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
Mathieu Kérékou
in 1969
1 moment here
Beninese military officer and politician who led Dahomey/Benin from 1972 to 1991 and again from 1996 to 2006.…
Miguel Ángel Asturias
in 1969
1 moment here
Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1969
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Mikhail Kalashnikov
in 1969
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian small-arms designer, military engineer, and lieutenant general, best known for the AK-47 and later Kalashnikov weapon systems.…
Milton Obote
in 1969
1 moment here
Apollo Milton Obote was a Ugandan politician who served as prime minister from 1962 to 1966 and as president from 1966 to 1971 and from 1980 to 1985.…
Muammar Gaddafi
in 1969
1 moment here
Libyan military officer, revolutionary, politician, and political theorist who ruled Libya from the 1969 coup until his overthrow and killing during…
Mwai Kibaki
in 1969
1 moment here
Kenyan economist and politician who served as Kenya’s third president from 2002 to 2013. This chronology records documented physical presence from…
Nadine Gordimer
in 1969
3 moments here
South African novelist, short-story writer, and anti-apartheid activist whose work examined apartheid, race, power, and moral responsibility.…
Neil Armstrong
in 1969
5 moments here
American naval aviator, research test pilot, NASA astronaut, aerospace administrator, and professor.…
Néstor Kirchner
in 1969
1 moment here
Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
in 1969
6 moments here
South Vietnamese army officer and politician who led South Vietnam as chairman of the National Leadership Committee from 1965 and as president from…
Octavio Paz
in 1969
2 moments here
Mexican poet, essayist, editor, and diplomat whose international postings and teaching appointments connected Mexico City, the United States, Europe,…
Olav V
in 1969
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Olivia Hussey
in 1969
1 moment here
British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…
Pablo Escobar
in 1969
1 moment here
Pablo Emilio Escobar Gaviria was a Colombian drug trafficker, Medellín Cartel leader, and politician.…
Park Chung Hee
in 1969
2 moments here
Park Chung-hee was a South Korean army officer and politician who led the May 16 coup in 1961 and served as president from 1963 until his…
Pelé
in 1969
2 moments here
Edson Arantes do Nascimento, known as Pelé, was a Brazilian footballer who starred for Santos, Brazil and the New York Cosmos.…
Pol Pot
in 1969
1 moment here
Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…
Pope Benedict XVI
in 1969
1 moment here
Joseph Alois Ratzinger (1927–2022), Pope Benedict XVI, was a German Catholic theologian, archbishop, cardinal, prefect of the Congregation for the…
Pope Francis
in 1969
1 moment here
Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…
P. Ramlee
in 1969
1 moment here
Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Puteh, known as P. Ramlee, was a Malaysian actor, singer, composer, and filmmaker.…
Ravi Shankar
in 1969
1 moment here
Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…
Richard Nixon
in 1969
13 moments here
Richard Milhous Nixon was an American lawyer, naval officer, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 37th president of the United States.…
Robin Williams
in 1969
2 moments here
Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…
Moments
- 1969 Apollo 11 lunar landing Neil Armstrong
- 1969 Apollo 11 Pacific recovery Neil Armstrong
- 1969 First steps on the Moon Neil Armstrong
- 1969 Meeting Nixon at Independence Palace Nguyễn Văn Thiệu
- 1969 Interviewed during Enam Jahanam production disruption P. Ramlee
- 1969 State visit to Bangkok Richard Nixon
- 1969 State visit to Jakarta Richard Nixon
- 1969 State visit to Manila Richard Nixon
- 1969 State visit to New Delhi Richard Nixon
- 1969 Visit to South Vietnam Richard Nixon
- 1969 SASO founding conference Steve Biko
- 1969 Writers' congress in Santiago Claude Simon
- 1969 Apollo 11 ticker-tape parade Neil Armstrong
- 1969 Official visit to San Francisco Park Chung Hee
- 1969 Woodstock performance Ravi Shankar
- 1969 Official visit to Bucharest Richard Nixon
- 1969 State visit to Lahore Richard Nixon
- 1969 Election as ACTU president Bob Hawke
- 1969 Death at his Hanoi home Ho Chi Minh
- 1969 Toronto Rock and Roll Revival John Lennon
- 1969 Delegation visit to Czechoslovakia Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1969 Coup command at Berka Barracks Muammar Gaddafi
- 1969 Amistad Dam dedication Richard Nixon
- 1969 Biafran-awareness tour of the United States Chinua Achebe
- 1969 Exile labor at Xinjian County Tractor Factory Deng Xiaoping
- 1969 Hospital opening at Kisumu Jomo Kenyatta
- 1969 Taking of Pando José Mujica
- 1969 Ibaraki literary-monument ceremony and lecture Yasunari Kawabata
- 1969 State dinner at the White House Eisaku Satō
- 1969 World Cup qualifier in Bern Eusébio
- 1969 University of Oklahoma talks Jorge Luis Borges
- 1969 O Milésimo Pelé
- 1969 Military-aid mission to Hanoi Pol Pot
- 1969 Consultation with Libya's new government Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1969 Fifth Arab League Summit Gamal Abdel Nasser
- 1969 Broadway run of Coco begins Katharine Hepburn
- 1969 Academy of Moral and Political Sciences reception Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1969 Assassination attempt at Lugogo Milton Obote
- 1969 Priesthood and teaching at San Miguel Pope Francis
- 1969 State visit to The Hague Willy Brandt