At A Glance
9 February 1969 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 9 February 1969 was a Sunday.
- Irish Chart Song in 1969
- The Irish chart song for 1969 was “I'll Never Fall in Love Again” by Bobbie Gentry.
- Top Film of 1969
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1969 was Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 9 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 9 February 1969 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 9 February 1969 was Last Quarter.
On this day: 9 February
- 1964 The Beatles make their first appearance on The Ed Sullivan Show, performing before a record-setting audience of 73 million viewers across the United States.
- 1965 Vietnam War: The United States Marine Corps sends a MIM-23 Hawk missile battalion to South Vietnam, the first American troops in-country without an official advisory or training mission.
- 1971 Satchel Paige becomes the first Negro league player to be voted into the USA's Baseball Hall of Fame.
- 1971 Apollo program: Apollo 14 returns to Earth after the third human Moon landing.
- 1975 The Soyuz 17 Soviet spacecraft returns to Earth.
Famous people born on 9 February
- Rose Leslie, Scottish actress (born 1987)
- Tom Hiddleston, English actor (born 1981)
- Michael B. Jordan, American actor (born 1987)
- Mia Farrow, American actress, activist, and model (born 1945)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1969 in Ireland
A selection from Wikipedia's '1969 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.
- 10 January – Protestors in Northern Ireland defied police orders to abandon a planned march.
- 10 May – Following his shock resignation as president of France on April 28, Charles de Gaulle landed at Cork Airport with his wife Yvonne and aide-de-camp General François Flohic to begin an unannounced six-week private visit to Ireland, until June 19.
- 18 June – The 1969 Irish general election for Dáil Éireann was held.
Life in Ireland in 1969
Taoiseach
Jack Lynch
Petrol (per litre)
3s 8d/gal
Loaf of Bread
1s 1d
Average House
£4,200
Weekly Wage
£9 10s
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