January 1969 calendar

January 1969
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 1969.
The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on January 1969: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1969?

Events

02 Jan 1969 Fig Leaves Are Falling opens at Broadhurst Theater NYC for 4 performances
03 Jan 1969 Rep Adam Clayton Powell Jr seated by Congress
04 Jan 1969 Fig Leaves Are Falling closes at Broadhurst NYC after 4 performances
05 Jan 1969 Maggie Flynn closes at ANTA Theater NYC after 82 performances
06 Jan 1969 WLIW TV channel 21 in Garden City, New York (PBS) begins broadcasting
07 Jan 1969 US Congress doubles Presidential salary.
09 Jan 1969 1st trial flight of Concorde
10 Jan 1969 Pirate Radio Station Free Derby begins operation by Northern Ireland
11 Jan 1969 Hooked on a Feeling by BJ Thomas peaks at #5
12 Jan 1969 Golden Rainbow closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 355 performances
13 Jan 1969 Beatles release Yellow Submarine album
14 Jan 1969 25 members of US aircraft carrier Enterprise die during maneuvers.
15 Jan 1969 Soyuz 5 launched by Soviet Union
16 Jan 1969 Soviet Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform 1st transfer of crew in space
17 Jan 1969 Beatles release Yellow Submarine album in the UK
18 Jan 1969 Expanded four-party Vietnam peace talks begin in Paris, France.
19 Jan 1969 AFL Pro Bowl: West beats East 38-25.
20 Jan 1969 University of Arizona reports first optical identification of pulsar (in Crab Nebula).
21 Jan 1969 22nd NHL All-Star Game: West beat East 3-3 at MontrTal, Quebec, Canada.
22 Jan 1969 Celebration opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 110 performances
23 Jan 1969 Cream releases their last album Goodbye
24 Jan 1969 Queen Juliana is appointed honorary citizen of Addis Ababa.
25 Jan 1969 US-North Vietnamese peace talks begin in Paris, France.
26 Jan 1969 Red, White, and Maddox opens at Cort Theater NYC for 41 performances
27 Jan 1969 14 spies hung in Baghdad
28 Jan 1969 Barbara Jo Rubin becomes 1st woman jockey to win in North America
29 Jan 1969 Sheahan and Connolly hang on for exciting draw Australia versus West Indies.
30 Jan 1969 Beatles perform their last gig together, a free concert
31 Jan 1969 Beatles perform last live gig
05 Jan 1969 The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC[24] from Baikonur.[25]