Historical figures in 1969
The atlas holds 88 people and 140 moments here, in 1969. The most recorded lives are Richard Nixon, John Lennon and Nguyễn Văn Thiệu. Among them Writers, Political Leaders and Musicians and Composers.
Notable people
Gough Whitlam
in 1969
1 moment here
Edward Gough Whitlam was an Australian lawyer, Royal Australian Air Force navigator, Labor politician and the 21st prime minister of Australia.…
Ho Chi Minh
in 1969
2 moments here
Vietnamese revolutionary and statesman, born Nguyễn Sinh Cung, who led the Việt Minh, proclaimed the Democratic Republic of Vietnam in 1945, and…
Igor Stravinsky
in 1969
1 moment here
Russian-born composer, conductor, and pianist who became a French citizen in 1934 and an American citizen in 1945.…
Indira Gandhi
in 1969
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Indira Priyadarshini Gandhi was an Indian stateswoman who served as prime minister from 1966 to 1977 and from 1980 until her assassination in 1984.…
Ingmar Bergman
in 1969
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Swedish filmmaker, screenwriter, theatre director, theatre manager and author. Bergman’s career moved between Stockholm’s student and professional…
Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
in 1969
1 moment here
Peruvian diplomat and politician who became the fifth Secretary-General of the United Nations (1982–1991).…
Jean-Bédel Bokassa
in 1969
1 moment here
Central African military officer and politician who seized power in the Central African Republic in 1966, served as president, and proclaimed himself…
Jiddu Krishnamurti
in 1969
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Indian philosopher, speaker, and writer. Raised within the Theosophical Society, he became head of the Order of the Star in the East, dissolved it at…
Jim Morrison
in 1969
1 moment here
James Douglas “Jim” Morrison was an American singer, songwriter, poet, and lead vocalist of the Doors.…
Joan Fontaine
in 1969
1 moment here
British-American actress Joan de Beauvoir de Havilland, professionally Joan Fontaine, was an Academy Award-winning performer known especially for…
John Lennon
in 1969
6 moments here
English musician, songwriter, artist and peace activist; co-founder of the Beatles. This chronology records documented physical presence at…
Jomo Kenyatta
in 1969
1 moment here
Jomo Kenyatta (c. 1897–1978) was a Kenyan anti-colonial activist and politician who became Kenya’s first prime minister in 1963 and first president…
Jorge Luis Borges
in 1969
2 moments here
Argentine writer, poet, essayist, translator, lecturer, librarian, and critic. Borges was born in Buenos Aires, lived in Switzerland and Spain during…
José Eduardo dos Santos
in 1969
1 moment here
Angolan politician and military officer who served as Angola’s president from 1979 to 2017. His documented movements include exile in…
José Mujica
in 1969
1 moment here
Uruguayan guerrilla fighter, farmer and politician who was president of Uruguay from 2010 to 2015.…
Judy Garland
in 1969
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American actress, singer, and vaudevillian, born Frances Ethel Gumm. Garland rose from childhood vaudeville and MGM musical films to become a major…
Katharine Hepburn
in 1969
2 moments here
American stage, film, and television actress whose career ran from 1928 to 1995. Hepburn was born in Hartford, Connecticut, educated at Bryn Mawr…
Kenneth Kaunda
in 1969
1 moment here
Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…
Khaleda Zia
in 1969
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 1969
1 moment here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Liu Xiaobo
in 1969
1 moment here
Chinese literary critic, writer, professor, human-rights activist, and 2010 Nobel Peace Prize laureate.…
Manmohan Singh
in 1969
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Margaret Thatcher
in 1969
1 moment here
British stateswoman Margaret Hilda Thatcher (née Roberts) was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1979 to 1990, the first woman to hold the…
Mario Vargas Llosa
in 1969
1 moment here
Peruvian novelist, journalist, essayist, and political figure. Vargas Llosa lived and worked across Peru, Bolivia, Spain, France, the United Kingdom,…
Moments
- 1969 Graduation from Redwood High School Robin Williams
- 1969 Address to crowds in Quetta Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1969 Round Table Conference Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1969 Charity performance at Singapore National Opera House Teresa Teng
- 1969 Headlining Las Vegas shows Tina Turner
- 1969 Return to Nairobi academic work Wangarĩ Maathai
- 1969 Grand Orgy to Awaken the Dead Yayoi Kusama
- 1969 Political appearance in Karachi Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1969 Round Table Conference Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
- 1969 Los Angeles movie-deal visit Andy Warhol
- 1969 Speech in Quimper Charles de Gaulle
- 1969 Address in West Berlin Richard Nixon
- 1969 First presidential foreign trip: Brussels Richard Nixon
- 1969 London meetings with Harold Wilson and Elizabeth II Richard Nixon
- 1969 Meeting with Charles de Gaulle Richard Nixon
- 1969 Ramna Race Course reception Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
- 1969 Election as PLO chairman Yasser Arafat
- 1969 Transfer to Stoke Mandeville Hospital Abebe Bikila
- 1969 Joined Los Cebollitas youth team Diego Maradona
- 1969 Death at Walter Reed Dwight D. Eisenhower
- 1969 Meeting Ne Win in Rangoon Indira Gandhi
- 1969 Dinner Key Auditorium concert Jim Morrison
- 1969 Amsterdam Bed-in for Peace John Lennon
- 1969 Marriage to Yoko Ono John Lennon
- 1969 Final concert Judy Garland
- 1969 Marriage to Mickey Deans Judy Garland
- 1969 Moved to Chittagong Khaleda Zia
- 1969 Audience with Pope Paul VI Richard Nixon
- 1969 War-effort visit to Libya Umm Kulthum
- 1969 Special lectures at the University of Hawaiʻi Yasunari Kawabata
- 1969 Meeting at the Shoreham Hotel Ferdinand Marcos
- 1969 Confrontation with Banza at Berengo Jean-Bédel Bokassa
- 1969 Spring working visit to Srostki Vasily Shukshin
- 1969 Honorary doctorate at East Anglia Claude Simon
- 1969 Montreal Bed-in and Give Peace a Chance John Lennon
- 1969 Arrival for Taiwan state visit Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 State visit to Seoul Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 Tribute at Taipei Martyrs' Shrine Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 State visit to Tunisia Olav V
- 1969 Marriage at Tunduru Samora Machel
- 1969 Imprisonment at Pretoria Central Winnie Mandela
- 1969 Tokyo University Zenkyōtō debate Yukio Mishima
- 1969 Visit to Kabul Indira Gandhi
- 1969 Death at Cadogan Lane Judy Garland
- 1969 Agricultural visit in Caotun Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 Nixon meeting at Midway Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 Honorary degree at Columbia University U Thant
- 1969 Las Vegas return at the International Elvis Presley
- 1969 Welcoming President Nixon Ferdinand Marcos
- 1969 Apollo 11 launch Neil Armstrong