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August 19, 1969
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Headlines from August 19, 1969
19-HOUR CONCERT ENDS BETHEL FAIR; Producer Says Town Has Asked Festival to Return
19-hr concert ends fair at 10:30 AM; J Hendrix, Sha-Na-Na group among performers; fair site emptied; sea of debris left behind; traffic reptd 'going well'; clean-up of fair site may take 2 wks; Yasgur praises festival sponsors and participants for conduct under stress, news conf; comments on drug scene; Lang says county, town and Yasgur urged that festival take place again in spring; fair incidents revd; Sheriff L Ratner describes youths as 'the best kids 1 ever met in the world'; fair med dir Dr W Abruzzi says 5,000 youths were treated for drugs and other conditions by 50 drs; illus
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STATE FUND PLANS 4 SCHOOLS IN CITY; 1,440 Apartments Are Part of $50-Million Renewal Project in Yorkville
$50-million plan for 4 new pub school-housing complexes in Yorkville announced; 1,400 apts (1,240 middle-income and 200 luxury) would be built, using air rights above schools; map; some Yorkville area leaders voice concern over disproportionate amt of costly housing, even though it is called middle-income
Expressed Industrial Spirit; Mies: Creator of 'Architecture for a Technological Society'
Mies van der Rohe, Ludwig
Music on My Birthday
Billboard 200
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 13, 1969, covering August 19, 1969.
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Blood; Sweat & Tears
Blood| Sweat & Tears
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Hair
Original Cast Recording
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Romeo & Juliet (1969)
Soundtrack
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Johnny Cash At San Quentin
Johnny Cash
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This Is Tom Jones
Tom Jones
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Notable Births
1969Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr., American professional wrestler and politician[†]
Douglas Allen Tunstall Jr., better known as Tiny the Terrible, is an American professional wrestler and politician. During his wrestling career, he appeared as an attraction on the independent circuit and made two appearances on WWF/E Raw. He stands 4 feet 7 inches (1.40 m) tall and is a former NWA World Midget's Champion. In 2006, Tunstall unsuccessfully ran for mayor of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. His campaign was the subject of A Man Among Giants, a documentary film directed by Rod Webber.

1969Nate Dogg, American rapper (died 2011)[†]
Nathaniel Dwayne Hale, known professionally as Nate Dogg, was an American rapper and singer. He gained recognition for providing guest vocals on several hit rap songs between 1992 and 2007, earning him the nickname "King of Hooks".
1969Matthew Perry, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (died 2023)[†]
Matthew Langford Perry was an American and Canadian actor, comedian, director and screenwriter. He gained international fame for starring as Chandler Bing on the NBC television sitcom Friends (1994–2004). Perry also appeared on Ally McBeal (2002) and received Primetime Emmy Award nominations for his performances in The West Wing (2003) and The Ron Clark Story (2006). He played a leading role in the NBC series Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip (2006–2007), and also became known for his leading film roles in Fools Rush In (1997), Almost Heroes (1998), Three to Tango (1999), The Whole Nine Yards (2000), Serving Sara (2002), The Whole Ten Yards (2004), and 17 Again (2009).
1969Kazuyoshi Tatsunami, Japanese baseball player and coach[†]
Kazuyoshi Tatsunami is a former Japanese professional baseball infielder and manager. He played in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Chunichi Dragons from 1988 to 2009. He was drafted in the first round in the 1987 NPB Draft.
1969Clay Walker, American singer-songwriter and guitarist[†]
Ernest Clayton Walker Jr. is an American country music artist. He made his debut in 1993 with the single "What's It to You", which reached Number One on the Billboard Hot Country Singles & Tracks chart, as did its follow-up, 1994's "Live Until I Die". Both singles were included on his self-titled debut album, released in 1993 via Giant Records. He stayed with the label until its 2001 closure, later recording for Warner Bros. Records, RCA Records Nashville, and Curb Records.
Historical Context for August 19, 1969
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]