frost, American musician
- Jul 5 Kenji Ito, Japanese composer
- Jul 19 Robert Flynn, American musician (Machine Head)
- Jul 20 Kool G Rap [Nathaniel Thomas Wilson], American rapper, born in Queens, New York
- Jul 23 Nick Menza, American musician and drummer (Megadeth), born in Munich, West Germany (d. 2016)
- Jul 24 Kristin Chenoweth, American singer and actress
- Jul 29 Paavo Lotjonen, Finnish Cellist (Apocalyptica)
- Jul 30 Sean Moore, Welsh drummer (Manic Street Preachers), born in Pontypool, Wales
Weddings in Music
- Jul 6 US Army General Norman Schwarzkopf Jr (33) weds Brenda Halsinger
Deaths in Music
- Jul 7 Leo Sowerby, American composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1946), dies at 73
- Jul 20 Joseph Keilberth, German conductor (Bayreuther Festival), dies
- Jul 21 Ruth St. Denis, American modern dance pioneer and teacher (Dances of the 5 Senses), dies at 91
- Jul 26 Lilian Harvey, British actress (Congress Dances), dies
- Jul 30 Jon Leifs, composer, dies at 69