Historical Events In 1969

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

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 in the year 1969.  

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   In the year 1969 stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78  

Jun 23   In the year 1969 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 in the year 1969.  

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   In the year 1969 richard Vance Maxfield, composer, dies at 42  

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

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

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   Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales in the year 1969.  

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   Canadian National abandons Newfoundland passenger trains 101-102 in the year 1969.  

Jul 02   Leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form the rock group Mountain on this day in history.  

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

Jul 03   In the year 1969 brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25  

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   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   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   On this day in history canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English language across the country  

Jul 07   On this day in history erskine Sanford, dies at 83  

Jul 08   Gladys Swarthout, opera singer/actress (Ambush), dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   Christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician  

Jan 02   Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer was born in the year 1969.  

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

Jan 03   Matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks) was born in the year 1969.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1969 georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74  

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   Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

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.