Page 4: Historical Events In 1969

Feb 23   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.   

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

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

Feb 24   Mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

Feb 24   Mariner 6, inaugural spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched   

Feb 25   Beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album   

Feb 25   Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates   

Feb 25   Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars.   

Feb 26   Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86.   

Feb 27   General Hafez al-Assad is recorded as becoming head of Syria via military coup   

Feb 27   John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73.   

Feb 27   President Nixon visits West-Berlin.   

Feb 28   Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler and Ford of Great Britain   

Feb 28   Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina and Ulanov of USSR.   

Feb 28   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.   

Mar 01   After 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts.   

Mar 01   New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball.   

Mar 02   Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

Mar 02   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony   

Mar 02   Phil Esposito is recorded as becoming inaugural NHL Player to score 100 points in a season.   

Mar 02   The inaugural test flight of the supersonic Concorde   

Mar 03   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.   

Mar 05   Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France.   

Mar 05   Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany   

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

Mar 05   The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published.   

Mar 07   Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, is recorded as becoming deputy director of CIA.   

Mar 08   Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo Italy.   

Mar 09   Riad, chief of staff (Egyptian army), dies.   

Mar 10   James Earl Ray are discovered guilty of the murder of Martin Luther King and sentenced to 99 years in jail.   

Mar 10   James Earl Ray pleads guilty in murder of Martin Luther King Jr   

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Jan 02   Christy turlington: Sf calif, model (calvin klein eternity)   

Jan 02   Rick tabaracci: Toronto, nhl goalie (calgary flames)   

Jan 02   Robert svehla: Martin cze, nhl defenseman (florida panthers, slovakia)   

Jan 02   Stephen davies: Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (oly-sil-92, 96)   

Jan 02   Karl-heinz grasser: Austrian politician   

Jan 02   Glen johnson: Jamaican boxer   

Jan 02   Tommy morrison: American boxer   

Jan 03   Matt labounty: Defensive end (seattle seahawks)   

Jan 01   Barton maclane: Actor (gen peterson-i dream of jeannie),    

Jan 02   Georges renevant: Actor (cornered),    

Jan 03   Howard mcnear: Actor (irma la douce),    

Jan 04   Montague fawcett phillips: Composer,    

Jan 05   Franz t csokor: Austria author (gottes general),    

Jan 08   Albert hill: British athlete (b. 1889)   

Jan 09   Ladislav vycpalek: Composer,    

Jan 10   John brownlee: Australian tenor (b. 1900)