1969 in the United Kingdom

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1969 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1967 | 1968 | 1969 (1969) | 1970 | 1971
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1969 in the United Kingdom. The year is dominated by the beginnings of the Troubles in Northern Ireland.

Incumbents[edit]

Events[edit]

January[edit]

February[edit]

March[edit]

April[edit]

May[edit]

June[edit]

July[edit]

August[edit]

September[edit]

  • 11 September – The housing charity Shelter releases a report claiming that there are up to 3,000,000 people in need of rehousing due to poor living conditions.[35]
  • 16 September – Iconic 1960s fashion store Biba reopens on Kensington High Street.[11]
  • 21 September – Police evicts squatters of the London Street Commune from 144 Piccadilly.[36]
  • 26 September – The Beatles release their Abbey Road album which is an enormous commercial success and, although receiving mixed reviews at this time, comes to be viewed by many as the group's best.
  • 28 September – The National Trust acquires ownership of the island of Lundy.

October[edit]

November[edit]

December[edit]

Undated[edit]

  • Golden eagles are found to be nesting in England for the first time in modern history, at Haweswater in the Lake District.[45]
  • Completion of the Castle Vale estate in Birmingham, the largest postwar housing estate in the United Kingdom. The new estate predominantly consists of council housing, including 34 tower blocks – the largest number on any single British housing estate. The first residents moved onto Castle Vale in 1964 when the first houses and flats were completed.[46]

Publications[edit]

Births[edit]

January – March[edit]

April – June[edit]

July – September[edit]

October – December[edit]

Deaths[edit]

January – March[edit]

April – June[edit]

July – September[edit]

October – December[edit]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

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