What Happened In February 1969 In History

Historical Events for February, 1969

• 3rd » In Cairo, Yasser Arafat is appointed Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the Palestinian National Congress.
• 4th » Yasser Arafat takes over as chairman of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
• 8th » Allende meteorite falls near Pueblito de Allende, Chihuahua (state) or Chihuahua, Mexico.
• 9th » First test flight of the Boeing 747.
• 18th » Hawthorne Nevada Airlines Flight 708 crashes into Mount Whitney killing all on board.

Famous Birthdays on February in 1969

• 1st » Gabriel Batistuta, Argentinian footballer
• 1st » Andrew Breitbart, American publisher and author (d. 2012)
• 1st » Brian Krause, American actor and screenwriter
• 1st » Thomas Ong, Singaporean actor
• 1st » Joshua Redman, American saxophonist and composer
• 1st » Patrick Wilson (musician) e.g Patrick Wilson, American drummer (Weezer, The Special Goodness, and The Rentals)
• 2nd » Valeri Karpin, Russian footballer
• 3rd » Retief Goosen, South African golfer
• 3rd » Robert Pack, American basketball player
• 4th » Duncan Coutts, Canadian bass player and songwriter (Our Lady Peace)
• 4th » Dallas Drake, Canadian ice hockey player
• 4th » Brandy Ledford, American actress and model
• 4th » Matthew Yates, English runner
• 5th » Bobby Brown, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actor (New Edition)
• 5th » Michael Sheen, Welsh actor
• 6th » David Hayter, American actor and screenwriter
• 6th » Masaharu Fukuyama, Japanese singer-songwriter, producer, and actor
• 6th » Tim Sherwood, English footballer and manager
• 7th » Adriano Silva Francisco, Brazilian footballer
• 7th » Yves Racine, Canadian ice hockey player
• 8th » Mary Robinette Kowal, American puppeteer and author
• 8th » Mary McCormack, American actress
• 8th » Shiva Rose, American actress
• 9th » Tom Scharpling, American comedian and radio host
• 9th » Ian Eagle, American sportscaster
• 9th » Jimmy Smith (wide receiver) e.g Jimmy Smith, American football player
• 10th » Laurie Dhue, American journalist
• 10th » Joe Mangrum, American painter
• 11th » Jennifer Aniston, American actress, director, and producer
• 11th » Andreas Hilfiker, Swiss footballer
• 11th » John Salako, Nigerian-English footballer, manager, and sportscaster
• 11th » P. J. Sparxx, American porn actress
• 12th » Meja, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 12th » Darren Aronofsky, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 12th » Alemayehu Atomsa, Ethiopian politician (d. 2014)
• 12th » Steve Backley, English javelin thrower
• 12th » Dean Bergeron, Canadian sprinter
• 12th » Johnny Mowlem, English race car driver
• 12th » Hong Myung-Bo, South Korean footballer
• 12th » Brad Werenka, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Ahlam, Emirati singer
• 13th » J. B. Blanc, French-English actor
• 13th » Andrew Bryniarski, American bodybuilder and actor
• 13th » Mihai Leu, Romanian boxer
• 14th » Adriana Behar, Brazilian volleyball player
• 14th » Harry Colon, American football player
• 14th » Meg Hillier, English politician
• 15th » Birdman (rapper) known as Birdman, American rapper and producer (Big Tymers)
• 15th » Josh Marshall, American journalist, founded the 'Talking Points Memo'
• 16th » Gangrel (wrestler) named Gangrel, American wrestler
• 17th » David Douillet, French martial artist and politician
• 17th » Tuesday Knight, American actress and singer
• 17th » Willi Kronhardt, German footballer
• 18th » Tomaž Humar, Slovenian mountaineer (d. 2009)
• 18th » Alexander Mogilny, Russian ice hockey player
• 19th » Burton C. Bell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fear Factory, Ascension of the Watchers, City of Fire (band) e.g City of Fire, and GZR)
• 19th » Helena Guergis, Canadian politician
• 20th » Gedo (wrestler) e.g Gedo, Japanese wrestler
• 20th » Vaginal Davis, American drag queen performer
• 20th » Siniša Mihajlović, Serbian footballer
• 20th » Esther Moreno, Mexican wrestler
• 20th » Danis Tanovic, Bosnian director and screenwriter
• 20th » Tommy Vardell, American football player
• 21st » James Dean Bradfield, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Manic Street Preachers)
• 21st » Aunjanue Ellis, American actress
• 21st » Corey Harris, American singer and guitarist
• 21st » Tony Meola, American soccer player
• 21st » Cathy Richardson, American singer and songwriter (Jefferson Starship and Big Brother and the Holding Company)
• 21st » Chen Wei (dissident) called Chen Wei, Chinese activist
• 22nd » Joaquín Cortés, Spanish dancer
• 22nd » Thomas Jane, American actor, director, and producer
• 22nd » Clinton Kelly (TV personality) known as Clinton Kelly, American television host
• 22nd » Hans Klok, Dutch magician
• 22nd » Brian Laudrup, Danish footballer
• 23rd » Michael Campbell, New Zealand golfer
• 23rd » Daymond John, American fashion designer, founded FUBU
• 23rd » Marc Wauters, Belgian cyclist
• 25th » Paul Trimboli, Australian footballer
• 26th » Steve Agee, American actor
• 26th » Hitoshi Sakimoto, Japanese composer
• 27th » Stuart MacBride, Scottish author
• 28th » Butch Leitzinger, American race car driver
• 28th » Robert Sean Leonard, American actor
• 28th » Patrick Monahan, American singer-songwriter (Train (band) or Train)
• 28th » Tor Øivind Ødegård, Norwegian runner
• 28th » U. Srinivas, Indian mandolin player and composer (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for February 1969

• 2nd » Boris Karloff, English actor (b. 1887)
• 5th » Thelma Ritter, American actress (b. 1902)
• 9th » George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (b. 1885)
• 12th » Paltiel Daykan, Russian-Israeli jurist (b. 1885)
• 14th » Vito Genovese, Italian-American mobster (b. 1897)
• 19th » Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899)
• 23rd » Madhubala, Indian actress (b. 1933)
• 26th » Levi Eshkol, Israeli politician, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1895)
• 26th » Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist (b. 1883)
• 27th » Marius Barbeau, Canadian ethnographer (b. 1883)

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