Today in History for July 1969

Months in 1969: January February March April May June August September October November December

Historical Events

Events 1 - 64 of 64

1st - Charles Philip Arthur George invested as Prince of Wales
1st - John & Yoko are hospitalized after a car crash
1st - Shelby Singleton buys Sun Records from Sam Phillips
2nd - Ireland bowl out WI for 25 at Londonderry, win by 9 wkts
2nd - Leslie West & Felix Pappalardi form rock group Mountain
3rd - 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, RI
4th - "Give Peace a Chance" by Plastic Ono Band is released in UK
4th - 140,000 attend Atlanta Pop Festival featuring Led Zep & Janis Joplin
4th - 76th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Ann Jones beats Billie J King (36 63 62)
4th - Italian Rumor government resigns
4th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
4th - The Ohio Fireworks Derecho kills 18 Ohioans and destroys over 100 boats on Lake Erie.
5th - 83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64)
5th - Rolling Stones play a free concert in London's Hyde Park
6th - Filming begins on "Ned Kelly" starring Mick Jagger
6th - Frente Obrero y Liberacion (FOL) forms in Curacao
7th - Canada's House of Commons approves equality of French-English lang
7th - Der Spiegel reveals Munich's Bishop Defregger is a war criminal
8th - Thor Heyerdahl & reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco
8th - US troop withdrawal begins in Vietnam
8th - IBM CICS is made generally available for the 360 mainframe computer.
9th - Tom Seaver's no-hit bid against Cubs ends with 1 out in 9th
10th - Chilean Association of Librarians created
11th - David Bowie releases "Space Oddity"
11th - Rolling Stones release "Honky Tonk Woman"
12th - 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham
13th - Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon
13th - Sandra Haynie wins LPGA Ladies' Supertest Golf Open
14th - "Futbol War" between El Salvador & Honduras begins
14th - Soccer war - Salvador-Honduras (1000 dead)
14th - WMUL (now WPBY) TV channel 33 in Huntington, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
14th - The United States $500, $1,000, $5,000 and $10,000 bills are officially withdrawn from circulation.
15th - Cincinnati Red Lee May hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader
15th - Rod Carew ties record with his 7th steal of home in a season
16th - Apollo 11, carrying 1st men to land on Moon, launched
18th - Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL
19th - Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit
Astronaut & 1st Man on the Moon Neil Armstrong 20th - 1st men on Moon, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin Jr from Apollo 11
20th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Danbury Lady Carling Golf Open
20th - Eddy Merckx wins Tour de France
21st - Neil Armstrong steps on Moon at 2:56:15 AM (GMT)
21st - Russia's Luna 15 impacts moon after 52 lunar orbits
22nd - Aretha Franklin arrested for disturbing peace in Detroit
22nd - USSR launches Sputnik 50 & Molniya 1-12 communications satellite
23rd - 40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Wash DC
23rd - All star MVP: Willie McCovey (SF Giants)
23rd - USSR performs nuclear Test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
24th - Apollo 11 returns to Earth
24th - Hoyt Wilhelm pitches in a record 907th major league game
24th - Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal
25th - 1st performance of Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young (Fillmore East, NY)
25th - 70,000 attend Seattle Pop Festival
Heavyweight Boxing Champ Muhammad Ali 25th - Edward Kennedy pleads guilty to leaving scene of an accident a week after the Chappaquiddick car accident that killed Mary Jo Kopechne
26th - Sharon Sites Adams, 39, becomes 1st lady to solo sail the Pacific
27th - 15th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls
27th - Pioneer 10 launched
29th - Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars
30th - Astros Denis Menke & Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs Mets
30th - Barbra Streisand opens for Liberace at International Hotel, Las Vegas
30th - KAEC TV channel 19 in Lufkin, TX (ABC) begins broadcasting
30th - Mariner 6 passes Venus on 3410 km (74 photos)
31st - KWIH TV channel 44 in Winona, MN (IND) begins broadcasting
31st - Mariner 6 flies past Mars
31st - National Guard mobilizes in racial disturbances in Baton Rouge, La

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 104

1st - Gary Brown, NFL running back (Houston Oilers)
1st - Graham Lloyd, cricketer (son of David, Lancashire batsman, Eng ODI 96)
2nd - Matthew Cox, American convicted felon
2nd - Jenni Rivera, Long Beach, California, singer-songwriter (Jenni, 2008), (d. 2012)
3rd - Elan Carter, Nutley NJ, playmate (June, 1994)
3rd - Kevin Hearn, Canadian musician (Barenaked Ladies)
4th - David Wittman Buffalo, NY, 1.5k runner
4th - Tim Jackson, Australian 100m/200m (Olympics-96)
5th - Haylea Petrie, Australian softball outfielder (Olympics-bronze-96)
5th - John Leclair, St Albans VT, NHL forward (Team USA, Philadelphia)
5th - John Oostendorp, Iowa City Iowa, 220 lbs greco-roman wrestler (Oly-96)
5th - Joshua Crayton, Redondo Beach California, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
5th - RZA, American rapper (Wu-Tang Clan)
5th - Jenji Kohan, American television writer and producer
6th - Michael Grant, vocalist (Musical Youth)
6th - Sophia Witherspoon, WNBA guard (NY Liberty)
6th - Brian Van Holt, American actor
7th - Amy Carlson, Elmhurst Il, actress (Josie-Another World) [1969-Approx]
7th - Cree Summer, actress (Freddie-Different World)
7th - Joe Sakic, Burnaby BC, NHL center (Colorado Avalanche, Canada 1998)
7th - Sylke Otto, German luger
7th - Nathalie Simard, French Canadian singer
7th - Robin Weigert, American actress
8th - Bobby Ayala, Oxnard CA, pitcher (Seattle Mariners)
8th - Dana Hall, NFL safety (Cleveland Browns)
8th - Ernie Young, Chicago IL, outfielder (Oakland A's)
8th - Lisa Arce, Manhattan Beach CA, WPVA volleyballer (National-4th-1995)
8th - Lori Hallier, Victoria BC Canada, actress (Shannon-Santa Barbara)
8th - Sugizo Japanese guitarist and singer
9th - Jerry Drake, NFL defensive linesman (Arizona Cardinals)
9th - Robert Gordon, CFL receiver (Edmonton Eskimos)
9th - Venkatapathy Raju, cricketer (Indian slow left-armer)
10th - Marty Cordova, Las Vegas NV, outfielder (Minnesota Twins)
10th - Gale Harold, American actor
10th - Alexandra Hedison, American actress
11th - David Tao, Taiwanese singer-songwriter
12th - Alan Mullally, cricketer (England left-arm pace bowler 1996)
12th - Sabine Hack, Ulm Germany, tennis star (1995 Jakarta)
12th - Jesse Pintado, American guitarist (Napalm Death) (d. 2006)
13th - Ewan Beaton, Winnipeg Manitoba, 60 kg judoka (Olympics-9-92, 96)
13th - Jamie Walter, actor (Pirate Island)
13th - Kim Braatz, Santa Ana California, female outfielder (Colo Silver Bullets)
13th - Richard Roelofsen, soccer player (Vitesse/MVV)
13th - Kakhi Kakhiashvili, Georgian-born Greek weightlifter
13th - Oleg Serebrian, Moldovan politician and political scientist
14th - Jose Hernandez, Hato Rey Puerto Rico, infielder (Chicago Cubs)
15th - Christina Novak, Miss Arizona USA (1996)
15th - John Crotty, NBA guard (Cleveland Cavaliers, Portland Trailblazers)
15th - Johnny Scott, CFL defensive tackle (BC Lions)
15th - Lorenzo Williams, NBA center (Wash Wizards, Dallas Mavericks)
15th - Peter Ciavaglia, Albany NY, US hockey forward (Olympics-1994)
15th - Richard Fletcher Pride III, Tuscaloosa AL, PGA golfer (1994 Fed Exp)
16th - Rain Pryor, actress (Head of the Class)/daughter of Richard
16th - Kathryn Harby-Williams, Australian netballer
16th - Daryl Mitchell, American actor
17th - Tommy Soderstrom, Stockholm SWE, NHL goalie (Sweden, NY Islanders)
18th - Masanori Murakawa, Japanese professional wrestler
19th - David Goldsmith, New Brunswick NJ, actor (Eric-Models Inc)
19th - Matthew Libatique, American cinematographer
20th - Josh Holloway, American actor
20th - Giovanni Lombardi, Italian cyclist
20th - Tobi Vail, American musician (Bikini Kill, The Go Team, The Frumpies)
20th - Vitamin C, American singer
21st - Emerson Hart, American musician (Tonic)
22nd - Despina Vandi, Greek singer
23rd - Andrew Cassels, Bramalea, NHL center (Hartford Whalers)
23rd - Dimitri Khristich, Kiev Ukr, NHL left wing (LA Kings)
23rd - Fernanda Ribeiro, Portugal, 10k runner (Olympics-gold-96)
23rd - Reyhan Agaoglu, WLAF safety (Amsterdam Admirals)
24th - Chris King, NBA forward (Vancouver Grizzlies)
24th - Rick Fox, NBA guard/forward (LA Lakers, Boston Celtics)
24th - Steve Jennings, Wash DC, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
Recording Artist Jennifer Lopez (24th) 24th - Jennifer Lopez, Bronx New York, actress and pop singer (Selena)
25th - Andrea Wieland, Atlanta GA, field hockey goaltender (Olympics-96)
25th - Angela Melini, Saigon, Vietnam, playmate (Jun, 1992)
25th - Jon Barry, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Golden State Warriors)
25th - Kevin Smith, NFL tight end (Oakland Raiders)
25th - Trevor Peres, US, metal guitarist (Obituary-The End Complete)
26th - Greg Colbrunn, Fontana CA, infielder (Florida Marlins)
26th - Jonty Rhodes, South African cricket batsman (brilliant fielder)
26th - Marc Boutte, NFL defensive tackle (Washington Redskins)
26th - Patrick Alfred Bates, St Louis MO, PGA golfer (1994 NIKE Dakota Open)
27th - Jason Woolley, Toronto, NHL defenseman (Florida Panthers)
27th - Linda Burgess, WNBA forward (LA Sparks)
27th - Triple H, American professional wrestler
28th - Corey Raymond, NFL cornerback (Detroit Lions)
28th - Frank Lickliter, Middletown OH, Nike golfer (1993 White Rose-24th)
28th - Garth Snow, Wrentham Mass, US hockey goalie (Olympics-1994, Flyers)
28th - Jaimie Dawson, Geneva Switz, Canadian badminton player (Olympics-96)
28th - Jarrod Hanks, Lafayette LA, US gymnist (Olympic-92, 96)
28th - Wendi Simmons, Santa Rosa California, heptathlete
28th - Alexis Arquette, American actor
28th - Dana White, UFC President
29th - Alison Dunlap, Denver Colo, cyclist (Olympics-96)
30th - Duane Bock, Southampton NY, golfer (1991 Low Amateur NY State Open)
30th - Errol Stewart, South African cricket wicket-keeper (limited-over 1993)
30th - Robert Porcher, NFL defensive end (Detroit Lions)
30th - Simon Baker, Australian actor
31st - Langa Sibanda, Miss Universe-Zimbabwe (1996)
31st - Loren Dean, Las Vegas NV, actor (Billy Bathgate, Say Anything)

1 2 ▶

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

26th - "The 5th Dimension" lead vocalist Marilyn McCoo (25) weds fellow bandmate Billy Davis, Jr. (31)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 27 of 27

2nd - Michael DiBiase, wrestler (b. 1923)
3rd - Brian Jones, guitarist (Rolling Stones), drowns to death at 25
3rd - Hermann Grabner, composer, dies at 83
5th - Ben Alexander, dies at 58
5th - Tom Mboya, Kenyian economics minister, assassinated in Narobi at 65
5th - Walter Gropius, architect/found (Bauhaus school of design), dies at 86
5th - Wilhelm Backhaus, German pianist (Rubinstein-1905), dies at 85
5th - Leo McCarey, American film director (b. 1898)
7th - Erskine Sanford, dies at 83
7th - Gladys Swarthout, US mezzo-soprano (La Gioconda), dies at 69
9th - Gertrude Dixon, compiler of Shunryu Suzuki's Zen Mind, dies
9th - Pierre Capdevielle, composer, dies at 63
9th - Rob de Vries, actor/director (Ciske de Rat, Silent Raid), dies at 51
15th - Peter Van Eyck, dies after long illness at 56
18th - Barbara Pepper, actress (Doris Ziffel-Green Acres), dies at 57
19th - Mary Jo Kopechne, in Ted Kennedy's car, drowns at 28
19th - Pavel I Apostolov, Russian military bandmaster, dies
20th - Roy Hamilton, American rocker, dies at 40 (b. 1929)
22nd - Hammy Love, cricketer (NSW wicket-keeper, played for Australia), dies
23rd - Deli Floyd, writer, dies
24th - Witold Gombrowicz, Polish author (Ferdydurke, Dziennik), dies at 64
25th - Douglas Stuart Moore, composer, dies at 75
26th - Raymond Walburn, actor (Spoilers, Dixie), dies after illness at 81
28th - Ernst Tittel, composer, dies at 59
28th - Frank H Loesser, US songwriter/composer (Guys & Dolls), dies at 59
28th - Gabriel von Wayditch, composer, dies at 80
28th - Ramón Grau, Cuban president (b. 1882)