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   On this day in history maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34  

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

Jun 22   On this day in history aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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   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   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   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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jul 04   In the year 1969 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   Ben Alexander, dies at 58 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 05   On this day in history rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park  

Jul 07   In the year 1969 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1969 birth of tommy Morrison, American boxer  

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   John Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900) died in the year 1969.