Historical Events In 1969

Feb 21   First launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes) on this day in history.  

Feb 21   Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies in the year 1969.  

Feb 21   On this day in history ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators  

Feb 23   Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Nayif Hawatimah forms Democratic People's Front for Liberation of Palestine on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Start of hovercraft service between Vancouver and Nanaimo; first scheduled hovercraft service in Canada didn't last too many logs in the water in the year 1969.  

Feb 24   On this day in history kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61  

Feb 24   In the year 1969 mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by  

Feb 24   Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched on this day in history.  

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

Feb 25   Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates in the year 1969.  

Feb 25   Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars on this day in history.  

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   John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 in the year 1969.  

Feb 27   On this day in history president Nixon visits West-Berlin  

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 in the year 1969.  

Feb 28   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA in the year 1969.  

Mar 01   After 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1969 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony  

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

Mar 02   On this day in history the first test flight of the supersonic Concorde  

Mar 03   On this day in history apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days)  

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

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

Mar 07   On this day in history lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA  

Mar 07   USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1969.  

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Jan 02   Christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames)  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)  

Jan 02   Stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96) was born on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)  

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 in the year 1969.  

Jan 03   In the year 1969 howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63  

Jan 04   In the year 1969 montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83  

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 in the year 1969.  

Jan 09   In the year 1969 ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of john Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900)