January 2 » American statesman and diplomat John Hay announces the Open Door Policy to promote trade with China.
February 7 » Second Boer War: British troops fail in their third attempt to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
April 14 » The Exposition Universelle begins.
May 17 » The children's novel The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum, is first published in the United States. The first copy is given to the author's sister.
June 9 » Indian nationalist Birsa Munda dies of cholera in a British prison.
June 21 » Boxer Rebellion. China formally declares war on the United States, Britain, Germany, France and Japan, as an edict issued from the Empress Dowager Cixi.
Day of death February 14, 1969
The temperature on February 14, 1969 was between -16.4 °C and -4.4 °C and averaged -10.1 °C. There was 7.5 hours of sunshine (76%). The almost cloudless was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northeast. Source: KNMI
January 20 » Richard Nixon is inaugurated the 37th President of the United States of America.
January 25 » Brazilian Army captain Carlos Lamarca deserts in order to fight against the military dictatorship, taking with him ten machine guns and 63 rifles.
April 5 » Vietnam War: Massive antiwar demonstrations occur in many U.S. cities.
June 23 » Warren E. Burger is sworn in as Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court by retiring Chief Justice Earl Warren.
November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
November 20 » Occupation of Alcatraz: Native American activists seize control of Alcatraz Island until being ousted by the U.S. Government on June 11, 1971.
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