Historical Events In 1969

May 14   In the year 1969 abortion & contraception legalized in Canada  

May 14   On this day in history enid Bennett, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75  

May 14   On this day in history last Chevrolet Corsair built  

May 15   In the year 1969 associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court  

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

May 16   Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 in the year 1969.  

May 16   On this day in history students occupies Magden House Amsterdam  

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

May 16   In the year 1969 uSSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR  

May 16   Venera 5 lands on Venus, returns data on atmosphere on this day in history.  

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   "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances on this day in history.  

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   Fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64 in the year 1969.  

May 20   US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam on this day in history.  

May 21   In the year 1969 robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death  

May 21   Slovan Bratislava wins 9th Europe Cup II in Basel on this day in history.  

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

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

May 23   In the year 1969 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   Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 in the year 1969.  

May 24   The birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader on this day in history.  

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

May 25   In the year 1969 sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup  

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

May 26   John & Yoko begin their 2nd bed-in (Queen Elizabeth Hotel, Montréal) on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1969 birth of robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 in the year 1969.  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889)  

Jan 09   Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1969.  

Jan 10   On this day in history death of john Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900)