1969 Calendar
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1969 Historical Event(s)
- January 16, 1969 – Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, in protest against the Soviets’ crushing of the Prague Spring the year before.
- February 9, 1969 – First test flight of the Boeing 747.
- February 17, 1969 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
- March 2, 1969 – Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.
- March 10, 1969 – In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later retracts his plea.
- May 18, 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
- July 18, 1969 – After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies.
- August 14, 1969 – Operation Banner: British troops are deployed in Northern Ireland.
- September 1, 1969 – Tran Thien Khiem became Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyen Van Thieu.
- December 1, 1969 – Vietnam War: The first draft lottery in the United States is held since World War II.
Who Were Born On 1969?
- March 9, 1969 – Stefie Shock, Canadian singer and songwriter
- April 23, 1969 – Arthur Phillips, American author and Jeopardy! champion
- May 7, 1969 – Eagle-Eye Cherry, Swedish musician
- June 1, 1969 – René Liu, Taiwanese actress and singer
- July 6, 1969 – Fernando Redondo, Argentine footballer
- August 27, 1969 – Chandra Wilson, American actress
- September 2, 1969 – Cedric “K-Ci” Hailey, American singer
- September 20, 1969 – Patrick Pentland, Canadian musician (Sloan)