Page 4: Historical Events In 1969
Friday, 11 July 2025
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 on this day in history.
Feb 21 Ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators in the year 1969.
Feb 23 On this day in history 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 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 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 On this day in history beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album
Feb 25 In the year 1969 jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates
Feb 25 Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars in the year 1969.
Feb 26 Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86 on this day in history.
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 In the year 1969 president Nixon visits West-Berlin
Feb 28 Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain on this day in history.
Feb 28 In the year 1969 ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR
Feb 28 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR in the year 1969.
Feb 28 On this day in history men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA
Mar 01 On this day in history after 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts
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) in the year 1969.
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 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 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 On this day in history the premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published.
Mar 07 In the year 1969 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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