Venera 5 Lands on Venus, Soviet Space Probe, May 16, 1969
Date: May 16, 1969
Date: May 16, 1969
Venera program: Soviet Venera 6 begins its descent into the atmosphere of Venus, sending back atmospheric data before being crushed by pressure. Date: May 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Melbourne-Evans Collision: HMAS…
Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, Czechoslovakia, in protest against the Soviets' crushing of the Prague Spring the year before. Date: January 16, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 16 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Hawker…
The EC-121 shootdown incident: North Korea shoots down a United States Navy aircraft over the Sea of Japan, killing all 31 on board. Date: April 15, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 15 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Hawker Siddeley…
The first British-built Concorde 002 makes its maiden flight from Filton to RAF Fairford with Brian Trubshaw as the test pilot. Date: April 9, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 9 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Soyuz 4 and 5…
Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. Date: April 17, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on April 17 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969Queen Elizabeth 2 Maiden Voyage to New York City, May 2, 1969Black Panther Party Members Bunchy…
Greek poet and Nobel Prize laureate Giorgos Seferis makes a famous statement on the BBC World Service opposing the junta in Greece. Date: March 28, 1969 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 28 π Events on this day in 1969 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1969EC-121 Shootdown: North…