Historical Events
Music Concert
200,000 attend Newport '69', then largest-ever pop concert in Northridge, California. Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear.
Jimi Hendrix
- A constitutional referendum in Rhodesia on declaring a republic is approved by 72% of the voting population
Event of Interest
Georges Pompidou sworn in as President of France
Georges Pompidou
Famous Birthdays
- Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals), born in Rock Hill, South Carolina
- Malivai Washington, tennis star (Olympics 1996), born in Glenn Cove, New York
- Michael Gerber, American parody author, born in Elizabeth, New Jersey