July 1

Events

 * 1911 - The Radio Division of Department of Commerce is created
 * 1934 - The Federal Communications Commission replaces Federal Radio Commission
 * 2002 - Sirius Satellite Radio begins service
 * 2002 - Apple Acquires Emagic (Logic)

Births

 * 1586 – Claudio Saracini, Italian composer (d. 1630)
 * 1899 – Thomas A. Dorsey, American composer (d. 1993)
 * 1915 – Willie Dixon, American musician (d. 1992)
 * 1926 – Hans Werner Henze, German composer
 * 1930 – Bobby Day, American singer (d. 1990)
 * 1942 – Andraé Crouch, American singer
 * 1942 – Mike Malloy, American talk radio host
 * 1943 – Jeff Wayne, musician
 * 1945 – Deborah Harry, American musician (Blondie)
 * 1949 – John Farnham, Australian singer
 * 1951 – Fred Schneider, American singer (The B-52's)
 * 1952 – Timothy J. Tobias, American composer and musician (d. 2006)
 * 1955 – Keith Whitley, American singer (d. 1989)
 * 1960 – Evelyn King, American singer
 * 1961 – Michelle Wright, Canadian musician
 * 1963 – Roddy Bottum, American musician (Faith No More and Imperial Teen)
 * 1971 – Missy Elliott, American rapper and singer
 * 1972 – Alex Machacek, Austrian musician
 * 1976 – Plies, American rapper
 * 1976 – Justin Lo, Hong Kong singer and songwriter
 * 1977 – Keigo Hayashi, Japanese music artist
 * 1977 – Birgit Schuurman, Dutch musician
 * 1983 – Marit Larsen, Norwegian musician (M2M)
 * 1983 – Leeteuk, Korean singer