January 1 » Nigeria becomes a British protectorate.
February 20 » The legislature of Hawaii Territory convenes for the first time.
March 1 » The Australian Army is formed.
August 28 » Silliman University is founded in the Philippines. It is the first American private school in the country.
November 8 » Gospel riots: Bloody clashes take place in Athens following the translation of the Gospels into demotic Greek.
November 18 » Britain and the United States sign the Hay–Pauncefote Treaty, which nullifies the Clayton–Bulwer Treaty and withdraws British objections to an American-controlled canal in Panama.
Day of death February 22, 1969
The temperature on February 22, 1969 was between 2.7 °C and 7.6 °C and averaged 5.2 °C. There was 0.4 mm of rain during 1.0 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (29%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south east. Source: KNMI
March 10 » In Memphis, Tennessee, James Earl Ray pleads guilty to assassinating Martin Luther King, Jr. He later unsuccessfully attempts to recant.
April 17 » Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.
July 24 » Apollo program: Apollo 11 splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean.
September 1 » Trần Thiện Khiêm becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.
October 1 » Concorde breaks the sound barrier for the first time.
November 24 » Apollo program: The Apollo 12 command module splashes down safely in the Pacific Ocean, ending the second manned mission to land on the Moon.
Day of burial February 27, 1969
The temperature on February 27, 1969 was between -1.8 °C and 1.0 °C and averaged -0.3 °C. There was 0.6 mm of rain during 3.6 hours. The almost completely overcast was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the east-northeast. Source: KNMI
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