Page 15: Historical Events In 1969

Oct 31   Race riot in Jacksonville Florida   

Nov 01   Beatles'""Abbey Road," album goes #1 and stays #1 for 11 weeks.   

Nov 02   Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63.   

Nov 04   Carlos Marighela, Brazilian guerilla, dies in battle.   

Nov 05   Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies.   

Nov 06   Augustin Lara, composer, dies at 69.   

Nov 08   Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62   

Nov 10   "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV.   

Nov 10   The children's TV show Sesame Street debuts on PBS.   

Nov 11   Frank Newburg, actor (Homemaker), dies at 83   

Nov 12   Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77.   

Nov 13   VP Spiro T Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias and distortion.   

Nov 14   2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US   

Nov 14   Apollo 12 launched for 2nd manned Moon landing   

Nov 15   250000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against the Vietnam War   

Nov 15   Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar and indecent language in Tampa, FL   

Nov 15   Roy D'Arcy, actor (Lovers, Actress), dies at 75   

Nov 16   The inaugural public display of a moon rock takes place at the Museum of Natural History in New York City.   

Nov 18   Joseph P Kennedy, JFK/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Mass, at 81.   

Nov 19   Apollo 12's Conrad and Bean become 3rd and 4th humans on Moon.   

Nov 19   Apollo 12's Conrad andBean become 3rd and4th humans on the Moon.   

Nov 21   Baseball player Ken Griffey Jr. is born.   

Nov 21   KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast   

Nov 21   Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924).   

Nov 21   The inaugural ARPANET link was put into service on this day in 1969. The network connected a computer at the University of California at Los Angeles with one at the Stanford Research Institute   

Nov 22   Acario Cotapos, composer, dies at 80   

Nov 23   The inaugural space-to-ground news conference was telecast this day. Reporters in Houston submitted written questions to a lieutenant at the Houston NASA base, who read them to astronauts aboard Apollo 12.   

Nov 24   Apollo 12 returns to Earth   

Nov 24   U.S. Army officials announce 1st Lt. William Calley will be court-martialed for the premeditated murder of 109 Vietnamese civilians at My Lai   

Nov 25   John Lennon returns his MBE.   

Nov 26   Creams' final concert (Royal Albert Hall)   

Nov 28   Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67.   

Nov 29   Beatles' "Come Together," single goes #1.   

Dec 01   US government holds its inaugural draft lottery since WW II.   

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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)