About the day » Wednesday January 1, 1969Calender converter

• Steven Walter Kuiken († 1997)
• Roy Joseph Marie Eussen, Sittard († 2014)
• Marc Willigenburg († 1979)
• Robert Jan Mudde, unbekannt († 2013)
• Marion Drosten, Hengelo († 2003)
• Roy Joseph Marie EUSSEN, Sittard († 2014)
• Peter Schraa, unbekannt († 2002)
• Agnes Remeeus, Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
• Mathilda van HEEL, Rossum, Gelderland, Nederland

• Arendje Heesbeen (49), Tilburg
• Aaltje Spaander (73), Edam
• Albert Keijzer (64), Amsterdam
• Aaltje Spaander (73), Volendam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Anna Catharina van Dijk (73), Leiden, South Holland, Netherlands
• Andre van Loon (0)
• Alexander Love Crawford (71), Ogden, Weber, Utah
• Alice Terfehn (79), Grundy Center, Grundy County, Iowa
• Arie Kraaijeveld (36), Dordrecht
• Antonius Wilhelmus Albers (71), Nijmegen, Nijmegen, Gelderland, Nederland

• 1964 » Dedee Pfeiffer, American actress
• 1966 » Anna Burke, Australian businesswoman and politician, 28th Speaker of the Australian House of Representatives
• 1966 » Ivica Dačić, Serbian journalist and politician, 95th Prime Minister of Serbia
• 1966 » Tihomir Orešković, Croatian–Canadian businessman, 11th Prime Minister of Croatia
• 1968 » Davor Šuker, Croatian footballer
• 1971 » Bobby Holík, Czech-American ice hockey player and coach
• 1971 » Jyotiraditya Madhavrao Scindia, Indian politician
• 1971 » Sammie Henson, American wrestler and coach
• 1972 » Lilian Thuram, French footballer
• 1974 » Christian Paradis, Canadian lawyer and politician, 9th Canadian Minister of Industry

• 1955 » Arthur C. Parker, American archaeologist and historian (b. 1881)
• 1960 » Margaret Sullavan, American actress (b. 1909)
• 1966 » Vincent Auriol, French journalist and politician, 16th President of the French Republic (b. 1884)
• 1969 » Barton MacLane, American actor, playwright and screenwriter (b. 1902)
• 1971 » Amphilochius of Pochayiv, Ukrainian saint (b. 1894)
• 1972 » Maurice Chevalier, French actor and singer (b. 1888)
• 1978 » Carle Hessay, German-Canadian painter (b. 1911)
• 1980 » Pietro Nenni, Italian journalist and politician, Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1891)
• 1981 » Hephzibah Menuhin, American-Australian pianist (b. 1920)
• 1982 » Victor Buono, American actor (b. 1938)

1. Jan
2. Johannes
3. Robert
4. Peter
5. Richard
6. Hendrik
7. Cornelis
8. Edwin
9. Mark
10. Michael
11. Marcel
12. David
13. Pieter
14. Willem
15. Patrick
16. Ronald

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Monique
4. Sandra
5. Elisabeth
6. Jolanda
7. Esther
8. Karin
9. Ingrid
10. Yvonne
11. Anna
12. Petra
13. Miranda
14. Cornelia
15. Anita
16. Catharina

• 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.
• March 3 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
• April 3 » Vietnam War: United States Secretary of Defense Melvin Laird announces that the United States will start to "Vietnamize" the war effort.
• April 17 » Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
• April 22 » British yachtsman Sir Robin Knox-Johnston wins the Sunday Times Golden Globe Race and completes the first solo non-stop circumnavigation of the world.
• September 14 » The US Selective Service selects September 14 as the First Draft Lottery date.
• 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.

The temperature on January 1, 1969 was between -2.5 °C and 4.6 °C and averaged 2.4 °C. There was 2.3 mm of rain during 5.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-northwest.