Page 12: Historical Events In 1969

Jul 26   Sharon Sites Adams, 39, is recorded as becoming inaugural lady to solo sail the Pacific.   

Jul 27   Pioneer 10 launched.   

Jul 28   Ernst Tittel, composer, dies at 59   

Jul 29   Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars.   

Jul 30   Barbra Striesand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas.   

Jul 31   Mariner 6 flies past Mars   

Jul 31   National Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, La   

Aug 02   Clarence Dickinson, composer, dies at 96   

Aug 04   Willie Stargell is inaugural to hit a HR outside of Dodger Stadium.   

Aug 05   Mariner 7 flies past Mars.   

Aug 06   Theodor Adorno, German philosopher/sociologist, dies at 65   

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   

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Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity)   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tommy Morrison, American boxer   

Jan 03   Matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68   

Jan 02   Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83   

Jan 08   Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889) died in the year 1969.   

Jan 09   Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1969.   

Jan 10   John Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900) died on this day in history.