What Happened on September 23, 1969

Historical Events

Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid

"Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid" directed by George Roy Hill and starring Paul Newman and Robert Redford premieres at the Roger Sherman Theater in New Haven, Connecticut

1st broadcast of "Marcus Welby MD" on ABC-TV

Music History

Northern Star and Illinois Univ newspaper start rumors that Paul McCartney is dead

1969 History

Famous Birthdays

Jeff Cirillo, infielder (Milwaukee Brewers), born in Pasadena, California
Patrick Fiori [Patrick Jean-François Chouchayan] French pop-rock singer-songwriter of Armenian descent, born in Marseille
Tapio Laukkanen, Finnish rally driver

Born in 1969

1969 Highlights