August 07, 2008 03:05 EDT

On August 7th, 1963, Frankie Avalon and Annette Funicello's first movie together, "Beach Party," was released.

In 1970, "Soul Train" made its debut on a Chicago TV station.

In 1974, actress Faye Dunaway married singer Peter Wolf of the J. Geils Band. They divorced five years later.

In 1986, a judge in Los Angeles dismissed a lawsuit against Ozzy Osbourne. The lawsuit had been filed by the parents of a teen-ager who killed himself while listening to Osbourne's "Suicide Solution."

Also in 1986, actor Tom Selleck married Jillie Mack.

In 1990, Marlon Brando's son Christian pleaded innocent in the murder of his half-sister's boyfriend.

In 1991, charges of assault and property damage were filed against Axl Rose in connection with a riot during a Guns N' Roses concert in the St. Louis area.

In 1995, rapper LL Cool J married Simone Johnson.

Today's Birthdays: Writer-producer-humorist Stan Freberg is 82. Singer Herb Reed of The Platters is 80. Bluesman Magic Slim is 71. Actress Verna Bloom is 69. Humorist Garrison Keillor is 66. Singer B.J. Thomas is 66. Actor John Glover is 64. Actor David Rasche is 64. Singer Harold Hudson of The Commodores is 59. Country singer Rodney Crowell is 58. Actor Wayne Knight is 53. Singer Bruce Dickinson of Iron Maiden is 50. Actor David Duchovny is 48. Actor Harold Perrineau is 45. Country singer Raul Malo of The Mavericks is 43. Actress Charlize Theron is 33.

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