What happened in 1969?

Apollo 11 Moon Landing

Major Events · Cape Canaveral / The Moon

Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon.

Woodstock festival

Major Events · Bethel, New York

A landmark music festival draws over 400,000 people, becoming a defining moment of 1960s counterculture.

Hundred Hour War

Wars & Conflicts · Honduras

Brief war between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969

Battle of Hamburger Hill

Wars & Conflicts · Dong Ap Bia

Symbolic Vietnam War battle, May 1969

Battle of the Bogside

Wars & Conflicts · Derry

1969 riots in Derry (Northern Ireland)

Operation Dewey Canyon

Wars & Conflicts · A Shau Valley

1969 military operation

Battle of Binh Ba

Wars & Conflicts · Bình Ba

1969 battle

War of Attrition

Wars & Conflicts · Sinai Peninsula

1967–1970 war between Israel and Egypt, Syria and Jordan

Sino-Soviet border conflict

Wars & Conflicts · Manchuria

1969 undeclared conflict between USSR and People's Republic of China

Moro conflict

Wars & Conflicts · Philippines

Insurgency in the Mindanao region of the Philippines

Operation Banner

Wars & Conflicts · Northern Ireland

British Armed Forces' operation in Northern Ireland from August 1969 to July 2007

New People's Army rebellion

Wars & Conflicts · Philippines

1969–present insurgency by the New People's Army

Operation Raviv

Wars & Conflicts

1969 battle of the War of Attrition

Operation Bulmus 6

Wars & Conflicts · Green Island

1969 Military raid during the War of Attrition

Joint Operation Arvand

Wars & Conflicts · Shatt al-Arab

1969 Iranian show of force operation against Iraq

Operation Boxer

Wars & Conflicts · Suez Canal

Chain of air strikes made on Egyptian front by Israel on the west of Suez Canal

Tielieketi military incident

Wars & Conflicts · Lake Zhalanashkol

1969 border incident

1969 Saudi Arabian coup attempt

Wars & Conflicts · Saudi Arabia

Failed coup d'état

Operation Apache Snow

Wars & Conflicts · A Shau Valley

Military operation during the Vietnam War

Orchard Operations

Wars & Conflicts · Egypt

1969 Israeli military operations during Attrition war

Operation Zeta

Wars & Conflicts · Portuguese Mozambique

1969 military operation

Naval campaign of the War of Attrition

Wars & Conflicts · Red Sea

New People’s Army rebellion on Negros

Wars & Conflicts · Negros

Ongoing conflict between the Philippine state and the New People’s Army on the island of Negros

1969 Libyan coup d'état

Politics & Government

Also known as the 'al-Fateh Revolution' or the '1 September Revolution'

1969 Somali coup d'état

Politics & Government · Mogadishu

Military overthrow of President Sheikh Mukhtar Mohamed Hussein

1969 Sudanese coup d'état

Politics & Government · Khartoum

Military overthrow of President Ismail al-Azhari

International Convention Relating to Intervention on the High Seas in Cases of Oil Pollution Casualties

Politics & Government · Brussels

1969 international maritime convention

Corrective Move

Politics & Government · Aden

1969 Marxist internal coup in South Yemen

1969 Saudi Arabian coup d'état plot

Politics & Government · Saudi Arabia

Failed coup d'état

Otto Stern died

People · Berkeley

German-American physicist (1888–1969)

Cecil Frank Powell died

People · Lake Como

British physicist

Alexandra David-Néel died

People · France

French explorer, spiritualist, Buddhist, Taoist, anarchist and writer

Eduardo Chivambo Mondlane died

People · Dar es Salaam

Portuguese anthropologist

Duke Adolf Friedrich of Mecklenburg-Schwerin died

People · Eutin

German explorer (1873-1969)

Fred Hampton died

People · Chicago

African-American activist (1948-1969)

Judy Garland died

People · Chelsea

American actress, singer, dancer and vaudevillian (1922–1969)

Sharon Tate died

People · 10050 Cielo Drive, Benedict Canyon, Los Angeles

American actress and model (1943–1969)

Sonja Henie died

People · Oslo

Norwegian figure skater and actress (1912–1969)

Alphonse Castex died

People · Saint-Paul-lès-Dax

French rugby union player (1899–1969)

Marcus Melchior died

People · Hamburg

Danish rabbi (1897-1969)

Soe Hok Gie died

People · Semeru

Indonesian activist (1942–1969)

Olga Bjoner died

People · Askim

Norwegian politician and journalist (1887-1969)

Evžen Plocek died

People · Jihlava

Czech activist

Boris Karloff died

People · Midhurst

British actor (1887–1969)

Thelma Ritter died

People · New York City

American actress and vaudevillian (1902-1969)

Robert Taylor died

People · Santa Monica

American actor (1911-1969)

Coleman Hawkins died

People · New York City

American jazz saxophonist (1904–1969)

Niccolò Rodolico died

People · Fiesole

Italian historian (1873-1969)

I. Leo Sharfman died

People · Polonne

American economist

Wacław Sierpiński died

People · Warsaw

Polish mathematician

Léon Brillouin died

People · New York City

French physicist (1889-1969)

Claudius Dornier died

People · Zug

German aerospace engineer and inventor (1884–1969)

Martin Gusinde died

People · Mödling

German-Austrian priest and ethnologist (1886-1969)

Werner Janensch died

People · Berlin

German paleontologist and geologist (1878–1969)

William Lincoln Bakewell died

People · Skandia Township

American sailor and polar explorer (1888-1969)

Armas Otto Väisänen died

People · Helsinki

Finnish ethnographer (1890-1969)

Evelyn Cheesman died

People · London

British entomologist and botanical collector (1881-1969)

Günther Tessmann died

People · Curitiba

German explorer, botanist and zoologist (1884-1969)

Ola Olstad died

People · Oslo

Norwegian zoologist, and polar explorer (1885-1969)

Reinhard Maack died

People · Curitiba

German explorer (1892–1969)

Ludwig Kohl-Larsen died

People · Sigmarszell

German physician, anthropologist and explorer (1884-1969)

Bunchy Carter died

People · Los Angeles

Political activist (1942-1969)

Amy Ashwood Garvey died

People · Kingston

Jamaican Pan-Africanist activist

Nur Hamada died

People · Beirut

Lebanese feminist and journalist

Heloise Brainerd died

People · Freeport

American activist

John Huggins died

People · Los Angeles

American activist (1945-1969)

Mark Clark died

People · Chicago

American activist (1947-1969)

Grace Hutchins died

People · New York City

American labor reformer and journalist

Rachel Davis Harris died

People · Louisville

American librarian and activist

Laura Cortinas died

People · San José de Mayo

Uruguayan writer, politician, feminist, activist and playwright (1881-1969)

Ninfa Baronio died

People · Haledon

Italian-American anarcha-feminist activist (1874-1969)

Kosaburo Eto died

People · Parliamentary Museum

Japanese activist (1946-1969)

Gladys Mary Broughton Chatterjee died

People · Ujjain

British barrister

Erika Mann died

People · Zurich

German actress and writer (1905-1969)

Jeffrey Hunter died

People · Los Angeles

American actor and producer (1926–1969)

Mark Bernes died

People · Moscow

Soviet actor and singer (1911–1969)

Paul Scherrer died

People · Zurich

Swiss physicist (1890-1969)

Moisés Solana died

People · Valle de Bravo Municipality

Mexican racing driver

Vilho Väisälä died

People · Helsinki

Finnish meteorologist (1889–1969)

Willy Ley died

People · New York City

German-American science and science-fiction writer (1906–1969)

Marcel Riesz died

People · Lund

Hungarian mathematician (1886–1969)

Hans Rademacher died

People · Haverford

German mathematician (1892–1969)

Walter Pitts died

People · Cambridge

American logician and computational neuroscientist (1923-1969)

Edgar Anderson died

People · St. Louis

American botanist (1897-1969)

Zinaïda Aksentieva died

People · Poltava

Ukrainian/Soviet astronomer (1900–1969)

Ronald Scobie died

People · Aldershot

British Army general (1893–1969)

William Frederick Friedman died

People · Washington, D.C.

American cryptologist (1891–1969)

Armin Joseph Deutsch died

People · Pasadena

American astronomer (1918-1969)

Walter Reppe died

People · Heidelberg

German chemist (1892–1969)

Harold Davenport died

People · Cambridge

English mathematician (1907–1969)

Charles Foulkes died

People · Hampshire

British general and field hockey player (1875–1969)

Enrico Persico died

People · Rome

Italian physicist (1900–1969)

Sofia Romanskaya died

People · Saint Petersburg

Soviet astronomer (1886-1969)

Vecihi Hürkuş died

People · Gülhane Training and Research Hospital

Turkish aviator (1896–1969)

Boris Stechkin died

People · Moscow

Russian scientist and aircraft engines designer (1891-1969)

Georges Estienne died

People · Monte Carlo

French aviator, explorer and businessman

Christian Theodore Pedersen died

People · Sandefjord

Whaling captain and fur trader (1876-1969)

Frank Swannell died

People · Victoria

Canadian surveyor

Attilio Gatti died

People · Voghera

Italian explorer, author and film-maker (1896-196 )

James B. Shackelford died

People · Los Angeles

American cinematographer and photographer (1886–1969)

Florence Rose died

People · New York City

US birth control activist (1903-1969)

Jack Bailey died

People · Miskin

Welsh co-operative activist and politician (1898-1969)

Leila Rendel died

People · Kensington

Rendel, Leila Margaret (1882–1969), social worker and children's campaigner

Cornelia James Cannon died

People · Saint Paul

American feminist reformer and author

Ernest Ansermet died

People · Geneva

Swiss conductor (1883–1969)

Bobbie Rosenfeld died

People · Toronto

Canadian athletics competitor (1904–1969)

Joseph Kosma died

People · La Roche-Guyon

Hungarian-French composer (1905–1969)

Skip James died

People · Philadelphia

American Delta blues singer, guitarist, pianist and songwriter (1902–1969)

Frank Loesser died

People · New York City

American songwriter (1910–1969)

Margarida Xirgu died

People · Montevideo

Catalan actress

Natalie Talmadge died

People · Santa Monica

American actress (1896-1969)

Barton MacLane died

People · Santa Monica

Actor, playwright, screenwriter (1902–1969)

Bess Meredyth died

People · Woodland Hills

Film actress, Film writer (1890-1969)

Henri Decoin died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

Film director, Screenwriter (1890–1969)

Mildred Davis died

People · Santa Monica

American actress (1901–1969)

Peter van Eyck died

People · Männedorf

German-American actor (1911–1969)

Ernst Deutsch died

People · Berlin

Austrian actor (1890–1969)

Barbara Bates died

People · Denver

American actress (1925–1969)

Ludwig Berger died

People · Schlangenbad

German film director, screenwriter and cinematographer (1892–1969)

Bogumił Kobiela died

People · Gdańsk

Polish actor (1931–1969)

Hans Deppe died

People · Berlin

German film actor and director (1897-1969)

Martita Hunt died

People · London

British actress (1900–1969)

Linus Torvalds born

People · Helsinki

Born in Helsinki. Finnish software engineer (born 1969).

Viswanathan Anand born

People · Chennai

Born in Chennai. Indian chess grandmaster.

Kersti Kaljulaid born

People · Tartu

Born in Tartu. Estonian politician and president of Estonia (born 1969).

Matthew Perry born

People · Williamstown

Born in Williamstown. American-Canadian actor (1969–2023).

Mojtaba Khamenei born

People · Mashhad

Born in Mashhad. Cleric and 3rd Supreme Leader of Iran since 2026.

Jay-Z born

People · Brooklyn

Born in Brooklyn. American rapper, record producer, and entrepreneur.

Ice Cube born

People · Los Angeles

Born in Los Angeles. American rapper and actor.

Paul Rudd born

People · Passaic

Born in Passaic. American actor.

Giorgi Marghvilashvili born

People · Tbilisi

Born in Tbilisi. Georgian politician.

Felix Baumgartner born

People · Salzburg

Born in Salzburg. Austrian skydiver, daredevil and BASE jumper (1969–2025).

Ayaan Hirsi Ali born

People · Mogadishu

Born in Mogadishu. Dutch-American political activist and author.

Alexander Schallenberg born

People · Bern

Born in Bern. Chancellor of Austria in 2021 and 2025.

Bong Joon-ho born

People · Daegu

Born in Daegu. South Korean filmmaker (born 1969).

Ilir Meta born

People · Çorovodë

Born in Çorovodë. President of Albania from 2017 to 2022.

Wes Anderson born

People · Houston

Born in Houston. American filmmaker (born 1969).

Delcy Rodriguez born

People · Caracas

Born in Caracas. Acting President of Venezuela since 2026.

Pedro Castillo born

People · Puña

Born in Puña. President of Peru from 2021 to 2022.

Cory Booker born

People · Washington, D.C.

Born in Washington, D.C.. American politician (born 1969).

Eduardo Riedel born

People · Rio de Janeiro

Born in Rio de Janeiro. Brazilian politician.

Susan Polgar born

People · Budapest

Born in Budapest. Hungarian chess player (born 1969).

Nicușor Dan born

People · Făgăraș

Born in Făgăraș. President of Romania since 2025.

Ravindra Prabhat born

People · Sitamarhi

Born in Sitamarhi. Hindi poet, scholar, journalist, novelist and short story writer.

Ed Miliband born

People · London

Born in London. British politician (born 1969).

Sahra Wagenknecht born

People · Jena

Born in Jena. German politician (born 1969).

Petteri Orpo born

People · Köyliö

Born in Köyliö. Finnish politician and the 47th Prime Minister of Finland.

Louis Aliot born

People · Toulouse

Born in Toulouse. French politician (born 1969).

Timothy Snyder born

People · Dayton

Born in Dayton. American historian (born 1969).

Robert Habeck born

People · Lübeck

Born in Lübeck. German politician and writer, Vice Chancellor of Germany from 2021 to 2025 (born 1969).

Alain de Botton born

People · Zurich

Born in Zurich. Swiss-born British philosopher and writer.

Muriel Barbery born

People · Casablanca

Born in Casablanca. French writer.

Lukas Moodysson born

People · Lund

Born in Lund. Swedish writer and film director (born 1969).

Sara Ahmed born

People · Salford

Born in Salford. British-Australian scholar (b. 1985).

Pauley Perrette born

People · New Orleans

Born in New Orleans. American actress and musician.

Teresa Ribera born

People · Madrid

Born in Madrid. Spanish politician (born 1969).

Oriol Junqueras born

People · Sant Andreu de Palomar

Born in Sant Andreu de Palomar. Spanish politician and historian (born 1969).

Anniken Huitfeldt born

People · Bærum Municipality

Born in Bærum Municipality. Norwegian politician.

Éliette Abécassis born

People · Strasbourg

Born in Strasbourg. French writer.

Anatoli Ivanishin born

People · Irkutsk

Born in Irkutsk. Russian cosmonaut.

Erik Prince born

People · Holland

Born in Holland. American businessman, former US Navy SEAL officer and the founder of the private military company Blackwater.

Adrian Goldsworthy born

People · Penarth

Born in Penarth. Welsh historian and author.

Richard Carrier born

People · Ontario

Born in Ontario. American historian and philosopher.

Saud of Saudi Arabia died

People · Athens

Died in Athens. King of Saudi Arabia from 1953 to 1964.

Muhammad V of Kelantan born

People · Kota Bharu

Born in Kota Bharu. 15th and former Yang di-Pertuan Agong of Malaysia & 29th and current Al-Sultan of Kelantan.

Behice Hanım died

People · Istanbul

Died in Istanbul. Ottoman noble; consort of sultan Abdul Hamid II (1882–1969).

Paca Navas died

People · Seattle

Died in Seattle. Honduran journalist, writer and feminist.

Université libre de Bruxelles

Science & Technology

French-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium (since 1970)

Vrije Universiteit Brussel

Science & Technology

Dutch-speaking university in Brussels, Belgium (since 1970)

German Aerospace Center

Science & Technology

Research center of the Federal Republic of Germany for aerospace and power engineering, transport and security

Armenian Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in Armenia

GSI Helmholtz Centre for Heavy Ion Research

Science & Technology

Research institute

Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology LUT

Science & Technology

University in Lappeenranta and Lahti, Finland

Ringhals Nuclear Power Plant

Science & Technology

Nuclear power plant in Sweden

University of Texas at San Antonio

Science & Technology

Public research university in San Antonio, Texas, USA

Doel Nuclear Power Station

Science & Technology · Doel

Nuclear power plant in Belgium

University of North Florida

Science & Technology

Public university in Jacksonville, Florida

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Science & Technology

Public research university in Malaysia

Exploratorium

Science & Technology

Museum in San Francisco

Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis

Science & Technology

Defunct Indianapolis campus of Indiana University which included two Purdue University schools

Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz

Science & Technology

University in Bydgoszcz, Poland

Stockton University

Science & Technology

University in Galloway Township, New Jersey, United States

Taylor's University

Science & Technology

University in Malaysia

Polytechnic University of the Marches

Science & Technology

Italian university

University of Bangui

Science & Technology

University in the Central African Republic (IAU-019564)

Pairi Daiza

Science & Technology · Cambron-Casteau

Zoo and botanical garden in Cambron-Casteau, Brugelette, Wallonia, Belgium

American University of Rome

Science & Technology

University in Rome, Italy

University of Piura

Science & Technology

Private university in Peru

University of Illinois Springfield

Science & Technology

Public university

Jan Kochanowski University

Science & Technology

Polish University (Kielce)

Governors State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Illinois, USA

University of Pristina (1969–1999)

Science & Technology · Pristina

University in Pristina up to 1999

University of Ulsan

Science & Technology

South Korea University

University of Priština (North Mitrovica)

Science & Technology

Serbian-language university in Mitrovica

WZB Berlin Social Science Center

Science & Technology

Research institute in Berlin, Germany

Nobeyama radio observatory

Science & Technology

Observatory in Japan

National Polytechnic Institute of Toulouse

Science & Technology

French university cluster based in Toulouse

Vanadzor State University

Science & Technology

University in Armenia

Mittag-Leffler Institute

Science & Technology · Villa Mittag-Leffler

Mathematical research institute in Sweden

Assam Agricultural University

Science & Technology

State public university in Jorhat, Assam, India

University of Joensuu

Science & Technology

Former university in Finland

University of Jammu

Science & Technology

State public university in Jammu, Jammu and Kashmir, India

Federal University of Rio Grande

Science & Technology

University and academic publisher

University of Siedlce

Science & Technology

University in Poland

National Institute of Scientific Research

Science & Technology

Research-oriented branch of the Université du Québec

Prague Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden

Assumption University

Science & Technology

University in Bangkok, Thailand

Clayton State University

Science & Technology

University in Georgia, United States

Tunku Abdul Rahman University of Management and Technology

Science & Technology

Private university in Malaysia

Norwegian Institute for Air Research

Science & Technology

Foundation

Indira Gandhi Childrens Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Wazir Akbar Khan, Kabul

Ontario Science Centre

Science & Technology · Toronto

Science museum in Toronto, Canada

Federal University of Uberlândia

Science & Technology

Uberlandia Federal University (UFU)

Rizal Technological University

Science & Technology

State University in Mandaluyong, Philippines

University of Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting

Science & Technology

Public university in Tehran

Ricardo Palma University

Science & Technology

Academic publisher

Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Cultures

Science & Technology

Institution of the Leibniz Association in Brunswick, Germany

Changwon National University

Science & Technology

National University in Changwon, South Korea

CTBC University of Technology

Science & Technology

University in Taiwan

Lunghwa University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

University in Taiwan

Saint Louis University

Science & Technology

University in Baguio, Philippines

French Urbanism Institute

Science & Technology

French research institute

Miquel Crusafont Catalan Institute of Paleontology

Science & Technology

Spanish research institute

Makati Medical Center

Science & Technology

Private hospital in Makati

Brussels Planetarium

Science & Technology · Heysel - Heizel

Planetarium in Brussels, Belgium

Space Environments Complex

Science & Technology

Experimental vacuum chamber for NASA

Suigō Sawara Ayame Park

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Katori, Chiba, Japan

Caribbean University

Science & Technology · Pájaros

Private university system in Puerto Rico

Southern Taiwan University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

University in Tainan

Texas A&M International University

Science & Technology

Public university located in Laredo, Texas

Zane State College

Science & Technology

Community college in Zanesville, Ohio, United States

Holland College

Science & Technology

Community college in Prince Edward Island

Hanoi Architectural University

Science & Technology

Vietnamese provider of higher education in architecture, planning and civil engineering

Ramathibodi Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bangkok, Thailand

Tang Shiu Kin Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Wan Chai

National Cancer Institute Egypt

Science & Technology

Organisation involved in scholarly research

Eisenhower Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in California, United States

Slovak Hydrometeorological Institute

Science & Technology

Research institute in Bratislava, Slovakia

Bloedel Conservatory

Science & Technology

Conservatory and aviary in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Green Point Observatory

Science & Technology

Astronomical observatory in Australia

Wagga Wagga Botanic Gardens

Science & Technology

Botanical gardens in Wagga Wagga, Australia

Atomic Energy Education Society

Science & Technology

Public school in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Sapporo International University

Science & Technology

Japanese university

College of the Atlantic

Science & Technology

Private, liberal-arts college in Bar Harbor on Mount Desert Island, Maine, United States

Universidade Feevale

Science & Technology

Brazilian university

Lambton College

Science & Technology

Sarnia (Lambton County), Ontario

Lyceum-Northwestern University

Science & Technology

Medical college located in Dagupan City, Philippines

Ospital ng Maynila Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in the Philippines

National Centre for Social Research

Science & Technology

UK independent social research institute

University hospital of Henri-Mondor

Science & Technology · Créteil

Hospital in France

Communications Research Centre Canada

Science & Technology

Canadian science laboratory for communications research

Davao Doctors Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in the Philippines

Centre for Breton and Celtic Research

Science & Technology · Brest

Multidisciplinary French research laboratory dedicated to Breton and Celtic cultural domains

Bailey Arboretum

Science & Technology

Arboretum in Lattingtown, New York

Jawaharlal Nehru Memorial Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in India

National Botanic Garden of Namibia

Science & Technology

Malikussaleh University

Science & Technology · North Aceh

Higher education institution in Aceh Utara, Indonesia

University of National Education

Science & Technology

Private university in Bali, Indonesia

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne

Science & Technology · Lausanne

University in Ecublens, Switzerland

Ben-Gurion University of the Negev

Science & Technology

Public research university in Beersheba, Israel

Jawaharlal Nehru University

Science & Technology

Public central university in New Delhi, India

The Open University

Science & Technology · Milton Keynes

University in Milton Keynes, UK

Toulouse Capitole University

Science & Technology

French university situated in Toulouse, founded in 1969

Toulouse III - Paul Sabatier University

Science & Technology

French university, in the Academy of Toulouse (1969-2024)

Bielefeld University

Science & Technology

University in Bielefeld, Germany

University of Picardie Jules Verne

Science & Technology

French university (Amiens)

University of Prince Edward Island

Science & Technology

University in Prince Edward Island, Canada

University of Alabama at Birmingham

Science & Technology

Public university in Birmingham, Alabama

Lumière University Lyon 2

Science & Technology

French public university in Lyon, France created in 1969

United States Army Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases

Science & Technology · Fort Detrick

U.S Army's main institution and facility for defensive research into countermeasures against biological warfare

Max Planck Institute for Solid State Research

Science & Technology

Research institute in Stuttgart

Rama Devi Women's University

Science & Technology

State public university in Khordha, Odisha, India

Guru Nanak Dev University

Science & Technology

State public university in Amritsar, Punjab, India

Jean Monnet University

Science & Technology

French public university created in 1969 in Saint-Etienne, France

Baba Raghav Das Medical College

Science & Technology

Medical college in Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh, India

National Institute of Statistics

Science & Technology

Government organization in Tunisia

Bicol University

Science & Technology

State university

University of Montpellier 1

Science & Technology

Former French university in Montepellier (1969-2014)

Baltic Naval Institute

Science & Technology

Educational institution in Kaliningrad, Russia

Finnish Defence Forces International Centre FINCENT

Science & Technology

Peacekeeping department of the Finnish Defence Forces

Holon Institute of Technology

Science & Technology

Academic college in Israel

Arboretum Bílá Lhota

Science & Technology

Protected area in Czech Republic

Montpellier 2 University

Science & Technology

Former French university founded in 1969, merged with the University of Montpellier 1 on 1 January 2015 to form the University of Montpellier (2015-2021)

Kiel University of Applied Science

Science & Technology

University of Applied Sciences in Kiel, Germany

Ōgaki Women's College

Science & Technology

United Tribes Technical College

Science & Technology

Tribal land-grant college in Bismarck, North Dakota, U.S.

Instituto Superior Evangélico de Estudios Teológicos

Science & Technology

Universidad de Monterrey

Science & Technology

University

Nan Kai University of Technology

Science & Technology

University in Nantou County, Taiwan

Steinbeis-Hochschule Berlin

Science & Technology

University

Chung Chou University of Science and Technology

Science & Technology

University

SRH Hochschule Heidelberg

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Germany

United States International University Africa

Science & Technology

Private university in Nairobi, Kenya

Murchison meteorite

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite that fell in Murchison, Victoria, Australia.

Allende meteorite

Exploration & Discovery

CV3 carbonaceous chondrite meteorite

Orda Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Russia

Ekain cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave with cave paintings

Atlantida

Exploration & Discovery

Cave in Ukraine

Catoca diamond mine

Exploration & Discovery

Diamond mine in Angola

Muisca raft

Exploration & Discovery · Gold Museum

Pre-Columbian votive piece

Bench Crater meteorite

Exploration & Discovery

Meteorite found on the Moon

Abukuma-do

Exploration & Discovery

Limestone caves in Fukushima, Japan

Sangiran 17

Exploration & Discovery

Homo erectus of Sangiran (Java)

Senpukuji Cave

Exploration & Discovery

Cave and prehistoric site in Japan

Yamato 691

Exploration & Discovery

Enstatite chondrite, meteorite found in Antarctica

Karowe diamond mine

Exploration & Discovery

Diamond mine in Botswana

Inonagawari Site

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological site in Yūkarigaoka, Japan

Mount Polley mine

Exploration & Discovery · Quesnel Lake

Gold and copper mine in British Columbia, Canada

Internationalnaya diamond mine

Exploration & Discovery

Russian diamond mine

Isoma Rock Shelter Site

Exploration & Discovery

Archaeological site in Tanabe, Wakayama, Japan

sinking of the Fraidieu

Exploration & Discovery · Lake Geneva

Maritime disaster on the Lake Geneva on August 18 1969

Masjid e Tooba

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Karachi, Pakistan

Jami Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Canada

Holy Spirit Cathedral, Penang

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Penang, Malaysia

Radha Krishna Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Hindu temple located in London, England; headquarters of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON) in the United Kingdom

Kidane Mehret Cathedral, Asmara

Religion & Belief Systems

Catholic church in Asmara, Eritrea

Islamic Society of Baltimore

Religion & Belief Systems

Muslim mosque and religious community center in Baltimore County, Maryland

Cathedral of Sts. Peter and Paul

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Faisalabad, Pakistan

Muslim Community Center

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Chicago, Illinois

Congregation Beth Israel

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue in Asheville, North Carolina, United States

Masigit Al-Jihad Banjarmasin

Religion & Belief Systems

Masigit di Indunisia

El Awwam Mosque

Religion & Belief Systems

Mosque in Mersa Matruh

St. Beat

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Beatenberg in the canton of Bern, Switzerland

Basilica of the Annunciation

Religion & Belief Systems

Minor basilica

Santa Sofia a Via Boccea

Religion & Belief Systems · Trionfale

Church in Rome

Cathedral of the Holy Saviour, Adigrat

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Ethiopia

Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Pilar

Religion & Belief Systems

Canfranc

Holy Cross Church, Tampere

Religion & Belief Systems · Amuri

Church in Tampere, Finland

Christ the King Cathedral, Gaspé

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Gaspé, Quebec, Canada

Universel Murad Hassil

Religion & Belief Systems · Katwijk aan Zee

Building in Katwijk, the Netherlands

New Skete

Religion & Belief Systems

One of two Eastern Orthodox monasteries near each other in Cambridge, Washington County, New York, USA

St. John's Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Bischofszell in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

Fuk Tak Temple, Shau Kei Wan

Religion & Belief Systems · Shau Kei Wan

Chinese temple in Hong Kong

Banqiao Jiangzicui Fengshan Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Chinese temple in Banqiao District, New Taipei, Taiwan

Sun Bin Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Dominican Convent

Religion & Belief Systems · Ilanz

Church building in Ilanz in the canton of Grisons, Switzerland

Catholic church building St. Antonoius

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Möriken-Wildegg in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland

St. Francis' Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Koblenz-Goldgrube

Church building in Koblenz, Germany

Croix Rouge de Mondeville

Religion & Belief Systems

Monumental cross located in Essonne, in France

church holly cross

Religion & Belief Systems · Felsenau

Former roman catholic and today Romanian orthodox church building in the city of Bern, Switzerland

Church of Our Lady of Sorrows, Zaragoza

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Zaragoza, Spain

St. Klemenz catholic church and rectory

Religion & Belief Systems

Church buildings in Bettlach in the canton of Solothurn, Switzerland

AMD

Economy & Trade · Santa Clara

American multinational semiconductor company

Samsung Electronics

Economy & Trade · Suwon

South Korean multinational electronics corporation

DHL

Economy & Trade · Post Tower

German logistics company and division of Deutsche Post

Kamaz

Economy & Trade · Naberezhnye Chelny

Russian truck and bus manufacturer

Gap Inc.

Economy & Trade · San Francisco

American multinational clothing and accessories retailer

Hisense

Economy & Trade · Qingdao

Chinese multinational white goods and electronics manufacturer

Primark

Economy & Trade · Dublin

Irish clothing retailer

Official Charts Company

Economy & Trade · London

British record chart company

BT Group

Economy & Trade · London

British multinational telecommunications services company

MOS Technology

Economy & Trade · Norristown

Semiconductor design and fabrication company

Flex Ltd.

Economy & Trade · San Jose

Singaporean–American multinational electronics manufacturing company

Washington Open

Economy & Trade

Tennis tournament

Comme des Garçons

Economy & Trade · Tokyo

Japanese fashion brand

CompuServe

Economy & Trade · Columbus

American online service provider

Macquarie Group

Economy & Trade · State Savings Bank building

Australian investment bank and financial services company

Mesa Boogie

Economy & Trade · Petaluma

U.S. manufacturer of guitar/bass amplifiers, effects pedals

Verbatim

Economy & Trade · Charlotte

American company producing memory media in the IT sector

Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems

Economy & Trade · Albuquerque

American electronics company

DHL Aviation

Economy & Trade · Bonn

Aviation division of DHL Express

Efes Beverage Group

Economy & Trade · Istanbul

Turkish beer company

VEB Robotron

Economy & Trade · Dresden

East German manufacturer of computers and consumer electronics

B.C. Rich

Economy & Trade · Hebron

Company

Ottogi

Economy & Trade · Gangnam District

South Korean food company

PERI

Economy & Trade · Weißenhorn

Company

Zebra Technologies

Economy & Trade · Lincolnshire

Business enterprise

MSCI

Economy & Trade · New York City

American financial service provider

Telesat

Economy & Trade · Ottawa

Canadian satellite communications company

Fernandes Guitars

Economy & Trade · Osaka

Japanese musical instrument manufacturer

Changhe Aircraft Industries Corporation

Economy & Trade · Jingdezhen

Company

DoubleTree by Hilton

Economy & Trade · McLean

Hotel brand by Hilton Worldwide

Petroperú

Economy & Trade · Lima

Peruvian petroleum company

ARP Instruments, Inc.

Economy & Trade · United States

Manufacturer of electronic musical instruments

Aoni Production

Economy & Trade · Minami-Aoyama

Japanese voice-talent company

Cognos

Economy & Trade · Ottawa

Company

Oberheim Electronics

Economy & Trade · Oakland

American company

Sysco

Economy & Trade · Houston

American distribution company

Leidos

Economy & Trade · Reston

Defense, aviation, information technology, and biomedical research company based in Reston, Virginia, United States

s.Oliver

Economy & Trade · Rottendorf

German fashion company

Apax Partners

Economy & Trade · London

British company

Essar Group

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indian multinational conglomerate

IOI Group

Economy & Trade · Putrajaya

Malaysian conglomerate

Storage Technology Corporation

Economy & Trade · Louisville

Data storage company acquired in 2005 by Sun Microsystems

Sun Hung Kai Properties

Economy & Trade · Hong Kong

Hong Kong real estate developer

Shaanxi Aircraft Corporation

Economy & Trade · Hanzhong

Chinese aircraft manufacturer

Intergraph

Economy & Trade · Huntsville

American software development and services company

Pritt

Economy & Trade · Düsseldorf

German adhesive manufacturing company

China Motor Corporation

Economy & Trade · Taipei

Taiwanese automobile manufacturer

Realty Income Corporation

Economy & Trade · San Diego

Real estate investment trust in the United States

Sunseeker

Economy & Trade · Poole

British luxury motor yacht brand

Union Bancaire Privée

Economy & Trade · Geneva

Company

Denner

Economy & Trade · Zurich

Swiss supermarket chain

Electronic Music Studios

Economy & Trade · London

British synthesizer company

First Data

Economy & Trade · Atlanta

Financial services company based in Atlanta

Solid State Logic

Economy & Trade · Oxford

English manufacturer of high-quality audio mixing consoles

Korn Ferry

Economy & Trade · Frankfurt

International management consulting firm

Saab-Scania

Economy & Trade · Linköping

1969–1995 vehicle manufacturer in Sweden

Rip Curl

Economy & Trade · Torquay

Australian surfing apparel and equipment company

Nayara Energy

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indo-Russian oil company

RCA Corporation

Economy & Trade · New York City

American electronics company (1919–1988)

1969 Banja Luka earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Banja Luka city

1969 Portugal earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Portugal and Morocco

1969 Yangjiang earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in Guangdong, China

1969 Sharm el-Sheikh earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

6.6 magnitude earthquake in Egypt

1969 Bohai earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in China

1969 Santa Rosa earthquakes

Disasters & Pandemics

Pair of earthquakes that struck Santa Rosa, California

Alaşehir earthquake of 1969

Disasters & Pandemics

6.5-magnitude earthquake that struck Manisa in western Turkey on March 28, 1969

1969 Tulbagh earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

Earthquake in South Africa

1969 Sulawesi earthquake and tsunami

Disasters & Pandemics · Majene

Earthquake off the coast of Indonesia 1969-02-23

Piazza Fontana bombing

Disasters & Pandemics · Milan

Terrorist attack carried out in Milan in 1969

Tate murders

Disasters & Pandemics · California

1969 homicides by the Manson Family in Los Angeles

attempted assassination of Leonid Brezhnev

Disasters & Pandemics · Moscow

Assassination attempt made upon Leonid Brezhnev

Al-Aqsa Mosque fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Old City of Jerusalem

1969 arson attack in Jerusalem

1969 Santa Barbara oil spill

Disasters & Pandemics

Oil spill in the Santa Barbara Channel

El Al Flight 432 attack

Disasters & Pandemics · Zurich Airport

Terrorist attack at Zurich Airport in 1969

1969 PFLP bombings in Jerusalem

Disasters & Pandemics · Agron Street

Fatal supermarket bombing by the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine

Suriya massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Duhok Governorate

1969 Massacre of Assyrians in the village of Suriya

Murder of Jane Britton

Disasters & Pandemics

Killing of Harvard graduate student solved a half-century later through DNA

USS Enterprise fire

Disasters & Pandemics · Pacific Ocean

1969 fire on a US aircraft carrier

Bloody Sunday

Social Movements & Revolutions · Beyazıt Square

Istanbul, 16 February 1969

Rupununi Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Upper Takutu-Upper Essequibo

Secessionist insurrection in Guyana

1969 Gujarat riots

Social Movements & Revolutions

Indian sectarian violence

1969 Greensboro uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Greensboro

Student rebellion in Greensboro, North Carolina, in 1969

1968–69 Japanese university protests

Social Movements & Revolutions · Tokyo

Protests in Japan by students belonging to the Japanese New Left

Cordobazo

Social Movements & Revolutions · Córdoba

1969 civil uprising in the city of Cordoba against the military dictatorship of General Juan Carlos Ongania

1969 mass uprising in East Pakistan

Social Movements & Revolutions · East Pakistan

Uprising in East Pakistan against Muhammad Ayub Khan

Choconazo

Social Movements & Revolutions · El Chocón Dam

events of Battipaglia

Social Movements & Revolutions · Battipaglia

Pratobello riot

Social Movements & Revolutions · Pratobello

1969 antimilitarists riot

Tucumanazo

Social Movements & Revolutions · San Miguel de Tucumán

Revolts against the dictatorship in San Miguel de Tucumán, Argentina

Estádio Beira-Rio

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium in Porto Alegre, Brazil

Temppeliaukio Church

Architecture & Engineering · Etu-Töölö

Church building in Helsinki, Finland

Estadio Sergio León Chávez

Architecture & Engineering · Irapuato

Stadium

Swangard Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium

Kazhimukan Munaitpasov Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Shymkent, Kazakhstan

Narva Kreenholmi Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Narva

Stadium in Narva, Estonia

Carthage Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Presidential palace in Tunisia

Church of the Holy Heart of Jesus

Architecture & Engineering

Catolic church building in Podgorica

Nipponbashi

Architecture & Engineering

Shopping district in Osaka, Japan

Estadio Ciudad de Tudela

Architecture & Engineering · Tudela

Stadium in Spain

Batistão

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Aracaju, Brazil

Sir Hubert Murray Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium

Stade Cheikha Ould Boïdiya

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Nouakchott

FM- and TV-mast Olsztyn-Pieczewo

Architecture & Engineering

TV-Mast in Olsztyn, Poland

Nagasaki Athletic Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Building in Isahaya, Nagasaki Prefecture, Japan

Fana Stadion

Architecture & Engineering · Rådal

Building in Bergen, Vestland, Norway

Grim Church

Architecture & Engineering · Grim

Church building in Grim, Norway

St. Jacob church (Međugorje)

Architecture & Engineering · Medjugorje

Church building in Čitluk, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Estádio Bruno José Daniel

Architecture & Engineering

Soccer stadium in Brazil

Víctor Jara Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

National monument of Chile

Eysteinkyrkja

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Dovre, Innlandet, Norway

Strusshamn Church

Architecture & Engineering · Strusshamn

Church building in Askøy, Norway

Lauritsala Church

Architecture & Engineering · Lauritsala

Church in Lappeenranta, Finland

Jørpeland Church

Architecture & Engineering · Jørpeland

Church building in Strand, Rogaland, Norway

Holy Trinity church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Åsgårdstrand Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Horten, Vestfold, Norway

Al Manara Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-use stadium in Beirut, Lebanon

National Stadium, Cardiff

Architecture & Engineering · Cardiff

Demolished stadium in Cardiff, Wales

Zvolen Ice Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Arena in Zvolen, Slovakia

Monastero di Santa Chiara

Architecture & Engineering

Church

TenneT Toren

Architecture & Engineering

Broadcasting tower in the Netherlands

Antonio Domíngez Alfonso Olympic Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Playa de las Américas, Spain

Handnesøya Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Nesna, Norway

Verdalsøra Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Verdal, Norway

Visborgskyrkan

Architecture & Engineering

Building on Gotland, Sweden

Dix Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

American football stadium in Kent, Ohio; home of the Kent State Golden Flashes

Trånghalla Church

Architecture & Engineering · Trånghalla

Church of Sweden church building in Trånghalla, Sweden

Roy Kidd Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Kentucky, U.S.A.

St. Stephen the First Martyr Church, Zagreb

Architecture & Engineering · Botinec

Church building in Zagreb, Croatia

stade de l’UQTR

Architecture & Engineering · campus de Trois-Rivières

Canadian stadium

Ted Wright Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Savannah State University

Multi-purpose stadium

Mission Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in British Columbia, Canada

Maryland Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Twin bridges in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Broadmeadow Basketball Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Indoor basketball stadium

St Matthew's Church, Wolverhampton

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Wolverhampton, England

St Paul's Church, Bordesley Green

Architecture & Engineering

Church in United Kingdom

First Unitarian Church of Rochester

Architecture & Engineering · Rochester

Ernest W. Spangler Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in North Carolina

Siirt Atatürk Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Siirt

Multi-purpose stadium in Siirt, Turkey

Albuquerque Sports Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Former baseball stadium in New Mexico

S.S. Jolley Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Florida, United States

Frédéric Chopin monument in Żelazowa Wola

Architecture & Engineering

Work of art

National Shrine of Our Lady of the Dew

Architecture & Engineering · El Rocío

Cultural property in Almonte, Spain

Khatyn

Architecture & Engineering

Memorial in Belarus

INA Martyr's Memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Moirang

A war memorial at Moirang, India

Brunnen der Völkerfreundschaft

Architecture & Engineering · Alexanderplatz

Fountain on Alexanderplatz in Berlin, Germany

Sigmund Freud Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Monument, Příbor, Nový Jičín District, Czech Republic

Mass Grave of Soviet Soldiers

Architecture & Engineering · Metallurgical Raion

Puolivälinkangas water tower

Architecture & Engineering · Puolivälinkangas

Water tower in Oulu, Finland

Stela of Heroes, Kryvyi Rih

Architecture & Engineering · Kryvyi Rih

Town Lake Gazebo

Architecture & Engineering

building in Austin (vicinity), Travis County, Texas

Seabrook Buddhist Temple

Architecture & Engineering

Buddhist temple in New Jersey, United States

Saint Joseph's Church, Vitina

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural heritage monument of Kosovo

Arbuzov Museum

Architecture & Engineering

House museum in Kazan, Russia

Chapel in the Hills

Architecture & Engineering

Stave church in Rapid City, South Dakota

Ganshin Manor museum

Architecture & Engineering · Gorki Pereslavskie

Museum, historic site, estate in Gorki Pereslavskie, Russia

Karl Marx street 56, Kamensk-Shakhtinsky

Architecture & Engineering · Kamensk-Shakhtinsky

Museum in Rostov Oblast, Russia

Museu Erico Verissimo

Architecture & Engineering

Museum in Brazil

Ataka

Architecture & Engineering

Pfarrkirche Pertisau

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Eben am Achensee, Austria

Altamont Free Concert

Sports & Entertainment · Altamont Raceway Park

1969 musical festival by the Rolling Stones

1969 European Canoe / Kayak Sprint Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Moscow

International canoeing and kayaking event

1969 American League Championship Series

Sports & Entertainment · Memorial Stadium

Inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's American League Championship Series

1969 National League Championship Series

Sports & Entertainment · Shea Stadium

Inaugural edition of Major League Baseball's National League Championship Series

Atlantic City Pop Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Atlantic City Race Course

1969 Music Festival in Atlantic County, New Jersey

1969 Davis Cup Europe Zone

Sports & Entertainment · Cologne

International tennis competition

Crucible Theatre

Sports & Entertainment · Tudor Square

Theatre and event venue in Sheffield, England

Panafrican Film and Television Festival of Ouagadougou

Sports & Entertainment · Ouagadougou

Annual film festival held in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso

1969 Cannes Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Film festival edition

Directors' Fortnight

Sports & Entertainment · Cannes

Independent section held in parallel to the Cannes Film Festival

Tampere Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Tampere

Annual film festival held in Tampere, Finland

19th Berlin International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Berlin

1969 film festival edition

Parque de Atracciones de Madrid

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park in Madrid, Spain

Visions du Réel

Sports & Entertainment · Nyon

International film festival

Martiniplaza

Sports & Entertainment · Groningen

Indoor arena in Groningen, Netherlands

30th Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1969 film festival edition

Lightwater Valley

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park in England

Rubén Darío National Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Managua, Nicaragua

Sanremo Music Festival 1969

Sports & Entertainment · Sanremo Casino

Italian song contest (19th edition)

Isle of Wight Festival 1969

Sports & Entertainment · Wootton

Rock festival

6th Moscow International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Moscow

1969 film festival edition

Ale Kino! International Young Audience Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Poznań

Film festival

Baja 500

Sports & Entertainment · Ensenada Municipality

Mexican off-road motorsport race

Nashville Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Nashville

Film festival

FILMETS Badalona Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Badalona

Texas International Pop Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Texas

Music festival in Texas, United States

National Amusement Park

Sports & Entertainment

Amusement park in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia

Toronto Rock and Roll Revival

Sports & Entertainment

Music festival held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Zlatne žice Slavonije

Sports & Entertainment · Požega

Croatian music festival in Požega

Pescara Jazz

Sports & Entertainment

Teatro Giovanni Verga

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Catania, Italy

Krannert Center for the Performing Arts

Sports & Entertainment

Performing arts complex at the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign

1969 San Sebastián International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Victoria Eugenia Theater

Paris Masters

Sports & Entertainment · Q2860806

Annual tennis tournament in France

Stockholm Open

Sports & Entertainment · Avicii Arena

Annual international indoor tennis tournament in Stockholm, Sweden

1969 European Cup Winners' Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · St. Jakob-Park

Association football match

1969 Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Sports & Entertainment · Yangon

5th Southeast Asian Peninsular Games

Pot Black

Sports & Entertainment · Sheffield

Snooker tournament

1969 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Broadmoor World Arena

Figure skating competition

1969 Inter-Cities Fairs Cup Final

Sports & Entertainment · St James’ Park

Football match

NASCAR Cup Series at Dover Motor Speedway

Sports & Entertainment · Dover Motor Speedway

Annual auto race at Dover, USA

1969 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Garmisch-Partenkirchen

Figure skating competition

RBC Heritage

Sports & Entertainment · Hilton Head Island

Golf tournament held in South Carolina, United States

1969 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Bernabéu

Football match

1969 European Trampoline Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Paris

1969 DFB-Pokal Final

Sports & Entertainment · Waldstadion

Association football match

West Indian cricket team in England in 1969

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

Kingdom of Libya dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Kingdom of Libya ceased to exist, having been centered at Tripoli.

Republic of Rose Island dissolved

Empires & Countries

Republic of Rose Island ceased to exist.

Somali Democratic Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Mogadishu

Somali Democratic Republic was founded, with its capital at Mogadishu.

Slovak Socialist Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Bratislava

Slovak Socialist Republic was founded, with its capital at Bratislava.

People's Republic of the Congo founded

Empires & Countries · Brazzaville

People's Republic of the Congo was founded, with its capital at Brazzaville.

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam founded

Empires & Countries · Ho Chi Minh City

Provisional Revolutionary Government of the Republic of South Vietnam was founded, with its capital at Ho Chi Minh City.

Libyan Arab Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Libyan Arab Republic was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.

Republic of Sudan dissolved

Empires & Countries

Republic of Sudan ceased to exist.

Somali Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Mogadishu

Somali Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Mogadishu.

Democratic Republic of Sudan founded

Empires & Countries · Khartoum

Democratic Republic of Sudan was founded, with its capital at Khartoum.

Saloum dissolved

Empires & Countries · Kahone

Saloum ceased to exist, having been centered at Kahone.

Czech Socialist Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Prague

Czech Socialist Republic was founded, with its capital at Prague.

Libya founded

Empires & Countries · Tripoli

Libya was founded, with its capital at Tripoli.