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1969 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2025. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1969 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1969
- February 17, 1969 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rooster in Chinese astrology.
- April 9, 1969 – The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford.
- April 22, 1969 – British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
- May 26, 1969 – Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first manned moon landing.
- August 5, 1969 – Mariner program: Mariner 7 makes its closest fly-by of Mars (3,524 kilometers).
- October 1, 1969 – Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
- October 8, 1969 – The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
- October 9, 1969 – In Chicago, the United States National Guard is called in for crowd control as demonstrations continue in connection with the trial of the “Chicago Eight” that began on September 24.
- October 14, 1969 – The United Kingdom introduces the British fifty-pence coin, which replaces, over the following years, the British ten-shilling note, in anticipation of the decimalization of the British currency in 1971, and the abolition of the shilling as a unit of currency anywhere in the world.
- November 13, 1969 – Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.
Who Were Born On 1969?
- February 21, 1969 – James Dean Bradfield, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Manic Street Preachers)
- February 28, 1969 – Patrick Monahan, American singer-songwriter (Train)
- April 29, 1969 – Jack Mackenroth, American swimmer, model, and fashion designer
- June 7, 1969 – Alina Astafei, Romanian-German high jumper
- July 4, 1969 – Todd Marinovich, American football player and coach
- August 5, 1969 – Venkatesh Prasad, Indian cricketer and coach
- September 24, 1969 – Goya Toledo, Spanish model and actress
- September 30, 1969 – Chris Von Erich, American wrestler (d. 1991)
- October 20, 1969 – Laurie Daley, Australian rugby league player and coach
- November 22, 1969 – Marjane Satrapi, Iranian author and illustrator