What Happened In March 1969 In History

Historical Events for March, 1969

• 2nd » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
• 2nd » Soviet Union called Soviet and Chinese forces clash at a border outpost on the Ussuri River.
• 3rd » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the Apollo Lunar Module named lunar module.
• 10th » In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to retract his plea.
• 13th » Apollo program: Apollo 9 returns safely to Earth after testing the Apollo Lunar Module e.g Lunar Module.
• 16th » A Viasa McDonnell Douglas DC-9 Viasa Flight 742 or crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela, killing 155.
• 17th » Golda Meir becomes the first female Prime Minister of Israel.
• 19th » The convert 385 m ft tall TV-mast at Emley Moor, United Kingdom, collapses due to ice build-up.
• 25th » During their honeymoon, John Lennon and Yoko Ono hold their first Bed-In called Bed-In for Peace at the Amsterdam Hilton Hotel (until March 31).
• 28th » Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece.

Famous Birthdays on March in 1969

• 1st » Javier Bardem, Spanish actor
• 1st » Doug Creek, American baseball player
• 1st » Dafydd Ieuan, Welsh drummer (Super Furry Animals, The Peth, and Catatonia (band) or Catatonia)
• 1st » József Szabó, Hungarian swimmer
• 2nd » Ben Oxenbould, Australian actor
• 2nd » Mark Selbee, American kick-boxer (d. 2014)
• 2nd » Han ten Broeke, Dutch politician
• 3rd » Simon Whitlock, Australian darts player
• 4th » Chaz Bono, American author and activist
• 4th » Pierluigi Casiraghi, Italian footballer and manager
• 4th » Frank Nicotero, American comedian and game show host
• 4th » Stina Nordenstam, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 4th » Patrick Roach, Canadian actor
• 4th » Lacy Rose, American porn actress
• 4th » Matt Tilley, Australian comedian and radio host
• 4th » Annie Yi, Taiwanese singer and actress
• 5th » Paul Blackthorne, English actor
• 5th » Danny King (author) called Danny King, English author and playwright
• 5th » Moussa Saïb, Algerian footballer
• 5th » MC Solaar, Senegalese-French rapper
• 6th » Andrea Elson, American actress
• 6th » Tari Phillips, American basketball player
• 6th » Amy Pietz, American actress
• 7th » Shin Ae-ra, South Korean actress
• 7th » Warrel Dane, American singer-songwriter (Nevermore and Sanctuary (band) called Sanctuary)
• 7th » Massimo Lotti, Italian footballer
• 7th » Hideki Noda, Japanese race car driver
• 9th » Mahmoud Abdul-Rauf, American basketball player
• 9th » Kimberly Guilfoyle, American television host
• 9th » Stefie Shock, Canadian singer-songwriter
• 10th » Paget Brewster, American actress
• 10th » Walter Schreifels, American singer-songwriter and producer (Gorilla Biscuits, Rival Schools (band) known as Rival Schools and Youth of Today)
• 11th » Soraya (musician) or Soraya, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2006)
• 11th » Pete Droge, American singer-songwriter
• 11th » Terrence Howard, American actor, singer, and producer
• 12th » Graham Coxon, German-English singer-songwriter and guitarist (Blur (band) known as Blur)
• 12th » Jake Tapper, American journalist
• 13th » Christopher Coke, Jamaican drug lord
• 13th » Ross Harris (actor) or Rossie Harris, American actor and singer (Sukia (band) named Sukia)
• 14th » Des Coleman, English actor
• 14th » Larry Johnson (basketball, born 1969) or Larry Johnson, American basketball player
• 15th » Rona Ambrose, Canadian politician
• 15th » Gianluca Festa, Italian footballer and coach
• 15th » Elvir Laković Laka, Bosnian singer-songwriter
• 15th » Apollo Papathanasio, Swedish singer-songwriter and guitarist (Firewind, Spiritual Beggars, Evil Masquerade, and Gardenian)
• 15th » Kim Raver, American actress
• 15th » Yutaka Take, Japanese jockey
• 16th » Judah Friedlander, American comedian and actor
• 16th » Aggelos Koronios, Greek basketball player and coach
• 17th » Patricia Ford, American model
• 17th » Edgar Grospiron, French skier
• 17th » Alexander McQueen, English fashion designer, founded Alexander McQueen (brand) named Alexander McQueen (d. 2010)
• 18th » Andy Cutting, English accordion player and composer
• 18th » Vassily Ivanchuk, Ukrainian chess player
• 18th » J. David Shapiro, American actor, director, and screenwriter
• 18th » Shaun Udal, English cricketer
• 19th » Gary Jules, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 19th » Tuulikki Laesson, Estonian chess player
• 19th » Tom McRae, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 19th » Connor Trinneer, American actor
• 20th » Caroline Brunet, Canadian canoe racer
• 20th » Yvette Cooper, English economist and politician, Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
• 20th » Mannie Fresh, American rapper and producer (Big Tymers)
• 20th » Jean Labonté, Canadian sledge hockey player
• 20th » Tamás Nádas, Hungarian pilot (d. 2014)
• 21st » Viktor Alonen, Estonian footballer
• 21st » Ali Daei, Iranian footballer and coach
• 21st » Jonah Goldberg, American journalist and author
• 24th » Houston (pornographic actress) called Houston, American porn actress
• 25th » George Chlitsios, Greek conductor and composer
• 25th » Dale Davis (basketball) named Dale Davis, American basketball player
• 25th » Cathy Dennis, English singer-songwriter, producer, and actress
• 25th » Jeffrey Walker, English singer-songwriter and bass player (Carcass (band) called Carcass, Blackstar (band) named Blackstar, and Electro Hippies)
• 26th » Alessandro Moscardi, Italian rugby player
• 27th » Kevin Corrigan, American actor
• 27th » Mickey Hardt, Swiss-Luxembourgian actor and martial artist
• 27th » Mary Kiani, Scottish singer-songwriter (The Time Frequency)
• 27th » Stéphane Morin, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 1998)
• 27th » Todd Raleigh, American baseball player, coach, and manager
• 27th » Stuart Slater, English footballer
• 27th » Pauley Perrette, American actress and singer
• 28th » Rodney Atkins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 28th » Laurie Brett, Scottish actress
• 28th » Daniel Laperrière, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 28th » Brett Ratner, American director and producer
• 29th » Ayano Murasaki, Japanese porn actress
• 29th » Jimmy Spencer (American football) known as Jimmy Spencer, American football player
• 31st » Samantha Brown, American television host
• 31st » Nyamko Sabuni, Burundian-Swedish politician
• 31st » Steve Smith (basketball) called Steve Smith, American basketball player

Famous Deaths for March 1969

• 4th » Nicholas Schenck, Russian-American businessman (b. 1881)
• 6th » Nadya Rusheva, Russian painter (b. 1952)
• 7th » Sampurnanand, Indian politician, 2nd List of Governors of Rajasthan e.g Governor of Rajasthan (b. 1891)
• 9th » Abdul Munim Riad Egyptian general (b. 1919)
• 10th » Louis Menges, American soccer player (b. 1888)
• 11th » John Daly (athlete) e.g John Daly, Irish runner (b. 1880)
• 11th » John Wyndham (writer) named John Wyndham, English author (b. 1903)
• 14th » Clement Deykin, English rugby player (b. 1877)
• 15th » Miles Malleson, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1888)
• 15th » Musashiyama Takeshi, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 33rd Makuuchi Yokozuna called Yokozuna (b. 1909)
• 17th » Frederick Garfield Gilmore, American boxer (b. 1887)
• 18th » Barbara Bates, American actress (b. 1925)
• 20th » Henri Longchambon, French politician (b. 1896)
• 25th » Billy Cotton, English bandleader (b. 1889)
• 25th » Max Eastman, American poet (b. 1883)
• 26th » John Kennedy Toole, American author (b. 1937)
• 28th » Dwight D. Eisenhower, American general and politician, 34th President of the United States (b. 1890)
• 28th » Aryeh Levin, Lithuanian rabbi (b. 1885)
• 30th » Lucien Bianchi, Belgian race car driver (b. 1934)

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