Page 4: 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 in the year 1969.   

Feb 21   On this day in history ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators   

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

Feb 24   In the year 1969 mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

Feb 24   Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   President Nixon visits West-Berlin on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 28   In the year 1969 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   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) in the year 1969.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   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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Jan 02   In the year 1969 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   In the year 1969 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   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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1969 howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63   

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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

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)