Timeline June 1969

Events in June 1969 10

• 1911 – 1969 Robert Taylor (1911-1969) Died 8 June 1969, aged 57 Robert Taylor was an American film actor and one of the leading MGM leading men of the 1930s and 1940s. He died of lung cancer on 8 June 1969.
• 1922 – 1969 Judy Garland (1922-1969) Died 22 June 1969, aged 47 Judy Garland was an American actress and singer best known for her role as Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz. She died of an accidental barbiturate overdose in London on 22 June 1969.
• 1969 Drafted first overall by Milwaukee Bucks The Milwaukee Bucks select Alcindor with the first pick in the 1969 NBA Draft. He signs for $1.4 million over five years — then the richest contract in NBA history.
• 1969 French Open 1969 Men: Rod Laver · Women: Margaret Court Laver completed his second calendar Grand Slam in 1969.
• 1969 – present Steffi Graf The Golden Slam The only tennis player to win all four Grand Slams and an Olympic gold in a single year (1988).
• 1969 Georges Pompidou Elected President of France Pompidou wins the French presidential election Georges Pompidou was elected President of France on 15 June 1969, defeating centrist Alain Poher in the runoff vote. He had previously served as de Gaulle's prime minister for six years.
• 1969 Cuyahoga River Fire A polluted Ohio river catches fire, spurring environmental reform The Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio, caught fire on 22 June 1969 due to oil and debris on its surface. National coverage of the incident helped build support for the Clean Water Act and the creation of the Environmental Protection Agency.
• 1969 IBM unbundles software — an industry is born IBM announces on 23 June 1969 that it will 'unbundle' software — charging separately for software and services rather than including them with hardware. The decision, made partly to ward off another antitrust action, accidentally creates the independent software industry. Before unbundling, software was given away with IBM hardware; after unbundling, independent companies can charge for software on IBM machines. The decision is the origin of Microsoft, Oracle, SAP and every other enterprise software company.
• 1969 Stonewall riots Gay rights uprising in New York The Stonewall Inn riots in New York City on June 27–28, 1969 marked a turning point in the gay rights movement and the birth of modern LGBTQ+ activism.
• 1969 Jimi Hendrix's Experience breaks up Denver Pop Festival Noel Redding quits after their last show.