September 8, 1969

1969Lars Bohinen, Norwegian footballer and manager^[†]

Lars Roar Bohinen is a Norwegian football manager and former professional footballer who is the manager of Jerv.

1969Oswaldo Ibarra, Ecuadorian footballer^[†]

Oswaldo Johvani Ibarra Carabalí is a former Ecuadorian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

1969Chris Powell, English footballer and manager^[†]

Christopher George Robin Powell is an English football coach and former player, who is the assistant coach at Sheffield Wednesday.

1969Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (died 2011)^[†]

Gary Andrew Speed was a Welsh professional footballer and manager. As manager of Wales, Speed is often credited as being the catalyst for the change in fortunes of the national team and as setting the pathway to future successes.

1969Bud Collyer, American game show host (born 1908)^[†]

Bud Collyer was an American radio actor and announcer and game show host who became one of the nation's first major television game show stars. He is best remembered for his work as the first host of the TV game shows Beat the Clock and To Tell the Truth, but he was also famous in the roles of Clark Kent / Superman on radio and in animated cartoons, initially in theatrical short subjects and later on television.

1969Alexandra David-Néel, Belgian-French explorer and activist (born 1868)^[†]

Alexandra David-Néel was a Belgian–French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, anarchist, opera singer, and writer. She is most known for her 1924 visit to Lhasa, Tibet, when it was forbidden to foreigners. David-Néel wrote over 30 books about Eastern religion, philosophy, and her travels, including Magic and Mystery in Tibet, which was published in 1929. Her teachings influenced the beat writers Jack Kerouac and Allen Ginsberg, the popularisers of Eastern philosophy Alan Watts and Ram Dass, and the esotericist Benjamin Creme.