Today in History for November 1969

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 45 of 45

1st - Beatles' "Abbey Road," album goes #1 & stays #1 for 11 weeks
2nd - Kathy Whitworth wins LPGA River Plantation Women's Golf Open
2nd - NFL record of 12 passing touchdowns, New Orleans Billy Kramer & St L Charlie Johnson pass for 6 touchdowns each
3rd - Congo president Mobutu visits Belgium
6th - 1st Cy Young Award tie (Mike Cuellar, Balt & Denny McLain, Det)
7th - John & Yoko release their 2nd album "Wedding Album" in UK
7th - John Lennon & Yoko Ono release their 2nd album "Wedding Album" in UK
10th - "Sesame Street" premieres on PBS TV
11th - Beatles with Billy Preston release "Get Back" in UK
11th - Jim Morrison arrested on an airplane by FBI for drunkeness
12th - Author Alexander Solzhenitsyn expelled from Soviet Writers Union
12th - Minnesota's Harmon Killebrew is voted AL MVP
12th - US army announces investigating William Calley for alleged massacre of civilians at Vietnamese village of My Lai in March, 19
12th - WJJY (now WJPT) TV channel 14 in Jacksonville, IL (ABC) 1st broadcast
13th - VP Spiro T Agnew accused network TV news depts of bias & distortion
14th - 2nd Vietnam Moratorium Day in US
14th - Apollo 12 (Conrad/Gordon/Bean) launched for 2nd manned Moon landing
15th - 1st Jackson Five record to enter top 100 (I Want You Back)
15th - 1st commercial ad on English TV: Birds-Eye Peas on ATV (Midland)
Rocker/Beatle John Lennon 15th - 250,000 peacefully demonstrate in Wash DC against Vietnam War
15th - Janis Joplin, accused of vulgar & indicent language in Tampa, Fla
15th - Wendy's Hamburgers opens
16th - 1968 massacre of civilians at Mylai S Vietnam, by US is 1st reported
17th - SALT-discussions open in Helsinki Finland
19th - Apollo 12's Conrad & Bean become 3rd & 4th humans on Moon
19th - WENY TV channel 36 in Elmira, NY (ABC) begins broadcasting
20th - Alcatraz Island off SF, is seized by militant Native Americans
20th - Gundappa Viswanath scores 137 on Test Cricket debut v Australia Kanpur
20th - Pele scores his 1,000th soccer goal
20th - SF Giant Willie McCovey edges Tom Seaver as NL MVP
21st - KXIX (now KVCT) TV channel 19 in Victoria, TX (ABC) 1st broadcast
21st - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
22nd - Isolation of single gene announced by scientists at Harvard U
24th - Apollo 12 returns to Earth
Brazilian Football Legend Pele 24th - West German pres Heinemann visits Netherlands
24th - Lt William L Calley, charged with massacre of over 100 civilians in My Lai Vietnam in March 1968, ordered to stand trial by court martial
25th - John Lennon returns OBE to protest UK's support for Vietnam War
25th - KC outfielder Lou Piniella is voted AL Rookie of Year
26th - 35th Heisman Trophy Award: Steve Owens, Oklahoma (RB)
26th - Creams' final concert (Royal Albert Hall)
26th - Lottery for Selective Service draftees bill signed by President Nixon
28th - Ted Sizemore becomes 7th Dodger to win NL Rookie of Year
29th - Beatles' "Come Together/Something" reaches #1
30th - 57th CFL Grey Cup: Ottawa Rough Riders defeats Saskatchewan, 29-11
30th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 110

1st - Barron Wortham, NFL linebacker (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
1st - Darryl Ashmore, NFL tackle (Washington Redskins)
1st - Jill Reeve, Hoosick Falls NY, field hockey defender (Olympics-96)
1st - Tie Domi, Windsor, NHL right wing (Toronto Maple Leafs)
2nd - Dwayne Gordon, NFL linebacker (San Diego Chargers, NY Jets)
2nd - Reginald Arvizu, American bassist (KoЯn)
3rd - Jim Mckenzie, Gull Lake, NHL left wing (Winnipeg Jets)
3rd - Leslie Shepherd, NFL wide receiver (Washington Redskins)
3rd - Robert Miles, Swiss record producer, composer and musician in trance and ambient music.
4th - Jan Apell, Sweden, tennis star
4th - Katrin Borchert, Germany, Australian canoeist (Olympics-96)
4th - Matthew McConaughey, actor (Contact, A Time to Kill)
4th - Tommy Henry, CFL defensive back (Edmonton Eskimos)
4th - Sean Combs [Puff Daddy], New York City, rapper/record producer (Come to Me, I'll be Missing You)
5th - Jennifer Guthrie, Willimantic Conn, actress (Dawn-General Hospital)
6th - Bryan Abrams, Oklahoma City, singer (Color Me Badd-I Want to Sex You Up)
6th - Don Wengert, Sioux City IA, pitcher (Oakland A's)
7th - Michelle Morse, Ft Rucker Ala, WPVA volleyballer (US Open-13th-1995)
7th - Tanya Dubnicoff, Winnipeg Manitoba, cyclist (Olympics-6th-92, 96)
Rapper Puff Daddy (4th) 7th - Hélène Grimaud, French pianist
7th - Michelle Clunie, American actress
8th - Devon McDonald, NFL linebacker (Indianapolis Colts)
8th - Ricardo McDonald, NFL linebacker (Cincinnati Bengals)
8th - Roxana Zal, American actress
9th - Angel Miranda, Arecieo Puerto Rico, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
9th - Pepa, rocker (Salt 'n' Pepa-Shake Ya Thang)
9th - Allison Wolfe, American musician (Bratmobile, Cold Cold Hearts, Partyline)
10th - Arjan van der Laan, Dutch soccer player (Sparta)
10th - Dan Farthing, CFL slot back (Saskatchewan Roughriders)
10th - Ed Ward, Edmonton, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
10th - Rod Milstead, NFL guard (SF 49ers)
10th - Faustino Asprilla, Colombian footballer
10th - Ellen Pompeo, American actress
10th - Jens Lehmann, German footballer
11th - Damion Easley, NYC, infielder (California Angels)
11th - Dave Moore, NFL tight end/fullback (Tampa Bay Bucs)
11th - Jeff Sydner, NFL wide receiver/punt returner (NY Jets)
11th - LaRee Pearl Sugg, Petersburg VA, LPGA golfer (1995 Hawaiian-15th)
11th - Michael Owens, cricket pace bowler (NZ Test)
11th - Carson Kressley, American television personality
12th - Iain Sydie, North York Ontario, badminton player (Olympics-96)
12th - Trevor Shaw, CFL slot back (BC Lions)
12th - Ian Bremmer, American political scientist
12th - Jason Cundy, English footballer and broadcaster
12th - Johnny Gosch, American kidnap victim
12th - Kathleen Hanna, American singer and songwriter
13th - Lori Berenson, American criminal
13th - Gerard Butler, Scottish actor
13th - Ayaan Hirsi Ali, Dutch author
14th - Butch Walker, Rome Ga, heavy metal guitarist (Southgang-Tainted Angel)
14th - David Webb, WLAF defensive end (Scottish Claymores)
14th - Mark Henderson, US, 4X100m butterfly (Olympics-gold-96)
14th - Sue Stewart, Toronto Ontario, basketball guard (Olympics-96)
15th - Helen Kelesi, Canada, tennis star
15th - Peter Martin, cricketer (Lancashire & England pace bowler 1995)
15th - Shane Mack, American politician
16th - Mike Devlin, NFL guard/center (Buffalo Bills, Cardinals)
16th - Thomas Ingalsbe, 238+ lbs (108+ kg) US weightlifter (Olympics-1996)
17th - Takako Inque, Toride Japan, wrestler (Japan)
17th - Ryotaro Okiayu, Japanese voice actor
18th - Cheryl Bachman, Jacksonville Fla, playmate (October, 1991)
18th - Lee Anne Ketcham, Tallahassee Fla, female pitcher (Silver Bullets)
18th - Raghib Ismail, NFL wide receiver/kick returner (Oakland Raiders)
18th - Sam Cassell, NBA guard (NJ Nets, Houston Rockets)
18th - Duncan Sheik, American singer
18th - Ahmed Helmi, Egyptian actor
19th - Rod Mapstone, Australian long jumper (Olympics-96)
20th - Chris Harris, cricketer (son of Zin NZ all-rounder in ODI's)
20th - Konstantin Semyonov, Israel, Men's pole vaulter (Oly-11th-1996)
20th - Malvin Hunter, CFL defensive end (Edmonton Eskimos)
20th - Richard Dickson Reid, NZ, road race cyclist (Olympics-96)
20th - Silvia Sommaggio, Italian 5k runner
20th - Callie Thorne, American actor
21st - Dahlia Salem, Boston Mass, actress (Sofia Carlino-Another World)
21st - Ken Griffy Jr, centerfielder (Seattle Mariners, MVP 1997)
21st - Ken Griffey, Jr., American baseball player
22nd - Byron Houston, NBA forward (Sacramento Kings)
22nd - John Parrella, NFL defensive tackle (San Diego Chargers)
22nd - Katrin Krabbe, Neubrandenburg German DR, 100m/200m (World Champ 1991)
22nd - Marjane Satrapi, Iranian graphic novelist
23rd - Jonathan Seet, Canadian singer
24th - Romesh Kaluwitharana, cricket (big-hit SL batsman, ton on Test debut)
24th - Rob Nicholson, American musician
25th - Anthony Peeler, NBA guard (LA Lakers, Vancouver Grizzlies)
25th - Donald Reynolds, WLAF defensive tackle (Frankfurt Galaxy)
25th - Jacqueline Hennessy, Edmonton, actress (Dead Ringers)
25th - Jillian Hennessy, Edmonton, twin actress (Claire-Law & Order, Paper)
26th - Sam Militello, baseball player
26th - Shawn Kemp, NBA forward (Cleveland Cavaliers, Seattle Supersonics)
26th - Kara Walker, American artist
28th - Dale Carter, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
28th - Doug Petersen, CFL defensive end (Montreal Alouettes)
28th - Marc Spindler, NFL defensive tackle/end (NY Jets, Detroit Lions)
28th - Nick Knight, cricketer (England opening batsman 1995- )
28th - Pedro Astacio, Hato Mayor Dom Rep, pitcher (LA Dodgers)
28th - Pio Sagapolutele, NFL defensive tackle (NO Saints, Cleveland Browns)
28th - Robb Nen, San Pedro CA, pitcher (Florida Marlins)
28th - Sonia O'Sullivan, Ireland, 5k runner (Olympics-4th-92, 96)
28th - Robb Nen, American baseball player
28th - Lexington Steele (Clifton Britt), American adult film actor

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Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

12th - Director Blake Edwards (47) weds "The Sound of Music" actress Julie Andrews (34) in Beverly Hills

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 16 of 16

2nd - Marion Lloyd Vince, fencer (National champ 1928, 31), dies at 63
4th - Carlos Marighela, Brazilian guerilla, dies in battle
4th - Ferenc Szabo, composer, dies at 66
5th - Itih Walracen, Sudanese widow of author William Walraven, dies
5th - Lloyd Corrigan, actor (Prof McKillup-Hank), dies at 69
6th - Augustin Lara, composer, dies at 69
8th - Kam Tong, actor (Have Gun Will Travel, Mr Garlund), dies at 62
11th - Frank Newburg, actor (Homemaker), dies at 83
12th - Louis van Tulder, tenor (Kantoorkruk to high C), dies at 77
15th - Roy D'Arcy, actor (Lovers, Actress), dies at 75
18th - Joseph P Kennedy, JFK/RFK/TMK father, dies in Hyannis Port Mass, at 81
18th - Leon Jongen, composer, dies at 85
18th - Ted Heath, British musician and bandleader (b. 1902)
21st - Mutesa II of Buganda, President of Uganda (1924)
22nd - Acario Cotapos, composer, dies at 80
28th - Roy Barcroft, actor (Eyes of Texas, Son of Zorro), dies at 67