- 1656 Michelangelo Rossi, Italian opera composer, buried at about 55
- 1663 Thomas Baltzar, German violinist
- 1774 Giuseppi Maria Carretti, composer, dies at 83
- 1794 Pascal Boyer, composer, dies at 51
- 1826 Friedrich Dülon, German flautist and composer, dies at 56
- 1885 Nicola De Giosa, Italian composer, dies at 66
- 1889 Giovanni Bottesini, Italian Romantic composer, conductor and a double bass virtuoso, dies at 67
- 1898 Lucien Petipa, French dancer/choreograph/ballet leader, dies
- 1903 José Augusto Ferreira Veiga, Viscount of Arneiro, Portuguese composer, dies at 64
- 1907 James McGranahan, American composer, dies at 67
- 1949 Bunk Johnson, American musician (b. 1879 or 1889)
- 1955 Franco Casavola, composer, dies at 63
- 1968 Leo Sowerby, American composer (Pulitzer Prize for Music, 1946), dies at 73
- 1969 Gladys Swarthout, US mezzo-soprano (La Gioconda), dies at 69
- 1970 Louise Harrison, mother of Beatle George, dies
- 1975 Vito Frazzi, Italian composer, dies at 86
- 1990 Cazuza, Brazilian poet, singer and composer, dies at 32
- 1993 Mia Zapata, American singer with The Gits (b. 1965)
- 2001 Frederick "Fred" Neil, American folk singer-songwriter and dolphin conservationist (Everybody's Talkin'), dies from skin cancer at 65
- 2003 Izhak Graziani, Bulgarian-born conductor (b. 1924)
Syd Barrett
2006 Syd Barrett, English guitarist and early vocalist of the band Pink Floyd, dies of pancreatic cancer at 60
Syd Barrett
- 2016 Rokusuke Ei, Japanese author and lyricist (Sukiyaki), dies at 83
July in History
Final Hours of Ernest Hemingway
Why did Ernest Hemingway, with everything to live for, kill himself on this day? The one thing he did not write is a suicide note but scientists have some answers.
July 2, 1961Swimwear Reduced to Bare Essentials
Now a common sight on beaches across the world, the bikini created a sensation when a French mechanic launched it on this day in history.
July 5, 1946One, Two, Three o'Clock, Four o'Clock . . . riot!
A chubby middle-aged performer caused riots across the world when his music was used as the soundtrack to a movie featuring rebellious teenagers.
July 6, 1925Spiderman! Web Feat Inspires Woebegone Warrior
Battle-weary, defeated and dejected, it took a spider to convince Robert the Bruce, born on this day, that his cause was not lost.
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