Page 4: Historical Events In 1969

Feb 21   On this day in history first launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)   

Feb 21   On this day in history jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies   

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

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

Feb 23   In the year 1969 nayif Hawatimah forms Democratic People's Front for Liberation of Palestine   

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

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 in the year 1969.   

Feb 25   Beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history 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 in the year 1969.   

Feb 27   General Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup on this day in history.   

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   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA on this day in history.   

Mar 01   On this day in history after 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts   

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   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony in the year 1969.   

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

Mar 02   In the year 1969 the first test flight of the supersonic Concorde   

Mar 03   In the year 1969 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   Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France in the year 1969.   

Mar 05   Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany on this day in history.   

Mar 05   In the year 1969 joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London   

Mar 05   The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published in the year 1969.   

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   On this day in history birth of rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96)   

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

Jan 02   Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tommy Morrison, American boxer   

Jan 03   Matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68 in the year 1969.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1969.   

Jan 05   In the year 1969 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   In the year 1969 ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86   

Jan 10   In the year 1969 death of john Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900)