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 in the year 1969.  

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

Jun 21   On this day in history zager &Evans release "In the Year 2525"  

Jun 22   In the year 1969 aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance  

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

Jun 23   Joe Frazier beats Jerry Quarry for the heavyweight boxing title in the year 1969.  

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

Jun 23   Warren E Burger sworn in as Supreme Court Chief Justice in the year 1969.  

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

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   Richard Vance Maxfield, composer, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Jun 29   First Jewish worship service at White House on this day in history.  

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

Jun 30   On this day in history jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76  

Jun 30   On this day in history spain cedes Ifni to Morocco  

Jul 01   In the year 1969 charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales  

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

Jul 02   In the year 1969 brian Jones founder of the Rolling Stones, drowns  

Jul 02   Canadian National abandons Newfoundland passenger trains 101-102 on this day in history.  

Jul 02   On this day in history leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form the rock group Mountain  

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

Jul 03   On this day in history brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25  

Jul 03   Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25 in the year 1969.  

Jul 04   In the year 1969 "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK  

Jul 04   140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin in the year 1969.  

Jul 04   In the year 1969 ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship  

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

Jul 05   In the year 1969 rod Laver wins his 4th Wimbeldon championship  

Jul 05   On this day in history 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   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   Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96)  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer  

Jan 02   Tommy Morrison, American boxer was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1969.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1969 montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83  

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

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

Jan 09   On this day in history ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 10   John Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900) died in the year 1969.