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July 1, 2004

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Headlines from July 1, 2004

Joel Steinberg's First Free Day Is a Frenzy

By Campbell Robertson

Joel B Steinberg is paroled from prison after serving 17 years for murder of Lisa Steinberg, child in his care; will temporarily stay at Fortune Society residence for ex-prisoners in Manhattan; public, tabloids and politicians denounce his release, which was mandated by state law that has since been changed; conditions of parole include not making contact with victims of his crime or anyone under age 18 without permission of Parole Division, strict curfew and attendance at anger management program; photo (M)

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 30, 2004, covering July 1, 2004.

  1. 1
    Album cover for To The 5 Boroughs by Beastie Boys

    To The 5 Boroughs

    Beastie Boys

    Last week
    —
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Confessions by Usher

    Confessions

    Usher

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Contraband by Velvet Revolver

    Contraband

    Velvet Revolver

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Here For The Party by Gretchen Wilson

    Here For The Party

    Gretchen Wilson

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    6
  5. 5
    Album cover for Under My Skin by Avril Lavigne

    Under My Skin

    Avril Lavigne

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4

Notable Deaths

Peter Barnes (playwright)

2004Peter Barnes, English playwright and screenwriter (born 1931)[†]

Peter Barnes was an English Olivier Award-winning playwright and screenwriter. His best known work is the play The Ruling Class, which was made into a 1972 film for which Peter O'Toole received an Oscar nomination.

Marlon Brando

2004Marlon Brando, American actor and director (born 1924)[†]

Marlon Brando Jr. was an American actor. Widely regarded as one of the greatest cinema actors of the 20th century, Brando received numerous accolades throughout his career, which spanned six decades, including two Academy Awards, two Golden Globe Awards, a Cannes Film Festival Award, three British Academy Film Awards, and an Emmy Award. Brando is credited with being one of the first actors to bring the Stanislavski system of acting and method acting to mainstream audiences.

Todor Skalovski

2004Todor Skalovski, Macedonian composer and conductor (born 1909)[†]

Todor Skalovski was a Macedonian composer, chorus and orchestra conductor who wrote the music to North Macedonia's national anthem "Denes nad Makedonija". He is regarded as one of the most distinguished composers there. Skalovski is also regarded as one of the trailblazers in composing music inspired by and incorporating Macedonian culture and mythology.

Historical Events

Saturn

2004Saturn orbit insertion of Cassini–Huygens begins at 01:12 UTC and ends at 02:48 UTC.[†]

Saturn is the sixth planet from the Sun and the second largest in the Solar System, after Jupiter. It is a gas giant, with an average radius of about 9 times that of Earth. It has an eighth the average density of Earth, but is over 95 times more massive. Even though Saturn is almost as big as Jupiter, Saturn has less than a third its mass. Saturn orbits the Sun at a distance of 9.59 AU (1,434 million km), with an orbital period of 29.45 years.

Historical Context for July 1, 2004

In 2004, the world population was approximately 6,503,377,772 people[†]