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August 20th: Today in Hollywood History

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Posted: Mon 10:51 AM, Aug 20, 2012

On Aug. 19, 1964, The Beatles opened their first U.S. tour at the Cow Palace in San Francisco. Other acts on the bill included the Righteous Brothers and Jackie DeShannon.

In 1967, "All You Need Is Love" by The Beatles hit number one on the pop charts. That same day, Beatles drummer Ringo Starr and his wife Maureen had another child, a boy named Jason.

In 1973, singers Kris Kristofferson and Rita Coolidge got married in Los Angeles. They divorced in 1979.

In 1977, comedian Groucho Marx died in Los Angeles. He was 86.

In 1980, Christopher Cross' debut album went platinum.

In 2000, actresses Ellen DeGeneres and Anne Heche (HAYSH) announced they were breaking up. Just hours later, Heche was hospitalized after she wandered disoriented into a stranger's home in Fresno County, Calif.

In 2008, sax player Leroi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band died of complications from an all-terrain vehicle accident two months earlier. He was 46.


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