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1890–1969Dwight D. Eisenhower
Supreme Allied Commander who planned the D-Day landings and later served two terms as the 34th US President
Photo: White House · Public domain
b. 1969Michael Schumacher
German racing driver who won seven Formula One world championships, five of them in a row with Ferrari
Photo: Original: Aécio Neves – Wellington Pedro/Imprensa MG / Derivative work: F1fans , FMSky · CC BY 2.0
1890–1969Ho Chi Minh
Vietnamese communist revolutionary who led the fight for independence from France and became North Vietnam's first president
Photo: Unknown author · Public domain
1922–1969Judy Garland
American singer and actress who played Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz and sang Over the Rainbow, later starring in A Star Is Born
Photo: Eric Carpenter (1909-1976) for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer . · Public domain
b. 1969Linus Torvalds
Finnish-American software engineer who created the Linux kernel in 1991 and the Git version-control system
Photo: Lf Asia · CC BY 3.0
b. 1969Jennifer Lopez
American singer, actress and dancer known as J.Lo, star of Selena and Hustlers and of hits such as Jenny from the Block
Photo: Everwest · CC BY 4.0
b. 1969Cate Blanchett
Australian actress of Elizabeth and The Lord of the Rings who won Oscars for The Aviator and Blue Jasmine
Photo: Harald Krichel · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1969Jennifer Aniston
American actress who became a global star as Rachel Green in Friends and later starred in The Morning Show
Photo: Angela George · CC BY-SA 3.0
b. 1969Mariah Carey
Photo: Shawn Miller · Public domain
b. 1969Jason Bateman
American actor and director who starred in Arrested Development and Ozark, winning an Emmy for directing
Photo: Colleen Sturtevant · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1969Catherine Zeta-Jones
Welsh actress who won an Oscar for the musical Chicago
Photo: David Shankbone · CC BY 3.0
1903–1969Theodor W. Adorno
German philosopher and key figure of the Frankfurt School
Photo: Jeremy J. Shapiro · CC BY-SA 3.0
b. 1969Viswanathan Anand
Indian chess grandmaster and former undisputed world champion
Photo: Wolfgang Jekel · CC BY 2.0
1922–1969Jack Kerouac
Influential novelist and leading figure of the Beat Generation
Photo: Tom Palumbo from New York, NY, USA · CC BY-SA 2.0
1883–1969Karl Jaspers
German psychiatrist and philosopher influential in existentialism
Photo: Unknown (Mondadori Publishers) · Public domain
b. 1969Kersti Kaljulaid
First female President of Estonia and prominent European diplomat
Photo: Anna Zaugarova · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1969Marilyn Manson
American shock-rock singer of Antichrist Superstar and The Beautiful People whose provocative image made him a 1990s lightning rod
Photo: Livioandronico2013 · CC BY-SA 4.0
b. 1969Matthew McConaughey
Oscar-winning actor known for Dallas Buyers Club and Interstellar
Photo: Raph_PH · CC BY 4.0
1969–2023Matthew Perry
Actor best known for playing Chandler Bing on Friends
Photo: Valerie Jarrett / @vj44 via X (Twitter) · Public domain
b. 1969Renée Zellweger
Multi-award-winning actress known for Bridget Jones's Diary and Judy
Photo: David Shankbone · CC BY 2.0
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Events9
Eurovision Song Contest 1969
The Eurovision Song Contest 1969 was the 14th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 29 March 1969 at the Teatro Real in Madrid, Spain, and presented by Laurita Valenzuela.
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Apollo 11 Moon Landing
Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to land on the Moon.
Stonewall riots
The Stonewall riots (also known as the Stonewall uprising, Stonewall rebellion, Stonewall revolution, or simply Stonewall) were a series of spontaneous riots and demonstrations against a police raid that took place in the early morning of June 28, 1969, at the Stonewall Inn, in the Greenwich Village neighborhood of…
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Woodstock Festival
The Woodstock Music and Art Fair, commonly referred to as Woodstock, was a music festival held from August 15 to 18, 1969, on Max Yasgur's dairy farm in Bethel, New York, 60 miles (95 km) southwest of the town of Woodstock.
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Hundred Hour War
The Football War (Spanish: guerra del fútbol), also known as the Soccer War or the 100 Hour War, was a brief military conflict fought between El Salvador and Honduras in 1969. Existing tensions between the two countries coincided with rioting during a 1970 FIFA World Cup qualifier, hence its nickname.
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Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties
The Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (VCLT) is an international agreement that regulates treaties among sovereign states. Known as the "treaty on treaties", the VCLT establishes comprehensive, operational guidelines, rules, and procedures for how treaties are drafted, defined, amended, and interpreted.
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Sino-Soviet border conflict
The Sino-Soviet border conflict, also known as the Sino-Soviet crisis, was a seven-month undeclared military conflict between the Soviet Union and China in 1969, following the Sino-Soviet split.
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International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination
The International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) is a United Nations convention. A third-generation human rights instrument, the Convention commits its members to the elimination of racial discrimination and the promotion of understanding among all races.
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41st Academy Awards
The 41st Academy Awards were presented on April 14, 1969, to honor the films of 1968. They were the first Oscars to be staged at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, and the first with no host since the 20th Academy Awards.
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