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1969 Historical Event(s)
February 17, 1969
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
March 25, 1969
– During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
April 9, 1969
– The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
May 15, 1969
– People’s Park: California Governor Ronald Reagan has an impromptu student park owned by University of California at Berkeley fenced off from student anti-war protestors, sparking a riot called Bloody Thursday.
May 29, 1969
– General strike in Córdoba, Argentina, leading to the Cordobazo civil unrest.
July 4, 1969
– Two teens (one male, one female) are attacked at Blue Rock Springs in California. They are the second (known) victims of the Zodiac Killer. The male survives.
August 17, 1969
– Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the Mississippi coast, killing 248 people and causing $1.5 billion in damage.
August 27, 1969
– Israeli commando force penetrates deep into Egyptian territory to stage a mortar attack on regional Egyptian Army headquarters in the Nile Valley of Upper Egypt.
September 23, 1969
– The Chicago Eight trial opens in Chicago.
December 4, 1969
– Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
Who Were Born On 1969?
February 20, 1969
– Vaginal Davis, American drag queen and performance artist
March 16, 1969
– Judah Friedlander, American actor and comedian
March 25, 1969
– Jeffrey Walker, British Musician (Carcass)
July 10, 1969
– Jamie Glover, British actor
September 4, 1969
– Alexander Coe, Welsh DJ and record producer
September 14, 1969
– Konstantinos Koukodimos, Greek long jumper and politician
October 21, 1969
– Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league footballer
October 24, 1969
– Adela Noriega, Mexican actress
December 11, 1969
– Alessandro Melli, Italian footballer
December 14, 1969
– Natascha McElhone, English actress