Historical Events In 1969

May 14   Abortion & contraception legalized in Canada in the year 1969.   

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

May 14   On this day in history last Chevrolet Corsair built   

May 15   Associate Justice Abe Fortas resigns from Supreme Court on this day in history.   

May 16   In the year 1969 barbra Streisand appears at a Friars Club Tribute   

May 16   Johnny Jordan, cameraman (You Only Live Twice), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

May 16   On this day in history students occupies Magden House Amsterdam   

May 16   The Who's Pete Townsend & Roger Daltrey charged with assault in the year 1969.   

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   Joseph Beran, Czech archbishop of Prague/cardinal, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

May 17   Russian probe Venera 6 landed on Venus in the year 1969.   

May 18   "Canterbury Tales" closes at Eugene O'Neill NYC after 122 performances on this day in history.   

May 18   In the year 1969 apollo 10 (Stafford/Cernan/Young) launched toward lunar orbit   

May 19   Coleman Hawkins, US jazz musician/composer, dies in the year 1969.   

May 20   In the year 1969 fred Sherman, actor (Chain Lightning), dies after a stroke at 64   

May 20   In the year 1969 uS troop capture Hill 937/Hamburger Hill Vietnam   

May 21   Robert Kennedy's murderer Sirhan Sirhan sentenced to death in the year 1969.   

May 21   On this day in history slovan Bratislava wins 9th Europe Cup II in Basel   

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

May 23   BBC orders 13 episodes of Monty Python's Flying Circus on this day in history.   

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   The Who release the rock opera "Tommy" on this day in history.   

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

May 24   Mitzi Green, actress (Huckleberry Finn, Tom Sawyer), dies at 48 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

May 26   Apollo 10 astronauts returned to Earth on this day in history.   

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

May 26   In the year 1969 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   In the year 1969 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1969.   

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 in the year 1969.   

Jan 04   Montague Fawcett Phillips, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1969 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   Ladislav Vycpalek, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1969.   

Jan 10   In the year 1969 death of john Brownlee, Australian tenor (b. 1900)