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In an era which places a high value on being agreeable, the candor and acerbity of John Kenneth Galbraith can be refreshing; he brings to our public life an 18th-century relish for ad hominem disputation which enlivens political discourse.
Yale, which has not lost to an Ivy League opponent since 1966, routed Columbia, 41-6, at Baker Field yesterday before a homecoming crowd of 15,114. The homecomers had little to cheer about as the sound and solid Yale team scored five touchdowns before Columbia made its one in the fourth quarter.
PROVIDENCE, R. I., Oct. 18 -- Dartmouth came to town today loaded for bear and before the unbeaten Indians left, they found the hunting excellent at Brown Stadium, tomahawking the Bruins by 38-13.
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Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of October 15, 1969, covering October 19, 1969.
Creedence Clearwater Revival
The Rolling Stones
Johnny Cash
Blind Faith
Iron Butterfly
1969Pedro Castillo, Peruvian politician, 130th President of Peru[†]
José Pedro Castillo Terrones is a Peruvian politician, former elementary school teacher, and union leader who served as the President of Peru from 28 July 2021 until he was removed from office on 7 December 2022.
1969Zdeno Cíger, Slovak ice hockey player and coach[†]
Zdeno Cíger is a Slovak former professional hockey player, and currently hockey coach. He played for the National Hockey League's New Jersey Devils, Edmonton Oilers, New York Rangers and Tampa Bay Lightning. Zdeno Cíger was drafted 54th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the New Jersey Devils as their 3rd choice. Cíger played in 352 NHL games, amassing 94 goals and 134 assists. His best year came up in the 1995-1996 season when he scored 31 goals and added 39 assists, after which he would leave the NHL before briefly returning 6 years later during the 2001–02 NHL season.
1969John Edward, American psychic and author[†]
John Edward McGee Jr. is an American television personality, writer and self-proclaimed psychic medium.
1969Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter[†]
Randolph Severn "Trey" Parker III is an American actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and musician. He is best known for co-creating South Park (1997) and The Book of Mormon (2011) with his creative partner Matt Stone. Parker was interested in film and music as a child and at high school and attended the University of Colorado Boulder, where he met Stone. The two collaborated on various short films and co-starred in Parker’s feature-length musical Cannibal! The Musical (1993).
1969Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager[†]
Erwin Sánchez Freking is a Bolivian former footballer who played as an attacking midfielder, currently a manager.
1969Lacey Hearn, American sprinter (born 1881)[†]
Lacey Earnest Hearn was an American athlete and middle distance runner who competed in the early twentieth century. Individually he specialized in the 1500 Metres, and he won a bronze medal in Athletics at the 1904 Summer Olympics, held in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Hearn's Compatriot James Lightbody took gold. Hearn was also a member of the American distance team which won the silver medal at the 1904 Olympics, competing in the Chicago American team in the 4-mile team race, consisting of James Lightbody, Frank Verner, Hearn, Albert Corey and Sidney Hatch.
In 1969, the world population was approximately 3,619,491,579 people[†]