Page 8: Historical Events In 1969

May 14   On this day in history abortion & contraception legalized in Canada   

May 14   Enid Bennett, silent film actress (Skippy, Hairpins), dies at 75 in the year 1969.   

May 14   On this day in history last Chevrolet Corsair built   

May 15   Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court in the year 1969.   

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

May 16   In the year 1969 johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44   

May 16   Students occupies Magden House Amsterdam in the year 1969.   

May 16   The Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault on this day in history.   

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

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

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

May 17   In the year 1969 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   Apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history uS troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam   

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

May 21   In the year 1969 slovan Bratislava wins 9th Europe Cup II in Basel   

May 22   In the year 1969 stafford & Cernan pilot Apollo 10 LEM 9.4 miles (15km) above lunar surface   

May 23   On this day in history 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   In the year 1969 lauwerszee Dike in Holland closes   

May 23   The Who release the rock opera "Tommy" in the year 1969.   

May 24   Beatles' "Get Back" single goes #1 & stays #1 for 5 weeks on this day in history.   

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

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

May 25   In the year 1969 "Midnight Cowboy" released with an X rating   

May 25   On this day in history sudanese government is overthrown in a military coup   

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

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

May 26   Kathryn Minner, entertainer, dies of heart attack at 77 on this day in history.   

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   Christy Turlington, SF Calif, model (Calvin Klein Eternity) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of rick Tabaracci, Toronto, NHL goalie (Calgary Flames)   

Jan 02   Robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia) was born in the year 1969.   

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

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   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 in the year 1969.   

Jan 03   Howard McNear, actor (Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1969 montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83   

Jan 05   Franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

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.