Page 8: Historical Events In 1969

May 14   Abortion & contraception legalized in Canada on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1969 enid Bennett, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75   

May 14   On this day in history last Chevrolet Corsair built   

May 15   Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court on this day in history.   

May 16   On this day in history barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute   

May 16   On this day in history johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

May 16   Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam on this day in history.   

May 16   The Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault in the year 1969.   

May 16   USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR on this day in history.   

May 16   On this day in history venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere   

May 17   Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 in the year 1969.   

May 17   On this day in history russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus   

May 18   In the year 1969 "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances   

May 18   In the year 1969 apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit   

May 19   On this day in history coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies   

May 20   On this day in history fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64   

May 20   In the year 1969 uS troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam   

May 21   On this day in history robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death   

May 21   Slovan Bratislava wins 9th Europe Cup II in Basel in the year 1969.   

May 22   On this day in history stafford & Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 miles (15km) above lunar surface   

May 23   In the year 1969 bBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus   

May 23   On this day in history diane Aubrey, actress (Haunted Strangler), dies of heart attack at 79   

May 23   On this day in history lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes   

May 23   On this day in history the Who release the rock opera "Tommy"   

May 24   In the year 1969 beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks   

May 24   On this day in history mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48   

May 24   In the year 1969 the birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader   

May 25   "Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating on this day in history.   

May 25   Sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup in the year 1969.   

May 26   In the year 1969 apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth   

May 26   In the year 1969 john & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal)   

May 26   In the year 1969 kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77   

May 26   In the year 1969 the Apollo 10 astronauts return to earth after their successful 8-day rehearsal for the first manned moon landing   

May 27   On this day in history jeffrey Hunter, actor (Christopher Pike-Star Trek Cage), dies at 43   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity)   

Jan 02   Rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96) was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer   

Jan 02   Tommy Morrison, American boxer was born in the year 1969.   

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

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

Jan 02   Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   John Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900) died on this day in history.