Today in History for June 1969

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 63 of 63

1st - Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio & TV
2nd - Australian aircraft carrier "Melbourne" slices US destroyer "Frank E Evans" in half, killing 74 (South Vietnam)
2nd - Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA O'Sullivan Ladies Golf Open
3rd - Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC (Turnabout Intruder)
4th - Beatles release Ballad Of John & Yoko/Old Brown Shoe, in US
4th - Nicky Hopkins quits rock & rolls, Jeff Beck Group
4th - 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana & survives 9-hr flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft
5th - Dutch Antilles government of Kroon resigns
5th - Race riot in Hartford Connecticut
5th - The International communist conference begins in Moscow.
6th - Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar
7th - "Johnny Cash Show," debuts on ABC-TV
7th - 101st Belmont: Braulio Baeza aboard Arts & Letters wins in 2:28.8
7th - Bob Dylan & Johnny Cash combine on a Grand Ole Opry TV special
7th - Tommy James & Shondells release "Crystal Blue Persuasion"
7th - Wash Senators draft Jeff Burroughs #1
8th - "Smothers Brothers comedy Hour," last airs on CBS-TV
8th - 21st Emmy Awards: Get Smart, Don Adams & Susan St James
8th - Brian Jones leaves The Rolling Stones
Spanish Dictator Francisco Franco 8th - General Franco closes Spain's frontier with Gibraltar
8th - KDNL TV channel 30 in Saint Louis, MO (IND) begins broadcasting
8th - Mickey Mantle Day, 60,096 saw #7 retired (I was there-BTG)
8th - Nixon says 25,000 US troops would leave Vietnam by end of August
8th - Rolling Stones guitarist Mick Taylor replaces Brian Jones
8th - Susie Berning wins LPGA Lady Carling Golf Open
9th - Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems
9th - Warren Burger confirmed as US Chief Justice
11th - "The Ballad Of John & Yoko" by The Beatles hit #1 in UK
11th - David Bowie releases "Space Oddity"
13th - Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band & joins Rolling Stones
14th - John & Yoko appear on David Frost's British TV Show
14th - Oakland A's Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7
15th - "Hee Haw" with Roy Clark & Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
15th - 69th US Golf Open: Orville Moody shoots a 281 at Champs GC in Houston
Singer-Songwriter Bob Dylan 15th - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA Patty Berg Golf Classic
15th - Mets help their power needs by adding 1st baseman Donn Clendenon
16th - Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr from House
17th - "Oh! Calcutta!" opens in NYC (almost entirely in the nude)
19th - State troopers ordered to Cairo Ill, to quell racial disturbances
20th - 150,000 attend Newport '69, Jimi Hendrix gets $120,000 to appear
20th - Georges Pompidou sworn in as president of France
20th - White Rhodesia agrees to race separation
21st - 1st reported hearing of pirate radio WGHP (With God's Help Peace)
21st - Dmitri Shostakovitch's 14th Symphony, premieres in Moscow
21st - John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m)
21st - Zager & Evans release "In the Year 2525"
22nd - Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance
22nd - Cleveland's Cuyahgo River catches fire
22nd - Susie Berning wins LPGA Pabst Ladies' Golf Classic
French President Georges Pompidou 23rd - French government of Couve de Murville resigns
23rd - Joe Frazier TKOs Jerry Quarry in 8 for heavyweight boxing title
23rd - Warren E Burger sworn in as Supreme Court Chief Justice
25th - Longest tennis match in Wimbledon history, Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112 game (5hr12m) marathon
27th - 50,000 attend Denver Pop Festival
27th - Honduras/El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match
27th - Police raid Stonewall Gay Bar in Greenwich Village, NY, about 400 to 1,000 patrons riot against police, it lasts 3 days
28th - John Hampshire scores 107 on Test cricket debut v WI at Lord's
28th - Stonewall riots begin in New York City.
29th - 1st Jewish worship service at White House
29th - 24th US Women's Open Golf Championship won by Donna Caponi Young
29th - On Billy Williams Day in Chicago, the Cubs outfielder passes Stan Musial's NL record for consecutive games played (896)
30th - Derek Clayton of Australia sets Marathon record at 2:08:34
30th - Spain cedes Ifni to Morocco

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 106

1st - Ari Sulander, hockey goaltender (Team Finland Oly-Bronze-1998)
1st - Erin Hartwell, Phila, time trial cyclist (Olymp-bronze/silver-92, 96)
2nd - David Wheaton, Minneapolis Minn, tennis star (1987 US junior boys)
2nd - Kurt Abbott, Zanesville OH, infielder (Florida Marlins)
2nd - Cy Chadwick, English actor
3rd - Ray Roberts, tackle (Detroit Lions)
3rd - Hiroyuki Takami, Japanese musician
4th - Regi Blinker, soccer player (Feyenoord)
4th - Robert Perez, Bolivar Venezuela, outfielder (Toronto Blue Jays)
4th - Tine Moberg-Parker, Oslo Norway, Canada Europe class yachter (Oly-96)
4th - Horatio Sanz, Chilean-born comedian
5th - Ed Smith, WLAF tight end (Frankfurt Galaxy)
5th - Keith Powe, WLAF/CFL defensive lineback (Win Blue Bombers, Claymores)
5th - Brian McKnight, American musician
6th - Brian Greenfield, WLAF punter (London Monarchs)
6th - Douglas Lee Mitchell, Miles Mi, heavy metal artist (Southgang)
6th - Mike Croel, NFL linebacker (NY Giants)
6th - Sunil Joshi, cricketer (Indian Test left-arm spinner 1996)
7th - Lachlan Elmer, Australian field hockey halfback (Oly-silver-92, 96)
7th - Mark Sohn, Arlington Heights Ill, gymnast (Olympics-96)
7th - Kim Rhodes, American actress
8th - Glenn Rogers Jr, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
8th - Laurel Martin, Hummelstown PA, field hockey forward (Olympics-96)
8th - J.P. Manoux, American actor
8th - Marcos Siega, American director
8th - David Sutcliffe, Canadian actor
9th - Keith Alex, NFL guard (Minnesota Vikings)
9th - Mitch McLee, [Douglas Lee Mitchell], Miles Mi, drummer (Southgang)
9th - Eric Wynalda, American footballer
10th - Fred Foggie, WLAF cornerback (Frankfurt Galaxy)
10th - Tony McCoy, NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts)
10th - Ronny Johnsen, Norwegian footballer
10th - Kate Snow, American TV journalist
11th - Johan Hansma, soccer player (SC Heerenveen)
11th - Nancy Blogg, Swiss dancer (Josephine)
11th - Peter Dinklage, American actor
11th - Steven Drozd, American drummer
11th - Matt McGrath, American actor
12th - Kevin Turner, NFL fullback (Philadelphia Eagles)
12th - Mathieu Schneider, NYC, NHL defenseman (NY Islanders, Toronto)
12th - Zsolt Daczi, Hungarian guitarist (Omen, Bikini) (d. 2007)
13th - Jamie Walters, actor/singer (Heights, Beverly Hills 90210, Shout)
13th - Robert Harris, NFL defensive end (NY Giants)
13th - Søren Nystrøm Rasted
13th - Svetlana Krivelyova, Russian athlete
14th - Eric Desjardins, Rauyn Quebec, NHL defenseman (Phila Flyers, Canada)
14th - Eugene Chung, NFL guard (Jacksonville Jaguars, Indianapolis Colts)
Tennis Player Steffi Graf (14th) 14th - Steffi Graf, Bruhl West Germany, tennis player (Grand Slam 1988)
14th - Kyle Hebert, American voice actor
14th - MC Ren, American rapper
14th - Michael Gerber, American parody author
15th - Cedric Pioline, Neuilly France, tennis star (1996 Coopenhagen)
15th - Ice Cube, rap singer/actor (Boyz in the Hood, Anaconda)
15th - Jesse Belanger, St-georges De Beau, NHL center (Vancouver Canucks)
15th - Maurice Odumbe, cricketer (Kenyan batsman & 1996 World Cup captain)
15th - Sheldon Kennedy, Brandon, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
15th - Oliver Kahn, German footballer
16th - Kevin Young, Alpena MI, infielder (KC Royals)
16th - L B Stephens, NFLer (Jacksonville Jaguars)
16th - Mark Crossley, Welsh footballer
17th - Karen Nystrom, ice hockey forward (Canada, Oly-Silver-98)
17th - Kevin Thornton, Amarillo, vocalist (Color Me Badd-Want to Sex You Up)
Rapper Ice Cube (15th) 17th - Patric Kjellberg, hockey forward (Team Sweden Oly-1998)
17th - Paul Tergat, Kenyan athlete
18th - Fernando Valenzula, jockey
18th - Jay Leeuwenburg, NFL guard/center (Chic Bears, Indianapolis Colts)
18th - Laura Brown, LPGA golfer
18th - Pål Pot Pamparius, Norwegian musician (Turbonegro)
18th - Vito LoGrasso, American professional wrestler
18th - Christopher Largen, American author
19th - Lara Spencer, American TV personality
19th - Thomas Breitling, American entrepreneur
20th - Gerald Dixon, NFL linebacker (Cleveland Browns, Cincinnati Bengals)
20th - Malivai Washington, Glenn Cove NY, tennis star (Olympics-96)
21st - Chris Perez, CFL tackle (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
21st - Donovan Osborne, Roseville CA, pitcher (St Louis Cardinals)
21st - Gabriella Paruzzi, Italian skier
22nd - Derek Russell, NFL wide receiver (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
23rd - Elbert Ellis, NFL wide receiver (Carolina Panthers, GB Packers)
23rd - Martin Klebba, American actor
24th - Melissa Gurney, California, tennis player (Virginia Slims of SD, 1986)
24th - Sean Maye, 400m/800m runner
24th - Todd Lewis, Flint Michigan, 10k runner
24th - Sissel Kyrkjebø, Norwegian singer
25th - Alina Ivanova, Ukraine, race walker (indoor 3K world record)
25th - Armand Benneker, Dutch soccer player (MVV)
25th - Jurgen Streppel, soccer player (Telstar/RKC)
25th - Matt Gallant, American television host
26th - Barry Kloeth, WLAF wide receiver (Amsterdam Admirals)
26th - Harry Boatswain, NFL tackle (Philadelphia Eagles)
26th - Michael Myers, Cook County IL, pitcher (Detroit Tigers)
26th - Troy Auzenne, NFL tackle (Chic Bears)
26th - Ingrid Lempereur, Belgian swimmer
27th - Mark Telerico, Cleveland Ohio, Canadian Tour golfer (1994 S Florida)
28th - Danielle Brisebois, Bkln NY, actress (Archie's Place, Big Bad Mama 2)
28th - Tichina Arnold, Queens, actress (Ryan's Hope, Sharla-All My Children)
28th - Ayelet Zurer, Israeli actress
29th - Erik Tammer, soccer player (SC Heerenveen, Go Ahead Eagles)
29th - Simon Brown, cricketer (Durham pace bowler, England 1996)
29th - Toru Hashimoto, Japanese politician

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 21 of 21

1st - Ivar Ballangrud, Norwegian ice skater (b. 1904)
7th - Leo Gorcey, actor (Bowery Boys), dies at 53
8th - Robert Taylor, actor (Death Valley Days), dies of lung cancer at 57
10th - Frank Lawton, actor (David Copperfield, Skin Game), dies at 64
11th - John L Lewis, formed (Congress of Industrial Org), dies at 89
12th - Alexander Deyneka, Ukrainian painter (b. 1899)
16th - Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis, Brit field marshal, dies at 78
16th - John BMR "John" Hanlo, poet (Oote oote boe), dies at 57
16th - Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske, composer, dies at 53
21st - Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly, 1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34
22nd - Judy Garland, actress (Wizard of Oz, Easter Parade), dies at 47 of an overdose
23rd - Stanley Andrews, actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78
23rd - Volmari Iso-Hollo, Finnish athlete (b. 1907)
24th - Maria Belgado, entertainer, dies
24th - Ted Hecht, actor (Time to Kill, Song of India, Gangster), dies
24th - Willey Ley, US science writer, dies at 62
27th - Richard Vance Maxfield, composer, dies at 42
29th - Moise K Tsjombe, premier Congo/Zaire, dies
29th - Shorty Long, soul singer/pianist (Here Comes the Judge), dies at 29
Actress Judy Garland (22nd) 29th - Vesselin Stoyanov, composer, dies at 67
30th - Jan Evangelista Zelinka, composer, dies at 76