Timeline Saturday 5 July 1969

Events on Saturday 5 July 1969 2

• 1883 – 1969 Walter Gropius (1883-1969) Died 5 July 1969, aged 86 Walter Gropius was a German architect who founded the Bauhaus school of design, profoundly shaping modern architecture. He died in Boston, Massachusetts, on 5 July 1969.
• 1969 Hyde Park free concert Tribute to Brian Jones — July 5, 1969 Two days after Brian Jones' death, the Rolling Stones played a free concert at Hyde Park on July 5, 1969, before an estimated 250,000–500,000 people — the largest crowd in the park's history. Jagger read from Shelley's Adonais as a tribute to Jones. It was the live debut of new guitarist Mick Taylor.