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July 28, 1969

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476 in Death Rows Pin Hopes On Crucial Case in High Court; 476 in Death Rows Pin Hopes on a Crucial Case

By Homer Bigart

Constitutionality of death penalty seen facing challenge in Oct 13 reargument before US Sup Ct of Maxwell v Bishop case; Maxwell, a Negro, was convicted in Ark of raping a white woman and was sentenced to death; NAACP Legal Defense Fund aide A G Amsterdam, in '65, led probe team in 11 Southern states, who reptd that records of 2,500 rape cases showed that if defendant was Negro and victim white, chance of death penalty proved high; in other rape cases chance was remote; Sup Ct asks for reargument on denial of due process angles in case; Amsterdam comments

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 23, 1969, covering July 28, 1969.

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

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    26
  2. 2
    Album cover for Hair by Original Cast Recording

    Hair

    Original Cast Recording

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    52
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    Album cover for Romeo & Juliet (1969) by Soundtrack

    Romeo & Juliet (1969)

    Soundtrack

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    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    25
  4. 4
    Album cover for This Is Tom Jones by Tom Jones

    This Is Tom Jones

    Tom Jones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    7
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    Album cover for The Age Of Aquarius by The 5th Dimension

    The Age Of Aquarius

    The 5th Dimension

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    9

Notable Births

Alexis Arquette

1969Alexis Arquette, American actress (died 2016)[†]

Alexis Arquette was an American actress and transgender activist.

1969Garth Snow, American ice hockey player and manager[†]

Garth E. Snow is an American former professional ice hockey goaltender and former general manager, president, and alternate governor of the New York Islanders of the NHL.

Dana White

1969Dana White, American businessman, president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship[†]

Dana Frederick White Jr. is an American businessman who is the CEO and president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 million. Outside of the UFC, he is the owner of Power Slap, a slap fighting promotion he founded in 2022. Meta Platforms elected White to its board of directors in 2025.

Notable Deaths

Ramón Grau

1969Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (born 1882)[†]

Ramón Grau San Martín was a Cuban physician who served as President of Cuba from 1933 to 1934 and from 1944 to 1948. He was the last president born during Spanish rule. He is sometimes called Raymond Grau San Martin in English.

Frank Loesser

1969Frank Loesser, American composer (born 1910)[†]

Frank Henry Loesser was an American songwriter who wrote the music and lyrics for the Broadway musicals Guys and Dolls and How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying, among others. He won a Tony Award for Guys and Dolls and shared the Pulitzer Prize for Drama for How to Succeed. He also wrote songs for over 60 Hollywood films and Tin Pan Alley, many of which have become standards, and was nominated for five Academy Awards for best song, winning once for "Baby, It's Cold Outside".

Historical Context for July 28, 1969

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