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   In the year 1969 ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators   

Feb 23   Abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67 in the year 1969.   

Feb 23   Nayif Hawatimah forms Democratic People's Front for Liberation of Palestine in the year 1969.   

Feb 23   Start of hovercraft service between Vancouver and Nanaimo; first scheduled hovercraft service in Canada didn't last too many logs in the water on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1969 mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by   

Feb 24   Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched on this day in history.   

Feb 25   On this day in history beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album   

Feb 25   On this day in history jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates   

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

Feb 26   In the year 1969 karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86   

Feb 27   General Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history john Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73   

Feb 27   On this day in history president Nixon visits West-Berlin   

Feb 28   Ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain in the year 1969.   

Feb 28   Ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR in the year 1969.   

Feb 28   On this day in history ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert GDR   

Feb 28   In the year 1969 men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA   

Mar 01   In the year 1969 after 88 weeks Sergeant Pepper drops off the charts   

Mar 01   On this day in history new York Yankees' Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball   

Mar 02   In the year 1969 chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die)   

Mar 02   In the year 1969 dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony   

Mar 02   On this day in history phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season   

Mar 02   In the year 1969 the first test flight of the supersonic Concorde   

Mar 03   Apollo 9 launched into 151 Earth orbits (10 days) on this day in history.   

Mar 04   On this day in history rCMP to replace remaining dog teams with snowmobiles, Sargent York and his faithful dog Yukon can now rest easy..   

Mar 05   Gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France in the year 1969.   

Mar 05   In the year 1969 gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany   

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

Mar 05   In the year 1969 the premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published.   

Mar 07   Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1969 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   On this day in history birth of robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96)   

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

Jan 02   Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer was born in the year 1969.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of tommy Morrison, American boxer   

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 in the year 1969.   

Jan 02   Georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74 in the year 1969.   

Jan 03   In the year 1969 howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63   

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1969.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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