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Births on October 29

1969Oct, 29

Chris Verene

Chris Verene, American photographer
Christopher Phillip Verene (born 29 October 1969) is an American fine arts and documentary photographer, performance artist, and musician. He is a professor of photography at the College of Staten Island, CUNY. Verene was awarded a Guggenheim fellowship in 2021.

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Events on 1969

  • 2Mar

    Concorde

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

    Robert F. Kennedy

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

    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.
  • 20Jul

    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).
  • 30Jul

    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.