Historical Events In 1969

Feb 21   In the year 1969 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   Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators in the year 1969.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 24   Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 in the year 1969.  

Feb 24   Mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by in the year 1969.  

Feb 24   In the year 1969 mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1969 jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates  

Feb 25   On this day in history mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars  

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

Feb 27   In the year 1969 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 in the year 1969.  

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

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   New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball in the year 1969.  

Mar 02   Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) in the year 1969.  

Mar 02   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony on this day in history.  

Mar 02   Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season on this day in history.  

Mar 02   The first test flight of the supersonic Concorde on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days) in the year 1969.  

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   Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France in the year 1969.  

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

Mar 05   On this day in history joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London  

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

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 in the year 1969.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity)  

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 in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of tommy Morrison, American boxer  

Jan 03   In the year 1969 birth of matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 05   On this day in history franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83  

Jan 08   Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889) died in the year 1969.  

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)