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1969 Calendar

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•  January 18, 1969 – Brahma Baba, founder father of Brahma Kumaris left his mortal coil.
•  February 4, 1969 – Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
•  February 17, 1969 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
•  March 2, 1969 – In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
•  April 4, 1969 – Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
•  May 13, 1969 – Race riots, later known as the May 13 Incident, take place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
•  May 29, 1969 – General strike in Córdoba, Argentina, leading to the Cordobazo civil unrest.
•  June 23, 1969 – Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
•  August 5, 1969 – Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).
•  November 15, 1969 – In Columbus, Ohio, Dave Thomas opens the first Wendy’s restaurant.

•  February 20, 1969 – Gedo, Japanese professional wrestler
•  March 25, 1969 – Jeffrey Walker, British Musician (Carcass)
•  April 18, 1969 – Keith R.A. DeCandido, American author
•  June 3, 1969 – Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese musician
•  June 8, 1969 – Marcos Siega, American director
•  June 13, 1969 – Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian athlete
•  July 20, 1969 – Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies)
•  September 5, 1969 – Mark Ramprakash, English cricketer
•  September 30, 1969 – Mark Smith, English body builder
•  October 17, 1969 – Ernie Els, South African golfer