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16 August 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 16 August 1969 was a Saturday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “In the Year 2525 (Exordium and Terminus)” by Zager and Evans.
- Top Film of 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Bestselling Novel of 1969
- “Portnoy's Complaint” by Philip Roth was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1969.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In” (NBC) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1969–70 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 16 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 16 August 1969 fell in the Year of the Rooster.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 16 August 1969 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 16 August
- 1960 Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.
- 1964 Vietnam War: A coup d'état replaces Dương Văn Minh with General Nguyễn Khánh as President of South Vietnam. A new constitution is established with aid from the U.S. Embassy.
- 1966 Vietnam War: The House Un-American Activities Committee begins investigations of Americans who have aided the Viet Cong. The committee intends to introduce legislation making these activities illegal. Anti-war demonstrators disrupt the meeting and 50 people are arrested.
- 1972 In an unsuccessful coup d'état attempt, the Royal Moroccan Air Force fires upon Hassan II of Morocco's plane while he is traveling back to Rabat.
- 1975 Australian Prime Minister Gough Whitlam symbolically hands over land to the Gurindji people after the eight-year Wave Hill walk-off, a landmark event in the history of Indigenous land rights in Australia, commemorated in a 1991 song by Paul Kelly and an annual celebration.
Famous people born on August 16
- Madonna, American singer-songwriter, producer, actress, and director (born 1958)
- Sophie Cunningham, American basketball player (born 1996)
- Jannik Sinner, Italian tennis player (born 2001)
- James Cameron, Canadian director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1954)
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Events of 1969 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- February 9 – The Boeing 747 makes its maiden flight, from Paine Field at Everett, Washington.
- May 25 – Midnight Cowboy, an X-rated, Oscar-winning John Schlesinger film, is released.
- June 28 – The Stonewall riots in New York City mark the start of the modern gay rights movement in the U.S.
Life in the US in 1969
President
Richard Nixon
Gas (per gallon)
$0.35
Loaf of Bread
$0.24
Average House
$17,400
Weekly Wage
$130
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