Historical Events In 1969

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

May 14   Enid Bennett, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

May 14   Last Chevrolet Corsair built in the year 1969.  

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   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   On this day in history the Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault  

May 16   USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR in the year 1969.  

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

May 17   In the year 1969 joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80  

May 17   Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus on this day in history.  

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   Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies on this day in history.  

May 20   Fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64 on this day in history.  

May 20   US troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam in the year 1969.  

May 21   Robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death on this day in history.  

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

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

May 23   BBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus in the year 1969.  

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

May 23   Lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes on this day in history.  

May 23   In the year 1969 the Who release the rock opera "Tommy"  

May 24   Beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks in the year 1969.  

May 24   In the year 1969 mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48  

May 24   On this day in history the birth of Yasser Arafat, Palestinian leader  

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

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

May 26   On this day in history apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth  

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

May 26   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician  

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer  

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

Jan 03   Matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks) was born in the year 1969.  

Jan 01   Barton Maclane, actor (Gen Peterson-I Dream of Jeannie), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83  

Jan 05   On this day in history franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86  

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