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In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]
1969Matthew Libatique, American cinematographer[†]
Matthew José Libatique is an American cinematographer. He is best known for his collaborations with director Darren Aronofsky on the films Pi (1998), Requiem for a Dream (2000), The Fountain (2006), Black Swan (2010), Noah (2014), and Mother! (2017). Libatique has received three Academy Award for Best Cinematography nominations for his work on Black Swan (2010), A Star Is Born (2018), and Maestro (2023).
1969Stratis Myrivilis, Greek soldier and author (born 1890)[†]
Efstratios Stamatopoulos was a Greek writer. He is known for writing novels, novellas, and short stories under the pseudonym Stratis Myrivilis. He is associated with the "Generation of the '30s". He was nominated for the Nobel Prize in Literature three times.
1969Chappaquiddick incident: U.S. Senator Ted Kennedy crashes his car into a tidal pond at Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, killing his passenger Mary Jo Kopechne.[†]
The Chappaquiddick incident occurred on Chappaquiddick Island, Massachusetts, United States, sometime around midnight, between July 18 and 19, 1969, when Mary Jo Kopechne died inside the car driven by United States Senator Ted Kennedy after he accidentally drove off a narrow bridge, causing it to overturn in Poucha Pond.
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at least 150 felled by stifling heat during subway tie-up caused by floods following thunderstorm; illus
HOUSTON, Saturday, July 19 -- The Apollo II astronauts closed in on the moon early today on the third day of their historic landing attempt. Yesterday the Soviet Union gave assurance that its unmanned lunar-orbiting spaceship would not intersect the Apollo's trajectory.
Borman, NASA flight operations dir Kraft hold Keldysh action may lead to greater US-USSR cooperation in space; NASA asst admr Scheer says it is 1st time NASA has recd direct information about USSR flight while it is in progress; other NASA officials note success of Borman's USSR tour, other signs of increased cooperation
threat of major elec power failure in parts of NE US causes Consol Edison Co and other utilities to ask curtailment of air conditioning use; some air conditioners turned off in White House, NYC munic bldgs and some office bldgs
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Joe Namath agreed yesterday to sell his one-half interest in the Lexington Avenue restaurant, Bachelors III. The 26-year-old quarterback of the New York Jets will resume his football career tomorrow evening when he reports to the team's training camp at Hofstra University.
Safeguard opponents concede they cannot muster a majority; see system approved by about 6 votes; Mansfield says even 10-vote margin would not be 'overwhelming victory' for Adm; indicates he believes vote may be somewhat closer; first major test of Adm proposal seen next wk in vote on amendment sponsored by Cooper which would continue ABM research but bar site acquisition or missile deployment; Sen holds open session; chamber virtually empty
CHARLESTON, S. C., July 18 -- A 113-day strike at Charleston County Hospital ended today.
US policy of storing arty shells and bombs loaded with nerve gas at major US mil bases throughout world sine '50s is revealed as result of Wall St Journal article reptg that 25 Amers were hospitalized after accidental discharge of gas at depot on Okinawa; Japan asks full explantion of incident; reptdly asks US to discontinue storage of gas on island; US Defense Dept confirms hospitalizations but refuses to say whether they were caused by gas
Army to dismantle and detoxify more than 21,000 nerve gas bombs at Rocky Mt Arsenal; bombs are part of 27,000 tons of gas to have been sunk off NJ
disclosure sets off furor in Japan and Ryuku Islands; seen having far-reaching implications for entire security-treaty relationship under which US maintains bases in Japan and on Okinawa