Page 2: Historical Events In 1969

Jan 16   Jan Palach immolates himself to protest Soviet invasion of Czechoslovakia   

Jan 16   Jan Palach, protesting Soviet invasion of Czech, self immolates at 20   

Jan 16   Soviet Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform inaugural transfer of crew in space   

Jan 16   The Soviets carry out the inaugural manual docking of a spacecraft in orbit.   

Jan 17   Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in UK.   

Jan 17   Debut album of Led Zeppelin released in US   

Jan 17   Grazyna Bacewicz, composer, dies at 59.   

Jan 18   Expanded 4 party Vietnam peace talks began in Paris.   

Jan 18   Soyuz 5 returns to Earth   

Jan 19   AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25.   

Jan 19   Charles Winninger, actor (Cafe Metropole, Coney Island), dies at 84   

Jan 20   Richard M Nixon inaugurated as President.   

Jan 20   U of Arizona reports inaugural optical id of pulsar (in Crab Nebula).   

Jan 23   In this year, Cream releases their last album "Goodbye"   

Jan 23   Jaroslav Kricka, composer, dies at 86.   

Jan 24   Pauline Hall, composer, dies at 78.   

Jan 24   Queen Juliana appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa.   

Jan 24   Spanish General Franco announces state of emergency.   

Jan 25   US-North Vietnamese peace talks begin in Paris.   

Jan 27   14 spies hung in Baghdad.   

Jan 27   9 Jews publicly executed in Damascus Syria   

Jan 27   Actress Thelma Ritter suffers a heart attack (she dies Feb 5th)   

Jan 27   Charles Winninger, actor (Charlie Farrell Show), dies at 82.   

Jan 27   Noordiers vicar Ian Paisley sentenced to 3 years.   

Jan 29   Britain refused entry into the European Economic Community.   

Jan 29   Jimi Hendrix and Peter Townshend wage a battle of guitars.   

Jan 29   Sheahan and Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia vs West Indies   

Jan 30   Allan Welsh Dulles, US diplomat/director (CIA 1953-61), dies at 75   

Jan 30   Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert on the roof of Apple.   

Jan 30   US/Canada ISIS 1 launched to study ionosphere.   

Jan 31   Alexander Mikhaylovich Dzegelyonok, composer, dies at 77   

Jan 31   Beatles perform last live gig (42-minute concert on roof of Apple HQs)   

Jan 31   Vice Admiral Rufus L Taylor, USN, ends term as deputy director of CIA   

Feb 01   Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert.   

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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)