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   Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 26   Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Feb 27   General Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup in the year 1969.  

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

Feb 28   In the year 1969 ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR  

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   After 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts in the year 1969.  

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

Mar 03   In the year 1969 apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days)  

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   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1969 birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 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   On this day in history georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74  

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

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   On this day in history death of albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889)  

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

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