Akebono Taro (曙太郎 Akebono Tarō, geboren als Chad George Ha'aheo Rowan) (Waimanalo (Hawaï), 8 mei 1969 – Tokio, april 2024 ) was een Amerikaanse-Japanse sumoworstelaar. Op 27 januari 1993 bereikte Akebono als eerste niet-Japanner de status van yokozuna, wat de hoogste rang in het sumoworstelen is.
Lees meer...8 mei 1969 was een donderdag onder het sterrenbeeld ♉. Het was de 127e dag van het jaar. President van de Verenigde Staten was Richard M. Nixon.
Als je op deze dag bent geboren, ben je 57 jaar oud. Je laatste verjaardag was op vrijdag 8 mei 2026, 24 dagen geleden. Je volgende verjaardag is op zaterdag 8 mei 2027, in 340 dagen. Je hebt 20.843 dagen geleefd, of ongeveer 500.233 uur, of ongeveer 30.014.037 minuten, of ongeveer 1.800.842.220 seconden.
Date: 08 May 1969
By ROBERT H. PHELPS
Robert PHELPS
Internatl Press Inst dir E Meyer says fight for press freedom must shift from traditional opposition to govt restrictions to other criteria, including consideration of ad-financial-circulation aspects that limit readership, question of possible readers that papers overlook, such as minority groups, int, Zurich; cites examples in various nations
Date: 08 May 1969
By TAD SZULC
Tad SZULC
Czech party pub Rude Pravo prints Apr 3 statement by Acad of Sciences demanding end of press censorship; new ed J Svoboda apologizes for not publishing it immediately after its adoption
Date: 09 May 1969
Indonesian official repts outbreak of anti-Govt terror campaign in West Irian; repts journalists and foreign diplomats have been banned from region; Min Sudjarwo Tjondronegoro blames underground 'free Papua' movement for outbreak of fighting, repts some West Irianese have kidnapped or intimidated pro-Indonesian leaders; says Indonesia suspects foreign elements in Netherlands, Australia and other places are supporting insurgent movement; Netherlands and Australia deny charge; N Jouwe, leader of Free Papua Movement, says struggle began in West Irian
Date: 08 May 1969
By ROBERT C. DOTY
Robert DOTY
Named prefect of new Congregation for the Divine Cult
Date: 08 May 1969
Conn U Loeb awards for business-financial writing, to C N Stabler (Wall St Journal), J Brooks (New Yorker), A Lack (NY Times), A Altweeg (Dallas Morning News) and G J W Goodman (pseudonym for Adam Smith)
Date: 08 May 1969
Lasker Foundation Med Journalism Awards to B Yuncker (NY Post), C P Gilmore (NY Times Magazine), L Giovannitti and NBC News; special award to Munic Broadcasting System (WNYC)
Date: 08 May 1969
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
Date: 09 May 1969
By VARTANIG G. VARTAN
Vartanig VARTAN
stock mkt reaction to talks; Dow-Jones indus avg reaches new high for '69
Date: 08 May 1969
By ISADORE BARMASH
Isadore BARMASH