On July 8, 1961, country singer Toby Keith was born in Clinton, Oklahoma.
In 1967, actress Vivien Leigh died of tuberculosis in London. She was 53 years old.
In 1969, singer Marianne Faithfull was found in a coma after an overdose of barbiturates. Australian authorities concluded that she had attempted suicide. Faithfull was in Australia with Mick Jagger to film Ned Kelly.
In 1970, a summer replacement show featuring the Everly Brothers began airing on ABC. The show ran until mid-September.
In 1971, a small riot broke out during a Mott The Hoople concert at the Royal Albert Hall in London. The venue's management temporarily banned rock concerts.
In 1985, Playboy and Penthouse magazines went on sale with nude photos of Madonna.
In 1997, country singers Marty Stuart and Connie Smith married.
In 2020, actress Naya Rivera drowned while on a boat trip with her 4-year-old son on a lake outside Los Angeles. Rivera was 33. The boy was found safe in the boat.
Today's Birthdays: Allman Brothers drummer Jaimoe (JAY-moh) Johanson is 80. Actor Jeffrey Tambor is 80. Actor Kim Darby is 77. Actress Jonelle Allen (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman) is 76. Children's singer Raffi is 76. Actress Anjelica Huston is 73. Actor Kevin Bacon is 66. Actor Robert Knepper (Prison Break, iZombie) is 65. Haircut 100 guitarist Graham Jones is 63. Singer Joan Osborne is 62. Actor Rocky Carroll (NCIS) is 61. Actor Michael B. Silver (Instinct, NYPD Blue) is 57. Actor Billy Crudup (KROO-dup) (TV's The Morning Show, Almost Famous) is 56. Actor Michael Weatherly (NCIS, Dark Angel) is 56. Singer Beck is 54. Country singer Drew Womack of Sons of the Desert is 54. Comedian Sebastian Maniscalco is 51. Guitarist Stephen Mason of Jars of Clay is 49. Actor Milo Ventimiglia (MEE-loh vehn-tih-MEEL-yuh) (This Is Us, Gilmore Girls) is 47. Actor Lance Gross (House of Payne) is 43. Actress Sophia Bush (Chicago PD, One Tree Hill) is 42. Guitarist Jamie Cook of Arctic Monkeys is 39. Actress Maya Hawke (Little Women, Stranger Things) is 26. Actor-musician Jaden Smith (The Pursuit of Happyness) is 26.
