January 16th (1969) was a Thursday. It's the 15th day of the year (16th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 350 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 16th January, 1969
» Soviet spacecraft 'Soyuz 4' and 'Soyuz 5' perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in low Earth orbit or orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a Extra-v
Famous Birthdays on January 16 in 1969
» Neil Back, England rugby player
» Marinus Bester, German footballer
» Stevie Jackson, Scottish musician and guitarist (Belle and Sebastian)
» Roy Jones, Jr., American boxer
» Per "Dead" Ohlin, Swedish singer-songwriter (Mayhem (band) e.g Mayhem and Morbid (band) called Morbid) (d. 1991)
» Rich Ward, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Fozzy, Stuck Mojo, and Adrenaline Mob)
January 16th Famous Deaths for 1969
» Vernon Duke, Russian-American composer and songwriter (b. 1903)