What Happened on January 3, 1969

Historical Events

  • Adam Clayton Powell Jr returns to seat in US House of Representatives, having been re-elected after previously being expelled from Congress

"Two Virgins"

John Lennon and Yoko Ono's "Two Virgins" album declared pornographic in New Jersey

Famous Birthdays

  • Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI, Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot (Olympic gold women's singles 1994), born in Bolzano, Italy
  • Jarmo Lehtinen, Finnish rally co-driver (15 WRC wins with Mikko Hirvonen), born in Helsinki, Finland

Michael Schumacher (55 years old)

German auto racer (World F1 champion 1994-95, 2000-05), born in Hürth, Germany

  • Nikki Nelson, American country singer (Highway 101 - "Cry Cry Cry"; "Whose Lonely Now"), born in La Mesa, California
Born in 1969

Famous Deaths

  • Buzz Borries, American College Football Hall of Fame halfback (Navy 1932–34), dies at 57
  • Howard McNear, American actor (The Andy Griffith Show, Irma La Douce), dies after long illness at 63
  • Jean Focas, Greco-French astronomer (b. 1909)
1969 Highlights

About January 3, 1969

Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 55 years, 2 months and 25 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Monkey
Star Sign: Capricorn

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: I Heard It Through The Grapevine - Marvin Gaye
  • UK #1 Song: Lily The Pink - Scaffold