Historical Events In 1969

Feb 21   On this day in history first launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)  

Feb 21   Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 21   In the year 1969 ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators  

Feb 23   In the year 1969 abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67  

Feb 23   Nayif Hawatimah forms Democratic People's Front for Liberation of Palestine in the year 1969.  

Feb 23   On this day in history start of hovercraft service between Vancouver and Nanaimo; first scheduled hovercraft service in Canada didn't last too many logs in the water  

Feb 24   In the year 1969 kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61  

Feb 24   On this day in history mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by  

Feb 24   Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched in the year 1969.  

Feb 25   In the year 1969 beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album  

Feb 25   Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates on this day in history.  

Feb 25   Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars in the year 1969.  

Feb 26   On this day in history karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86  

Feb 27   On this day in history general Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup  

Feb 27   On this day in history john Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73  

Feb 27   In the year 1969 president Nixon visits West-Berlin  

Feb 28   Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain in the year 1969.  

Feb 28   Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR  

Feb 28   On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA  

Mar 01   On this day in history after 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts  

Mar 01   On this day in history new York Yankees' Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball  

Mar 02   Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony in the year 1969.  

Mar 02   In the year 1969 phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season  

Mar 02   The first test flight of the supersonic Concorde in the year 1969.  

Mar 03   Apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days) on this day in history.  

Mar 04   RCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy. in the year 1969.  

Mar 05   In the year 1969 gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France  

Mar 05   Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany in the year 1969.  

Mar 05   Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London in the year 1969.  

Mar 05   The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published on this day in history.  

Mar 07   In the year 1969 lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA  

Mar 07   In the year 1969 uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

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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 in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1969 birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer  

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 in the year 1969.  

Jan 03   Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 in the year 1969.  

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1969.  

Jan 05   Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 in the year 1969.  

Jan 08   Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   In the year 1969 death of john Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900)