Page 10: Historical Events In 1969

Jun 29   inaugural Jewish worship service at White House.   

Jun 29   Moise K Tsjombe, premier Congo/Zaire, dies.   

Jun 30   Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76.   

Jun 30   Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco   

Jul 01   Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales   

Jul 01   John and Yoko are hospitilized after a car crash   

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

Jul 02   Canadian National abandons Newfoundland passenger trains 101-102   

Jul 02   Leslie West and Felix Pappalardi form the rock group Mountain   

Jul 03   78000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI.   

Jul 03   Brian Jones of the Rolling Stones drowns at 25   

Jul 03   Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25   

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

Jul 04   140000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep and Janis Joplin.   

Jul 04   Ann Jones defeats Billie Jean King for Wimbeldon Ladies championship   

Jul 05   Ben Alexander, dies at 58.   

Jul 05   In this year, Rod Laver claims his 4th Wimbeldon championship.   

Jul 05   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.   

Jul 07   Erskine Sanford, dies at 83   

Jul 08   Gladys Swarthout, opera singer/actress (Ambush), dies at 64   

Jul 08   Thor Heyerdahl and reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco.   

Jul 08   US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam   

Jul 09   Gertrude Dixon, compiler of Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, dies.   

Jul 10   Chilean Association of Librarians created   

Jul 10   NL votes to split into 2 divisions.   

Jul 11   Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"   

Jul 13   Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon   

Jul 14   "Futbol War" between El Salvador and Honduras begins.   

Jul 15   Peter Van Eyck, dies after long illness at 56.   

Jul 16   Apollo 11, carrying inaugural men to land on the Moon, launched   

Jul 16   Apollo 11, the inaugural manned Moon landing, launched   

Jul 18   Barbara Pepper actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57   

Jul 18   Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL.   

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Jan 02   Christy turlington: Sf calif, model (calvin klein eternity)   

Jan 02   Rick tabaracci: Toronto, nhl goalie (calgary flames)   

Jan 02   Robert svehla: Martin cze, nhl defenseman (florida panthers, slovakia)   

Jan 02   Stephen davies: Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (oly-sil-92, 96)   

Jan 02   Karl-heinz grasser: Austrian politician   

Jan 02   Glen johnson: Jamaican boxer   

Jan 02   Tommy morrison: American boxer   

Jan 03   Matt labounty: Defensive end (seattle seahawks)   

Jan 01   Barton maclane: Actor (gen peterson-i dream of jeannie),   

Jan 02   Georges renevant: Actor (cornered),    

Jan 03   Howard mcnear: Actor (irma la douce),   

Jan 04   Montague fawcett phillips: Composer,   

Jan 05   Franz t csokor: Austria author (gottes general),   

Jan 08   Albert hill: British athlete (b. 1889)   

Jan 09   Ladislav vycpalek: Composer,    

Jan 10   John brownlee: Australian tenor (b. 1900)