Historical Events In 1969

Jun 19   State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances in the year 1969.  

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

Jun 21   Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34 in the year 1969.  

Jun 21   Zager &Evans release "In the Year 2525" in the year 1969.  

Jun 22   Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance on this day in history.  

Jun 22   In the year 1969 judy Garland, actress (Wizard of Oz, Easter Parade), dies at 47 of an overdose  

Jun 23   On this day in history joe Frazier beats Jerry Quarry for the heavyweight boxing title  

Jun 23   On this day in history stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78  

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

Jun 24   Maria Belgado, entertainer, dies in the year 1969.  

Jun 27   In the year 1969 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival  

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   Richard Vance Maxfield, composer, dies at 42 in the year 1969.  

Jun 29   On this day in history first Jewish worship service at White House  

Jun 29   In the year 1969 moise K Tsjombe, premier Congo/Zaire, dies  

Jun 30   Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Jun 30   In the year 1969 spain cedes Ifni to Morocco  

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

Jul 01   On this day in history john & Yoko are hospitilized after a car crash  

Jul 02   Brian Jones founder of the Rolling Stones, drowns on this day in history.  

Jul 02   In the year 1969 canadian National abandons Newfoundland passenger trains 101-102.  

Jul 02   Leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form the rock group Mountain in the year 1969.  

Jul 03   In the year 1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI  

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   In the year 1969 "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 in the year 1969.  

Jul 05   On this day in history ben Alexander, dies at 58  

Jul 05   Rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship in the year 1969.  

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 in the year 1969.  

Jul 08   Gladys Swarthout, opera singer/actress (Ambush), dies at 64 in the year 1969.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames)  

Jan 02   Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96)  

Jan 02   Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer  

Jan 02   Tommy Morrison, American boxer was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)  

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

Jan 02   Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1969 howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63  

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1969.  

Jan 05   Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 in the year 1969.  

Jan 08   Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history death of john Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900)