What are the important events that happened on January 16, 1969? Here are historical events, facts, and some myths about this day.
January 16, 1969: Facts & Myths About This Day
January 16, 1969 is the 16th day of the year 1969 in the Gregorian calendar. There are 349 days remaining until the end of this year. The day of the week is Thursday.
Under the Julian calendar, this day is January 3, 1969 – a Thursday. Both day of the week are the same but did you notice the difference with the Gregorian calendar?
Strange as it may, if we name this day after a polygon then it will be called ‘hexadecagon’ day.
If a person born on this day saved a Quarter every day starting at age 3, then by now that person has accumulated $4,773.50. (Assuming this person is still alive today.)
Capricorn is the zodiac sign of a person born on this day. Garnet is the modern birthstone for this month. Emerald is the mystical birthstone from Tibetan origin that dates back over a thousand years.
Monkey is the mythical animal and Earth is the element for this person if we consider the very old art of Chinese astrology.
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January 16, 1969 Historical Events
- 1969 –Czech student Jan Palach commits suicide by self-immolation in Prague, in protest against the Soviets’ crushing of the Prague Spring the year before.
- 1969 –Soviet spacecraft Soyuz 4 and Soyuz 5 perform the first-ever docking of manned spacecraft in orbit, the first-ever transfer of crew from one space vehicle to another, and the only time such a transfer was accomplished with a space walk.
Who were born on January 16, 1969?
- 1969 –Neil Back, England rugby player
- 1969 –Per Yngve “Dead” Ohlin, Swedish black metal vocalist (Mayhem) (d. 1991)
- 1969 –Roy Jones Jr., American boxer
Who died on January 16, 1969?
- 1969 –Vernon Duke, American composer and songwriter (b. 1903)
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