Page 12: Historical Events In 1969

Aug 07   Joseph Kosma, composer, dies at 63.   

Aug 08   Sharon Tate, murdered by the Manson family at 26.   

Aug 09   "Zorba" closes at Imperial Theater NYC after 305 performances   

Aug 09   Abigail Folger, US, coffee magnate (Folgers), murdered   

Aug 09   Manson family commits Tate-LaBianca murders   

Aug 12   A three day street battle started in Londonderry, Northern Ireland.   

Aug 12   Dick Ryan, actor (For Heaven's Sake), dies after long illness at 72.   

Aug 12   Echo, the worlds inaugural communications satellite, launched by the US   

Aug 14   British troops intervenes militarily in Northern Ireland   

Aug 14   Leonard Sidney Woolf, English publisher/writer, dies at 88.   

Aug 15   Stijn Streuvels, [F Lateur], Flemish writer (Vlaschard), dies at 97.   

Aug 15   Woodstock Music and Art Fair opens in NY State (Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm).   

Aug 15   Woodstock music festival.   

Aug 16   Russ Bender, actor/writer (Air Patrol, Strangler), dies at 59   

Aug 16   WATL TV channel 36 in Atlanta, GA begins broadcasting   

Aug 17   In this year, Hurricane Camille claims more than 250.   

Aug 17   Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, architect (November Group), dies at 83.   

Aug 18   Laci Boldemann, composer, dies at 48   

Aug 19   British army takes over policing of Northern Ireland   

Aug 21   Fire in Al-Aksa-mosque in Jerusalem.   

Aug 22   Hurricane Camille strikes U.S. Gulf Coast results in the deaths of 255.   

Aug 23   In this year, Audrey McElmory (US) claims World Cycling Championships, Brno, Czechoslovakia (1st American to win cycling race title since 1912).   

Aug 27   Claire Whitney, silent film actress (Blind Fools), dies at 79   

Aug 28   Clarence R Hennecke, actor (Keystone Kops), dies at 74   

Aug 30   120000 attend Texas Intl Pop Festival.   

Aug 30   25000 attend 2nd Annual Sky River Rock Festival, Tenino Wash.   

Aug 30   Racial disturbances in Fort Lauderdale Florida.   

Aug 31   25000 attend New Orleans Pop Festival.   

Aug 31   Boxer Rocky Marciano dies in an airplane crash in Iowa, at age 4Aug 31,.   

Aug 31   Ottmar Gerster, composer, dies at 72.   

Sep 01   Drew Pearson, newscaster (Drew Pearson), dies at 71   

Sep 01   Libyan revolution, Col Moammar Gadhafi deposes King Idris   

Sep 02   Harry Williams Millard, producer, dies of cancer at 41.   

Sep 02   North Vietnamese president Ho Chi Minh dies.   

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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)