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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 18, 1969
– The United States begins secretly bombing the Sihanouk Trail in Cambodia, used by communist forces to infiltrate South Vietnam.
June 30, 1969
– Nigeria bans Red Cross aid to Biafra.
July 16, 1969
– Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first manned space mission to land on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral, Florida.
July 20, 1969
– A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, 6 days after the beginning of the “Football War”.
August 9, 1969
– Members of a cult led by Charles Manson brutally murder pregnant actress Sharon Tate (wife of Roman Polanski), coffee heiress Abigail Folger, Polish actor Wojciech Frykowski, men’s hairstylist Jay Sebring and recent high-school graduate Steven Parent.
September 9, 1969
– In Canada, the Official Languages Act comes into force, making the French language equal to the English language throughout the Federal government.
October 21, 1969
– A coup d'état in Somalia brings Siad Barre to power.
November 15, 1969
– Cold War: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS Gato in the Barents Sea.
December 6, 1969
– Meredith Hunter is killed by the Hells Angels during a The Rolling Stones’s concert at the Altamont Speedway in California.
Who Were Born On 1969?
March 1, 1969
– Doug Creek, American baseball player
March 7, 1969
– Massimo Lotti, Italian footballer
June 19, 1969
– Thomas Breitling, American entrepreneur
August 28, 1969
– Pierre Turgeon, French Canadian ice hockey player
September 28, 1969
– Marcel Dost, Dutch decathlete
October 1, 1969
– Zach Galifianakis, American comedian and actor
October 15, 1969
– Vítor Baía, Portuguese footballer
October 21, 1969
– Mo Lewis, American football player
December 11, 1969
– Alessandro Melli, Italian footballer
December 18, 1969
– Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer