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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

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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

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Music charts

Which were the top hits in January 1969?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - I Heard It Through The Grapevine
  2. - Crimson And Clover
  3. - For Once In My Life
  4. - I'm Gonna Make You Love Me
  5. - Everyday People

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Lily The Pink
  2. - Two Little Boys
  3. - Ob-La-Di Ob-La-Da
  4. - Sugar Sugar
  5. - Build Me Up Buttercup

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Samurai Banners

Samurai Banners

Release year: 1969

Directed by: Hiroshi Inagaki

Starring: Toshirô Mifune, Yoshiko Sakuma, Kinnosuke Nakamura, Yûjirô Ishihara

The Swimming Pool

The Swimming Pool

Release year: 1969

Directed by: Jacques Deray

Starring: Alain Delon, Romy Schneider, Maurice Ronet, Jane Birkin

Country: United States of America

Sweet Charity

Sweet Charity

Release year: 1969

Directed by: Bob Fosse

Starring: Shirley MacLaine, John McMartin, Ricardo Montalban, Sammy Davis Jr.

Country: United States of America

Changes

Changes

Release year: 1969

Directed by: Hall Bartlett

Starring: Kent Lane, Michele Carey, Jack Albertson, Marcia Strassman

More Dead Than Alive

More Dead Than Alive

Release year: 1969

Directed by: Robert Sparr

Starring: Clint Walker, Vincent Price, Anne Francis, Paul Hampton

Books

Which were the most popular books released in January 1969?
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The Seven Minutes by Irving Wallace

The Seven Minutes

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This seven-minute novel by Irving Wallace is the most controversial and explosive to date. It will be the subject of national debates from the moment it was published.

Force 10 From Navarone by Alistair MacLean

Force 10 From Navarone

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The thrilling sequel to Alistair MacLean’s World War II adventure masterpiece, The Guns of Navarone. The Guns of Navarone is now reissued with a new cover design.

The Salzburg Connection by Helen MacInnes

The Salzburg Connection

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He requested the dispatch of two operatives with proper training to Salzburg. Extreme measures may be necessary. In 1945, their thousand-year-old empire was falling around them, and the Allies on the heels. The Nazis hidden a sealed chest in dark …

On Reflection by Helen Hayes and Sandford Dody

On Reflection

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Helen Hayes addresses her grandchildren in the introduction to her autobiography. She writes, "It's no longer fashionable for people to have faith. But your grandmother has never been known for her chic style."

Between Parent And Child by Haim G. Ginott

Between Parent And Child

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Between Parent and Child has been helping millions of parents worldwide strengthen their relationships with children for the past 35 years.