1 January: Korea will, by some estimates, become a developed country by the mid 1970s. The country's rapid economic growth in the last decades has resulted in a dramatic shift in Korea's economic fate.
5 January: Amsterdam begins a series of road widenings, in line with the socialist vision of a car-centric city design.
7 January: France begins formally developing a new missile system, that can launch missiles veritcally and revolutionize naval warfare. It remains to be seen if she will succeed or not.
17 January: The Atlantic Development Law was passed by both the House of Commons and House of Peers in Japan. Enabling increased funds to be set aside for economic development for the CPS' Atlantic members.
20 January: South Africa and Botswana formalizes the Mutual Defense Treaty. A bilateral treaty formally requiring both nations to come to each others' aid should they be attacked by any nation. There is a massive debate raging in both South Africa and Botswana about a possible membership bid into the CPS.
3 February: The Southern Islands Autonomy Law was passed by the House of Peers and quickly signed by the Emperor.
9 February: The Mitsubishi
Skyjet 400 Takes off for the first time from Mitsubishi's aircraft assembly facility in Kaohsiung, Taihoku.
24 February: JASA's
Red Explorer program launches two space probes. Red Explorer 1 and 2, into Mars. Their mission is to record the Atmosphere and take pictures of the Red Planet for the Japanese Space Agency.
2 March: The first flight test of the
Concorde was conducted in Toulouse.
4 March: The Dorrs' band member Jim Morrison has been issued an arrest warrant for indecent exposure during one of the bands' concerts.
16 March:
Viasa Flight 742 crashes in Maracaibo, Venezuela. Killing everyone onboard.
18 March: An annular solar eclipse was visible in the Indian and Pacific oceans.
31 March: The
Barroteran Coal-Mine disaster kills 153 coal miners in Mexico
1 April: The
Kyushu Itsumade formally enters service into the Royal Japanese Air Force, with a Naval variant quickly being made for the Navy and Rikusentai.
9 April: The Harvard University Administration building would be taken over by 300 students of the
Students for a Democratic Society, before the takeover ends, some 45 will be injured and 184 students arrested.
11 April: In Queensland. Brisbane begins construction of a Subway system to complement it's existing Tramways network.
20 April: The first proposal for an exercise where Japanese troops would be moved around Japan and East Russia was first conceived. The exercise would portain that Japanese military equipment would be left on station in their bases in East Russia, while Japanese troops would be trained in rapid deployment so that the transfer of troops from Japan to East Russia would be as smooth as possible.
1 May: Semiconductor company
AMD is founded.
10 May: The
Zip to Zap riot in North Dakota, a bunch of students partied and quickly depleted the Alcohol stores in the small town of Zap, North Dakota. Some students turned riotous and the National Guard was called in to put down the rioters.
15 May: A Japanese teenager by the name of
S. Dies in Kumamoto, Japan due to a baffling medical condition. Later, a 1984 medical review identified it as the first ever case of HIV/AIDS in Japan.
21 May:
Rosariazo. The death of a 15 year old student by police sparked widepsread civil unrest in the city of Rosario, Free Argentine Commune.
26 May: John Lennon composes the song
Give Peace a Chance during his time watching news of world events on British television.
3 June: An accident between the Japanese destroyer Akizuki and Australian destroyer Melbourne leaves some 50 Seamen dead.
7 June: British rock band
Blind Faith played in Hyde Park to a crowd of 100,000 people.
17 June: The compromise of 1969. Both South African and Botswanan politicians agreed that there should be 3 referendums held in 1970, 1972, and 1974, and should 2 out of the 3 referendums be in favour of CPS membership, they would apply to become a member of the CPS. The Mutual Defense treaty would still stand regardless of each country's status within the CPS.
24 June; Vivian Strong, an African American woman, was shot and killed by a policeman in Omaha, Nebraska. The event led to 3 days of rioting by the Nebraska black population, and Federal Government intervention into Nebraskan policing.
28 June: The Simultaneous Riots in the Stonewall in America, and Bar 75 in Japan, led to the rise of the Gay rights movement in both America and Japan.
3 July: Brian Jones, musician for the Rolling Stones, drowns in his home in Sussex, England.
14 July: The US 500, 1000, 5000, and 10,000 dollar bills are withdrawn from circulation.
19 July: Gloria Diaz of the Philippines, wins the
Miss World contest in Tokyo, Japan.
24 July: Farmers in Narita, Japan, protested against a planned government project to build an airport in their land, this is quickly joined by leftist Japanese student groups.
15-18 August: The
Yilan music festival in Yilan, Taihoku, Japan. It features some top Japanese musicians that will define the Japanese music industry for decades to come.
25 August. Nissan motors releases the
Sunny Cab, quick and reliable, the vehicle becomes a fast seller in the Japanese rural market.
9 September: Matsutaro Shoriki, founder of the Yomiuri Shimbun, a famous Japanese newspaper, has died.
18 September: In conjunction with the Sunny Cab. Nissan Motors quickly released the
Fairlady Z into the Japanese market.
21 September: Various Japanese left wing protesters clashed with Japanese police in Shinjuku, Tokyo. The planned construction of Narita airport quickly spilled into the Japanese public consciousness and there is increased public scrutiny on infrastructure projects.
29 September: The
1969 Tulbagh earthquake struck Cape Town and the surrounding regions. 12 people died.
5 October: Monty Python's Flying Circus was first aired on British television
1 October: With Japanese technical help, the Beijing subway begins it's operation.
11 October: The
Zodiac killer kills it's first victim in Presidio Heights, San Francisco.
17 October: The
Charge-coupled Device, made by Scientists in the Kyushu Institute of Technology, was invented.
31 October: Wal-Mart incorporates as Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
5 November: The Imperial Japanese Military renames itslef into the Royal Japanese Army, Navy, and Airforce.
9 November: Amerindian activists, led by
Richard Oakes, seizes Alcatraz island from US Government control, and offers to buy the property for $24 from the US Government.
10 November:
Sesame Street airs for the first time on
NET.
19 November:
The Benny Hill Show airs on a competing channel after their initial run was terminated by the current channel.
5 December: The Rolling Stones releases
Let It Bleed.
7 December:
Frosty the Snowman airs on CBS.
12 December: National Populist terrorists bomb the National Agricultural Office near the
Piazza Fontana, with similar attacks occurring in Rome and Naples.
28 December: San Juan begins construction of it's first skyscraper, the
Caribbean Seaview building. Construction would end in 1970.