Page 4: Historical Events In 1969

Feb 21   In the year 1969 first launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes)   

Feb 21   Jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies in the year 1969.   

Feb 21   On this day in history ted Williams signs 5-year contract to manage Washington Senators   

Feb 23   On this day in history abd al-Aziz Abd al-Rahman al-Faisal al-Saud, King Saudia, dies at 67   

Feb 23   In the year 1969 nayif Hawatimah forms Democratic People's Front for Liberation of Palestine   

Feb 23   In the year 1969 start of hovercraft service between Vancouver and Nanaimo; first scheduled hovercraft service in Canada didn't last too many logs in the water   

Feb 24   Kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61 in the year 1969.   

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

Feb 24   On this day in history mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched   

Feb 25   Beatles begin recording for the Abbey Road album on this day in history.   

Feb 25   Jan Zajic, Czech student, self incinerates in the year 1969.   

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

Feb 26   Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Feb 27   On this day in history general Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup   

Feb 27   John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 on this day in history.   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history ice Dance Championship at Colorado Springs won by Towler & Ford of Great Britain   

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   Men's Figure Skating Championship in Colorado Springs won by Tim Wood USA in the year 1969.   

Mar 01   On this day in history 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   Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 14th Symphony on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Phil Esposito becomes first NHL Player to score 100 points in a season in the year 1969.   

Mar 02   The first test flight of the supersonic Concorde on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history gold reaches then record high ($47 per ounce) in Paris France   

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

Mar 05   On this day in history joe Orton's "What the Butler Saw", premieres in London   

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

Mar 07   Lieutenant General Robert E Cushman, Jr, USMC, becomes deputy director of CIA in the year 1969.   

Mar 07   On this day in history uSSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakhstan/Semipalitinsk USSR   

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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 in the year 1969.   

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of robert Svehla, Martin Cze, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers, Slovakia)   

Jan 02   In the year 1969 birth of stephen Davies, Aust field hockey forward/vice capt (Oly-sil-92, 96)   

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   In the year 1969 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 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   On this day in history franz T Csokor, Austria author (Gottes General), dies at 83   

Jan 08   In the year 1969 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 in the year 1969.