Deaths on March 9

Abdul Munim Riad

Died on March 9, 1969

Abdul Munim Riad, Egyptian general (b. 1919)

Abdul Munim Riad (Arabic: ;عبد المنعم رياض 22 October 1919 – 9 March 1969) was a general and chief of staff of the Egyptian Armed Forces. Riad commanded the Jordanian forces in the 1967 Six-Day War and later commanded Egyptian forces in the War of Attrition, during which he was killed along with several of his aides in 1969.

The day Riad and his colleagues were killed is commemorated in Egypt as the official "Egyptian Martyr Day" - "يوم الشهيد المصري".

References

Abdul Munim Riad

Choose Another Date

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 March 9

Abdul Munim Riad

Died on March 9, 1969

References

Choose Another Date

Events on 1969

Concorde

Robert F. Kennedy

Apollo 11

Apollo 11

Richard Nixon