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April 17, 1969

On April 17, 1969, sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy. The year's #1 song was "Sugar, Sugar" by The Archies. Keith DeCandido, Felix Baumgartner, Will Hodgman would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1969 (MCMLXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1969th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 969th year of the 2nd millennium, the 69th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1960s decade.

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On April 17, 1969

  1. 1969 Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.

    Assassin of Robert F. Kennedy (born 1944)

    S. senator Robert F. S.

  2. 1969 Communist Party of Czechoslovakia chairman Alexander Dubček is deposed.

    Ruling party of Czechoslovakia (1948–1989)

    The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia was a communist and Marxist–Leninist political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. It was a member of the Comintern. Between 1929 and 1953, it was led by Klement Gottwald.

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The class of 1969

Others born in 1969

Keith DeCandido 1969– American author
Felix Baumgartner 1969– Austrian daredevil (died 2025)
Will Hodgman 1969– Australian politician, 45th Premier of Tasmania
Toby Stephens 1969– English actor
Joe Buck 1969– American sportscaster
Martin Koolhoven 1969– Dutch director and screenwriter

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