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April 1, 1969

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Anguilla Reaches Truce Agreement With British Envoy; ANGUILLANS SIGN PACT WITH BRITISH

By Henry Ginigerspecial To the New York Times

GB and Anguilla sign truce calling for period of constructive cooperation and stipulating that island's adm shall be conducted by Brit reprs in full consultation with reprs of Anguillan people; Anguillans agree to accept Comr Lee and halt their campaign against him; GB concedes that reprs would not only be apptd by Lee, but would also be members of popularly elected Anguillan Council; pact signed by Lord Caradon and by council headed by R Webster; long-term issue of island's status set aside for future talks that will include other Caribbean nations; Webster reiterates demands for self-govt and direct assn with GB, lr to Caradon; Caradon hails pact, but sees difficulties ahead; leaves to conf with St Kitts Premier Bradshaw before returning to NYC

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 26, 1969, covering April 1, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  3. 3
    Album cover for Goodbye by Cream

    Goodbye

    Cream

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    7
  4. 4
    Album cover for Ball by Iron Butterfly

    Ball

    Iron Butterfly

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Beatles [White Album] by The Beatles

    The Beatles [White Album]

    The Beatles

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    16

Notable Births

1969Lev Lobodin, Ukrainian-Russian decathlete[†]

Lev Alekseyevich Lobodin is a male decathlete from Russia, having changed nationality from Ukraine at the end of 1996. His best achievement was the silver medal at the 2003 World Indoor Championships in Birmingham.

Andrew Vlahov

1969Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball player[†]

Andrew Mitchell Vlahov is an Australian retired professional basketball player. He played his entire eleven-year professional career for the Perth Wildcats of the National Basketball League (NBL), with whom he won three championships in 1991, 1995 and 2000.

Dean Windass

1969Dean Windass, English footballer and manager[†]

Dean Windass is an English former professional footballer who played as a striker. He played spells at Bradford City and contributed to his hometown team Hull City's promotion to the Premier League in 2008.

Historical Events

Hawker Siddeley Harrier

1969The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.[†]

The Hawker Siddeley Harrier is a British jet-powered attack aircraft designed and produced by the British aerospace company Hawker Siddeley. It was the first operational ground attack and reconnaissance aircraft with vertical/short takeoff and landing (V/STOL) capabilities and the only truly successful V/STOL design of its era.

Historical Context for April 1, 1969

In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]