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  • Brentford, United Kingdom
    1969
    Microprocessor

    The CTC 1201

    Brentford, United Kingdom
    1969

    In 1969, CTC contracted two companies, Intel and Texas Instruments, to make a single-chip implementation, known as the CTC 1201.




  • St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Graduation

    St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969

    Mercury studied graphic art and design at Ealing Art College, graduating with a diploma in 1969.




  • Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Mercury joined a series of bands and sold second-hand clothes in Kensington Market in London with Roger Taylor

    Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969

    Following graduation, Mercury joined a series of bands and sold second-hand clothes in Kensington Market in London with Roger Taylor. He also held a job as a baggage handler at Heathrow Airport. Friends from the time remember him as a quiet and shy young man with a great interest in music.




  • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Mercury joined Liverpool-based band Ibex

    Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1969

    In 1969, he joined Liverpool-based band Ibex, later renamed Wreckage. He briefly lived in a flat above the Dovedale Towers, a pub close to Penny Lane in Liverpool's Mossley Hill district.




  • England, United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 2, 1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Mercury was registered a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies

    England, United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 2, 1969

    As Zanzibar was a British protectorate until 1963, Mercury was born a British subject, and on 2 June 1969 was registered a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies after the family had emigrated to England.




  • England
    Wednesday Aug 20, 1969
    The Beatles

    The Last Occasion on which all Four Beatles Were Together

    England
    Wednesday Aug 20, 1969

    The completion and mixing of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" on 20 August 1969 was the last occasion on which all four Beatles were together in the same studio.




  • England
    Saturday Sep 20, 1969
    The Beatles

    Lennon Announced His Departure

    England
    Saturday Sep 20, 1969

    Lennon announced his departure to the rest of the group on 20 September, but agreed to withhold a public announcement to avoid undermining sales of the forthcoming album.


  • United Kingdom
    Thursday Dec 18, 1969
    James Bond

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    United Kingdom
    Thursday Dec 18, 1969

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected George Lazenby, a model with no prior acting credits, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of the film, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once.


  • Brentford, United Kingdom
    1969
    Microprocessor

    The CTC 1201

    Brentford, United Kingdom
    1969

    In 1969, CTC contracted two companies, Intel and Texas Instruments, to make a single-chip implementation, known as the CTC 1201.


  • St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Graduation

    St Mary's Road, Ealing, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969

    Mercury studied graphic art and design at Ealing Art College, graduating with a diploma in 1969.


  • Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Mercury joined a series of bands and sold second-hand clothes in Kensington Market in London with Roger Taylor

    Kensington, London, England, United Kingdom
    1969

    Following graduation, Mercury joined a series of bands and sold second-hand clothes in Kensington Market in London with Roger Taylor. He also held a job as a baggage handler at Heathrow Airport. Friends from the time remember him as a quiet and shy young man with a great interest in music.


  • Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Mercury joined Liverpool-based band Ibex

    Liverpool, England, United Kingdom
    1969

    In 1969, he joined Liverpool-based band Ibex, later renamed Wreckage. He briefly lived in a flat above the Dovedale Towers, a pub close to Penny Lane in Liverpool's Mossley Hill district.


  • England, United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 2, 1969
    Freddie Mercury

    Mercury was registered a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies

    England, United Kingdom
    Monday Jun 2, 1969

    As Zanzibar was a British protectorate until 1963, Mercury was born a British subject, and on 2 June 1969 was registered a citizen of the United Kingdom and colonies after the family had emigrated to England.


  • England
    Wednesday Aug 20, 1969
    The Beatles

    The Last Occasion on which all Four Beatles Were Together

    England
    Wednesday Aug 20, 1969

    The completion and mixing of "I Want You (She's So Heavy)" on 20 August 1969 was the last occasion on which all four Beatles were together in the same studio.


  • England
    Saturday Sep 20, 1969
    The Beatles

    Lennon Announced His Departure

    England
    Saturday Sep 20, 1969

    Lennon announced his departure to the rest of the group on 20 September, but agreed to withhold a public announcement to avoid undermining sales of the forthcoming album.


  • United Kingdom
    Thursday Dec 18, 1969
    James Bond

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service

    United Kingdom
    Thursday Dec 18, 1969

    On Her Majesty's Secret Service is a 1969 spy film and the sixth in the James Bond series produced by Eon Productions. It is based on the 1963 novel by Ian Fleming. Following Sean Connery's decision to retire from the role after You Only Live Twice, Eon Productions selected George Lazenby, a model with no prior acting credits, to play the part of James Bond. During the making of the film, Lazenby announced that he would play the role of Bond only once.


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