Today in History for September 1969

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 63 of 63

1st - Jerry Lewis' 4th Muscular Dystrophy telethon
1st - Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris
1st - A revolution in Libya brings Col. Muammar al-Gaddafi to power, which was later transferred to the People's Committees.
2nd - NY Yankee Joe Pepitone is reinstated
2nd - Ralph Houk signs 3-year contract to manage Yankees at $65,000 a season
2nd - The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York.
5th - Frente Obrero wins Dutch Antilles national elections
6th - "Cabaret" closes at Broadhurst Theater NYC after 1166 performances
7th - 83rd US Womens Tennis: Margaret Smith Court beats Nancy Richey (62 62)
7th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Molson's Canadian Golf Open
7th - Rod Laver completes his 2nd grand slam winning US Tennis Open
7th - US amateur Womens Tennis: Margaret Court beat Virginia Wade (46 63 60)
8th - 2nd US Tennis Open smallest session - 3708 (men's singles final-rain)
8th - 89th US Mens Tennis: Rodney G Laver beats Tony Roche (79 61 62 62)
8th - Suleiman Maghrabi appointed premier of Libya
8th - US amateur Mens Tennis: Stan Smith beats Bob Lutz (97 63 61)
9th - Allegheny 853 collides with Piper Cherokee above Indiana, kills 82
9th - Seaplane crashes at Indianapolis, kills 83
9th - Smallest US Tennis Open single session-131 (men's doubles final only)
Comedian Jerry Lewis 9th - WCVN TV channel 54 in Covington, KY (PBS) begins broadcasting
10th - NY Mets sweep Montreal Expos putting them in 1st place for 1st time
10th - US performs nuclear test at Grand Valley Colorado
11th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
13th - Baltimore Orioles, win earliest AL Eastern division title
13th - Bobby Bonds is baseballs 4th 30-HR, 30-steal player
13th - Plastic Ono Band's (John, Yoko & Eric Clapton) 1st live performance
14th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Wendell-West Golf Open
14th - Males of Swiss kanton Schaffhausen rejects female suffrage
15th - Cards Steve Carlton sets record by striking out 19 NY Mets in a game
18th - Tiny Tim & Miss Vicky get engaged
20th - 18th Ryder Cup: Draw, 16-16 at Royal Birkdale, England
20th - Archies' "Sugar Sugar" hits #1
20th - Pitts Pirate Bob Moose no-hits NY Mets, 4-0
21st - 58th Davis Cup: USA beats Romania in Cleveland (5-0)
21st - Donna Caponi Young wins LPGA Lincoln-Mercury Golf Open
21st - NY Jet Steve O'Neal punts 98 yards against Denver Broncos
21st - Ron Hill wins European marathon (2:16:47.8)
22nd - "Music Scene" debuts on ABC-TV
22nd - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
22nd - SF Giant Willie Mays, becomes second player to hit 600 home runs
23rd - 1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV
23rd - Northern Star and Illinois Univ newspaper start rumors that Paul McCartney is dead
24th - 1st Elvis convention, 2500 fans attend in Cincinnati
24th - NY Mets clinch NL East pennant
24th - Ton Duc Thang elected president of North Vietnam
24th - Trial of "Chicago 8" (protesters at Dem Natl Conv) begins
26th - Beatles release "Abbey Road" album
26th - Bolivia military coup under general Ovando Candia
26th - USSR performs underground nuclear test
28th - Joe Kapp (Minnesota Vikings) passes for 7 touchdowns vs Balt Colts (52-14)
28th - Minnesota vs Baltimore, gains 530 yards passing!
28th - SPD wins West German Parliament elections
29th - "Bright Promise," TV Daytime Soap; debuts on NBC-TV
29th - "Letters To Laugh-In," debuts on NBC-TV
29th - "Love American Style," premieres on ABC-TV
29th - "Name Droppers," debuts on NBC-TV
29th - "Sale Of Century," debuts on NBC-TV
29th - 7th Mayor's Trophy Game, Mets beat Yanks 7-6
29th - China PR performs nuclear test at Lop Nor PRC
29th - Jackie DeShannon gets Gold Record for "Put Little Love in Your Heart"
29th - Red Sox Rico Petrocelli hits shortstop record 40th HR of season
29th - Steve O'Neal of NY Jets, kicks longest NFL punt; 98 yards vs Denver
30th - Atlanta's 10th straight win, clinches NL West pennant

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 109

1st - Florence Descampe, Brussels Belgium, LPGA golfer (1992 McCall)
1st - Henning Berg, Norwegian footballer
2nd - Mark Brettschneider, Cincinnati Oh, actor (Jason-One Life to Live)
2nd - Russell Freeman, NFL tackle (Oakland Raiders)
2nd - Shani Waugh, Bunbury Aust, LPGA golfer (Aust sub-jr champ-1986, 87)
2nd - Cedric "K-Ci" Hailey, American singer
2nd - Chris Kuzneski, American bestselling author
2nd - Stephen Peall, Zimbabwean cricketer
3rd - Noah Baumbach, Brooklyn, New York, writer, director and independent film maker (The Squid and the Whale)
3rd - Keith Traylor, NFL defensive tackle (KC Chiefs, Broncos-Super Bowl 32)
3rd - John Fugelsang, American actor
4th - Alexander Coe, Welsh DJ and record producer
4th - Noah Taylor, English-born actor
5th - Dweezil Zappa, Hollywood CA, rock guitarist/son of Frank/VJ (MTV)
5th - Maurice Miller, CFL linebacker (Edmonton Eskimos)
5th - Leonardo Nascimento de Araujo, Brazilian footballer
5th - Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer
6th - Aaron Pierce, NFL halfback (NY Giants)
6th - Cece Peniston, Phoenix AZ, Miss Black AZ/singer (Finally)
6th - Douglas Pirini, Auckland NZ, decathlete (Olympics-96)
6th - Helen Labdan, Bracknell England, model (page 3)
6th - Ben Finegold, American chess player
6th - Michellie Jones, Australian triathlete
6th - Michael Davis, American softball player (Solvents, et al)
7th - Angie Everhart, Akron Ohio, model/actress (Jade, Last Action Hero)
7th - Darren Bragg, Waterbury CT, outfielder (Seattle Mariners)
7th - Rudy Galindo, San Jose California, 1996 US Mens' Champion
7th - Diane Farr, American actress (Numb3rs)
7th - Little Jimmy Urine, American singer (Mindless Self Indulgence)
8th - Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer
8th - Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer
8th - Gary Speed, Welsh footballer
9th - Christine Smith, Darien Conn, rower (Olympics-96)
9th - Scott DeFreitas, Newton Mass, actor (Andy Dixon-As the World Turns)
9th - Sean Rooks, NBA center (LA Lakers)
9th - Constance Marie, American actress
10th - Bob Spitulski, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks)
10th - Matt Geiger, NBA center (Charlotte Hornets)
10th - Jonathon Schaech, American actor
11th - Laura Sisk, Maryland, actress (Allison Rescott-Loving)
11th - Tracy Scroggins, NFLer (Detroit Lions)
11th - Eduardo Perez, American baseball player
11th - Gidget Gein, American musician
12th - Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer
12th - James Frey, American writer
12th - Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer
12th - André Heinz, American environmentalist; son of Teresa Heinz
13th - Igor Kravchuk, NHL defenseman (Ottawa Senators, Russia Oly-Sil-98)
13th - Ilka Knickenberg, German actress
15th - KG, rocker (Naughty by Nature)
15th - Jim Curtiss, American writer
15th - Jeffrey Schwarz, American film director/producer
16th - Andrew Borodow, Montreal, 130 kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-5-92, 96)
16th - Chester McGlockton, NFL defensive tackle (Oakland Raiders)
16th - Kathi Wolfgram, Minneapolis, rocker (Jets-You Got it All)
16th - Marthijn Pothoven, soccer player (Go Ahead Eagles)
16th - Justine Frischmann, English musician (Elastica)
17th - Keith Flint, singer/musician (Prodigy)
17th - Rob Zamuner, NHL forward (Tampa Bay Lightning, Team Canada 1998)
17th - Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player
18th - Robert Coons, NFL tight end (Buffalo Bills)
19th - Candy Dulfer, Amsterdam Holland, saxophonist (Lily Was Here)
19th - Matthew L Perry, actor (Friends)
19th - Alkinoos Ioannidis, Greek-Cypriot singer and composer
19th - Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer
20th - Tommy Jeter, NFL defensive tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
20th - Victoria Dillard, American actress
20th - Megumi Kudo, Japanese pro-wrestler
20th - Richard Witschge, former Dutch footballer
21st - Jason Christiansen, Omaha NE, pitcher (Pittsburgh Pirates)
21st - Lia Biehl, LPGA golfer
21st - Randal Hill, NFL wide receiver (Miami Dolphins)
22nd - Marian Chlad, soccer player (FC Groningen)
22nd - Melissa Lynn Costello, Shenandoah WV, Miss WV-America (1991)
22nd - Nicole Bradtke, Melbourne Australia, tennis star (1995 Auckland)
22nd - Matt Sharp, American musician (Weezer, The Rentals)
23rd - Jeff Cirillo, Pasadena CA, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers)
23rd - Patrick Fiori, French singer
23rd - Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver
24th - Andrew Greene, NFL guard (Miami Dolphins, Saskatchewan Roughriders)
24th - Gene Hunt, R&B musician (Acid Man)
24th - John Morton, WLAF WR (Frankfurt Galaxy)
24th - Lisa Matthews, Peoria Ill, playmate (Apr, 1990)
24th - Megan Ward, LA California, actress (Kimberly Sayers-Dark Skies)
24th - Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American musician (Slipknot)
24th - Donald DeGrate, Jr., American music producer
24th - Goya Toledo, Spanish actress and model
Actress Catherine Zeta Jones (25th) 25th - Catherine Zeta Jones, Swansea Wales, actress (Christopher Columbus)
25th - David Weathers, Lawrencburg TN, pitcher (Florida Marlins, NY Yankees)
25th - Hansie Cronje, cricket captain (solid South African batsman)
25th - Michae Wright, WLAF cornerback (Barcelona Dragons)
25th - Hal Sparks, American actor
26th - Anthony Kavanagh, French-Canadian comedian, actor and singer
26th - Andy Petterson, Australian footballer
26th - Paul Warhurst, English footballer
26th - David Ferguson, British murderer
27th - Laura Wilson, Utica NY, cross country skier (Olympics-1994)
27th - Lester Holmes, NFL guard (Philadelphia Eagles)
27th - Robert Jones, NFL linebacker (Dallas Cowboys)
28th - Jack O'Keffe, Waterbury CT, Australasia golfer

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Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

8th - Polish politician and trade-union organizer Lech Walesa (25) weds Danuta Golos (20)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 21 of 21

1st - Drew Pearson, newscaster (Drew Pearson), dies at 71
1st - William Flanagan, composer, dies at 46
2nd - Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41
3rd - Ho Chi Minh, [Nguyen Ta't-Tanh], N Vietnamese president, dies at 79
3rd - John Lester, American cricketer (b. 1871)
5th - Henk Bijvanck, composer, dies at 59
5th - Mitchell Ayres, orchestra leader (Hollywood Palace), dies at 58
6th - Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian football player (b. 1892)
7th - Everett McKinley Dirksen, (Sen-R), dies at 73
8th - Bud Collyer, TV emcee (Beat the Clock, To Tell the Truth), dies at 61
8th - Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer and writer (b. 1868)
9th - Cecil Dixon, cricketer (S Afr 1913-14, dismissed Hobbs twice), dies
9th - Katherine Singleton, actress/Miss Universe (1926), dies at 65
9th - Willy Mairesse, Belgian racing driver (b. 1928)
13th - Charles Foulkes, Canada gen/honorary citizen of Wageningen, dies at 66
14th - James Anderson, actor (Connection, Five), dies at 48
18th - Rudolph Wagner-Regeny, composer, dies at 66
19th - Bert [Lambertus] Bakker, director Free Netherland/inventor, dies
19th - Rex Ingram, actor/director (Elmer Gantry), dies of heart attack at 73
22nd - Adolfo Lopez Mateos, president of Mexico, dies at 59
27th - Violet Farebrother, actress (Downhill, Easy Virtue), dies at 81