Historical Events In 1969

Feb 21   In the year 1969 first launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)  

Feb 21   In the year 1969 jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 23   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1969 mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched  

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

Feb 25   In the year 1969 jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates  

Feb 25   Mariner 6 launched for fly-by of Mars on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1969.  

Feb 27   In the year 1969 president Nixon visits West-Berlin  

Feb 28   In the year 1969 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   Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR on this day in history.  

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   New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball on this day in history.  

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   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   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   On this day in history gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France  

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

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

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   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

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Jan 02   Christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   Stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician  

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

Jan 02   Tommy Morrison, American boxer was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 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   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   In the year 1969 ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 10   John Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900) died on this day in history.