What Happened In October 1969 In History

Historical Events for October, 1969

• 1st » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
• 8th » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weatherman (organization) named Weather Underground in Chicago, Illinois.
• 9th » In Chicago, the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection with the trial of the "Chicago Eight" that began on September 24.
• 14th » The United Kingdom introduces the British Fifty Pence coin e.g British fifty-pence coin, which replaces, over the following years, the British ten-shilling note, in anticipation of the decimalization of the British currency in 1971, and the abolition of t
• 19th » The first Prime Minister of Tunisia in 1957 called twelve years, Bahi Ladgham, is appointed by President Habib Bourguiba.
• 29th » The first-ever computer-to-computer link is established on ARPANET, the precursor to the Internet.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1969

• 1st » Zach Galifianakis, American actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 1st » Ori Kaplan, Israeli-American saxophonist (Balkan Beat Box, Gogol Bordello, and Firewater (band) called Firewater)
• 1st » Marcus Stephen, Nauruan weightlifter and politician, 27th President of Nauru
• 1st » Igor Ulanov, Russian ice hockey player
• 2nd » Jun Akiyama, Japanese wrestler
• 2nd » Badly Drawn Boy, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 2nd » Mitch English, American actor and talk show host
• 3rd » Garry Herbert, English rowing cox
• 3rd » Sulev Iva, Estonian linguist
• 3rd » Gwen Stefani, American singer-songwriter, actress, and fashion designer (No Doubt)
• 4th » Abraham Benrubi, American actor
• 6th » Troy Shaw, English snooker player
• 6th » Adrienne Armstrong, American businesswoman and activist, co-founded Adeline Records
• 7th » Bobbie Brown, American model and actress
• 7th » Benny Chan (actor) called Benny Chan, Hong Kong actor and singer
• 7th » Malia Hosaka, American wrestler
• 7th » Maria Whittaker, English model and actress
• 8th » Julia Ann, American porn actress
• 8th » Jeremy Davies, American actor
• 8th » Dylan Neal, Canadian-American actor
• 9th » PJ Harvey, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
• 9th » Christine Hough, Canadian figure skater
• 9th » Giles Martin, English songwriter and producer
• 10th » Francis Escudero, Filipino lawyer and politician
• 10th » Brett Favre, American football player
• 10th » Shawn Jamison, American basketball player and coach
• 10th » Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress, producer, and screenwriter
• 10th » Dilsa Demirbag Sten, Swedish journalist and author
• 11th » Prince Constantijn of the Netherlands
• 11th » Stephen Moyer, English actor, director, and producer
• 11th » Ty Murray, American bull rider
• 12th » Martie Maguire, American singer-songwriter, violinist, and producer (Dixie Chicks and Court Yard Hounds)
• 12th » Judit Mascó, Spanish model and actress
• 12th » Željko Milinovič, Slovenian footballer
• 12th » Olaf Renn, German footballer
• 12th » Dwayne Roloson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 12th » José Valentín, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 13th » Rhett Akins, American singer-songwriter (The Peach Pickers)
• 13th » Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater
• 13th » Cady McClain, American actress
• 14th » P. J. Brown, American basketball player
• 14th » David Strickland, American actor (d. 1999)
• 15th » Vítor Baía, Portuguese footballer
• 15th » Paige Davis, American actress
• 15th » Dominic West, English actor
• 16th » Roy Hargrove, American trumpet player
• 16th » Takao Ōmori, Japanese wrestler
• 16th » Terri J. Vaughn, American actress and producer
• 16th » Wendy Wilson, American singer-songwriter (Wilson Phillips)
• 17th » Ernie Els, South African golfer
• 17th » Wyclef Jean, Haitian-American rapper, producer, and actor (Fugees)
• 17th » Wood Harris, American actor
• 17th » Rick Mercer, Canadian comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter
• 18th » Volker Neumüller, German talent manager
• 18th » Nelson Vivas, Argentinian footballer, coach, and manager
• 19th » John Edward, American psychic and author
• 19th » Trey Parker, American actor, animator, producer, and screenwriter
• 19th » DJ Sammy, Spanish DJ and producer (rumoured as 29 October 1969 also)
• 19th » Erwin Sánchez, Bolivian footballer and manager
• 20th » Laurie Daley, Australian rugby player and coach
• 20th » Juan González (baseball) called Juan González, Puerto Rican baseball player
• 20th » Labros Papakostas, Greek high jumper
• 21st » Salman bin Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, Bahraini prince
• 21st » Michael Hancock (rugby league) or Michael Hancock, Australian rugby player
• 21st » Mo Lewis, American football player
• 22nd » Héctor Carrasco, Dominican baseball player
• 22nd » Spike Jonze, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 22nd » Helmut Lotti, Belgian singer-songwriter
• 23rd » Trudi Canavan, Australian author
• 23rd » Brooke Theiss, American actress
• 24th » Adela Noriega, Mexican actress
• 25th » Josef Beránek, Czech ice hockey player
• 25th » Nika Futterman, American voice actress and singer
• 25th » Oleg Salenko, Russian footballer
• 25th » Alex Webster, American bass player (Cannibal Corpse and Blotted Science)
• 28th » Javier Grillo-Marxuach, Puerto Rican screenwriter and producer
• 28th » Ben Harper, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Relentless7 and Fistful of Mercy)
• 29th » Eleni Menegaki, Greek actress and talk show host
• 29th » Chris Verene, American fine arts and documentary photographer and performance artist
• 30th » Masanori Hikichi, Japanese composer
• 30th » Vagelis Vourtzoumis, Greek basketball player
• 31st » David Coburn, American actor and singer

Famous Deaths for October 1969

• 3rd » Skip James, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (b. 1902)
• 4th » Natalino Otto, Italian singer and actor (b. 1912)
• 7th » Léon Scieur, Belgian cyclist (b. 1888)
• 12th » Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (b. 1912)
• 12th » Julius Saaristo, Finnish javelin thrower (b. 1891)
• 14th » Haguroyama Masaji, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 36th Yokozuna (sumo) named Yokozuna (b. 1914)
• 14th » August Sang, Estonian poet (b. 1914)
• 19th » Lacey Hearn, American sprinter (b. 1881)
• 21st » Jack Kerouac, American author and poet (b. 1922)
• 21st » Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician (b. 1882)
• 22nd » Tommy Edwards, American singer-songwriter (b. 1922)
• 28th » Constance Dowling, American model and actress (b. 1920)
• 29th » Pops Foster, American bassist (b. 1892)

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