Page 4: Historical Events In 1969

Feb 21   First launching of heavy N-1 rocket at Baikonur Kazachstan (explodes) on this day in history.   

Feb 21   On this day in history jose de Capriles, Mexican-born US Olympic fencer, dies   

Feb 21   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1969 kenneth Green, actor (Penrod), dies of heart attack at 61   

Feb 24   Mariner 6 launched for Mars fly-by on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Mariner 6, first spacecraft to fly by Mars, launched in the year 1969.   

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

Feb 26   On this day in history karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist/philosopher, dies at 86   

Feb 27   General Hafez al-Assad becomes head of Syria via military coup in the year 1969.   

Feb 27   John Boles, actor (Stella Dallas, Curly Top), dies at 73 in the year 1969.   

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   On this day in history ice Pairs Championship at Colorado Springs won by Rodnina & Ulanov of USSR   

Feb 28   In the year 1969 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   New York Yankees' Mickey Mantle announces his retirement from baseball on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Chinese-Russian borders fight (approximately 70 die) in the year 1969.   

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 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1969.   

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   Gustav Heinemann elected President of West-Germany on this day in history.   

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

Mar 05   The premiere issue of the rock magazine, Creem, is published on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician was born in the year 1969.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer   

Jan 02   Tommy Morrison, American boxer was born in the year 1969.   

Jan 03   In the year 1969 birth of matt LaBounty, defensive end (Seattle Seahawks)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1969 georges Renevant, actor (Cornered), dies after long illness at 74   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1969 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 on this day in history.