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April 9, 1969

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Man Who Got Plastic Heart Dies As Dispute on the Device Looms; Man Who Received Plastic Heart Dies in Houston

By United Press International

Karp dies 18 hrs after receiving human heart; Liotta says artificial heart was in excellent condition when it was removed from Karp, says it might have lasted for a long time; says Dr DeBakey, pres of Baylor Med Coll, was not aware that artificial heart was to be used in Karp; De Bakey rule that staff cannot use experimental devices without Baylor drs com approval noted; Cooley did not bring device before com; Dr F Hastings (Natl Heart Inst) criticism of this type of device noted; Liotta comments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 9, 1969, covering April 9, 1969.

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

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Wichita Lineman by Glen Campbell

    Wichita Lineman

    Glen Campbell

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    22
  3. 3
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

    Last week
    11
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    37
  4. 4
    Album cover for Donovan's Greatest Hits by Donovan

    Donovan's Greatest Hits

    Donovan

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    8
  5. 5
    Album cover for Help Yourself by Tom Jones

    Help Yourself

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    9
    Peak
    5
    Weeks
    11

Notable Births

1969Barnaby Kay, English actor[†]

Barnaby Kay is a British actor who has played roles in television, stage, film and performance art. He was a member of the Royal Shakespeare Company.

1969Linda Kisabaka, German runner[†]

Linda Kisabaka is a retired German middle distance runner. She ran the 400 metres until 1996, when she began specialising in the 800 metres. She retired in 2001, having represented the sports clubs Bayer 04 Leverkusen and LAZ Leipzig during her active career.

Historical Events

Concorde

1969The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot.[†]

Concorde is a retired Anglo-French supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France and the United Kingdom signed a treaty establishing the development project on 29 November 1962, as the programme cost was estimated at £70 million . Construction of the six prototypes began in February 1965, and the first flight took off from Toulouse on 2 March 1969. The market was predicted for 350 aircraft, and the manufacturers received up to 100 option orders from many major airlines. On 9 October 1975, it received its French certificate of airworthiness, and from the UK CAA on 5 December.

Historical Context for April 9, 1969

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