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October 3, 1969

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Headlines from October 3, 1969

MARCHI FOR UNITY IN FIGHT ON CRIME; Asks 6 Northeast States to Set Up a Panel to Attack Mafia's Wide Influence

By Clayton Knowles

Marchi describes NYC as stronghold of natl crime syndicate, position paper; calls for establishment of 4-member comm to replace present Dept of Investigation; stresses need for vigorous attack on Mafia inroads; charges Lindsay has never supported effective legis aimed at organized crime, that Procaccino has not even indicated his awareness of problem

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 1, 1969, covering October 3, 1969.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Green River by Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Green River

    Creedence Clearwater Revival

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    4
  2. 2
    Album cover for Johnny Cash At San Quentin by Johnny Cash

    Johnny Cash At San Quentin

    Johnny Cash

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  3. 3
    Album cover for Blind Faith by Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Blind Faith

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  4. 4
    Album cover for Through The Past; Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2) by The Rolling Stones

    Through The Past; Darkly (Big Hits Vol. 2)

    The Rolling Stones

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    4
  5. 5
    Album cover for Blood; Sweat & Tears by Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Blood; Sweat & Tears

    Blood| Sweat & Tears

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    36

Notable Births

1969Garry Herbert, English rower and sportscaster[†]

Garry Gerard Paul Herbert is an Olympic gold medal-winning cox. He steered the British coxed pair to victory in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics and the 1993 World Rowing Championships.

Janel Moloney

1969Janel Moloney, American actress[†]

Janel Moloney is an American actress, best known for her role as Donna Moss on the television series The West Wing, a role for which she received nominations for Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series in 2002 and 2004. From 2014 to 2017, she starred on the HBO drama The Leftovers.

Gwen Stefani

1969Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer[†]

Gwen Renée Stefani Shelton is an American singer-songwriter and fashion designer.

Tetsuya (musician)

1969Tetsuya, Japanese singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer[†]

Tetsuya , formerly known as Tetsu, is a Japanese musician, singer-songwriter, and record producer, best known as bassist and bandleader of the rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel. Formed in 1991, they have sold over 40 million records, making them one of the best-selling music artists in Japan.

Notable Deaths

Skip James

1969Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1902)[†]

Nehemiah Curtis "Skip" James was an American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter. AllMusic stated: "Coupling an oddball guitar tuning set against eerie, falsetto vocals, James' early recordings could make the hair stand up on the back of your neck."

Historical Context for October 3, 1969

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