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Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, ...
's first landing on the moon.


Events


January

* January 4 – The Government of
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hands over Ifni to
Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to A ...
. *
January 5 Events Pre-1600 * 1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French a ...
** Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes into a house on its approach to London's
Gatwick Airport Gatwick Airport (), also known as London Gatwick , is a major international airport near Crawley, West Sussex, England, south of Central London. In 2021, Gatwick was the third-busiest airport by total passenger traffic in the UK, after ...
, killing 50 of the 62 people on board and two of the home's occupants. * January 14 – An explosion aboard the aircraft carrier USS ''Enterprise'' near
Hawaii Hawaii ( ; haw, Hawaii or ) is a state in the Western United States, located in the Pacific Ocean about from the U.S. mainland. It is the only U.S. state outside North America, the only state that is an archipelago, and the only stat ...
kills 27 and injures 314. *
January 19 Events Pre-1600 * 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. * 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender a ...
– End of the siege of the University of Tokyo, marking the beginning of the end for the 1968–69 Japanese university protests. *
January 20 Events Pre-1600 * 250 – Pope Fabian is martyred during the Decian persecution. * 649 – King Chindasuinth, at the urging of bishop Braulio of Zaragoza, crowns his son Recceswinth as co-ruler of the Visigothic Kingdom. * 1156 & ...
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
is
sworn in Traditionally an oath (from Anglo-Saxon ', also called plight) is either a statement of fact or a promise taken by a sacrality as a sign of verity. A common legal substitute for those who conscientiously object to making sacred oaths is to giv ...
as the 37th President of the United States. * January 22An assassination attempt is carried out on Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev by deserter Viktor Ilyin. One person is killed, several are injured. Brezhnev escaped unharmed. *
January 27 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire will reach its maximum extent. * 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to bec ...
** Fourteen men, 9 of them
Jews Jews ( he, יְהוּדִים, , ) or Jewish people are an ethnoreligious group and nation originating from the Israelites Israelite origins and kingdom: "The first act in the long drama of Jewish history is the age of the Israelites""The ...
, are executed in
Baghdad Baghdad (; ar, بَغْدَاد , ) is the capital of Iraq and the second-largest city in the Arab world after Cairo. It is located on the Tigris near the ruins of the ancient city of Babylon and the Sassanid Persian capital of Ctesiphon ...
for spying for
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. ** Reverend Ian Paisley, Northern Irish Unionist leader and founder of the Free Presbyterian Church of Ulster is jailed for three months for illegal assembly. *
January 28 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. * 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession ...
1969 Santa Barbara oil spill: A
blowout Blowout or Blow out may refer to: Film and television *''Blow Out'', a 1981 film by Brian De Palma * ''The Blow Out'', a 1936 short film * ''Blow Out'' (TV series), a TV series on Bravo * "Blow Out" (''Prison Break''), an episode of ''Prison ...
on Union Oil's Platform A spills 80,000 to 100,000 barrels of crude oil into a channel and onto the beaches of Santa Barbara County in
Southern California Southern California (commonly shortened to SoCal) is a geographic and cultural region that generally comprises the southern portion of the U.S. state of California. It includes the Los Angeles metropolitan area, the second most populous urban ...
; on February 5 the oil spill closes Santa Barbara's harbor. The incident inspires
Wisconsin Wisconsin () is a state in the upper Midwestern United States. Wisconsin is the 25th-largest state by total area and the 20th-most populous. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake M ...
Senator A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Gaylord Nelson to organize the first Earth Day in 1970.


February

* February 4 – In
Cairo Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metr ...
, Yasser Arafat is elected Palestine Liberation Organization leader at the
Palestinian National Congress The Palestinian National Council (PNC) ( ar, المجلس الوطني الفلسطيني, "'Almajlis Alwataniu Alfilastiniu"') is the legislative body of the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and elects the PLO Executive Committee, which ...
. *
February 8 Events Pre-1600 * 421 – Constantius III becomes co-Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 1238 – The Mongols burn the Russian city of Vladimir. * 1250 – Seventh Crusade: Crusaders engage Ayyubid forces in the Battle of ...
** The Allende meteorite explodes over Mexico. ** After 147 years, the last weekly issue of ''
The Saturday Evening Post ''The Saturday Evening Post'' is an American magazine, currently published six times a year. It was issued weekly under this title from 1897 until 1963, then every two weeks until 1969. From the 1920s to the 1960s, it was one of the most widely ...
'' is published in the United States. (The magazine is later briefly resurrected as a monthly magazine.) *
February 9 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. *1539 – The first recorded race is held ...
– The Boeing 747 "jumbo jet" is flown for the first time, taking off from the Boeing airfield at
Everett, Washington Everett is the county seat and largest city of Snohomish County, Washington, United States. It is north of Seattle and is one of the main cities in the metropolitan area and the Puget Sound region. Everett is the seventh-largest city in the ...
. * February 13Front de libération du Québec (FLQ) terrorists bomb the Montreal Stock Exchange. *
February 14 Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. * 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis t ...
Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...
issues ''
Mysterii Paschalis ''Mysterii Paschalis'' is an apostolic letter issued '' motu proprio'' (that is, "of his own accord") by Pope Paul VI on 14 February 1969. It reorganized the liturgical year of the Roman Rite and revised the liturgical celebrations of Jes ...
'', a ''
motu proprio In law, ''motu proprio'' (Latin for "on his own impulse") describes an official act taken without a formal request from another party. Some jurisdictions use the term '' sua sponte'' for the same concept. In Catholic canon law, it refers to a d ...
'', deleting many names from the
Roman calendar of saints The General Roman Calendar is the liturgical calendar that indicates the dates of celebrations of saints and mysteries of the Lord (Jesus Christ) in the Roman Rite of the Catholic Church, wherever this liturgical rite is in use. These celebr ...
(including Valentine, who was celebrated on this day). * February 17Aquanaut
Berry L. Cannon Berry Louis Cannon (March 22, 1935 – February 17, 1969) was an American aquanaut who served on the SEALAB II and III projects of the U.S. Navy. Cannon died of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair SEALAB III. It was later foun ...
dies of
carbon dioxide poisoning Hypercapnia (from the Greek ''hyper'' = "above" or "too much" and ''kapnos'' = "smoke"), also known as hypercarbia and CO2 retention, is a condition of abnormally elevated carbon dioxide (CO2) levels in the blood. Carbon dioxide is a gaseous pr ...
while attempting to repair the SEALAB III habitat off
San Clemente Island, California San Clemente Island ( Tongva: ''Kinkipar''; Spanish: ''Isla de San Clemente'') is the southernmost of the Channel Islands of California. It is owned and operated by the United States Navy, and is a part of Los Angeles County. It is administered ...
. * February 24 – The Mariner 6 Mars probe is launched from the United States.


March

*
March 2 Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome (537–38), Siege of Rome: The Ostrogoths, Ostrogoth army under king Vitiges begins the siege of the capital. Belisarius conducts a delaying action outside the Piazza del Popolo, Flaminian Gate; he a ...
** In
Toulouse Toulouse ( , ; oc, Tolosa ) is the prefecture of the French department of Haute-Garonne and of the larger region of Occitania. The city is on the banks of the River Garonne, from the Mediterranean Sea, from the Atlantic Ocean and fr ...
, France the first
Concorde The Aérospatiale/BAC Concorde () is a retired Franco-British supersonic airliner jointly developed and manufactured by Sud Aviation (later Aérospatiale) and the British Aircraft Corporation (BAC). Studies started in 1954, and France an ...
test flight is conducted. **
Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River. *
March 3 Events Pre-1600 * 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. *1575 ...
** Apollo program:
NASA The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA ) is an independent agency of the US federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research. NASA was established in 1958, succeedin ...
launches Apollo 9 ( James McDivitt, Rusty Schweickart, David Scott) to test the lunar module. ** In a
Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world ...
court, Sirhan Sirhan admits that he killed presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy. *
March 13 Events Pre-1600 * 624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. *1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War. *1591 – At the Battle of Ton ...
Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Lunar Module. * March 16Viasa Flight 742 crashes into a neighborhood in Maracaibo,
Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...
, shortly after taking off for
Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a coastal metropolis and the county seat of Miami-Dade County in South Florida, United States. With a population of 442,241 at ...
; all 84 people on board the DC-9 jet are killed along with 71 people on the ground. * March 17 **
Golda Meir Golda Meir, ; ar, جولدا مائير, Jūldā Māʾīr., group=nb (born Golda Mabovitch; 3 May 1898 – 8 December 1978) was an Israeli politician, teacher, and '' kibbutznikit'' who served as the fourth prime minister of Israel from 1969 to ...
becomes the first female prime minister of
Israel Israel (; he, יִשְׂרָאֵל, ; ar, إِسْرَائِيل, ), officially the State of Israel ( he, מְדִינַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, label=none, translit=Medīnat Yīsrāʾēl; ), is a country in Western Asia. It is situated ...
. ** The Longhope life-boat is lost after answering a mayday call during severe storms in the
Pentland Firth The Pentland Firth ( gd, An Caol Arcach, meaning the Orcadian Strait) is a strait which separates the Orkney Islands from Caithness in the north of Scotland. Despite the name, it is not a firth. Etymology The name is presumed to be a corrupti ...
between Orkney and the northern tip of Scotland; the entire crew of 8 die. * March 18 – An
annular solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
is visible in the Indian and Pacific Oceans, and is the 49th solar eclipse of
Solar Saros 129 Saros cycle The saros () is a period of exactly 223 synodic months, approximately 6585.3211 days, or 18 years, 10, 11, or 12 days (depending on the number of leap years), and 8 hours, that can be used to predict eclipses of the Sun and Moon. One ...
. * March 20 **One hundred of the 105 passengers and crew on a United Arab Airlines flight, most of them Muslim pilgrims returning to Aswan from Mecca, are killed when the Ilyushin-18 turboprop crashes during a sandstorm. **
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
and Yoko Ono are married at
Gibraltar ) , anthem = " God Save the King" , song = "Gibraltar Anthem" , image_map = Gibraltar location in Europe.svg , map_alt = Location of Gibraltar in Europe , map_caption = United Kingdom shown in pale green , mapsize = , image_map2 = Gibr ...
, and proceed to their honeymoon " Bed-In" for peace in
Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the capital and most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population of 907,976 within the city proper, 1,558,755 in the urban ar ...
. *
March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...
**UCLA wins its third consecutive NCAA basketball championship by defeating Purdue University, 92 to 72. **The landmark art exhibition ''When Attitudes become Form'', curated by Harald Szeemann, opens at the Kunsthalle Bern in Bern, Switzerland. *
March 28 Events Pre-1600 *AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. * 193 – After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Didiu ...
Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...
increases the number of Roman Catholic cardinals by one-third, from 101 to 134. * March 29 – The
Eurovision Song Contest 1969 The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Madrid, Spain, following the country's victory at the with the song "La, la, la" by Massiel. Organised by the European Broadcasting Uni ...
is held in Madrid, and results in four co-winners, with 18 votes each, from Spain, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and France. * March 30 – The body of former United States General and President Dwight D. Eisenhower is brought by caisson to the United States Capitol to lie in state in the Capitol Rotunda; Eisenhower had died two days earlier, after a long illness, in the
Walter Reed Army Medical Center The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC)known as Walter Reed General Hospital (WRGH) until 1951was the U.S. Army's flagship medical center from 1909 to 2011. Located on in the District of Columbia, it served more than 150,000 active and ret ...
, Washington, D.C. * March 31 – The Barroterán coal mine disaster kills 153 coal miners in
Mexico Mexico (Spanish language, Spanish: México), officially the United Mexican States, is a List of sovereign states, country in the southern portion of North America. It is borders of Mexico, bordered to the north by the United States; to the so ...
.


April

* April 4 – Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary
artificial heart An artificial heart is a device that replaces the heart. Artificial hearts are typically used to bridge the time to heart transplantation, or to permanently replace the heart in the case that a heart transplant (from a deceased human or, exper ...
. * April 8 – The
Montreal Expos The Montreal Expos (french: link=no, Les Expos de Montréal) were a Canadian professional baseball team based in Montreal, Quebec. The Expos were the first Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise located outside the United States. They played in ...
become
Major League Baseball Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball organization and the oldest major professional sports league in the world. MLB is composed of 30 total teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (A ...
's first team outside the United States. *
April 9 Events Pre-1600 * 193 – The distinguished soldier Septimius Severus is proclaimed emperor by the army in Illyricum. * 475 – Byzantine Emperor Basiliscus issues a circular letter (''Enkyklikon'') to the bishops of his empire, su ...
– Fermín Monasterio Pérez is murdered by the
ETA Eta (uppercase , lowercase ; grc, ἦτα ''ē̂ta'' or ell, ήτα ''ita'' ) is the seventh letter of the Greek alphabet, representing the close front unrounded vowel . Originally denoting the voiceless glottal fricative in most dialects, ...
in
Biscay Biscay (; eu, Bizkaia ; es, Vizcaya ) is a province of Spain and a historical territory of the Basque Country, heir of the ancient Lordship of Biscay, lying on the south shore of the eponymous bay. The capital and largest city is Bilbao. ...
,
Spain , image_flag = Bandera de España.svg , image_coat = Escudo de España (mazonado).svg , national_motto = '' Plus ultra'' (Latin)(English: "Further Beyond") , national_anthem = (English: "Royal March") , ...
; the 4th victim in the name of Basque nationalism. *
April 13 Events Pre-1600 * 1111 – Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. * 1204 – Constantinople falls to the Crusaders of the Fourth Crusade, temporarily ending the Byzantine Empire. 1601–1900 *1612 – In one of the epic samurai ...
Queensland ) , nickname = Sunshine State , image_map = Queensland in Australia.svg , map_caption = Location of Queensland in Australia , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name = Australia , established_title = Before federation , establishe ...
: The Brisbane Tramways end service after 84 years of operation. * April 15 – The EC-121 shootdown incident:
North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu (Amnok) and T ...
shoots down the aircraft over the
Sea of Japan The Sea of Japan is the marginal sea between the Japanese archipelago, Sakhalin, the Korean Peninsula, and the mainland of the Russian Far East. The Japanese archipelago separates the sea from the Pacific Ocean. Like the Mediterranean Sea, i ...
, killing all 31 on board. *
April 17 Events Pre-1600 *1080 – Harald III of Denmark dies and is succeeded by Canute IV, who would later be the first Dane to be canonized. * 1349 – The rule of the Bavand dynasty in Mazandaran is brought to an end by the murder of Has ...
Sirhan Bishara Sirhan Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (; ar, سرحان بشارة سرحان ''Sirḥān Bišāra Sirḥān'', born March 19, 1944) is a Palestinian Jordanian man who was convicted for the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. Kennedy, a United States Senat ...
is found guilty of the assassination of Robert F. Kennedy. * April 20 – British troops arrive in
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is #Descriptions, variously described as ...
to reinforce the Royal Ulster Constabulary. * April 22Robin Knox-Johnston becomes the first person to sail around the world solo without stopping. * April 28
Charles de Gaulle Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (; ; (commonly abbreviated as CDG) 22 November 18909 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Governm ...
steps down as president of
France France (), officially the French Republic ( ), is a country primarily located in Western Europe. It also comprises of Overseas France, overseas regions and territories in the Americas and the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic, Pacific Ocean, Pac ...
after suffering defeat in a referendum the day before.


May

* May 4 ** Zakir Husain, President of India, dies due to a heart attack. ** In a repeat of the previous season's hockey finals, the
Montreal Canadiens The Montreal CanadiensEven in English, the French spelling is always used instead of ''Canadians''. The French spelling of ''Montréal'' is also sometimes used in the English media. (french: link=no, Les Canadiens de Montréal), officially ...
defeat the St. Louis Blues four games to none to win the
Stanley Cup The Stanley Cup (french: La Coupe Stanley) is the championship trophy awarded annually to the National Hockey League (NHL) playoff champion. It is the oldest existing trophy to be awarded to a professional sports franchise in North America, an ...
. * May 10 – The Battle of Dong Ap Bia, also known as Hamburger Hill, begins during the
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
. * May 13May 13 Incident: Race riots occur in
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,
Malaysia Malaysia ( ; ) is a country in Southeast Asia. The federal constitutional monarchy consists of thirteen states and three federal territories, separated by the South China Sea into two regions: Peninsular Malaysia and Borneo's East Mal ...
. *
May 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. *1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. * 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and f ...
– Colonel Muammar Gaddafi visits Mecca,
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia, officially the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA), is a country in Western Asia. It covers the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and has a land area of about , making it the fifth-largest country in Asia, the second-largest in the Ara ...
. * May 15 – An
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teenager known as '
Robert R. Robert Lee Rayford (February 3, 1953 – May 15 1969), sometimes identified as Robert R. due to his age, was an American teenager from Missouri who has been suggested to represent the earliest confirmed case of HIV/AIDS in North America bas ...
' dies in St. Louis, Missouri, of a baffling medical condition. In 1984 it will be identified as the earliest confirmed case of
HIV/AIDS Human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is a spectrum of conditions caused by infection with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a retrovirus. Following initial infection an individual ...
in
North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and th ...
. * May 16Venera program:
Soviet The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a List of former transcontinental countries#Since 1700, transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, ...
space probe Venera 5 lands on Venus. * May 17 – Venera program: Soviet space probe Venera 6 begins to descend into Venus's atmosphere, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure. * May 18Apollo program: Apollo 10 ( Gene Cernan, Tom Stafford,
John Young John Young may refer to: Academics * John Young (professor of Greek) (died 1820), Scottish professor of Greek at the University of Glasgow * John C. Young (college president) (1803–1857), American educator, pastor, and president of Centre Coll ...
) is launched. It is to be a full rehearsal for the
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
landing, stopping 15 kilometers short of actually reaching the lunar surface. *
May 20 Events Pre-1600 * 325 – The First Council of Nicaea is formally opened, starting the first ecumenical council of the Christian Church. * 491 – Empress Ariadne marries Anastasius I. The widowed '' Augusta'' is able to choose her ...
United States National Guard helicopters spray skin-stinging powder on anti-war protesters in
California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...
. * May 21 – '' Rosariazo'': Civil unrest breaks out in Rosario, Argentina, following the death of a 15-year-old student. *
May 22 Events Pre-1600 * 192 – Dong Zhuo is assassinated by his adopted son Lü Bu. * 760 – Fourteenth recorded perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. * 853 – A Byzantine fleet sacks and destroys undefended Damietta in Egypt. *11 ...
– Apollo program: Apollo 10's lunar module flies to within 15,400 m of the
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
's surface. *
May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empir ...
** The Andean Pact (Andean Group) is established. ** Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to
Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to harbor life. While large volumes of water can be found throughout the Solar System, only Earth sustains liquid surface water. About 71% of Earth's sur ...
, after a successful 8-day test of all the components needed for the upcoming first manned
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
landing. *
May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empir ...
June 2
John Lennon John Winston Ono Lennon (born John Winston Lennon; 9 October 19408 December 1980) was an English singer, songwriter, musician and peace activist who achieved worldwide fame as founder, co-songwriter, co-lead vocalist and rhythm guitarist of ...
and Yoko Ono conduct their second Bed-In. The follow-up to the Amsterdam event is held at the
Queen Elizabeth Hotel Fairmont The Queen Elizabeth (french: Fairmont Le Reine Élizabeth) is a historic grand hotel in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. With 950 rooms and 21 floors it is the largest hotel in the province of Quebec, and the second largest Fairmont hotel ...
in
Montreal Montreal ( ; officially Montréal, ) is the second-most populous city in Canada and most populous city in the Canadian province of Quebec. Founded in 1642 as '' Ville-Marie'', or "City of Mary", it is named after Mount Royal, the triple- ...
,
Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirte ...
. Lennon composes and records the song " Give Peace a Chance" during the event. * May 29 – '' Cordobazo'': A general strike and civil unrest break out in
Córdoba, Argentina Córdoba () is a city in central Argentina, in the foothills of the Sierras Chicas on the Suquía River, about northwest of Buenos Aires. It is the capital of Córdoba Province and the second most populous city in Argentina after Buenos ...
. * May 30Riots in Curaçao mark the start of an Afro-Caribbean
civil rights Civil and political rights are a class of rights that protect individuals' freedom from infringement by governments, social organizations, and private individuals. They ensure one's entitlement to participate in the civil and political life ...
movement on the island.


June

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June 3 Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depo ...
– While operating at sea on SEATO maneuvers, the Australian aircraft carrier HMAS ''Melbourne'' accidentally rams and slices into the American destroyer USS ''Frank E. Evans'' in the South China Sea, killing 74 American seamen. * June 5 – An international communist conference begins in
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. *
June 8 Events Pre-1600 * 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. * 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces ...
Francisco Franco orders the closing of the Gibraltar–Spain border and communications between
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and Spain in response to the 1967 Gibraltar sovereignty referendum. The border remains closed until a partial reopening on December 15,
1982 Events January * January 1 – In Malaysia and Singapore, clocks are adjusted to the same time zone, UTC+8 (GMT+8.00). * January 13 – Air Florida Flight 90 crashes shortly after takeoff into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington, D.C ...
. *
June 8 Events Pre-1600 * 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. * 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces ...
– U.S. President
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
and South Vietnamese President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu meet at
Midway Island Midway Atoll (colloquial: Midway Islands; haw, Kauihelani, translation=the backbone of heaven; haw, Pihemanu, translation=the loud din of birds, label=none) is a atoll in the North Pacific Ocean. Midway Atoll is an insular area of the Unit ...
. Nixon announces that 25,000 U.S. troops will be withdrawn by September. * June 15Georges Pompidou is elected President of France. *
June 17 Events Pre-1600 * 653 – Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism. *1242 – Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were bur ...
– After a 23-game match, Boris Spassky defeats Tigran Petrosian to become the World Chess Champion in Moscow. * June 24 – The
United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and ...
and Rhodesia sever diplomatic relations, after the Rhodesian constitutional referendum. * June 27 – Gay intercourse is officially legalized in Canada. * June 28 – The
Stonewall riots The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous protests by members of the gay community in response to a police raid that began in the early morning hours of ...
, a milestone in the modern gay rights movement in the United States, began in
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.


July

* July 7 – French is made equal to English throughout the Canadian national government. * July 8
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
: The very first U.S. troop withdrawals are made. *
July 14 Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. *1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. *1420 ...
** Football War: After
Honduras Honduras, officially the Republic of Honduras, is a country in Central America. The republic of Honduras is bordered to the west by Guatemala, to the southwest by El Salvador, to the southeast by Nicaragua, to the south by the Pacific Oce ...
loses an association football match against
El Salvador El Salvador (; , meaning " The Saviour"), officially the Republic of El Salvador ( es, República de El Salvador), is a country in Central America. It is bordered on the northeast by Honduras, on the northwest by Guatemala, and on the south ...
, rioting breaks out in Honduras against Salvadoran migrant workers. Of the 300,000 Salvadoran workers in Honduras, tens of thousands are expelled, prompting a brief Salvadoran invasion of Honduras. The OAS works out a cease-fire on
July 18 Events Pre-1600 *477 BC – Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. *387 BC – Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, lead ...
, which takes effect on July 20. ** The Act of Free Choice for West Irian commences in
Merauke Merauke is a large town and the capital of the South Papua province, Indonesia. It is also the administrative centre of Merauke Regency in South Papua. It is considered the easternmost city in Indonesia. The town was originally called Ermasoe. I ...
,
Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania between the Indian and Pacific oceans. It consists of over 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi, and parts of Borneo and New Gui ...
. * July 16Apollo program:
Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, ...
(
Buzz Aldrin Buzz Aldrin (; born Edwin Eugene Aldrin Jr.; January 20, 1930) is an American former astronaut, engineer and fighter pilot. He made three spacewalks as pilot of the 1966 Gemini 12 mission. As the Lunar Module ''Eagle'' pilot on the 1969 A ...
, Neil Armstrong,
Michael Collins Michael Collins or Mike Collins most commonly refers to: * Michael Collins (Irish leader) (1890–1922), Irish revolutionary leader, soldier, and politician * Michael Collins (astronaut) (1930–2021), American astronaut, member of Apollo 11 and ...
) lifts off from Cape Kennedy in Florida towards the first manned landing on the
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
. *
July 19 Events Pre-1600 * AD 64 – The Great Fire of Rome causes widespread devastation and rages on for six days, destroying half of the city. * 484 – Leontius, Roman usurper, is crowned Eastern emperor at Tarsus (modern Turkey). He is ...
** Chappaquiddick incident: US Senator Edward M. Kennedy drives off a bridge into a tidal pond after leaving a party on Chappaquiddick Island,
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, killing
Mary Jo Kopechne Mary Jo Kopechne (; July 26, 1940 – July 18 or 19, 1969) was an American secretary, and one of the campaign workers for U.S. Senator Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 presidential campaign, a close team known as the "Boiler Room Girls". In 1969, she d ...
. Kennedy does not report the accident for nine or ten hours. ** John Fairfax lands in
Hollywood Beach, Florida Hollywood is a city in southern Broward County, Florida, United States, located between Fort Lauderdale and Miami. As of July 1, 2019, Hollywood had a population of 154,817. Founded in 1925, the city grew rapidly in the 1950s and 1960s, and is now ...
, United States and becomes the first person to row across an ocean solo, after 180 days spent at sea on board the 25' ocean rowboat ''Britannia'' (left Gran Canaria on January 20, 1969). * July 20 ** Apollo program Moon landing: At 3:17 pm ET (20:17 UTC)
Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, ...
's Lunar Module ''Eagle'' lands on the Moon's surface. At 10:56 pm ET (02:56 UTC July 21), an estimated 650 million people worldwide, the largest television audience for a live broadcast at this time, watch in awe as Neil Armstrong takes his first historic steps on the surface. **
1969 Tour de France The 1969 Tour de France was the 56th edition of the Tour de France, one of cycling's Grand Tours. It took place between 28 June and 20 July, with 22 stages covering a distance of . The participant teams were no longer national teams, but were onc ...
: Belgian Eddy Merckx wins the cycle race for the first time. * July 22 – Spanish dictator and head of state Francisco Franco appoints Prince Juan Carlos to be his successor as head of state following his death. * July 24 **
Apollo 11 Apollo 11 (July 16–24, 1969) was the American spaceflight that first landed humans on the Moon. Commander Neil Armstrong and lunar module pilot Buzz Aldrin landed the Apollo Lunar Module ''Eagle'' on July 20, 1969, at 20:17 UTC, ...
returns from the first successful Moon landing and the astronauts are placed in biological isolation for several days in case they may have brought back lunar germs. The airless lunar environment is later determined to rule out microscopic life. ** The
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
returns British lecturer
Gerald Brooke Gerald Brooke (born 1938 in Sheffield, England) was a British teacher who taught Russian in the early 1960s at Holborn College for Law, Languages and Commerce in Red Lion Square, Holborn, central London. In 1965, during the Easter break, he trav ...
to the United Kingdom freed from a Soviet prison in exchange for their spies Peter and Helen Kroger ( Morris and Lona Cohen). *
July 26 Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriou ...
– A 6.4 earthquake shakes the Chinese city of Yangjiang destroying thousands of homes and killing 3,000 people. *
July 30 Events Pre-1600 * 762 – Baghdad is founded. * 1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council. * 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Is ...
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
: U.S. President
Richard Nixon Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913April 22, 1994) was the 37th president of the United States, serving from 1969 to 1974. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as a representative and senator from California and was ...
makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam, meeting with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders. * July 31
Pope Paul VI Pope Paul VI ( la, Paulus VI; it, Paolo VI; born Giovanni Battista Enrico Antonio Maria Montini, ; 26 September 18976 August 1978) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City, Vatican City State from 21 June 1963 to his ...
arrives in
Entebbe Entebbe is a city in Central Uganda. Located on a Lake Victoria peninsula, approximately southwest of the Ugandan capital city, Kampala. Entebbe was once the seat of government for the Protectorate of Uganda prior to independence, in 1962. Th ...
,
Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa. The country is bordered to the east by Kenya, to the north by South Sudan, to the west by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south-west by Rwanda, and to the south by Tanzania. The ...
for the first visit by a reigning
Pope The pope ( la, papa, from el, πάππας, translit=pappas, 'father'), also known as supreme pontiff ( or ), Roman pontiff () or sovereign pontiff, is the bishop of Rome (or historically the patriarch of Rome), head of the worldwide Cathol ...
to
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
.


August

* August 4
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
: At the apartment of French intermediary Jean Sainteny in Paris, U.S. representative
Henry Kissinger Henry Alfred Kissinger (; ; born Heinz Alfred Kissinger, May 27, 1923) is a German-born American politician, diplomat, and geopolitical consultant who served as United States Secretary of State and National Security Advisor under the presid ...
and North Vietnamese representative
Xuan Thuy Xuan () may refer to: * Xuancheng, formerly Xuan Prefecture (Xuanzhou), Anhui, China ** Xuanzhou District, seat of Xuancheng and Xuan Prefecture ** Xuan paper Xuan paper (''xuanzhi'' ), or Shuen paper or rice paper, is a kind of paper origin ...
begin secret peace negotiations. They eventually fail since the two sides cannot agree to any terms. *
August 5 Events Pre-1600 *AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. * 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are ...
Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of
Mars Mars is the fourth planet from the Sun and the second-smallest planet in the Solar System, only being larger than Mercury. In the English language, Mars is named for the Roman god of war. Mars is a terrestrial planet with a thin at ...
(). *
August 13 Events Pre-1600 * 29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. * 523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. * 554 &ndas ...
Serious border clashes occur between the
Soviet Union The Soviet Union,. officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. (USSR),. was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 to 1991. A flagship communist state, it was nominally a federal union of fifteen nationa ...
and the People's Republic of China. * August 14
The Troubles The Troubles ( ga, Na Trioblóidí) were an ethno-nationalist conflict in Northern Ireland that lasted about 30 years from the late 1960s to 1998. Also known internationally as the Northern Ireland conflict, it is sometimes described as an "i ...
: British troops are deployed in
Northern Ireland Northern Ireland ( ga, Tuaisceart Éireann ; sco, label=Ulster Scots dialect, Ulster-Scots, Norlin Airlann) is a part of the United Kingdom, situated in the north-east of the island of Ireland, that is #Descriptions, variously described as ...
to restore order following three days of political and sectarian violence, marking the beginning of the 37-year Operation Banner. * August 1518 – The
Woodstock Festival Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held during August 15–18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, United States, southwest of the town of Woodstock, New York, Woodstock. ...
is held near White Lake, New York, featuring some of the top rock musicians of the era. * August 17 – Category 5 Hurricane Camille hits the
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coast, killing 248 people and causing US$1.5 billion in damage (1969 USD). * August 21 ** Australian
Denis Michael Rohan Denis Michael Rohan (born 1 July 1941) is an Australian arsonist responsible for the Al-Aqsa mosque fire, which took place in Jerusalem on 21 August 1969. His attack on Al-Aqsa Mosque, which began after he set fire to the Minbar of Saladin ...
sets the Al-Aqsa Mosque on fire. ** Strong violence on demonstration in
Prague Prague ( ; cs, Praha ; german: Prag, ; la, Praga) is the capital and largest city in the Czech Republic, and the historical capital of Bohemia. On the Vltava river, Prague is home to about 1.3 million people. The city has a temperate ...
and
Brno Brno ( , ; german: Brünn ) is a city in the South Moravian Region of the Czech Republic. Located at the confluence of the Svitava and Svratka rivers, Brno has about 380,000 inhabitants, making it the second-largest city in the Czech Republic ...
, Czechoslovakia. Military force contra citizens.
Prague spring The Prague Spring ( cs, Pražské jaro, sk, Pražská jar) was a period of political liberalization and mass protest in the Czechoslovak Socialist Republic. It began on 5 January 1968, when reformist Alexander Dubček was elected First ...
finally beaten. * August 29 – A Trans World Airlines flight from Rome to Tel Aviv is hijacked and diverted to Syria.


September

* September 1 **
1969 Libyan coup d'état The 1969 Libyan coup d'état, also known as the al-Fateh Revolution or the 1 September Revolution, was carried out by the Free Unionist Officers Movement, a group of military officers led by Colonel Muammar Gaddafi, which led to the overthrow of ...
: A bloodless coup in
Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to the east, Suda ...
ousts King Idris and brings Colonel Muammar Gaddafi to power. ** For Brazil, the Jornal Nacional was created on Monday, 1 September 1969. *
September 2 Events Pre-1600 *44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. * 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his '' Philippicae'' (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of t ...
Ho Chi Minh (: ; born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), commonly known as (' Uncle Hồ'), also known as ('President Hồ'), (' Old father of the people') and by other aliases, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as P ...
, the president of North Vietnam, dies at the age of 79. * September 5 – Lieutenant William Calley is charged with six counts of premeditated murder for the
1968 The year was highlighted by protests and other unrests that occurred worldwide. Events January–February * January 5 – " Prague Spring": Alexander Dubček is chosen as leader of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia. * J ...
My Lai Massacre deaths of 109
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ese civilians in My Lai,
Vietnam Vietnam or Viet Nam ( vi, Việt Nam, ), officially the Socialist Republic of Vietnam,., group="n" is a country in Southeast Asia, at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of and population of 96 million, making ...
. * September 9
Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 Allegheny Airlines Flight 853 was a regularly scheduled Allegheny Airlines flight from Boston, Massachusetts, to St. Louis, Missouri, with stops in Baltimore, Maryland, Cincinnati, Ohio, and Indianapolis, Indiana. On September 9, 1969, the air ...
, a
DC-9 The McDonnell Douglas DC-9 is an American five-abreast single-aisle aircraft designed by the Douglas Aircraft Company. It was initially produced by the developer company as the Douglas DC-9 until August 1967 and then by McDonnell Douglas. Afte ...
airliner, collides in flight with a small Piper PA-28 airplane, and crashes near Fairland, Indiana, killing all 83 people in both aircraft. * September 11 – An
annular solar eclipse A solar eclipse occurs when the Moon passes between Earth and the Sun, thereby obscuring the view of the Sun from a small part of the Earth, totally or partially. Such an alignment occurs during an eclipse season, approximately every six month ...
is visible in Pacific Ocean and South America, and is the 41st solar eclipse of Solar Saros 134. * September 2225 – An Islamic conference in Rabat, Morocco, following the al-Aqsa Mosque fire (August 21), condemns the Israeli claim of ownership of
Jerusalem Jerusalem (; he, יְרוּשָׁלַיִם ; ar, القُدس ) (combining the Biblical and common usage Arabic names); grc, Ἱερουσαλήμ/Ἰεροσόλυμα, Hierousalḗm/Hierosóluma; hy, Երուսաղեմ, Erusałēm. i ...
. * September 23 – China carries out an underground nuclear bomb test. *
September 25 Events Pre-1600 * 275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus. * 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt ...
– The
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is founded. * September 281969 West German federal election: The Social Democrats, led by Vice Chancellor Willy Brandt, and the Free Democrats led by Walter Scheel, formed a coalition government with Brandt as Chancellor, after the Social Democrats severed their relationship with Chancellor Kurt Georg Kiesinger's Christian Democratic Union.


October

* October 1 ** In
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, Olof Palme is elected Leader of the Social Democratic Worker's Party, replacing Tage Erlander as
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on
October 14 Events Pre-1600 *1066 – The Norman conquest of England begins with the Battle of Hastings. *1322 – Robert the Bruce of Scotland defeats King Edward II of England at the Battle of Old Byland, forcing Edward to accept Scotland's ...
. ** The
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begins operation. *
October 2 Events Pre-1600 * 829 – Theophilos succeeds his father Michael II as Byzantine Emperor. * 939 – Battle of Andernach: Otto I, Holy Roman Emperor, crushes a rebellion against his rule, by a coalition of Eberhard of Franconia and ...
– A 1.2 megaton thermonuclear device is tested at
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,
Alaska Alaska ( ; russian: Аляска, Alyaska; ale, Alax̂sxax̂; ; ems, Alas'kaaq; Yup'ik: ''Alaskaq''; tli, Anáaski) is a state located in the Western United States on the northwest extremity of North America. A semi-exclave of the U ...
. This test is code-named Project Milrow, the 11th test of the
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1969– 1970 underground nuclear test series. This test is known as a "calibration shot" to test if the island is fit for larger underground nuclear detonations. * October 5 – '' Sazae-san'' first airs on
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. * October 912Days of Rage: In
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, the Illinois National Guard is called in to control demonstrations involving the radical Weathermen, in connection with the " Chicago Eight" Trial. * October 11 – The Zodiac Killer shoots and kills taxi driver Paul Stine in the
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neighborhood of
San Francisco San Francisco (; Spanish for " Saint Francis"), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the commercial, financial, and cultural center of Northern California. The city proper is the fourth most populous in California and 17t ...
; this is the serial killer's last known murder. * October 1116 – The
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upset the
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four games to one in the
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. * October 15 ** DZKB-TV Channel 9, the Philippines TV station, owned by Roberto S. Benedicto, is launched. **
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
: Hundreds of thousands of people take part in Moratorium to End the War in Vietnam demonstrations across the
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. * October 17 – Willard S. Boyle and George Smith invent the CCD at
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(30 years later, this technology is widely used in digital cameras). * October 20 – Experimental research showing that
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s were composed of smaller particles, the first evidence of
quark A quark () is a type of elementary particle and a fundamental constituent of matter. Quarks combine to form composite particles called hadrons, the most stable of which are protons and neutrons, the components of atomic nuclei. All commonly ...
s, is published. * October 21 ** Willy Brandt becomes Chancellor of
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. ** General Siad Barre comes to power in
Somalia Somalia, , Osmanya script: 𐒈𐒝𐒑𐒛𐒐𐒘𐒕𐒖; ar, الصومال, aṣ-Ṣūmāl officially the Federal Republic of SomaliaThe ''Federal Republic of Somalia'' is the country's name per Article 1 of thProvisional Constitut ...
in a coup, 6 days after the assassination of President Abdirashid Ali Shermarke. *
October 25 Events Pre-1600 * 285 (or 286) – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. * 473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II ...
1969 Australian federal election: John Gorton's Liberal/
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is narrowly re-elected with a sharply reduced majority, defeating a resurgent Labor Party led by
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.
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Gorton survived a leadership challenge by his deputy William McMahon as well as David Fairbairn in the immediate aftermath of the election. * October 29 – The first message is sent over
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, the forerunner of the
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.


November

* November 3] – Süleyman Demirel of AP forms the new government of Turkey (31st government). * November 14 ** Apollo program:
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launches Apollo 12 ( Pete Conrad, Richard Gordon, Alan Bean), the second manned mission to the
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
. ** The SS United States, the last active United States Lines passenger ship, is withdrawn from service. *
November 15 Events Pre-1600 * 655 – Battle of the Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. *1315 – Growth of the Old Swiss Confederacy: The Schweizer Eidgenossenschaft ambushes the army of Leopold I in the Battle of Mor ...
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: The Soviet submarine K-19 collides with the American submarine USS ''Gato'' in the
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. * November 17
Cold War The Cold War is a term commonly used to refer to a period of geopolitical tension between the United States and the Soviet Union and their respective allies, the Western Bloc and the Eastern Bloc. The term '' cold war'' is used because t ...
: Negotiators from the
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and the
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meet in
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, to begin the
SALT I The Strategic Arms Limitation Talks (SALT) were two rounds of bilateral conferences and corresponding international treaties involving the United States and the Soviet Union. The Cold War superpowers dealt with arms control in two rounds of ...
negotiations aimed at limiting the number of strategic weapons on both sides. *
November 19 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 636 – The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battl ...
** Apollo program: Apollo 12 astronauts Charles Conrad and Alan Bean land at Oceanus Procellarum ("Ocean of Storms"), becoming the third and fourth humans to walk on the
Moon The Moon is Earth's only natural satellite. It is the fifth largest satellite in the Solar System and the largest and most massive relative to its parent planet, with a diameter about one-quarter that of Earth (comparable to the width of ...
. ** Professional footballer
Pelé Edson Arantes do Nascimento (; born 23 October 1940), known as Pelé (), is a Brazilian former professional footballer who played as a forward. Widely regarded as one of the greatest players of all time and labelled "the greatest" by FIFA ...
scores his 1,000th goal. **
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
: A Cleveland, Ohio newspaper, '' The Plain Dealer'', publishes explicit photographs of dead villagers from the My Lai Massacre in
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. ** Richard Oakes returns with 90 followers to Alcatraz Island and begins a 19 month long occupation, lasting until June 1971. * November 21 ** U.S. President
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and Japanese Premier Eisaku Satō agree in Washington, D.C. to the return of
Okinawa is a Prefectures of Japan, prefecture of Japan. Okinawa Prefecture is the southernmost and westernmost prefecture of Japan, has a population of 1,457,162 (as of 2 February 2020) and a geographic area of 2,281 Square kilometre, km2 (880 sq mi). ...
to Japanese control in 1972. Under the terms of the agreement, the U.S. retains rights to military bases on the island, but they must be nuclear-free. ** The first
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link is established (the progenitor of the global
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). * November 24Apollo program: The Apollo 12 spacecraft splashes down safely in the
Pacific Ocean The Pacific Ocean is the largest and deepest of Earth's five oceanic divisions. It extends from the Arctic Ocean in the north to the Southern Ocean (or, depending on definition, to Antarctica) in the south, and is bounded by the conti ...
, ending the second manned mission to the Moon.


December

* December 1
Vietnam War The Vietnam War (also known by #Names, other names) was a conflict in Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia from 1 November 1955 to the fall of Saigon on 30 April 1975. It was the second of the Indochina Wars and was officially fought between North Vie ...
: The first draft lottery in the United States since World War II is held. September 14 is the first of the 366 days of the year selected, meaning that anyone born on September 14 in the years from 1944 to 1951 would be the first to be summoned. On January 4, 1970, ''
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'' will run a long article, "Statisticians Charge Draft Lottery Was Not Random". * December 2 – The Boeing 747 jumbo jet makes its first passenger flight. It carries 191 people, most of them reporters and photographers, from
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to New York City. * December 12 – The Piazza Fontana bombing in
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, Italy, kills 17 people and injures 88. * December 24 ** Charles Manson is allowed to defend himself at the Tate-LaBianca murder trial. ** The oil company Phillips Petroleum made the first oil discovery in the Norwegian sector of
North Sea The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Norway, Denmark, Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian ...
. ** Nigerian troops capture Umuahia. The last
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n capital before its dissolution becomes Owerri. * December 27 – The Liberal Democratic Party wins 47.6% of the votes in the
1969 Japanese general election General elections were held in Japan on 27 December 1969. The result was a victory for the Liberal Democratic Party (Japan), Liberal Democratic Party, which won 288 of the 486 seats. Voter turnout was 68.51%, the lowest since 1947. This was the f ...
. Future prime ministers Yoshirō Mori and
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and future kingmaker Ichirō Ozawa are elected for the first time.


Date unknown

* Summer – Invention of
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under the potential name "Unics" (after
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). * Common
Africa Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n, Malagasy and
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Organization (OCAMM) (Organisation Commune Africaine Malgache et Mauricienne) is established. *
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, a maritime treaty, is adopted.


Births


January

*
January 1 January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the ye ...
Verne Troyer, American actor (d.
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) * January 2 ** Robby Gordon, American racing driver ** Tommy Morrison, American boxer (d.
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) ** Christy Turlington, American fashion model *
January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...
Michael Schumacher, German seven-time
Formula One Formula One (also known as Formula 1 or F1) is the highest class of international racing for open-wheel single-seater formula racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The World Drivers' Championship, ...
world champion *
January 5 Events Pre-1600 * 1477 – Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is defeated and killed in a conflict with René II, Duke of Lorraine; Burgundy subsequently becomes part of France. 1601–1900 *1675 – Battle of Colmar: The French a ...
Marilyn Manson, American rock musician *
January 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1066 – Following the death of Edward the Confessor on the previous day, the Witan meets to confirm Harold Godwinson as the new King of England; Harold is crowned the same day, sparking a succession crisis that will ...
Norman Reedus, American actor * January 7Alfredo Romero, Venezuelan activist *
January 11 Events Pre-1600 * 532 – Nika riots in Constantinople: A quarrel between supporters of different chariot teams—the Blues and the Greens—in the Hippodrome escalates into violence. * 630 – Conquest of Mecca: The prophet Muha ...
* Kyōko Hikami, Japanese voice actress * Kyle Richards, American actress * January 13 ** Beatriz Gutiérrez Müller, Mexican writer, wife of Andrés Manuel López Obrador ** Stephen Hendry, British snooker player * January 14 ** Jason Bateman, American actor, director and producer ** Dave Grohl, American rock drummer and composer *
January 15 Events Pre-1600 * 69 – Otho seizes power in Rome, proclaiming himself Emperor of Rome, beginning a reign of only three months. *1541 – King Francis I of France gives Jean-François Roberval a commission to settle the province of ...
Meret Becker, German actress and musician *
January 16 Events Pre-1600 * 27 BC – Gaius Julius Caesar Octavianus is granted the title Augustus by the Roman Senate, marking the beginning of the Roman Empire. * 378 – General Siyaj K'ak' conquers Tikal, enlarging the domain of King Sp ...
Dead, Swedish vocalist (d. 1991) *
January 17 Events Pre-1600 * 38 BC – Octavian divorces his wife Scribonia and marries Livia Drusilla, ending the fragile peace between the Second Triumvirate and Sextus Pompey. * 1362 – Saint Marcellus' flood kills at least 25,000 people ...
Lukas Moodysson, Swedish film director *
January 27 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire will reach its maximum extent. * 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to bec ...
** Cornelius, Japanese rock musician, singer and producer **
Patton Oswalt Patton Peter Oswalt (born January 27, 1969) is an American stand-up comedian, actor and writer. He is known as Spence Olchin in the sitcom '' The King of Queens'' (1998–2007) and for narrating the sitcom '' The Goldbergs'' (2013–present) as ...
, American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and voice artist *
January 28 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – On the death of Nerva, Trajan is declared Roman emperor in Cologne, the seat of his government in lower Germany. * 814 – The death of Charlemagne, the first Holy Roman Emperor, brings about the accession ...
Kathryn Morris Kathryn Morris is an American actress, best known for her lead role as Detective Lilly Rush in the CBS series ''Cold Case''. Career Morris's first role was a minor one in the 1991 tele-movie ''Long Road Home''. Several other small parts foll ...
, American actress *
January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, rul ...
Hyde, Japanese rock musician, singer and guitarist


February

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February 1 Events Pre-1600 * 1327 – The teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Isabella and her lover Roger Mortimer. * 1411 – The First Peace of Thorn is signed in Thorn (Toruń), ...
**
Gabriel Batistuta Gabriel Omar Batistuta (; born 1 February 1969) is an Argentine former professional footballer. During his playing career, Batistuta was nicknamed Batigol () as well as El Ángel Gabriel (; Spanish for ''Angel Gabriel''). Regarded as one of the ...
, Argentine footballer **
Andrew Breitbart Andrew James Breitbart (; February 1, 1969 – March 1, 2012) was an American conservative journalist, and political commentator who was the founder of ''Breitbart News'' and a co-founder of '' HuffPost''. After helping in the early stages of ' ...
, American writer and publisher (d. 2012) *
February 2 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of "Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: ...
Dambisa Moyo Dambisa Felicia Moyo, Baroness Moyo (born 2 February 1969)Moyo showed a copy of an official document with her date and place of birth as part of a lecture she gave at TEDGlobal 2013, Edinburgh, Scotland. is a Zambian-born economist and author ...
, Zambian-born economist * February 3Retief Goosen, South African golfer * February 5 ** Bobby Brown, African-American singer ** Michael Sheen, Welsh actor *
February 6 Events Pre-1600 * 1579 – The Archdiocese of Manila is made a diocese by a papal bull with Domingo de Salazar being its first bishop. 1601–1900 * 1685 – James II of England and VII of Scotland is proclaimed King upon the death ...
David Hayter, Canadian-American actor, voice actor, screenwriter, director, and producer *
February 7 Events Pre-1600 * 457 – Leo I becomes the Eastern Roman emperor. * 987 – Bardas Phokas the Younger and Bardas Skleros, Byzantine generals of the military elite, begin a wide-scale rebellion against Emperor Basil II. *1301 &nda ...
Andrew Micallef, Maltese painter and musician *
February 11 Events Pre-1600 *660 BC – Traditional date for the foundation of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. * 55 – The death under mysterious circumstances of Tiberius Claudius Caesar Britannicus, heir to the Roman empire, on the eve of his coming ...
Jennifer Aniston Jennifer Joanna Aniston (born February 11, 1969) is an American actress and film producer. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a Primetime Emmy Award, a Golden Globe Award and two Screen Actors Guild Awards. Since her career ...
, American actress, director, producer and businesswoman *
February 12 Events Pre-1600 * 1404 – The Italian professor Galeazzo di Santa Sophie performed the first post-mortem autopsy for the purposes of teaching and demonstration at the Heiligen–Geist Spital in Vienna. * 1429 – English forces und ...
** Darren Aronofsky, American filmmaker ** Hong Myung-bo, South Korean footballer **
Brad Werenka John Bradley Werenka (born February 12, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, 47th overall. Werenka played college hockey for t ...
, Canadian ice-hockey player * February 13 ** Ahlam, Arabic singer ** JB Blanc, French voice actor *
February 14 Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. * 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis t ...
Nurserik Kudereev Nurserik Kadyrsizovich Kudereev is a Director of the Moscow Office of JSOC KazMunayGaz. He is currently married with two children. Biography Born February 14, 1969 to a family of Kazakh civil servants in South Kazakhstan Region, during 1987–1 ...
, Russian civil servant *
February 15 Events Pre-1600 * 438 – Roman emperor Theodosius II publishes the law codex Codex Theodosianus * 590 – Khosrau II is crowned king of Persia. * 706 – Byzantine emperor Justinian II has his predecessors Leontios and Tib ...
** Roberto Balado, Cuban boxer (d.
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) ** Birdman, American rapper, entertainer, and record producer * February 20Keiji Takayama, Japanese professional wrestler *
February 21 Events Pre-1600 *452 or 453 – Severianus, Bishop of Scythopolis, is martyred in Palestine. * 1245 – Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland, is granted resignation after confessing to torture and forgery. *1440 – The Pru ...
** James Dean Bradfield, Welsh singer-songwriter **
Bosson Staffan Olsson (born 21 February 1969), better known by his stage name Bosson, is a Sweden, Swedish singer-songwriter. Early life His stage name comes from the fact that his father's first name is Bo – hence he is Bo's son. Career Bosson fir ...
, Swedish singer-songwriter **
Petra Kronberger Petra Kronberger (born 21 February 1969, in Pfarrwerfen) is an Austrian former alpine skier, who participated in all disciplines. She was the first female alpine skier to win in all five World Cup events. Career Kronberger entered the World ...
, Austrian alpine skier *
February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of ...
**
Michael Campbell Michael Shane Campbell (born 23 February 1969) is a New Zealand professional golfer who is best known for having won the 2005 U.S. Open and, at the time, the richest prize in golf, the £1,000,000 HSBC World Match Play Championship, in the s ...
, New Zealand golfer **
Marc Wauters Marc Wauters (born 23 February 1969 in Zwartewaterland, Hasselt, Belgium) is a former Belgium, Belgian cycle sport, cyclist who was professional from 1991 until 2006. The Belgium at the 2004 Summer Olympics, 2004 Olympian, nicknamed ''The Soldie ...
, Belgian cyclist *
February 28 Events Pre-1600 * 202 BC – Liu Bang is enthroned as the Emperor of China, beginning four centuries of rule by the Han dynasty. * 870 – The Fourth Council of Constantinople closes. * 1525 – Aztec king Cuauhtémoc is execut ...
Robert Sean Leonard, American actor


March

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March 1 Events Pre-1600 * 509 BC – Publius Valerius Publicola celebrates the first triumph of the Roman Republic after his victory over the deposed king Lucius Tarquinius Superbus at the Battle of Silva Arsia. * 293 – Emperor Dioclet ...
Javier Bardem, Spanish actor *
March 4 Events Pre-1600 * AD 51 – Nero, later to become Roman emperor, is given the title '' princeps iuventutis'' (head of the youth). * 306 – Martyrdom of Saint Adrian of Nicomedia. * 852 – Croatian Knez Trpimir I issues a ...
** Annie Shizuka Inoh, Taiwanese actress **
Patrick Roach Patrick Roach (born March 4, 1969) is a Canadian actor and investor. He is best known for playing Randy on the television series '' Trailer Park Boys''. Early life Roach was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, but grew up in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, ...
, Canadian actor * March 10Paget Brewster, American actress * March 11 ** Terrence Howard, American actor and singer **
Soraya Soraya ( fa, ثریا) is a feminine Persian name. It is derived from the Arabic name for the Pleiades star cluster, ''Thurayya'' ( ar, ثريّة). The name is also popular in Europe due to its association with Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiari, ...
, Colombian singer and multi-instrumentalist (d. 2006) *
March 12 Events Pre-1600 * 538 – Vitiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving the city to the victorious Byzantine general, Belisarius. *1088 – Election of Urban II as the 159th Pope of the C ...
** Graham Coxon, English singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and painter **
Akemi Okamura is a Japanese voice actress and narrator. She performed a song in the NHK program '' Minna no Uta'' and currently voices Nami in ''One Piece''. Filmography Television animation ;1992 *'' Calimero'' (Priscilla) *''Hime-chan's Ribbon'' (Yumiko ...
, Japanese voice actress *
March 13 Events Pre-1600 * 624 – The Battle of Badr, the first major battle between the Muslims and Quraysh. *1567 – The Battle of Oosterweel, traditionally regarded as the start of the Eighty Years' War. *1591 – At the Battle of Ton ...
Susanna Mälkki Susanna Ulla Marjukka Mälkki (born 13 March 1969) is a Finnish conductor and cellist. Early life and education Susanna Ulla Marjukka Mälkki was born on 13 March 1969 in Helsinki. She began to learn the violin, piano, and cello in her yout ...
, Finnish conductor *
March 15 Events Pre-1600 * 474 BC – Roman consul Aulus Manlius Vulso celebrates an ovation for concluding the war against Veii and securing a forty years' truce. * 44 BC – The assassination of Julius Caesar takes place. * 493 &ndash ...
** Timo Kotipelto, Finnish musician ** Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey * March 16
Markus Lanz Markus Lanz (born 16 March 1969) is a German-Italian television presenter based in Germany. Early life Lanz is a member of the German-speaking majority in the Italian province of South Tyrol. He grew up in Geiselsberg, a village located 1,3 ...
, German-Italian television presenter * March 17Alexander McQueen, British fashion designer (d. 2010) * March 18 ** Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess grandmaster ** Jimmy Morales, Guatemalan politician, 37th
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* March 19Patrick Tam, Hong Kong actor * March 21Ali Daei, Iranian football player *
March 22 Events Pre-1600 * 106 – Start of the Bostran era, the calendar of the province of Arabia Petraea. * 235 – Roman emperor Severus Alexander is murdered, marking the start of the Crisis of the Third Century. * 871 – Æthelr ...
Tony Fadell, American engineeer, inventor, designer and entrepreneur ( Nest Labs,
Apple Inc Apple Inc. is an American multinational technology company headquartered in Cupertino, California, United States. Apple is the largest technology company by revenue (totaling in 2021) and, as of June 2022, is the world's biggest company ...
) * March 24
Stephan Eberharter Stephan "Steff" Eberharter (born 24 March 1969) is a former World Cup alpine ski racer from Austria. Biography Born in Brixlegg, Tyrol, Eberharter was the winner of the overall World Cup title in 2002 and 2003, as well as the season titles ...
, Austrian alpine skier * March 25Jeffrey Walker, British musician * March 27 **
Mariah Carey Mariah Carey (; born March 27, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer. Referred to as the " Songbird Supreme", she is noted for her five-octave vocal range, melismatic singing style and signature use of the w ...
, American pop singer ** Kevin Corrigan, American actor **
Pauley Perrette Pauley Perrette (born March 27, 1969) is an American retired actress and singer. She played Abby Sciuto in the television series '' NCIS'' from 2003 to 2018. Early life Perrette was born in New Orleans, Louisiana, and raised throughout the so ...
, American actress *
March 28 Events Pre-1600 *AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. * 193 – After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Didiu ...
Rodney Atkins, American country music singer * March 29
Chiaki Ishikawa is a Japanese singer-songwriter. She is also the lead vocalist of Japanese musical duo See-Saw. Many of her songs, both solo and with See-Saw, have been used as theme songs in various anime series. Since 2003, her popularity abroad as part of S ...
, Japanese singer ( See-Saw)


April

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April 1 Events Pre-1600 * 33 – According to one historian's account, Jesus Christ's Last Supper is held. * 527 – Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne. *1081 – Alexios I Ko ...
**
Fadl Shaker Fadel Abdul Rahman Shamander Chaker ( ar, فضل عبد الرحمن شمندر شاكر ; also transliterated as Fadl Shaker, born 1 April 1969) is a Lebanese singer and actor. During his musical career he was signed to Al Khouyoul Records an ...
, Lebanese singer ** Andrew Vlahov, Australian basketball player *
April 2 Events Pre-1600 *1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Joh ...
Ajay Devgan Vishal Veeru Devgan (born 2 April 1969), known professionally as Ajay Devgn, is an Indian actor, film director and producer who works in Hindi cinema. Devgn has appeared in over a hundred films and has won numerous accolades, including four ...
, Indian actor, director and producer * April 3 ** Ben Mendelsohn, Australian actor ** Lance Storm, Canadian professional wrestler * April 6
Paul Rudd Paul Stephen Rudd (born April 6, 1969) is an American actor. He studied theater at the University of Kansas and the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, before making his acting debut in 1991. He received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame i ...
, American actor, comedian, writer and producer * April 11 ** Cerys Matthews, Welsh singer ** Caren Miosga, German journalist and television presenter ** Chisato Moritaka, Japanese singer * April 16Dawn Brancheau, American senior animal trainer (d. 2010) *
April 18 Events Pre-1600 * 796 – King Æthelred I of Northumbria is murdered in Corbridge by a group led by his ealdormen, Ealdred and Wada. The ''patrician'' Osbald is crowned, but abdicates within 27 days. *1428 – Peace of Ferrara bet ...
**
Shannon Lee Shannon Emery Lee Keasler (born April 19, 1969) is an American actress and businesswoman. She is the only living child of martial artist Bruce Lee and retired martial arts teacher Linda Lee Cadwell, the granddaughter of Cantonese opera singer ...
, Chinese-American actress ** Susan Polgár, Hungarian chess player * April 20
Marietta Slomka Marietta Slomka (born 20 April 1969 in Cologne) is a German journalist who has been the anchor of TV news show ''heute-journal'' since 2001. Early life and education The daughter of a teacher, Slomka studied international politics and econom ...
, German journalist * April 21Toby Stephens, English actor * April 22Dion Dublin, English footballer *
April 23 Events Pre-1600 *215 BC – A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Lake Trasimene. * 599 – Maya king Uneh Chan of Calakmul attacks rival city-state Palenque in sout ...
Yelena Shushunova Yelena Lvovna Shushunova (russian: Елена Львовна Шушунова; sometimes spelled Elena Shushunova; 23 May 1969 – 16 August 2018) was a Soviet Russian gymnast. Shushunova was one of five women (alongside Larisa Latynina, Věra ...
, Soviet gymnast (d.
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) * April 25 ** Vanessa Beecroft, Italian artist ** Gina Torres, American actress ** Renée Zellweger, American
Academy Award The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
-winning actress and producer


May

* May 1Wes Anderson, American filmmaker * May 2 ** Brian Lara, Trinidadian cricketer. **
Corinna Schumacher Corinna Schumacher (''née'' Betsch; born 2 March 1969) is a German animal rights activist and accomplished horse rider. She is married to German former racing driver Michael Schumacher. Personal life A keen horsewoman, in 2010 Schumacher won ...
, German animal rights activist and accomplished horse rider * May 4
Rabindra Prasad Adhikari Rabindra Prasad Adhikari (Nepali: रबिन्द्र प्रसाद अधिकारी) (4 May 1969 – 27 February 2019) was a Nepali politician and three-time parliamentarian, belonging to the Nepal Communist Party (NCP). He was M ...
, Nepalese politician (d. 2019) * May 5Hideki Irabu, Japanese baseball player (d. 2011) * May 6Jim Magilton, Northern Irish footballer *
May 9 Events Pre-1600 * 328 – Athanasius is elected Patriarch of Alexandria. * 1009 – Lombard Revolt: Lombard forces led by Melus revolt in Bari against the Byzantine Catepanate of Italy. *1386 – England and Portugal formally r ...
Amber Amber is fossilized tree resin that has been appreciated for its color and natural beauty since Neolithic times. Much valued from antiquity to the present as a gemstone, amber is made into a variety of decorative objects."Amber" (2004). In M ...
, German musician * May 10Dennis Bergkamp, Dutch footballer * May 13 ** Nikos Aliagas, French-born television host ** Brian Carroll (aka Buckethead), American guitarist *
May 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. *1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. * 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and f ...
Cate Blanchett, Australian actress * May 16 ** David Boreanaz, American actor ** Tucker Carlson, American political commentator ** Steve Lewis, American athlete * May 21Georgiy Gongadze, Ukrainian journalist (d. 2000) *
May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empir ...
Siri Lindley Siri Lindley (born May 26, 1969) is an American triathlon coach and former professional triathlete. She is the 2001 ITU Triathlon World Champion as well as the winner of the 2001 and 2002 ITU Triathlon World Cup series and 2001 ITU Aquathlon Worl ...
, American triathlete * May 28Rob Ford, Canadian politician, 64th Mayor of Toronto (d. 2016)


June

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June 3 Events Pre-1600 * 350 – The Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman emperor, entering Rome at the head of a group of gladiators. * 713 – The Byzantine emperor Philippicus is blinded, depo ...
Takako Minekawa, Japanese musician, composer and writer * June 4Rob Huebel, American comedian * June 7 **
Alina Astafei Alina Astafei (known before 1995 as Galina Astafei; born 7 June 1969) is a Romanian-German track and field athlete who attained German citizenship in 1995. She was one of the world's leading high jumpers in the 1990s. Representing Romania, she ...
, Romanian-German high jumper ** Prince Joachim of Denmark ** Kim Rhodes, American actress *
June 8 Events Pre-1600 * 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. * 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces ...
J. P. Manoux Jean-Paul Christophe Manoux (born June 8, 1969) is an American actor, director and writer. He is perhaps best known for his work on multiple Disney television series. He played S.T.A.N. the android in ''Aaron Stone'', both Curtis the Caveman and ...
, American actor * June 11 ** Peter Dinklage, American actor ** Steven Drozd, American rock drummer **
Anatoliy Povedenok Anatoliy Povedenok (born 11 June 1969) is a retired Kazakh football defender. Povedenok spent most of his career playing for FC Shakhter Karagandy, and played for the FC Yelimay Semey side that won the 1995 Kazakhstan Premier League. He also p ...
, Kazakh football player *
June 12 Events Pre-1600 * 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. *1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of Fr ...
** Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian rock guitarist (d. 2007) ** Heinz-Christian Strache, Austrian politician * June 13Søren Rasted, Danish musician * June 14 **
Eugene Chung Eugene Yon Chung (born June 14, 1969) is a former American football offensive tackle who played in the National Football League from 1992 to 1997. He is also a former American football coach. Professional playing career The New England Patriots ...
, Korean-American football player **
Steffi Graf Stefanie Maria Graf ( , ; born 14 June 1969) is a German former professional tennis player. Widely regarded as one of the greatest tennis players of all time, she was ranked world No. 1 for a record 377 weeks and won 22 major singles titles, ...
, German tennis player * June 15 ** Ice Cube, African-American rapper and actor ** Oliver Kahn, German football goalkeeper **
Jansher Khan Jansher Khan PP SI HI ( ur, جان شیر خان; born 15 June 1969, in Peshawar, Pakistan) is a former World No. 1 professional Pakistani squash player. During his career, he won the World Open a record eight times, and the British Open ...
, Pakistani squash player * June 16MC Ren, American rapper *
June 17 Events Pre-1600 * 653 – Pope Martin I is arrested and taken to Constantinople, due to his opposition to monothelitism. *1242 – Following the Disputation of Paris, twenty-four carriage loads of Jewish religious manuscripts were bur ...
Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete * June 18
Haki Doku Haki Doku (born 18 June 1969) in Krujë is an Albanian para-cyclist. Doku became the first athlete to represent Albania at the Paralympic Games when he competed in the Men's road race H2 and the Men's road time trial H2 at the 2012 Summer Pa ...
, Albanian para-cyclist * June 19
Trine Pallesen Trine Pallesen (born 19 June 1969) is a Danish actress, best known for her work in Danish TV series '' Rejseholdet'' and '' Forbrydelsen''. Pallesen was born in Denmark, daughter of Per Pallesen and Kirsten Peüliche. Filmography Films * ''Ba ...
, Danish actress * June 20 **
Alexander Schallenberg Alexander Georg Nicolas Schallenberg (; born 20 June 1969) is an Austrian diplomat, jurist and politician who has served as Minister of Foreign Affairs in the government of Chancellor Karl Nehammer since 2021, previously holding the office f ...
, current Chancellor of Austria ** Paulo Bento, Portuguese football player and coach * June 23 ** Noa, Israeli singer **
Fernanda Ribeiro Maria Fernanda Moreira Ribeiro, GCIH (; born 23 June 1969), is a long-distance runner born in Penafiel, Portugal. The pinnacle of her career was at the 1996 Summer Olympics when she won the women's 10000 m gold medal, establishing a new Olympi ...
, Portuguese long-distance runner * June 24Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian singer *
June 30 Events Pre-1600 * 296 – Pope Marcellinus begins his papacy. * 763 – The Byzantine army of emperor Constantine V defeats the Bulgarian forces in the Battle of Anchialus. * 1422 – Battle of Arbedo between the duke of Milan ...
Sanath Jayasuriya Deshabandu Sanath Teran Jayasuriya ( si, සනත් ජයසූරිය, ta, சனத் ஜெயசூர்யா; born 30 June 1969), is a former Sri Lankan cricketer and a captain. He is credited for having revolutionized one-day in ...
, Sri Lankan cricketer


July

* July 2 ** Jenni Rivera, Mexican-American singer-songwriter, producer and actress (d. 2012) **
Tim Rodber Timothy Andrew Keith Rodber (born 2 July 1969) is an English former rugby union footballer who played at Number eight, flanker or lock for Northampton Saints, England, and the British and Irish Lions. Background Rodber excelled at rugby from ...
, English rugby player * July 3 **
Gedeon Burkhard Gedeon Burkhard (born 3 July 1969) is a German film and television actor. Although he has appeared in numerous films and TV series in both Europe and the US, he is probably best recognised for his role as Alexander Brandtner in the Austrian/German ...
, German actor ** Shawnee Smith, American actress * July 5
John LeClair John Clark LeClair (born July 5, 1969) is an American former professional ice hockey player who played 16 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Montreal Canadiens, Philadelphia Flyers, and Pittsburgh Penguins. With the Flyers, LeC ...
, American hockey player * July 7 **
Sylke Otto Sylke Otto (born 7 July 1969 in Karl-Marx-Stadt) is a former German luger who competed from 1991 to 2007. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event in 2002 and ...
, German luger **
Joe Sakic Joseph Steven Sakic (; born July 7, 1969) is a Canadian professional ice hockey executive and former player. He played his entire 21-year National Hockey League (NHL) career with the Quebec Nordiques/ Colorado Avalanche franchise. Named captain ...
, Canadian hockey player **
Cree Summer Cree Summer Francks (born July 7, 1969) is a American-Canadian actress and singer. She has worked extensively in animation, voicing long-running characters such as Susie Carmichael in '' Rugrats'' and Elmyra Duff in ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' and ...
, American-Canadian actress and singer * July 8Sugizo, Japanese guitarist and singer * July 9
Munkhbayar Dorjsuren Munkhbayar Dorjsuren (born Dorjsürengiin Mönkhbayar, mn, Доржсүрэнгийн Мөнхбаяр; born July 9, 1969) is a Mongolian- German sport shooter. She was born in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, but moved to Germany and became a German ci ...
, Mongolian-German sport shooter *
July 10 Events Pre-1600 *138 – Emperor Hadrian of Rome dies of heart failure at his residence on the bay of Naples, Baiae; he is buried at Rome in the Tomb of Hadrian beside his late wife, Vibia Sabina. * 645 – Isshi Incident: Prince ...
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Gale Harold Gale Morgan Harold III (born July 10, 1969) is an American actor, known for his leading and recurring roles on '' Queer as Folk'', '' Deadwood'', ''Desperate Housewives'', ''Grey's Anatomy'', '' The Secret Circle'' and '' Defiance''. He also starr ...
, American actor ** Hossan Leong, Singaporean stage and screen actor, television host, radio deejay and comedian ** Jonas Kaufmann, German operatic tenor ** Rami Makhlouf, Syrian businessman *
July 11 Events Pre-1600 * 472 – After being besieged in Rome by his own generals, Western Roman Emperor Anthemius is captured in St. Peter's Basilica and put to death. * 813 – Byzantine emperor Michael I, under threat by conspiracies, ...
David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter *
July 14 Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. *1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. *1420 ...
Billy Herrington William Glen Harold Herrington (July 14, 1969 – March 2, 2018), known professionally as Billy Herrington, was an American model and pornographic film actor. In the late 2000s, his appearances in various gay pornography movies led him to become ...
, American gay pornographic actor (d.
2018 File:2018 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony in PyeongChang, South Korea; Protests erupt following the Assassination of Jamal Khashoggi; March for Our Lives protests take place across the United ...
) * July 16 ** Björn Dunkerbeck, Danish windsurfer ** Sahra Wagenknecht, German politician * July 17 ** Jason Clarke, Australian actor ** Ravi Kishan, Indian actor **
Kazuki Kitamura is a Japanese film and television actor who won the award for best supporting actor at the 21st Yokohama Film Festival for '' Minazuki'', ''Kyohansha'' and ''Kanzen-naru shiiku'' as well as the CUT ABOVE Award for Excellence in Film at JAPAN CUTS ...
, Japanese actor *
July 18 Events Pre-1600 *477 BC – Battle of the Cremera as part of the Roman–Etruscan Wars. Veii ambushes and defeats the Roman army. *387 BC – Roman-Gaulish Wars: Battle of the Allia: A Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, lead ...
Masanori Murakawa , born July 18, 1969), is a Japanese professional wrestler, promoter and politician, currently wrestling for Michinoku Pro Wrestling (MPW) under the ring name . Aside from professional wrestling, he is also a former Iwate Prefectural Assembly ...
, Japanese wrestler * July 20 ** Josh Holloway, American actor **
Johnny Ngauamo Johnny Fotu Ngauamo, was born on 20 July 1969 in Nuku'alofa, Tonga. He received his secondary education at Marcellin College, Auckland. He is a Rugby Union international player who played for Tonga in the position of centre (1.85 metres and 96 ...
, Tonga rugby union player * July 21 **
Avraam Russo Avraam Russo (russian: Авраам Руссо, hy, Աբրահամ Ռուսսո, ar, أفرام روسو); born as Abraham Zhanovich Ipjian (russian: Абрахам Жанович Ипджян; born July 21, 1969) is a Syrian-born Russian po ...
, Russian singer **
Isabell Werth Isabell Werth (born 21 July 1969 in Issum) is a German equestrian and world champion in dressage who competed in the Olympics six times (1992, 1996, 2000, 2008, 2016, 2020) ...
, German equestrian * July 22 ** Jason Becker, American heavy metal guitarist, formerly of Cacophony ** James Arnold Taylor, American voice actor ** Despina Vandi, Greek singer * July 23Raphael Warnock, American pastor and junior senator from Georgia * July 24Jennifer Lopez, American actress and singer *
July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge ...
Annastacia Palaszczuk, Australian politician, Premier of Queensland *
July 26 Events Pre-1600 * 657 – First Fitna: In the Battle of Siffin, troops led by Ali ibn Abu Talib clash with those led by Muawiyah I. * 811 – Battle of Pliska: Byzantine Emperor Nikephoros I is killed and his heir Staurakios is seriou ...
Tanni Grey-Thompson, born Carys Grey, British Paralympian * July 27 ** Dacian Cioloș, 64th
Prime Minister of Romania The prime minister of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul României), officially the prime minister of the Government of Romania ( ro, Prim-ministrul Guvernului României, link=no), is the head of the Government of Romania. Initially, the office was s ...
** Pavel Hapal, Czech footballer **
Jonty Rhodes Jonathan Neil "Jonty" Rhodes (born 27 July 1969) is a South African professional cricket commentator and former Test and One Day International cricketer. He is regarded as one of the greatest fielders of all time and was the first South African ...
, South African cricketer ** Triple H (aka Paul Levesque), American wrestler * July 28 ** Michael Amott, Swedish guitarist and songwriter ** Alexis Arquette, American actress, cabaret performer, underground cartoonist, and activist (d. 2016) **
Dana White Dana Frederick White Jr. (born July 28, 1969) is an American businessman who serves as president of the Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC), a global mixed martial arts organization. In August 2019, White's net worth was estimated at $500 mil ...
, American businessman and president of
Ultimate Fighting Championship The Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) is an American mixed martial arts (MMA) promotion company based in Las Vegas, Nevada. It is owned and operated by Zuffa, a wholly owned subsidiary of Endeavor Group Holdings. It is the largest MMA ...
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July 30 Events Pre-1600 * 762 – Baghdad is founded. * 1419 – First Defenestration of Prague: A crowd of radical Hussites kill seven members of the Prague city council. * 1502 – Christopher Columbus lands at Guanaja in the Bay Is ...
Simon Baker, Australian-American actor and director * July 31
Antonio Conte Antonio Conte (; born 31 July 1969) is an Italian professional football manager and former player who is the head coach of Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. Playing as a midfielder, Conte began his career at local club Lecce and later ...
, Italian football player and manager


August

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August 2 Events Pre-1600 * 338 BC – A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Battle of Chaeronea, securing Macedonian hegemony in Greece and the Aegean. * 216 BC – The Carthaginian ...
** Jan Axel Blomberg, Norwegian drummer ** Fernando Couto, Portuguese footballer * August 3Anne Marie DeLuise, Canadian actress * August 4 ** Max Cavalera, Brazilian musician and singer ( Soulfly, Cavalera Conspiracy, ex- Sepultura) ** Michael DeLuise, American actor * August 6Elliott Smith, American musician (d. 2003) * August 8 – Faye Wong, Hong Kong singer and actress * August 10 – Brian Drummond, Canadian voice actor * August 11 ** Vanderlei de Lima, Brazilian long-distance runner ** Ashley Jensen, British actress * August 12 – Tanita Tikaram, German-born British singer-songwriter *
August 13 Events Pre-1600 * 29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. * 523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. * 554 &ndas ...
– Midori Ito, Japanese figure skater * August 15 ** Justin Broadrick, British musician ** Kevin Cheng, Hong Kong television actor and singer ** Bernard Fanning, Australian musician (Powderfinger) **John Fetterman, American politician, Senator-elect of Pennsylvania * August 17 ** Christian Laettner, American professional basketball player ** Dick Togo, Japanese professional wrestler ** Donnie Wahlberg, American singer and actor (New Kids on the Block) * August 18 ** Edward Norton, American actor, film director, screenwriter, and social activist ** Christian Slater, American actor and producer ** Timothy Snyder, American author and historian * August 19 ** Nate Dogg, African-American rapper (d. 2011) ** Matthew Perry, American actor * August 28 – Jack Black, American actor and musician * August 29 – Lucero (entertainer), Lucero, Mexican singer and actress * August 30 – Kent Osborne, American actor and producer


September

* September 3 – Robert Karlsson, Swedish golfer * September 4 – Giorgi Margvelashvili, politician; 4th President of the Georgia (country), Republic of Georgia * September 6 – Cece Peniston, American musician * September 7 – Diane Farr, American actress * September 8 – Gary Speed, Welsh footballer and manager (d. 2011) * September 9 – Rachel Hunter, New Zealand model and actress * September 12 ** Ángel Cabrera, Argentine golfer ** Shigeki Maruyama, Japanese golfer * September 13 ** Tyler Perry, American actor, film director and screenwriter ** Shane Warne, Australian cricketer (d. 2022) * September 14 – Bong Joon-ho, South Korean film director and screenwriter * September 17 – Ken Doherty, Irish snooker player * September 19 – Simona Păucă, Romanian gymnast * September 24 – Shawn Crahan, Shawn "Clown" Crahan, American rock percussionist *
September 25 Events Pre-1600 * 275 – For the last time, the Roman Senate chooses an emperor; they elect 75-year-old Marcus Claudius Tacitus. * 762 – Led by Muhammad al-Nafs al-Zakiyya, the Hasanid branch of the Alids begins the Alid Revolt ...
** Hansie Cronje, South African cricketer (d. 2002) * Catherine Zeta-Jones, Welsh actress * September 26 – Victor N'Gembo-Mouanda, Congolese author * September 29 – Erika Eleniak, American model and actress * September 30 – Jackie Traverse, Canadian artist and activist


October

* October 1 ** Zach Galifianakis, American actor and stand-up comedian ** Igor Ulanov, Russian hockey player ** Marcus Stephen, Former President of Nauru * October 3 ** Gwen Stefani, American singer, actress, and television host ** Tetsuya (musician), Tetsuya, Japanese musician * October 5 – Elizabeth Azcona Bocock, Honduran politician * October 6 ** Muhammad V of Kelantan, 15th Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia and Sultan of Kelantan ** Ogün Temizkanoğlu, Turkish football player * October 7 – Benny Chan (actor), Benny Chan Ho Man, Hong Kong actor * October 9 ** Jun Akiyama, Japanese professional wrestler ** PJ Harvey, British singer-songwriter ** Steve McQueen (director), Steve McQueen, English film director, producer and screenwriter * October 10 ** Brett Favre, American football player ** Wendi McLendon-Covey, American actress * October 12 – Judit Mascó, Spanish model, television host and writer * October 13 ** Rhett Akins, American country singer ** Nancy Kerrigan, American figure skater ** Cady McClain, American actress and director * October 15 – Kim Raver, American actress * October 16 – Wendy Wilson, American singer and television personality * October 17 ** Ernie Els, South African golfer ** Jesús Ángel García, Spanish race walker ** Wood Harris, American actor ** Wyclef Jean, Haitian rapper ** Nancy Sullivan (American actress), Nancy Sullivan, American actress * October 19 ** Pedro Castillo, 130th President of Peru ** Vanessa Marshall, American actress and voice actress ** Trey Parker, American actor, voice actor, animator, writer, producer, director, and composer * October 20 ** Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player ** Juan González (baseball), Juan González, American baseball player * October 21 – Michael Hancock (rugby league), Michael Hancock, Australian rugby league player * October 22 – Spike Jonze, American director and filmmaker * October 24 ** Peter Dolving, Swedish musician ** Adela Noriega, Mexican actress *
October 25 Events Pre-1600 * 285 (or 286) – Execution of Saints Crispin and Crispinian during the reign of Diocletian, now the patron saints of leather workers, curriers, and shoemakers. * 473 – Emperor Leo I acclaims his grandson Leo II ...
** Samantha Bee, Canadian comedian, writer, producer, and political commentator ** Josef Beránek, Czech ice hockey player ** Oleg Salenko, Russian football player * October 30 ** Stanislav Gross, 5th Prime Minister of the Czech Republic (d. 2015) ** Snow (musician), Snow, Canadian singer * October 31 – Kim Rossi Stuart, Italian actor and director


November

* November 1 – Gary Alexander (basketball), Gary Alexander, American basketball player * November 2 – Reginald Arvizu (aka Fieldy Snuts), American bassist * November 3 – Robert Miles, Swiss-born Italian record producer and DJ (d. 2017) * November 4 ** Sean Combs, American rapper and entrepreneur ** Matthew McConaughey, American actor * November 7 ** Michelle Clunie, American actress ** Hélène Grimaud, French pianist * November 8 – Jonathan Slavin, American actor and activist * November 9 – Allison Wolfe, American musician * November 10 ** Faustino Asprilla, Colombian football player ** Jens Lehmann, German football player ** Ellen Pompeo, American actress * November 12 ** Tomas N'evergreen, Danish singer ** Rob Schrab, American actor and comic book creator * November 13 ** Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Somali-born Dutch American activist ** Gerard Butler, Scottish actor * November 17 – Jean-Michel Saive, Belgian table tennis player * November 18 ** Kathleen Van Brempt, Kathleen van Brempt, Belgian politician ** Sam Cassell, American basketball player ** Ahmed Helmy, Egyptian actor *
November 19 Events Pre-1600 * 461 – Libius Severus is declared emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The real power is in the hands of the ''magister militum'' Ricimer. * 636 – The Rashidun Caliphate defeats the Sasanian Empire at the Battl ...
– Ertuğrul Sağlam, Turkish football coach and former player * November 21 – Ken Griffey Jr., American baseball player * November 23 – Robin Padilla, Filipino actor * November 24 – David Adeang, Nauruan politician * November 26 – Kara Walker, American artist * November 27 – Carina Ricco, Mexican actress and singer * November 28 ** Colman Domingo, African-American actor ** Lexington Steele, African-American actor and film director * November 29 ** Pierre van Hooijdonk, Dutch footballer ** Kasey Keller,
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Major League Soccer player ** Mariano Rivera, Panamanian-American professional baseball player * November 30 – Trina Gulliver, English darts player


December

* December 1 – Richard Carrier, American historian * December 4 – Jay-Z, African-American rapper * December 5 ** Sajid Javid, British Pakistani politician, Chancellor of the Exchequer ** Catherine Tate, English actress, comedian, and writer * December 11 – Viswanathan Anand, Indian chess grandmaster * December 16 – Michelle Smith, Irish swimmer * December 17 ** Laurie Holden, American actress, producer, model and human rights activist ** Chuck Liddell, American mixed martial arts fighter * December 18 ** Santiago Cañizares, Spanish footballer ** Irvin Duguid, Scottish rock keyboard player (Stiltskin) ** Mille Petrozza, German-Italian rock vocalist and guitarist (Kreator) ** Joe Randa, American
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player and radio talk-show host * December 19 ** Richard Hammond, British television presenter ** Lauren Sánchez, American news anchor ** Kristy Swanson, American actress * December 21 ** Julie Delpy, French actress ** Magnus Samuelsson, Swedish bodybuilder, World's Strongest Man * December 24 ** Brad Anderson (wrestler), Brad Anderson, American wrestler ** Milan Blagojevic (footballer), Milan Blagojevic, Australian footballer ** Pernille Fischer Christensen, Danish film director ** Leavander Johnson, American lightweight boxer (d. 2005) ** Sean Cameron Michael, South African actor and singer ** Ed Miliband, English academic and politician, Minister for the Cabinet Office ** Mark Millar, Scottish author ** Luis Musrri, Chilean footballer ** Oleg Skripochka, Russian cosmonaut ** Gintaras Staučė, Lithuanian footballer ** Chen Yueling, American race walker ** Jonathan Zittrain, American professor ** Michael Zucchet, American economist and politician, Mayor of San Diego * December 25 – Nicolas Godin, French musician * December 27 ** Chyna, American professional wrestler (d. 2016) ** Sarah Vowell, American historian, author, journalist, essayist, social commentator and actress * December 28 – Linus Torvalds, Finnish computer programmer * December 30 ** Kersti Kaljulaid, 5th President of Estonia ** Jay Kay, English singer (Jamiroquai)


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January

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January 1 January 1 or 1 January is the first day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. There are 364 days remaining until the end of the year (365 in leap years). This day is also known as New Year's Day since the day marks the beginning of the ye ...
** Barton MacLane, American actor (b. 1902) ** Bruno Söderström, Swedish athlete (b. 1881) *
January 3 Events Pre-1600 *AD 69, 69 – The Roman legions on the Rhine refuse to declare their allegiance to Galba, instead proclaiming their legate, Aulus Vitellius, as emperor. * 250 – Emperor Decius orders everyone in the Roman Empire (ex ...
– Commodore Cochran, American Olympic athlete (b. 1902) * January 4 – Paul Chambers, American jazz bassist (b. 1935) * January 8 – Albert Hill (athlete), Albert Hill, British athlete (b. 1889) *
January 19 Events Pre-1600 * 379 – Emperor Gratian elevates Flavius Theodosius at Sirmium to ''Augustus'', and gives him authority over all the eastern provinces of the Roman Empire. * 649 – Conquest of Kucha: The forces of Kucha surrender a ...
– Jan Palach, Czech student (b. 1948) *
January 27 Events Pre-1600 * 98 – Trajan succeeds his adoptive father Nerva as Roman emperor; under his rule the Roman Empire will reach its maximum extent. * 945 – The co-emperors Stephen and Constantine are overthrown and forced to bec ...
– Charles Winninger, American actor (b. 1884) *
January 29 Events Pre-1600 * 904 – Sergius III is elected pope, after coming out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed antipope Christopher. * 946 – Caliph Al-Mustakfi is blinded and deposed by Emir Mu'izz al-Dawla, rul ...
– Allen Dulles, American director of the Central Intelligence Agency (b. 1893) * January 30 – Dominique Pire, Belgian Dominican friar, Nobel Peace Prize laureate (b. 1910) * January 31 – Meher Baba, Indian spiritual master (b. 1894)


February

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February 2 Events Pre-1600 * 506 – Alaric II, eighth king of the Visigoths, promulgates the Breviary of Alaric (''Breviarium Alaricianum'' or ''Lex Romana Visigothorum''), a collection of "Roman law". * 880 – Battle of Lüneburg Heath: ...
– Boris Karloff, English actor (b. 1887) * February 3 ** Eduardo Mondlane, leader of the Mozambique nationalist organization FRELIMO (b. 1920) ** Al Taliaferro, American Disney comics artist (b. 1905) * February 5 – Thelma Ritter, American actress (b. 1902) *
February 9 Events Pre-1600 * 474 – Zeno is crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. * 1003 – Boleslaus III is restored to authority with armed support from Bolesław I the Brave of Poland. *1539 – The first recorded race is held ...
– George "Gabby" Hayes, American actor (b. 1885) * February 13 – Florence Mary Taylor, English-born Australian architect (b. 1879) *
February 14 Events Pre-1600 * 748 – Abbasid Revolution: The Hashimi rebels under Abu Muslim Khorasani take Merv, capital of the Umayyad province Khorasan, marking the consolidation of the Abbasid revolt. * 842 – Charles the Bald and Louis t ...
– Vito Genovese, Italian-American mobster (b. 1897) * February 18 – Dragiša Cvetković, 13th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1893) * February 19 – Madge Blake, American actress (b. 1899) * February 20 – Ernest Ansermet, Swiss conductor (b. 1883) *
February 23 Events Pre-1600 * 303 – Roman emperor Diocletian orders the destruction of the Christian church in Nicomedia, beginning eight years of Diocletianic Persecution. * 532 – Byzantine emperor Justinian I lays the foundation stone of ...
** Saud bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, King of Saudi Arabia (b. 1902) ** Madhubala, Indian actress (b. 1933) * February 25 – Jan Zajíc, Czech student (b. 1950) * February 26 ** Levi Eshkol, 3rd Prime Minister of Israel (b. 1895) ** Karl Jaspers, German psychiatrist and philosopher (b. 1883) * February 27 – John Boles (actor), John Boles, American actor (b. 1895)


March

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March 3 Events Pre-1600 * 473 – Gundobad (nephew of Ricimer) nominates Glycerius as emperor of the Western Roman Empire. * 724 – Empress Genshō abdicates the throne in favor of her nephew Shōmu who becomes emperor of Japan. *1575 ...
** Ali Jawdat al-Aiyubi, 11th Prime Minister of Iraq (b. 1886) ** Fred Alexander, American tennis player (b. 1880) * March 6 – Óscar Osorio, Salvadorian military leader, 32nd President of El Salvador (b. 1910) * March 11 – John Wyndham, British author (b. 1903) * March 14 – Ben Shahn, Lithuanian-American artist (b. 1898) * March 24 – Joseph Kasavubu, 1st President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, President of Congo-Léopoldville (b. 1917) * March 25 – Max Eastman, American writer (b. 1883) * March 26 – John Kennedy Toole, American author (b. 1937) *
March 28 Events Pre-1600 *AD 37 – Roman emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, bestowed on him by the Senate. * 193 – After assassinating the Roman Emperor Pertinax, his Praetorian Guards auction off the throne to Didiu ...
Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)


April

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April 2 Events Pre-1600 *1513 – Having spotted land on March 27, Spanish explorer Juan Ponce de León comes ashore on what is now the U.S. state of Florida, landing somewhere between the modern city of St. Augustine and the mouth of the St. Joh ...
– Fortunio Bonanova, Spanish actor and singer (b. 1895) * April 5 ** Alberto Bonucci, Italian actor and director (b. 1918) ** Rómulo Gallegos, Venezuelan novelist and politician, 48th President of Venezuela (b. 1884) * April 10 – Harley Earl, American designer and executive (b. 1893) * April 15 – Victoria Eugenie of Battenberg, former Queen consort of Spain (b. 1887) * April 20 – Vjekoslav Luburić, Croatian Ustaše official and concentration camp administrator (b. 1914) * April 26 – Morihei Ueshiba, Japanese martial artist and founder of aikido (b. 1883) * April 27 – René Barrientos , Bolivian general and statesman, 47th President of Bolivia (helicopter crash) (b. 1919)


May

* May 2 – Franz von Papen, 22nd Chancellor of Germany (German Reich), Chancellor of Germany and 26th Prime Minister of Prussia (b. 1879) * May 3 ** Karl Freund, German cinematographer (b. 1890) ** Zakir Husain (politician), Zakir Hussain, Indian politician, 3rd President of India (b. 1897) * May 6 – Don Drummond, Jamaican ska musician (b. 1932) *
May 14 Events Pre-1600 * 1027 – Robert II of France names his son Henry I as junior King of the Franks. *1097 – The Siege of Nicaea begins during the First Crusade. * 1264 – Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured and f ...
** Enid Bennett, American actress (b. 1893) ** Frederick Lane, Australian swimmer (b. 1888) * May 15 – Robert Rayford, American HIV/AIDS victim (b. 1953) * May 21 – William Lincoln Bakewell, American explorer (b. 1888) * May 23 – Jimmy McHugh, American composer (b. 1894) * May 24 – Mitzi Green, American actress (b. 1920) *
May 26 Events Pre-1600 * 17 – Germanicus celebrates a triumph in Rome for his victories over the Cherusci, Chatti, and other German tribes west of the Elbe. * 451 – Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sasanian Empir ...
– Paul Hawkins (racing driver), Paul Hawkins, Australian racing driver (b. 1937) * May 27 ** Muhammad Fareed Didi, Sultan of Maldives (b. 1901) ** Jeffrey Hunter, American actor (b. 1926)


June

* June 1 – Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian Olympic speed skater (b. 1904) * June 4 – Rafael Osuna, Mexican professional tennis player (b. 1938) *
June 8 Events Pre-1600 * 218 – Battle of Antioch: With the support of the Syrian legions, Elagabalus defeats the forces of emperor Macrinus. * 452 – Attila leads a Hun army in the invasion of Italy, devastating the northern provinces ...
– Robert Taylor (American actor), Robert Taylor, American actor (b. 1911) * June 11 – John L. Lewis, President of the United Mine Workers of America (b. 1889) *
June 12 Events Pre-1600 * 910 – Battle of Augsburg: The Hungarians defeat the East Frankish army under King Louis the Child, using the famous feigned retreat tactic of the nomadic warriors. *1240 – At the instigation of Louis IX of Fr ...
– Aleksandr Deyneka, Russian painter and sculptor (b. 1899) * June 16 – Harold Alexander, 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, 17th Governor General of Canada (b. 1891) * June 18 – Edgar Anderson, American botanist (b. 1897) * June 19 – Natalie Talmadge, American actress (b. 1896) * June 20 – Mohamed Siddiq El-Minshawi, Egyptian Qur'anic reciter (b. 1920) * June 22 – Judy Garland, American actress and singer (b. 1922) * June 23 – Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (b. 1907)


July

* July 2 – Mikio Naruse, Japanese film director (b. 1905) * July 3 – Brian Jones, British rock musician (b. 1942) * July 5 ** Ben Alexander (actor), Ben Alexander, American actor (b. 1911) ** Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (b. 1884) ** Walter Gropius, German architect (b. 1883) ** Lambert Hillyer, American film director (b. 1889) ** Tom Mboya, Kenyan politician (b. 1930) ** Leo McCarey, American film director (b. 1898) * July 9 – Raizō Tanaka, Japanese admiral (b. 1892) * July 15 – Peter van Eyck, German actor (b. 1911) * July 17 – Ichikawa Raizō VIII, Japanese actor (b. 1931) * July 20 – Roy Hamilton, American singer (b. 1929) * July 24 – Witold Gombrowicz, Polish novelist and dramatist (b. 1904) *
July 25 Events Pre-1600 * 306 – Constantine I is proclaimed Roman emperor by his troops. * 315 – The Arch of Constantine is completed near the Colosseum in Rome to commemorate Constantine I's victory over Maxentius at the Milvian Bridge ...
– Otto Dix, German painter (b. 1891) * July 28 ** Frank Loesser, American songwriter (b. 1910) ** Ramón Grau, president of Cuba (b. 1882)


August

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August 5 Events Pre-1600 *AD 25 – Guangwu claims the throne as Emperor of China, restoring the Han dynasty after the collapse of the short-lived Xin dynasty. * 70 – Fires resulting from the destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem are ...
– Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg (b. 1873) * August 6 – Theodor W. Adorno, German sociologist and philosopher (b. 1903) * August 8 – Choi Seung-hee, Korean modern dancer (b. 1911) * August 9 ** C. F. Powell, Cecil Frank Powell, British physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1903) ** Constantin Ion Parhon, Romanian politician (b. 1874) ** Jay Sebring, American celebrity hair stylist (b. 1933) ** Sharon Tate, American actress and model (b. 1943) *
August 13 Events Pre-1600 * 29 BC – Octavian holds the first of three consecutive triumphs in Rome to celebrate the victory over the Dalmatian tribes. * 523 – John I becomes the new Pope after the death of Pope Hormisdas. * 554 &ndas ...
– Nicolás Fasolino, Argentine Roman Catholic cardinal (b. 1887) * August 14 – Leonard Woolf, English writer (b. 1880) * August 17 ** Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, German-American architect (b. 1886) ** Otto Stern, German physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1888) * August 18 – Mildred Davis, American actress (b. 1901) * August 20 – Marty Barry, Canadian ice hockey player (b. 1905) * August 26 – Ismail al-Azhari, 2nd Prime Minister, 3rd President of Sudan (b. 1900) * August 27 ** Dame Ivy Compton-Burnett, English novelist (b. 1884) ** Erika Mann, German writer (b. 1905) * August 31 – Rocky Marciano, American professional boxer (b. 1923)


September

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September 2 Events Pre-1600 *44 BC – Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. * 44 BC – Cicero launches the first of his '' Philippicae'' (oratorical attacks) on Mark Antony. He will make 14 of t ...
Ho Chi Minh (: ; born ; 19 May 1890 – 2 September 1969), commonly known as (' Uncle Hồ'), also known as ('President Hồ'), (' Old father of the people') and by other aliases, was a Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman. He served as P ...
, Vietnamese Communist politician, 1st Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, Prime Minister of North Vietnam and 1st President of the Democratic Republic of Vietnam, President of North Vietnam (b. 1890) * September 3 – John Lester, American cricketer (b. 1871) * September 6 – Arthur Friedenreich, Brazilian footballer (b. 1892) * September 8 ** Bud Collyer, American radio and television personality (b. 1908) ** Alexandra David-Néel, French explorer (b. 1868) * September 19 – Rex Ingram (actor), Rex Ingram, American actor (b. 1895) * September 22 ** Adolfo López Mateos, Mexican politician, 48th President of Mexico, 1958-1964 (b. 1909) ** Aleksandras Stulginskis, Lithuanian politician, 2nd President of Lithuania, President of the Republic of Lithuania (b. 1885) * September 27 – Nicolas Grunitzky, 2nd President of Togo (b. 1913) * September 28 – Nicolae Dăscălescu, Romanian general (b. 1884)


October

* October 3 – Skip James, American blues singer (b. 1902) * October 6 – Walter Hagen, American golf champion (b. 1892) * October 7 – Natalya Lisenko, Russian actress (b. 1884) * October 8 – Eduardo Ciannelli, Italian actor and singer (b. 1888) * October 12 – Sonja Henie, Norwegian figure skater (b. 1912) * October 16 – Leonard Chess, Polish-American record company executive, co-founder of Chess Records (b. 1917) * October 18 – Gyula Mándi, Hungarian footballer and manager (b. 1899) * October 21 ** Jack Kerouac, American author (b. 1922) ** Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician (b. 1882) * October 29 – Francisco Orlich Bolmarcich, 34th President of Costa Rica (b. 1907) * October 31 – Carlos Alberto Arroyo del Río, 26th President of Ecuador, leader during World War II (b. 1893)


November

* November 1 – Pauline Bush (actress), Pauline Bush, American actress (b. 1886) * November 5 – Lloyd Corrigan, American actor (b. 1900) * November 8 ** Dave O'Brien (actor), Dave O'Brien, American actor (b. 1912) ** Vesto Slipher, American astronomer (b. 1875) * November 12 – William F. Friedman, American cryptanalyst (b. 1891) * November 13 – Iskander Mirza, Pakistani politician, 1st President of Pakistan (b. 1899) * November 18 – Joseph P. Kennedy Sr., American politician (b. 1888) * November 21 ** Norman Lindsay, Australian painter (b. 1879) ** Mutesa II of Buganda, Kabaka of Buganda and 1st President of Uganda (b. 1924)


December

* December 1 – Magic Sam, American musician (b. 1937) * December 2 – Kliment Voroshilov, Soviet military commander (b. 1881) * December 4 – Fred Hampton, American activist (b. 1948) * December 5 ** Princess Alice of Battenberg (b. 1885) ** Claude Dornier, German airplane builder, founder of Dornier Flugzeugwerke (b. 1884) * December 6 – João Cândido Felisberto, Brazilian sailor, led the Revolt of the Lash (b. 1880) * December 8 ** Karl Fiehler, German Politician of the Nazi Party (NSDAP) and Lord Mayor of Munich (b. 1895) ** Ole Singstad, Norwegian-born American civil engineer (b. 1882) * December 13 ** Spencer Williams Jr., American actor (b. 1893) ** Raymond A. Spruance, United States admiral (b. 1886) * December 21 – Georges Catroux, French Army general and colonial governor (b. 1877) * December 22 ** Josef von Sternberg, Austrian film director (b. 1894) ** Enrique Peñaranda , Bolivian general, 38th President of Bolivia, leader during World War II (b. 1892) * December 29 – Ricardo Adolfo de la Guardia Arango, 11th President of Panama, leader during World War II (b. 1899)


Nobel Prizes

* Nobel Prize in Physics, Physics – Murray Gell-Mann * Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Chemistry – Derek Barton, Odd Hassel * Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine, Medicine – Max Delbrück, Alfred Hershey, Salvador Luria * Nobel Prize in Literature, Literature – Samuel Beckett * Nobel Peace Prize, Peace – International Labour Organization * Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, Economics – Ragnar Frisch, Jan Tinbergen


References


1969 – Headlines
A report from Rich Lamb of WCBS Newsradio 880 (WCBS-AM New York) Part of WCBS 880's celebration of 40 years of newsradio.
1969 – The Year in Sound
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