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Thursday August 21, 1969
US date format: 8/21/1969, UK date format: 21/8/1969
It was Thursday, under the sign of Leo (see birth chart on August 21, 1969). The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Andujar Cedeno and Billy Gardell.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to Honky Tonk Women by The Rolling Stones.
This Man Must Die, directed by Claude Chabrol, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1969
while New Moon Rising by Eugenia Price was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Here Comes the Grump.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Space Travel.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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This Man Must Die
Directed by: Claude Chabrol
Starring: Michel Duchaussoy, Caroline Cellier, Jean Yanne, Anouk Ferjac
Fellini Satyricon
Directed by: Federico Fellini
Starring: Martin Potter, Hiram Keller, Max Born, Salvo Randone
Country: United States of America
Marlowe
Directed by: Paul Bogart
Starring: James Garner, Gayle Hunnicutt, Carroll O'Connor, Rita Moreno
Country: United States of America
Porcile
Directed by: Pier Paolo Pasolini
Starring: Pierre Clémenti, Jean-Pierre Léaud, Alberto Lionello, Ugo Tognazzi
Journey to the Far Side of the Sun
Directed by: Robert Parrish
Starring: Roy Thinnes, Ian Hendry, Patrick Wymark, Lynn Loring
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 21, 1969?
- Ninoy Aquino Day - special holiday in the Philippines.
- Orthodox - Thaddaeus
- RC saints - Pope Pius X
- Roman festivals - Consualia, in honor of Consus, is held
Holidays
- Fire in Al-Aksa-mosque in Jerusalem
Events
- Billy Gardell: Comedian.
- Andujar Cedeno: La Ramona, Dominican Republic --...
- Josee Chouinard: Rosemont, Quebec -- Figure skater (1994...
- Bruce Anstey: New Zealand motorcycle racer.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 21, 1969?
- The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women
- Johnny Cash - A Boy Named Sue
- Tommy James and the Shondells - Crystal Blue Persuasion
- Neil Diamond - Sweet Caroline (Good Times Never Seemed So Good)
- Zager & Evans - In The Year 2525 (Exordium & Terminus)
- Jackie DeShannon - Put A Little Love In Your Heart
- Creedence Clearwater Revival - Green River
- Tony Joe White - Polk Salad Annie
- The Youngbloods - Get Together
- The Guess Who - Laughing
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Aretha Franklin - Share Your Love With Me
- Choice Of Colors - The Impressions
- Gladys Knight And The Pips - The Nitty Gritty
- Lou Rawls - Your Good Thing (Is About To End)
- James Brown - Mother Popcorn (You Got To Have A Mother For Me) Part 1
- Jr. Walker & The All Stars - What Does It Take (To Win Your Love)
- Smokey Robinson & The Miracles - Doggone Right
- Stevie Wonder - My Cherie Amour
- Clarence Reid - Nobody But You Babe
- I Do - The Moments
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Here Comes the Grump
Directed by: Grant Simmons
Skyhawks
The Barbara McNair Show
The Hardy Boys
Starring: Byron Kane, Dal McKennon, Jane Webb
Country: United States of America
Up Pompeii!
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1969?
- LIFE: Inflation and taxes
- Time: The Nixon Presidency; by Patrick B. Oliphant.
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8140
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
New Moon Rising
By: Eugenia Price
Second Novel in the St. Simons Trilogy.A rich and riveting tale of love, hardship, and the journey for happiness in the war-torn South.In
Linda Goodman'S Sun Signs
By: Linda Goodman
Find out what's really happening in your life and the lives of those around you. Is he really unstable beneath that placid exterior?
Except For Me And Thee
By: Jessamyn West
Small crease to DJ near spine. Pages are clean and crisp and binding is tight. Solid Book.
My Turn At Bat
By: Ted Williams
Now available for the first time in years, My Turn at Bat is Ted Williams' own story of his spectacular life and baseball career.
The Goodbye Look
By: Ross MacDonald
In The Goodbye Look, Lew Archer is hired to investigate a burglary at the mission-style mansion of Irene and Larry Chalmers.
Videogames
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