What Happened In July 1969 In History

Historical Events for July, 1969

• 14th » Football War: After Honduras loses a soccer match against El Salvador, riots break out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers.
• 14th » Large denominations of United States currency or The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.
• 16th » Apollo program: 'Apollo 11', the first Human spaceflight e.g mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral named Cape Kennedy, Florida.
• 18th » After a party on Chappaquiddick Island, United States Senate called Senator Ted Kennedy from Massachusetts drives an Oldsmobile off a bridge and his passenger, Mary Jo Kopechne, dies.
• 20th » A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
• 24th » Apollo program: 'Apollo 11' splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
• 25th » Vietnam War: President of the United States or U.S. President Richard Nixon declares the Nixon Doctrine, stating that the United States now expects its Asian allies to take care of their own military defense. This is the start of the "Vietnamization" of t
• 30th » Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyen Van Thieu and U.S. military commanders.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1969

• 1st » Séamus Egan, Irish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Solas (group) known as Solas)
• 2nd » Matthew Cox, American criminal
• 2nd » Jenni Rivera, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (d. 2012)
• 2nd » Tim Rodber, English rugby player
• 3rd » Kevin Hearn, Canadian singer and keyboard player (Barenaked Ladies, Rheostatics, and Kevin Hearn and Thin Buckle)
• 4th » Al Golden (American football) e.g Al Golden, American football player and coach
• 4th » Todd Marinovich, American football player
• 4th » Wilfred Mugeyi, Zimbabwean footballer and coach
• 5th » RZA, American rapper, producer, actor, and director (Wu-Tang Clan and Gravediggaz)
• 5th » Ansgar Brinkmann, German footballer
• 5th » Jenji Kohan, American screenwriter and producer
• 5th » Armin Kõomägi, Estonian author and screenwriter
• 5th » John LeClair, American ice hockey player
• 6th » Brian Van Holt, American actor
• 7th » Sylke Otto, German luger
• 7th » Joe Sakic, Canadian ice hockey player
• 7th » Nathalie Simard, Canadian singer
• 7th » Cree Summer, American-Canadian singer-songwriter and actress (Subject to Change (band) or Subject to Change)
• 7th » Robin Weigert, American actress
• 8th » Sugizo, Japanese singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (Luna Sea, X Japan, Juno Reactor, and Skin (Japanese band) or S.K.I.N.)
• 8th » George Fisher (musician) e.g George Fisher, American singer-songwriter (Cannibal Corpse, Monstrosity (band) known as Monstrosity, and Paths of Possession)
• 9th » Nicklas Barker, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Anekdoten)
• 9th » Jason Kearton, Australian footballer and coach
• 9th » Mark Lui, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and producer (Dry (group) called Dry)
• 10th » Jamie Glover, English actor
• 10th » Gale Harold, American actor
• 10th » Alexandra Hedison, American actress
• 10th » Jonas Kaufmann, German tenor
• 11th » David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
• 12th » Lisa Nicole Carson, American actress
• 12th » Chantal Jouanno, French politician
• 12th » Alan Mullally, England cricketer
• 12th » Anne-Sophie Pic, French chef
• 12th » Jesse Pintado, Mexican-American guitarist (Napalm Death, Terrorizer, and Lock Up (UK band) named Lock Up) (d. 2006)
• 13th » Barney Greenway, English singer-songwriter (Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, and Benediction (band) known as Benediction)
• 13th » Ken Jeong, American actor, producer, and physician
• 13th » Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-Greek weightlifter
• 13th » Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan politician
• 14th » José Hernández (baseball) named José Hernández, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 14th » Kazushi Sakuraba, Japanese mixed martial artist and wrestler
• 14th » Sven Sester, Estonian politician
• 14th » Craig Ricci Shaynak, American actor and producer
• 16th » Jules De Martino, English singer-songwriter and bass player (The Ting Tings)
• 16th » Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netball player
• 16th » Daryl Mitchell, American actor and producer
• 16th » Rain Pryor, American actress
• 17th » F. Gary Gray, American actor and director
• 17th » Scott Johnson (cartoonist) named Scott Johnson, American cartoonist
• 17th » Jaan Kirsipuu, Estonian cyclist
• 18th » Elizabeth Gilbert, American author
• 18th » The Great Sasuke, Japanese wrestler and politician
• 19th » Matthew Libatique, American cinematographer
• 20th » Josh Holloway, American actor
• 20th » Kreso Kovacec, Croatian-German footballer
• 20th » Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist
• 20th » Tobi Vail, American singer and guitarist (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies, Some Velvet Sidewalk, and The Old Haunts)
• 21st » Godfrey (comedian) known as Godfrey, American comedian and actor
• 21st » Klaus Graf, German race car driver
• 21st » Emerson Hart, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Tonic (band) e.g Tonic)
• 22nd » Despina Vandi, German-Greek singer and actress
• 23rd » Andrew Cassels, Canadian ice hockey player
• 23rd » David Kaufman (actor) e.g David Kaufman, American actor
• 24th » Rick Fox, Bahamian basketball player and actor
• 24th » Ahn Ji-hwan, South Korean voice actor
• 24th » Jennifer Lopez, American actress, singer, and dancer
• 25th » Jon Barry, American basketball player and sportscaster
• 26th » Greg Colbrunn, American baseball player and coach
• 26th » Tanni Grey-Thompson, Welsh wheelchair racer and politician
• 27th » Triple H, American wrestler and actor
• 27th » Timo Maas, German DJ and producer
• 27th » Giannis Milonas, Greek basketball player
• 27th » Jonty Rhodes, South African cricketer and coach
• 28th » Alexis Arquette, American actress
• 28th » Jón Arnar Magnússon, Icelandic decathlete
• 28th » Garth Snow, American ice hockey player and manager
• 28th » Dana White, American businessman
• 29th » Timothy Omundson, American actor
• 30th » Simon Baker, Australian actor, director, and producer
• 30th » Errol Stewart (South African sportsman) e.g Errol Stewart, South African cricketer and lawyer
• 31st » Loren Dean, American actor
• 31st » Kid Kash, American wrestler
• 31st » Kenneth D. Schisler, American lawyer and politician

Famous Deaths for July 1969

• 2nd » Michael DiBiase, American wrestler (b. 1923)
• 3rd » Brian Jones, English guitarist, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones) (b. 1942)
• 4th » Henri Decoin, French director and screenwriter (b. 1890)
• 5th » Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist and educator (b. 1884)
• 5th » Walter Gropius, German architect, designed the John F. Kennedy Federal Building and Werkbund Exhibition (1914) named Werkbund Exhibition (b. 1883)
• 5th » Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician, 1st Minister of Justice (Kenya) called Minister of Justice for Kenya (b. 1930)
• 5th » Leo McCarey, American director, producer, and screenwriter (b. 1898)
• 12th » Henry George Lamond, Australian farmer and author (b. 1885)
• 18th » Mary Jo Kopechne, American educator and secretary (b. 1940)
• 19th » Stratis Myrivilis, Greek author (b. 1890)
• 20th » Roy Hamilton, American singer (b. 1929)
• 24th » Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author and playwright (b. 1904)
• 28th » Ramón Grau, Cuban physician and politician, 6th President of Cuba (b. 1882)
• 28th » Frank Loesser, American composer (b. 1910)

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