June 1969 calendar

Events

• 01 Jun 1969 Tobacco advertising is banned on Canadian radio and TV.
• 02 Jun 1969 Australian aircraft carrier Melbourne slices US destroyer Frank E Evans in half, killing 74
• 03 Jun 1969 Last episode of Star Trek airs on NBC
• 04 Jun 1969 22-year-old man sneaks into wheel pod of a jet parked in Havana and survives 9-hr flight to Spain despite thin oxygen levels at 29,000 ft
• 05 Jun 1969 Dutch Antilles government of Kroon resigns
• 06 Jun 1969 Joe Namath resigns from NFL after Pete Rozelle, football commissioner, said he must sell his stake in a bar
• 07 Jun 1969 Johnny Cash Show, debuts on ABC-TV
• 08 Jun 1969 Smothers Brothers comedy Hour, last airs on CBS-TV
• 09 Jun 1969 Brian Jones quits (sic) Rolling Stones because of his drug problems
• 11 Jun 1969 The Ballad Of John andYoko by The Beatles hit #1 in the UK
• 13 Jun 1969 Mick Taylor leaves John Mayall Band and joins the Rolling Stones.
• 14 Jun 1969 Oakland Athletics Reggie Jackson gets 10 RBIs to beat Red Sox 21-7
• 15 Jun 1969 Hee Haw with Roy Clark and Buck Owens premieres on CBS TV
• 16 Jun 1969 US Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell Jr from House had been unconstitutional.
• 17 Jun 1969 Oh! Calcutta! opens in NYC (almost entirely in the nude)
• 18 Jun 1969 June 22 ampndash The National Convention of the Students for a Democratic Society, held in Chicago, collapses, and the Weatherman faction seizes control of the SDS National Office. Thereafter, any activity run from the National Office or bearing the name of SDS is Weatherman-controlled.
• 19 Jun 1969 State troopers ordered to Cairo, Illinois, to quell racial disturbances.
• 20 Jun 1969 Georges Pompidou sworn in as President of France
• 21 Jun 1969 John Pennel pole vaults world record (5.45 m)
• 22 Jun 1969 Aretha Franklin arrested in Detroit for creating a disturbance
• 23 Jun 1969 French government of Couve de Murville resigns
• 24 Jun 1969 The United Kingdom and Rhodesia sever diplomatic ties.
• 25 Jun 1969 Longest tennis match in Wimbeldon history, Pancho Gonzalez beats Charles Pasarell in 112 game marathon (5 hours 12 minues).
• 27 Jun 1969 Honduras / El Salvador breaks diplomatic relations due to soccer match
• 28 Jun 1969 Stonewall Riots begin in New York City marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
• 29 Jun 1969 1st Jewish worship service at White House
• 30 Jun 1969 Derek Clayton of Australia sets marathon record at 2:08:34.

Famous Birthday

• Ice Cube

  American rapper and actor.

• Steffi Graf

  German tennis phenomenon, winning 11 of 13 tournaments in 1987 to become the top ranking woman tennis player.

• Peter Dinklage

  American actor.

• Bénabar

  French singer and songwriter, occasionnally actor, of Corsican descent.

• Murielle Bolle
• Martial Tricoche

  French singer and rapper, leader vocalist of the band "Manau", he was inspired by celtic music and tales.

• Oliver Kahn

  German soccer/football player, a goalkeeper.

• Prince Joachim of Denmark
• Teri Polo

  American actress.

• Virginie Despentes

  French author screenwriter and director.

• Cédric Pioline

  French tennis player, professional since 1989.

• Magloire (actor)
• Cori Nadine
• Sissel Kyrkjebø

  Norwegian soprano and actress.

• Colin Greenwood

  English bass player and songwriter (Radiohead).

• Jackson Richardson
• Brian McKnight

  American musician.

• Martin Klebba

  American actor producer and stuntman.

• Josh Hamilton (actor)
• Stéphane Chapuisat
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Famous Deaths

• Judy Garland

  American singer and actress, a top star from her first film at age 13, "The Wizard of Oz.

• Robert Taylor

  American actor who made over 70 films in 35 years.

• Moise Tshombe

  Congolese accountant and politician Prime Minister of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (d. 1969).

• Maureen Connolly

  American tennis player and champion of the Wimbledon Women's Singles in 1952, 1953 and 1954.

• Frank Lawton

  Actor (David Copperfield, Skin Game), dies at 64.

• Stanley Andrews

  Actor (Old Ranger-Death Valley Days), dies at 78.

• Maureen "Little Mo" Connolly

  1st woman grand slam (1953), dies at 34.

• Richard Vance Maxfield

  Composer, dies at 42.

• Moise K Tsjombe

  Premier Congo / Zaire.

• Vesselin Stoyanov

  Composer, dies at 67.

• Harold RLG 1st Earl Alexander of Tunis

  British field marshal, dies at 78.

• John BMR "John" Hanlo

  Poet (Oote oote boe), dies at 57.

• Karl Hubert Rudolf Schiske

  Composer, dies at 53.

• Willey Ley

  US science writer, dies at 62.

• Volmari Iso-Hollo

  Finnish athlete (Born 1907).

• Leo Gorcey

  American actor (Born 1917).

• John L Lewis

  formed Congress of Industrial Organizations, dies at age 89.

• Rita Abatzi

  Greek rebetiko singer (Born 1914).

• John Scott

  rocker with The Pretenders, dies at age 25.

• Ivar Ballangrud

  Norwegian speed skater (d. 1969).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. The Beatles - Get Back
2. Henry Mancini, His Orchestra And Chorus - Love Theme From Romeo & Juliet
3. Mercy - Love (Can Make You Happy)
4. Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising
5. The 5th Dimension - Aquarius/Let The Sunshine In (The Flesh Failures)

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Beatles With Billy Preston - Get Back
2. The Beatles - The Ballad Of John And Yoko
3. Herman's Hermits - My Sentimental Friend
4. The Edwin Hawkins Singers - Oh Happy Day
5. Tommy Roe - Dizzy