January 28 » The Carnegie Institution of Washington is founded in Washington, D.C. with a $10 million gift from Andrew Carnegie.
February 27 » Second Boer War: Australian soldiers Harry "Breaker" Morant and Peter Handcock are executed in Pretoria after being convicted of war crimes.
March 6 » Real Madrid CF is founded.
May 31 » Second Boer War: The Treaty of Vereeniging ends the war and ensures British control of South Africa.
August 22 » Theodore Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to make a public appearance in an automobile.
December 28 » The Syracuse Athletic Club defeated the New York Philadelphians, 5–0, in the first indoor professional football game, which was held at Madison Square Garden.
Day of death October 23, 1969
The temperature on October 23, 1969 was between 10.8 °C and 17.4 °C and averaged 13.8 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.7 hours. There was 2.4 hours of sunshine (23%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 19 » Student Jan Palach dies after setting himself on fire three days earlier in Prague's Wenceslas Square to protest about the invasion of Czechoslovakia by the Soviet Union in 1968. His funeral turns into another major protest.
March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
April 1 » The Hawker Siddeley Harrier, the first operational fighter aircraft with Vertical/Short Takeoff and Landing capabilities, enters service with the Royal Air Force.
July 20 » A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
October 8 » The opening rally of the Days of Rage occurs, organized by the Weather Underground in Chicago.
Day of burial October 27, 1969
The temperature on October 27, 1969 was between 9.2 °C and 16.4 °C and averaged 13.7 °C. There was 1.0 hours of sunshine (10%). The heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west-southwest. Source: KNMI
January 20 » Richard Nixon is inaugurated the 37th President of the United States of America.
March 2 » In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
May 2 » The British ocean liner Queen Elizabeth 2 departs on her maiden voyage to New York City.
June 28 » Stonewall riots begin in New York City, marking the start of the Gay Rights Movement.
September 1 » Trần Thiện Khiêm becomes Prime Minister of South Vietnam under President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu.
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.
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