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July 3, 2011

Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.

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Headlines from July 3, 2011

Marital Bankruptcy Filed in Faraway Places

By Ben Brantley

A revival of Jon Robin Baitz’s “Three Hotels” at the Williamstown Theater Festival provides evidence of his gift for translating complicated feelings into a theatrical language that both sings and stings.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of June 29, 2011, covering July 3, 2011.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Hell: The Sequel (EP) by Bad Meets Evil

    Hell: The Sequel (EP)

    Bad Meets Evil

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    Peak
    1
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    1
  2. 2
    Album cover for Dream With Me by Jackie Evancho

    Dream With Me

    Jackie Evancho

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    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    1
  3. 3
    Album cover for 21 by Adele

    21

    Adele

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    17
  4. 4
    Album cover for Born This Way by Lady Gaga

    Born This Way

    Lady Gaga

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
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    Album cover for My Kinda Party by Jason Aldean

    My Kinda Party

    Jason Aldean

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    33

Notable Deaths

Ali Bahar

2011Ali Bahar, Bahraini singer and guitarist (born 1960)[†]

Ali Khamis Ebrahim Bahar was a Bahraini singer, guitarist and organ player known for his music band Al Ekhwa. He was nicknamed the "Bob Marley of the Gulf" and has been called as being "the best musician in Bahrain's and Arab's history". He sang and performed in national concerts and multiple international music festival and was renowned around the gulf especially in Bahrain and Oman.

Historical Context for July 3, 2011

In 2011, the world population was approximately 7,110,923,765 people[†]