Today in History for 5th July 1969
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Historical Events
Events 1 - 2 of 2
- 83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64)
- Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park
Famous Birthdays
Birthdays 1 - 6 of 6
- Haylea Petrie, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
- Jenji Kohan, American television writer and producer
- John Leclair, St Albans VT, NHL forward (Team USA, Philadelphia)
- John Oostendorp, Iowa City Iowa, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
- Joshua Crayton, Redondo Beach California, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
- RZA, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 5 of 5
- Ben Alexander, dies at 58
- Leo McCarey, American film director (b. 1898)
- Tom Mboya, Kenyian economics minister, assassinated in Narobi at 65
- Walter Gropius, architect/found (Bauhaus school of design), dies at 86
- Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (Rubinstein-1905), dies at 85
