1969 events

Ariana Afghan Airlines Flight 701 crashes in Fernhill, West Sussex, UK, while on approach to Gatwick Airport, killing 50 people. Date: January 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Venera 5 space probe is launched at 06:28:08 UTC from Baikonur. Date: January 5, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 5 📅 Events on this day in 1969 📅 On This Day (Today)