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What Happened In April 1969 In History

Historical Events for April, 1969

  • 1st » The Hawker Siddeley Harrier enters service with the Royal Air Force.
  • 3rd » Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamization known as Vietnamize" the war effort.
  • 4th » Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
  • 5th » Vietnam War: Massive Opposition to the Vietnam War known as antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
  • 9th » The "Chicago Eight" plead not guilty to federal charges of conspiracy to incite a riot at the 1968 Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
  • 9th » The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
  • 14th » At the U.S. Academy Awards there is a tie for the Academy Award for Best Actress between Katharine Hepburn and Barbra Streisand.
  • 15th » The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board.
  • 17th » Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
  • 17th » Czechoslovakian Communist Party chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
  • 22nd » British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race called 'Sunday Times' Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
  • 28th » Charles de Gaulle resigns as President of France.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1969

  • 1st » Lev Lobodin, Ukrainian-Russian decathlete
  • 1st » Fadl Shaker, Lebanese singer
  • 1st » Dean Windass, English footballer and manager
  • 2nd » Ajay Devgan, Indian actor, director, and producer
  • 3rd » Rodney Hampton, American football player
  • 3rd » Peter Matera, Australian football player
  • 3rd » Lance Storm, Canadian wrestler
  • 4th » Karren Brady, English journalist and author
  • 5th » Ryan Birch, English martial artist (d. 2013)
  • 6th » Bret Boone, American baseball player and manager
  • 6th » Jack Canfora, American actor, singer, and playwright
  • 6th » Bison Dele, American basketball player (d. 2002)
  • 6th » Ari Meyers, Puerto Rican-American actress
  • 6th » Philipp Peter, Austrian race car driver
  • 6th » Paul Rudd, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
  • 6th » Louie Spence, English dancer and choreographer
  • 6th » Spencer Wells, American geneticist and anthropologist
  • 7th » Ricky Watters, American football player
  • 9th » Linda Kisabaka, German runner
  • 10th » Billy Jayne, American actor
  • 10th » Ekaterini Koffa, Greek sprinter
  • 11th » Goldust, American wrestler
  • 11th » Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer-songwriter (Catatonia (band) called Catatonia)
  • 11th » Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer-songwriter and actress
  • 11th » Michael von Grünigen, Swiss skier
  • 12th » Jörn Lenz, German footballer and manager
  • 12th » Lucas Radebe, South African footballer
  • 13th » Dirk Muschiol, German footballer
  • 14th » Brad Ausmus, American baseball player
  • 14th » Vebjørn Selbekk, Norwegian journalist
  • 14th » Pieter Zandvliet, Dutch mixed media artist
  • 15th » Jeromy Burnitz, American baseball player
  • 15th » Kaisa Roose, Estonian conductor
  • 15th » Jimmy Waite, Canadian-German ice hockey player
  • 16th » Stacy Francis, American singer and actress (Ex Girlfriend (band) named Ex Girlfriend)
  • 16th » Patrik Järbyn, Swedish skier
  • 16th » Fernando Viña, American baseball player and sportscaster
  • 18th » Keith R. A. DeCandido, American author
  • 18th » Sayako Kuroda, Japanese daughter of Akihito
  • 18th » Stefan Schwarz, Swedish footballer and manager
  • 19th » Andrew Carnie, Canadian-American educator and author
  • 19th » Jesse James (customizer) or Jesse James, American motorcycle builder, founded West Coast Choppers
  • 19th » Susan Polgar, Hungarian-American chess player
  • 20th » Felix Baumgartner, Austrian skydiver and BASE jumping known as BASE jumper
  • 21st » Robin Meade, American journalist
  • 21st » Toby Stephens, English actor
  • 21st » Jim Thornton, American television and radio announcer
  • 22nd » Dion Dublin, English footballer and sportscaster
  • 23rd » Martin López-Zubero, American-Spanish swimmer
  • 23rd » Arthur Phillips, American author
  • 23rd » Yelena Shushunova, Russian gymnast
  • 23rd » Byron Thames, American actor
  • 23rd » Richard Wolstencroft, Australian director and producer
  • 24th » Elias Atmatsidis, Greek footballer
  • 24th » Melinda Clarke, American actress
  • 24th » Viveca Paulin, Swedish-American actress
  • 24th » Rory McCann, Scottish actor
  • 24th » Eilidh Whiteford, Scottish politician
  • 25th » Joe Buck, American sportscaster
  • 25th » Martin Koolhoven, Dutch director and screenwriter
  • 25th » Gina Torres, American actress
  • 25th » Darren Woodson, American football player and sportscaster
  • 25th » Renée Zellweger, American actress and producer
  • 26th » Teresa Lewis, American murderer (d. 2010)
  • 27th » Cory Booker, American lawyer and politician
  • 27th » Darcey Bussell, English ballerina
  • 27th » Grahame Cheney, Australian boxer
  • 27th » Tess Daly, English model and television host
  • 27th » Vladimir Kozlov, Ukrainian-American wrestler and actor
  • 27th » Mica Paris, English singer and actress
  • 29th » Paul Adelstein, American actor
  • 29th » İzel Çeliköz, Turkish singer
  • 29th » Jack Mackenroth, American swimmer, model, and fashion designer
  • 30th » Warren Defever, American bass player and producer (His Name Is Alive and Elvis Hitler)
  • 30th » Justine Greening, English politician, Secretary of State for International Development
  • 30th » Paulo Jr., Brazilian bass player and songwriter (Sepultura)

Famous Deaths for April 1969

  • 5th » Ain-Ervin Mere, Estonian SS officer (b. 1903)
  • 5th » Shelby Storck, American journalist, actor, director, and producer (b. 1917)
  • 10th » Harley Earl, American businessman (b. 1893)
  • 13th » Alfred Karindi, Estonian pianist and composer (b. 1901)
  • 14th » Matilde Muñoz Sampedro, Spanish actress (b. 1900)
  • 15th » Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg (b. 1887)
  • 16th » Hem Vejakorn, Thai illustrator (b. 1904)
  • 20th » Vjekoslav Luburić, Croatian general (b. 1911)
  • 26th » Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist, founded aikido (b. 1883)
  • 27th » René Barrientos, Bolivian politician, 55th President of Bolivia (b. 1919)

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