Historical Events
- UCLA fires professor Angela Davis for being a communist; termination was overturned in court and she was later fired for using inflammatory language
Famous Birthdays
- Alkinoos Ioannidis, Greek-Cypriot singer and composer, born in Nicosia, Cyprus
- Candy Dulfer, Dutch saxophonist ("Lily Was Here"), born in Amsterdam, Holland
- Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic theatre, dance, and film score composer (The Theory of Everything), born in Reykjavík, Iceland (d. 2018)
- Kostya Tszyu, Russian-Australian boxer (world champion at light-welterweight), born in Serov, Soviet Union
- Tapio Wilska, Finnish singer (Sethian), born in Savonlinna, Finland
Famous Deaths
- Bert Bakker, Dutch writer and publisher, dies at 57
- Rex Ingram, American actor (The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Tarzan of the Apes, The ten Commandments), dies of a heart attack at 73
Died in 1969 1969 Highlights
About September 19, 1969
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 54 years, 7 months and 6 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Rooster
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: Sugar, Sugar - The Archies
#1 Song: Bad Moon Rising - Creedence Clearwater Revival
