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What Happened In January 1969 In History

Historical Events for January, 1969

  • 5th » The Troubles: The Royal Ulster Constabulary raid the Bogside area of Derry, damaging property and beating residents. In response, residents erect barricades and establish Free Derry.
  • 12th » The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the History of the Baltimore Colts named Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
  • 14th » An accidental explosion aboard the USS Enterprise CVN-65 6 near Hawaii kills 27 people.
  • 15th » The Soviet Union launches 'Soyuz 5'.
  • 16th » Soviet spacecraft 'Soyuz 4' and 'Soyuz 5' perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in low Earth orbit or orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a Extra-v
  • 17th » Black Panther Party members Bunchy Carter and John Huggins are killed during a meeting in Campbell Hall on the campus of UCLA.
  • 17th » Marinella releases 'Stalia – Stalia'.
  • 20th » East Pakistani police kill student activist Amanullah Asaduzzaman. The resulting outrage is in part responsible for the Bangladesh Liberation War.
  • 22nd » A gunman attempts to Brezhnev assassination attempt e.g assassinate Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev.
  • 25th » Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the Brazilian military government named military dictatorship, taking with him 10 machine guns and 63 rifles.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1969

  • 1st » Morris Chestnut, American actor
  • 1st » Nicolle Dickson, Australian actress
  • 1st » Melissa DiMarco, Canadian actress and producer
  • 1st » Paul Lawrie, British golfer
  • 1st » Christi Paul, American journalist
  • 1st » Verne Troyer, American actor and stuntman
  • 2nd » William Fox-Pitt, English horse rider
  • 2nd » Robby Gordon, American race car driver
  • 2nd » Karl-Heinz Grasser, Austrian politician
  • 2nd » Patrick Huard, Canadian actor and comedian
  • 2nd » Glen Johnson (boxer) named Glen Johnson, Jamaican boxer
  • 2nd » Tommy Morrison, American boxer and actor (d. 2013)
  • 2nd » Róbert Švehla, Slovak ice hockey player
  • 2nd » Christy Turlington, American model
  • 3rd » Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish rally co-driver
  • 3rd » Michael Schumacher, German race car driver
  • 3rd » Gerda Weissensteiner, Italian bobsledder
  • 4th » Corie Blount, American basketball player
  • 4th » Kostas Frantzeskos, Greek footballer
  • 4th » Mary Macleod, English politician
  • 4th » Kees van Wonderen, Dutch footballer
  • 5th » Marilyn Manson, American singer-songwriter, actor, and director (Satan on Fire)
  • 5th » Paul McGillion, Scottish actor
  • 5th » Shea Whigham, American actor
  • 6th » Norman Reedus, American model and actor
  • 7th » David Yost, American actor and producer
  • 8th » Ami Dolenz, American actress
  • 8th » Lucy Winkett, English priest
  • 10th » Janko Kastelic, Slovene-Canadian conductor
  • 10th » Andreas Reinke, German footballer
  • 11th » Manny Acta, Dominican baseball player
  • 11th » James Merendino, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 11th » Kyle Richards, American actress
  • 12th » Margaret Nagle, American screenwriter and producer
  • 12th » Robert Prosinečki, Croatian footballer
  • 13th » Stefania Belmondo, Italian skier
  • 13th » Stephen Hendry, Scottish snooker player
  • 13th » John Kronus, American wrestler (d. 2007)
  • 14th » Jason Bateman, American actor, director, and producer
  • 14th » Dave Grohl, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and drummer (Nirvana (band) e.g Nirvana, Foo Fighters, Them Crooked Vultures, Scream (band) called Scream, Dain Bramage, and Killing Joke)
  • 15th » Meret Becker, German actress and singer
  • 15th » Delino DeShields, American baseball player
  • 15th » Huck Seed, American poker player
  • 16th » Neil Back, England rugby player
  • 16th » Marinus Bester, German footballer
  • 16th » Stevie Jackson, Scottish musician and guitarist (Belle and Sebastian)
  • 16th » Roy Jones, Jr., American boxer
  • 16th » Per "Dead" Ohlin, Swedish singer-songwriter (Mayhem (band) e.g Mayhem and Morbid (band) called Morbid) (d. 1991)
  • 16th » Rich Ward, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fozzy, Stuck Mojo, and Adrenaline Mob)
  • 17th » Naveen Andrews, English actor
  • 17th » Lukas Moodysson, Swedish director, screenwriter, and author
  • 17th » Tiësto, Dutch DJ and producer (Gouryella and Kamaya Painters)
  • 19th » Edwidge Danticat, Haitian-American author
  • 19th » Luc Longley, Australian basketball player
  • 19th » Predrag Mijatović, Montenegrin footballer and manager
  • 19th » Junior Seau, American football player (d. 2012)
  • 19th » Casey Sherman, American author
  • 19th » Steve Staunton, Irish footballer
  • 20th » Patrick K. Kroupa, American computer hacker and activist, co-founded MindVox
  • 20th » Nicky Wire, Welsh singer-songwriter and bass player (Manic Street Preachers)
  • 21st » Eduard Hämäläinen, Finnish-Belarusian decathlete
  • 21st » M. K. Hobson, American author
  • 21st » Karina Lombard, American actress
  • 21st » Tsubaki Nekoi, Japanese illustrator
  • 22nd » Keith Gordon (baseball) or Keith Gordon, American baseball player
  • 23rd » Ariadna Gil, Spanish actress
  • 23rd » Andrei Kanchelskis, Ukrainian-Russian footballer
  • 23rd » Brendan Shanahan, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 24th » Hilmir Snær Guðnason, Icelandic actor
  • 25th » Kina (musician) named Kina, American singer-songwriter (Brownstone (group) called Brownstone)
  • 25th » Sergei Ovchinnikov (volleyball) known as Sergei Ovchinnikov, Russian volleyball player and coach (d. 2012)
  • 26th » George Dikeoulakos, Greek-Romanian basketball player and coach
  • 27th » Michael Kulas, Canadian singer-songwriter and producer (James (band) e.g James)
  • 27th » Patton Oswalt, American comedian and actor
  • 28th » Kathryn Morris, American actress
  • 28th » Mo Rocca, American comedian, actor, and journalist
  • 28th » Linda Sánchez, American politician
  • 29th » Paul Warwick (racing driver) or Paul Warwick, English race car driver (d. 1991)
  • 30th » Carolyn Kepcher, American businesswoman

Famous Deaths for January 1969

  • 1st » Bruno Söderström, Swedish pole vaulter (b. 1888)
  • 3rd » Jean Focas, Greek-French astronomer (b. 1909)
  • 3rd » Tzavalas Karousos, Greek actor (b. 1904)
  • 8th » Albert Hill (athlete) known as Albert Hill, English runner (b. 1889)
  • 10th » John Brownlee (baritone) named John Brownlee, Australian opera singer (b. 1900)
  • 10th » Sampurnanand, Indian activist and politician, 2nd Governor of Rajasthan (b. 1891)
  • 12th » David Mitchell (author) or David Mitchell, English author
  • 16th » Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1903)
  • 18th » Hans Freyer, German sociologist (b. 1887)
  • 18th » Dada Lekhraj, Indian spiritual leader (b. 1884)
  • 19th » Jan Palach, Czech activist (b. 1948)
  • 24th » Saud of Saudi Arabia (b. 1902)
  • 25th » Vernon and Irene Castle known as Irene Castle, English dancer (b. 1887)
  • 29th » Allen Welsh Dulles, American banker, lawyer, and diplomat, 5th Director of Central Intelligence (b. 1893)
  • 30th » Dominique Pire, Belgian friar, Nobel Peace Prize named Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1910)
  • 31st » Meher Baba, Indian guru and mystic (b. 1894)

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