Page 4: 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 in the year 1969.   

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   On this day in history 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   Beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album in the year 1969.   

Feb 25   On this day in history jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates   

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

Feb 26   In the year 1969 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   John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   President Nixon visits West-Berlin in the year 1969.   

Feb 28   On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain   

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

Feb 28   Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR on this day in history.   

Feb 28   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA on this day in history.   

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

Mar 01   In the year 1969 new York Yankees' Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball   

Mar 02   In the year 1969 chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

Mar 02   On this day in history dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony   

Mar 02   On this day in history 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. on this day in history.   

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

Mar 05   In the year 1969 gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany   

Mar 05   Joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1969 the premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published.   

Mar 07   Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

Mar 07   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity)   

Jan 02   Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames) was born in the year 1969.   

Jan 02   Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Tommy Morrison, American boxer was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 03   Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86   

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