Deaths on December 24

Stanisław Błeszyński

Died on December 24, 1969

Stanisław Błeszyński, Polish-German entomologist and lepidopterist (b. 1927)

Stanisław Błeszyński, (August 13, 1927 – December 24, 1969) was a Polish entomologist and lepidopterist specializing in Crambidae, the grass moths.

Błeszyński worked at the Institute of Systematics and Evolution of Animals of the Polish Academy of Sciences beginning in 1945. He headed the Laboratory of Insects (later Laboratory of Invertebrates) there from 1958 until 1967. He then moved to Germany, where he worked at the Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum Alexander Koenig in Bonn.

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Events on 1969

2 Mar

Concorde
In Toulouse, France, the first test flight of the Anglo-French Concorde is conducted.
17 Apr

Robert F. Kennedy
Sirhan Sirhan is convicted of assassinating Robert F. Kennedy.
16 Jul

Apollo 11
Apollo program: Apollo 11, the first mission to land astronauts on the Moon, is launched from the Kennedy Space Center at Cape Kennedy, Florida.
20 Jul

Apollo 11
Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first manned landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the Moon (July 21 UTC).
30 Jul

Richard Nixon
Vietnam War: US President Richard Nixon makes an unscheduled visit to South Vietnam and meets with President Nguyễn Văn Thiệu and U.S. military commanders.

Deaths on December 24

Stanisław Błeszyński

Died on December 24, 1969

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