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May 15, 1969Born on Friday May 16, 1969
- Albert Zonneveld, Heemskerk († 2012)
- Gerardus Franciscus Kleef, Alkmaar
- Albert Zonneveld, Heemskerk († 2012)
Died on Friday May 16, 1969
- Cornelis (kees) Kok (56)
- Albertje Berg (79), Almelo
- Cornelis Huibertsz Stam (72), Egmond aan Zee
- Cornelis Kok (56)
- Cornelia Geluk (68)
- Aldert Roelof Haverkamp (62), Oosterwijtwerd
- Aldert Haverkamp (62), Middenmeer
- Auke Sjoerds VAN LUNE (62), Groningen Groningen Netherlands
- Cornelia Cnossen (80), Leeuwarden
- Auke van Lune (62), Groningen, Groningen, Nederland
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from May 16, 1969 at Delpher
- De waarheid
- Friese koerier : onafhankelijk dagblad voor Friesland en aangrenzende gebieden
- Nieuw Israelietisch weekblad
- Amigoe di Curacao : weekblad voor de Curacaosche eilanden
- Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland
- Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Limburgsch dagblad
- Nederlands dagblad : gereformeerd gezinsblad / hoofdred. P. Jongeling ... [et al.]
- Vrije Stem: onafhankelijk weekblad voor Suriname
Born on May 16
- 1967 » Doug Brocail, American baseball player and coach
- 1967 » Susan Williams, Baroness Williams of Trafford, British politician
- 1968 » Ralph Tresvant, American singer and producer
- 1969 » David Boreanaz, American actor
- 1969 » Steve Lewis, American sprinter
- 1969 » Tucker Carlson, American journalist, co-founded The Daily Caller
- 1970 » Danielle Spencer, Australian singer-songwriter and actress
- 1970 » Gabriela Sabatini, Argentinian tennis player
- 1971 » Phil Clarke, English rugby league player and sportscaster
- 1971 » Rachel Goswell, English singer-songwriter and guitarist
Died on May 16
- 1955 » James Agee, American novelist, screenwriter, and critic(b. 1909)
- 1955 » Manny Ayulo, American race car driver (b. 1921)
- 1956 » H. B. Reese, American candy-maker and businessman, created Reese's Peanut Butter Cups (b. 1876)
- 1957 » Eliot Ness, American federal agent (b. 1903)
- 1961 » George A. Malcolm, American lawyer and jurist (b. 1881)
- 1973 » Jacques Lipchitz, Lithuanian-American sculptor (b. 1891)
- 1977 » Modibo Keïta, Malian politician, 1st President of Mali (b. 1915)
- 1979 » A. Philip Randolph, American union leader and activist (b. 1889)
- 1981 » Ernie Freeman, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (b. 1922)
- 1981 » Willy Hartner, German physician and academic (b. 1905)
Names that were popular for boys in 1969
- Jan
- Johannes
- Robert
- Peter
- Richard
- Hendrik
- Cornelis
- Edwin
- Mark
- Michael
- Marcel
- David
- Pieter
- Willem
- Patrick
- Ronald
Names that were popular for girls in 1969
- Maria
- Johanna
- Monique
- Sandra
- Elisabeth
- Jolanda
- Esther
- Karin
- Ingrid
- Yvonne
- Anna
- Petra
- Miranda
- Cornelia
- Anita
- Catharina
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1969
- Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 12.8 million citizens.
- January 15 » The Soviet Union launches Soyuz 5.
- April 7 » The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.
- May 18 » Apollo program: Apollo 10 is launched.
- September 14 » The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery date.
- October 8 » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
- November 13 » Vietnam War: Anti-war protesters in Washington, D.C. stage a symbolic March Against Death.
Weather May 16, 1969
The temperature on May 16, 1969 was between 7.5 °C and 14.1 °C and averaged 11.1 °C. There was 4.0 mm of rain during 1.6 hours. There was 8.5 hours of sunshine (54%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.