February 1969 calendar

February 1969
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1969.
The US president was Richard Nixon (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on February 1969: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1969?

Events

01 Feb 1969 Jim Morrison arrested for exposing himself in concert
02 Feb 1969 KMST TV channel 46 in Monterey-Salinas, CA (CBS) begins broadcasting
03 Feb 1969 The Palestine National Congress appoints Yasser Arafat head of Palestinian Liberation Organization.
04 Feb 1969 41,163, then largest NBA crowd, watches doubleheader Cin-Det, SD-Bost
05 Feb 1969 Turn-On, debuts and cancelled by ABC after flopping so badly
06 Feb 1969 Dear World opens at Mark Hellinger Theater NYC for 132 performances
07 Feb 1969 This Is Tom Jones, debuts on ABC TV
08 Feb 1969 Last edition of Saturday Evening Post.
09 Feb 1969 Boeing 747 made its 1st commercial flight
10 Feb 1969 LSU Pete Maravich scores 66, despite losing to Tulane 101-94.
11 Feb 1969 Diana Crump becomes first US woman jockey to ride against men, Hialelah.
13 Feb 1969 Suriname government of Pengel resigns.
14 Feb 1969 Vito Genovese, US mafia chief, dies at age 71.
17 Feb 1969 Bob Dylan and Johnny Cash record an album (never released).
18 Feb 1969 PLO-attack El-Al plane in Zurich Switzerland
19 Feb 1969 1st Test flight of Boeing 747 jumbo jet
21 Feb 1969 Ted Williams signs five-year contract to manage Washington Senators.
22 Feb 1969 Barbara Jo Rubin wins a United States thoroughbred horse race making history as the first woman to do so.
23 Feb 1969 WWVU (now WNPB) TV channel 24 in Morgantown, WV (PBS) 1st broadcast
24 Feb 1969 Mariner 6 launched for Mars flyby
25 Feb 1969 Beatles begin recording Abbey Road album
27 Feb 1969 US President Richard Nixon visits West Berlin.
28 Feb 1969 Ladies Figure Skating Champion in Colorado Springs won by Gabriele Seyfert, German Democratic Republic.
17 Feb 1969 American aquanaut Berry L. Cannon dies of carbon dioxide poisoning while attempting to repair a leak in the SEALAB III underwater habitat. The SEALAB project was subsequently abandoned.