July 1969 calendar

July 1969
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in July 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 July 1969: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of July 1969?

Events

01 Jul 1969 John andYoko are hospitalized after a car crash
02 Jul 1969 Ireland bowl out WI for 25 at Londonderry, win by 9 wkts
03 Jul 1969 78,000 attend Newport Jazz Festival, Newport, Rhode Island.
04 Jul 1969 Give Peace a Chance by Plastic Ono Band is released in the UK
05 Jul 1969 83rd Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Rod Laver beats J Newcombe (64 57 64 64)
06 Jul 1969 Filming begins on Ned Kelly starring Mick Jagger
07 Jul 1969 In Canada, the Official Languages Act is adopted making the French language equal to the English language throughout the Federal government.
08 Jul 1969 Thor Heyerdahl and reed raft Ra II land in Barbados 57 days from Morocco
09 Jul 1969 The United States Postal Service announces a stamp to commemorate the first landing on the Moon. A record 8,743,070 requests are received for first day covers.
10 Jul 1969 Chilean Association of Librarians created
11 Jul 1969 Rolling Stones release Honky Tonk Woman
12 Jul 1969 98th British Golf Open: Tony Jacklin shoots a 280 at Royal Lytham
13 Jul 1969 Russia launches unmanned Luna 15 to Moon
14 Jul 1969 Soccer war - Salvador-Honduras (1000 dead)
15 Jul 1969 Cincinnati Reds' Lee May hits four home runs in a doubleheader.
16 Jul 1969 Apollo 11, carrying 1st men to land on Moon, launched
17 Jul 1969 The New York Times publicly takes back the ridicule of the rocket scientist Robert H. Goddard published in 13 Jan 1920 that spaceflight is impossible.ref name=quotastronauticsnow_com-indexquotRobert H. Goddard. ''The New York Times''. astronauticsnow.com/history/goddard/index.html 090118 astronauticsnow.com
18 Jul 1969 Joe Namath agrees to sell interest in Bachelors 3, to stay in NFL
19 Jul 1969 Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit
20 Jul 1969 1st men on Moon, Neil Armstrong and Edwin Aldrin, Apollo 11
21 Jul 1969 Neil Armstrong and Edwin ''Buzz'' Aldrin become the first men to walk on the Moon, during the Apollo 11 mission.
22 Jul 1969 Aretha Franklin arrested for disturbing peace in Detroit
23 Jul 1969 40th All Star Baseball Game: NL wins 9-3 at RFK Memorial, Washington DC
24 Jul 1969 Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army on appeal
25 Jul 1969 1st performance of Crosby, Stills, Nash andYoung (Fillmore East, NY)
26 Jul 1969 Sharon Sites Adams, 39, becomes 1st lady to solo sail the Pacific
27 Jul 1969 15th LPGA Championship won by Betsy Rawls
29 Jul 1969 Mariner 6 begins transmitting far-encounter photos of Mars.
30 Jul 1969 Astros Denis Menke and Jim Wynn hit grandslams in 9th inn vs. Mets
31 Jul 1969 KWIH TV channel 44 in Winona, MN (IND) begins broadcasting
20 Jul 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first human landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later.