Historical Events In 1969

Jun 19   State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances on this day in history.  

Jun 20   On this day in history 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear  

Jun 21   Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Zager &Evans release "In the Year 2525" on this day in history.  

Jun 22   Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance in the year 1969.  

Jun 22   On this day in history judy Garland, actress (Wizard of Oz, Easter Parade), dies at 47 of an overdose  

Jun 23   In the year 1969 joe Frazier beats Jerry Quarry for the heavyweight boxing title  

Jun 23   Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78 in the year 1969.  

Jun 23   On this day in history warren E Burger sworn in as Supreme Court Chief Justice  

Jun 24   In the year 1969 maria Belgado, entertainer, dies  

Jun 27   50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival on this day in history.  

Jun 27   Police raid the Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, NY, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against the police, it lasts 3 days on this day in history.  

Jun 27   On this day in history richard Vance Maxfield, composer, dies at 42  

Jun 29   First Jewish worship service at White House in the year 1969.  

Jun 29   Moise K Tsjombe, premier Congo/Zaire, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 30   In the year 1969 jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76  

Jun 30   Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco on this day in history.  

Jul 01   Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales on this day in history.  

Jul 01   John & Yoko are hospitilized after a car crash on this day in history.  

Jul 02   Brian Jones founder of the Rolling Stones, drowns in the year 1969.  

Jul 02   On this day in history canadian National abandons Newfoundland passenger trains 101-102.  

Jul 02   In the year 1969 leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form the rock group Mountain  

Jul 03   78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI on this day in history.  

Jul 03   Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25 in the year 1969.  

Jul 03   On this day in history brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25  

Jul 04   On this day in history "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK  

Jul 04   On this day in history 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin  

Jul 04   Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship on this day in history.  

Jul 05   Ben Alexander, dies at 58 in the year 1969.  

Jul 05   Rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship on this day in history.  

Jul 05   In the year 1969 rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park  

Jul 07   Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language across the country in the year 1969.  

Jul 07   Erskine Sanford, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jul 08   In the year 1969 gladys Swarthout, opera singer/actress (Ambush), dies at 64  

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Jan 02   Christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   Stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician  

Jan 02   Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of tommy Morrison, American boxer  

Jan 03   In the year 1969 birth of matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)  

Jan 01   In the year 1969 barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68  

Jan 02   Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74 in the year 1969.  

Jan 03   Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83  

Jan 08   In the year 1969 death of albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889)  

Jan 09   In the year 1969 ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 10   John Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900) died on this day in history.