December 1969 calendar

Events

• 01 Dec 1969 US government holds its first draft lottery since WWII.
• 02 Dec 1969 Buck White opens at George Abbott Theater NYC for 7 performances
• 03 Dec 1969 John Lennon is offered role of Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ Superstar
• 04 Dec 1969 Black Panther Party members Fred Hampton and Mark Clark are shot and killed in their sleep during a raid by 14 Chicago police officers.
• 05 Dec 1969 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
• 06 Dec 1969 Buck White closes at George Abbott Theater NYC after 7 performances
• 08 Dec 1969 Police surprise attack on Black-Panthers in LA
• 11 Dec 1969 Libya adopts constitution.
• 12 Dec 1969 Hello Dolly with Barbra Striesand premieres
• 14 Dec 1969 La Strada opens / closes at Lunt Fontanne NYC for 1 performance
• 15 Dec 1969 San Francisco Fire Department replaces leather helmets with plastic ones
• 16 Dec 1969 War is Over! If You Want It, Happy Christmas from John andYoko posters begin appearing
• 17 Dec 1969 50m TV viewers saw singer Tiny Tim marry Miss Vicky, on Tonight Show
• 18 Dec 1969 Coco opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 333 performances
• 21 Dec 1969 Diana Ross final TV appearance as a Supreme (Ed Sullivan Show)
• 22 Dec 1969 Pete Marovich sets NCAA record of hitting 30 of 31 foul shots.
• 25 Dec 1969 India all out for 163 at Madras versus Australia, Ashley Mallett 5-91.
• 28 Dec 1969 Dallas Cowboys' kicker Mike Clark, attempting an on-side kick against Cleveland Browns, misses the ball.
• 29 Dec 1969 New York Times reports Curt Flood will sue baseball and challenge the reserve clause
• 30 Dec 1969 The Linwood bank robbery leaves two police officers dead.
• 31 Dec 1969 The date you are commonly given when a computer's time is set to 0 in seconds. Start of the Unix Epoch.

Famous Birthday

• Jay-Z
• Jay Kay

  English singer-songwriter (Jamiroquai).

• Julie Delpy

  French actress, known internationally; played in "The Voyager" with Sam Shepard in 1992 and in "Younger and Younger," directed by Percy...

• Bixente Lizarazu

  French TV presenter, formerly one of the most successfull football players (defender) in the world: won 1998 FIFA World Cup, 2000 European...

• Jakob Dylan

  American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Wallflowers).

• Viswanathan Anand

  Indian chess grandmaster, current World Chess Champion.

• Chyna
• Carrie Westcott

  Mission Hills, Kansas -- Playmate (Sep, 1993).

• Alexia Laroche-Joubert
• Ed Miliband

  leader of the Labour Party.

• Natascha McElhone

  English actress.

• Adriana Esteves

  Brazilian minor actress, another "pretty face" seen on screen, in soaps and romantic roles.

• French presidential election 1965
• Kristy Swanson

  American actress.

• Alain de Botton

  Swiss-English philosopher and author.

• Olivier Carreras
• Frédéric Quiring
• Françoiz Breut

  French illustrator and chanteuse of moody and melancholic pop.

• Shona Lindsay
• Linus Torvalds

  Finnish-American computer programmer developed Linux kernel.

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Famous Deaths

• Ruth White

  British healer and a counselor as well as the author of the "Gildas" books.

• Ilse Steppat

  Actress (Invisible Terror), dies at 52.

• Spencer Williams

  Jr.

• Leigh Harline

  Composer, dies at 62.

• Donald Foster

  Actor (Scaramouche), dies after long illness at 80.

• Hugh Williams

  Actor (Human Monster), dies after surgery at 65.

• Salvatore Baccaloni

  Opera singer / actor (Full of Life), dies at 69.

• Kliment Yefremovich Voroshilov

  Russian politician (Born 1881).

• Kliment J Voroshilov

  President of USSR (1953-60), dies.

• Raymond A Spruance

  US admiral (battle of Midway), dies at age 83.

• Arturo da Costa e Silva

  President of Brazil (1967-69), dies at age 67.

• Jose Maria Arguedas

  Peruvian novelist, poet, and anthropologist (Born 1911).

• Alceo Toni

  Composer, dies at 85.

• Karl Theodor Bleek

  German politician (Born 1898).

• Magic Sam

  American blues guitarist and singer (Born 1937).

• Josef von Sternberg

  Austrian-American director producer and screenwriter (d. 1969).

• Eric Portman

  Actor (Naked Edge), dies from heart ailment at 66.

• Fred Hampton

  American Black Panther Party leader (d. 1969).

• George Lewis

  American clarinet player and songwriter (d. 1969).

• Henry Oscar

  Actor (Saint in London), dies at 78.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Steam - Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye
2. Peter, Paul and Mary - Leaving on A Jet Plane
3. Diana Ross and the Supremes - Someday We'll Be Together
4. The Beatles - Come Together
5. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Down On The Corner

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Archies - Sugar Sugar
2. Rolf Harris - Two Little Boys
3. Kenny Rogers & The First Edition - Ruby Don't Take Your Love To Town
4. Stevie Wonder - Yester-Me Yester-You Yesterday
5. Blue Mink - Melting Pot