January 31 » Datu Muhammad Salleh is killed in Kampung Teboh, Tambunan, ending the Mat Salleh Rebellion.
March 13 » British forces occupy Bloemfontein, Orange Free State, during the Second Boer War.
April 15 » Philippine–American War: Filipino guerrillas launch a surprise attack on U.S. infantry and begin a four-day siege of Catubig, Philippines.
May 29 » N'Djamena is founded as Fort-Lamy by the French commander Émile Gentil.
July 19 » The first line of the Paris Métro opens for operation.
November 7 » The People's Party is founded in Cuba.
Day of death October 8, 1969
The temperature on October 8, 1969 was between 11.7 °C and 22.5 °C and averaged 16.3 °C. There was 5.9 hours of sunshine (53%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
January 12 » The New York Jets of the American Football League defeat the Baltimore Colts of the National Football League to win Super Bowl III in what is considered to be one of the greatest upsets in sports history.
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.
March 3 » Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 9 to test the lunar module.
August 11 » The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the moon.
November 10 » National Educational Television (the predecessor to the Public Broadcasting Service) in the United States debuts Sesame Street.
December 6 » Altamont Free Concert: At a free concert performed by the Rolling Stones, eighteen-year old Meredith Hunter is stabbed to death by Hells Angels security guards.
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