Important Events
- Feb 4 The Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat chairman of the PLO
- Feb 5 US population reaches 200 million
- Feb 17 Golda Meir sworn in as the first female Prime Minister of Israel
- Apr 7 The Internet's symbolic birth date: publication of RFC 1
- Jul 20 Apollo 11 lunar module carrying Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin lands on the surface of the Moon; Aldrin and Armstrong walk on the moon seven hours later; Michael Collins remains in orbit in the lunar module
- Jul 21 Apollo 11: Neil Armstrong becomes the first person to step on the Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
- Aug 14 British Army deploys on the streets of Northern Ireland, marking the beginning of Operation Banner
- Sep 1 Colonel Muammar Gaddafi deposes King Idris in the Libyan revolution
- Oct 15 Vietnam Moratorium Day; millions nationwide protest the war
- Nov 15 An estimated 2 million people take part in the Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstration across the United States
More Historical Events
1969 in Film & TV
- Feb 24 "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie" film based on novel by Muriel Spark directed by Ronald Neame, starring Maggie Smith (Academy Award Best Actress) premieres in London
- Mar 28 Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece
- May 11 British comedy troupe Monty Python forms, made up of Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin
- Jun 18 "The Wild Bunch", directed by Sam Peckinpah and starring William Holden and Ernest Borgnine, is released
1969 in Music
- Jan 12 Debut album of Led Zeppelin released first in the US
- Jun 20 200,000 attend Newport '69', then largest-ever pop concert in Northridge, California. Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear.
- Jul 11 David Bowie releases the single "Space Oddity" 9 days before Apollo 11 lands on the moon
- Aug 15 Woodstock Music & Art Fair opens in New York State on Max Yasgur's Dairy Farm
1969 in Sport
- Mar 1 New York Yankees legend Mickey Mantle announces his retirement due to persistent knee injuries; finishes 18-season career with 536 home runs and .298 batting average
- Apr 2 Milwaukee Bucks sign (Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Lew Alcindor)
- Jun 8 MLB ledgend Mickey Mantle gives his farewell retirement speech during "Mickey Mantle Day" at Yankee Stadium, 60,096 see #7 retired
Did You Know?
The first automatic teller machine in the United States is installed in Rockville Center, New York.
On September 2, 1969
Cate Blanchett
Jenni Rivera
Jennifer Aniston
Linus Torvalds
Steffi Graf
Tommy MorrisonWorld Leaders in 1969
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet General Secretary- Mao Zedong
Chinese Revolutionary and Chairman of the Communist Party - Richard Nixon
37th US President
Leonid Brezhnev
Mao Zedong
Richard NixonFamous People in 1969
- Glen Campbell
Grammy for Album of the Year - John Wayne
Oscar for Best Actor - Maggie Smith
Oscar for Best Actress
Glen Campbell
John Wayne
Maggie SmithFamous Weddings
- Jan 18 Actress Audrey Hepburn marries 2nd husband Italian psychiatrist Andrea Dotti
- Feb 16 Country singer Tammy Wynette (26) weds musician George Jones (37)
- Mar 8 Marriage of 12 year old Marcella Rosciglione in Palermo
Famous Divorces
- Sep 18 Actor Rod Taylor (39) divorces model Mary Hilem after 5 years of marriage
More Weddings & Divorces
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Ho Chi Minh
Jack Kerouac
Judy Garland
Rocky Marciano
Sharon TateArticles and Photos
Apollo 11 Bootprint
Buzz Aldrin's bootprint, one of the first steps taken on the Moon
July 21, 1969Woodstock Music and Art Fair
Swami Satchidananda addressing the opening ceremony at Woodstock
August 15, 1969Vietnam War Moratorium Demonstration
Millions marched against the Vietnam War outside the White House
November 15, 1969
