Page 6: Historical Events In 1969

Mar 27   Ottawa to build new international airport at Mirabel, near St-Jerome, 42 km north of Montreal , a BIG waste of money it later closes.   

Mar 28   Dwight D Eisenhower, 34th pres/gen (WW 2), dies in Washington at 78.   

Mar 28   In Turkey a 6.4 earthquake occurred in the Alasehir region of western Turkey   

Mar 28   Pope Paul VI names JGM Willebrands cardinal.   

Mar 29   Communist New People's Army are discovered in Philippines.   

Mar 30   In this year, Kathy Whitworth claims LPGA Port Malabar Golf Invitational   

Mar 30   Lucien Bianchi, Belgian auto racer, dies at 34   

Apr 02   Fortunio Bonanova, actor (My Best Gal, Havana Rose), dies at 74.   

Apr 02   Milwaukee Bucks sign (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor).   

Apr 03   Ottawa to reduce Canadian forces in Europe but remain in NATO alliance.   

Apr 03   Rex Evans, actor (Frankenstein meets the Wolfman, Zara), dies at 65.   

Apr 04   Dr Denton Cooley implants 1st temporary artificial heart.   

Apr 05   Gabriel M-E-R Chevallier, French author (La Peur), dies at 73.   

Apr 07   Dodgers' Bill Singer is credited with 1st official save, against Reds.   

Apr 08   1st Baseball game in Canada.   

Apr 08   Arthur Walter Kramer, composer, dies at 78.   

Apr 11   Ludvig Irgens Jensen, composer, dies at 74.   

Apr 12   In this year, Simon and Garfunkel releases "Boxer"   

Apr 14   41st Academy Awards.   

Apr 14   inaugural major league baseball game outside US played in Montreal, Canada.   

Apr 14   Student Afro-American Society seized at Columbia College   

Apr 14   Tornado strikes Dacca East Pakistan killing 540   

Apr 14   VQ-1 aircraft shot down by North Korean aircraft over Sea of Japan.   

Apr 15   North Korean aircraft shoots down Navy EC-121 reconnaissance aircraft over the Sea of Japan   

Apr 15   Victoria von Battenberg, wife of Spanish king Alfonso, dies at 81.   

Apr 17   Bernadette Devlin elected to British house of commons.   

Apr 17   Czechoslovakia's Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubcek deposed   

Apr 17   Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Sen Robert F Kennedy.   

Apr 17   The Band (formerly The Hawks), perform their inaugural concert.   

Apr 18   Piotr F Scharoff, Russ/Italian actor/director (Chechov), dies at 82.   

Apr 19   "Oliver," Cliff Robertson and Katharine Hepburn win 51st Acadamy Awards   

Apr 20   Ken Harrelson just about quit major-league baseball this day. Harrelson was being traded from the Boston Red Sox, an American League contender, to the Cleveland Indians, a perennial American League non-contender.   

Apr 21   Record 1152 starters compete in Boston Marathon   

Apr 22   Joe Frazier KOs Dave Zygiewicz in 1 36   

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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)