TV actress Ashley Jensen

Events in 1969 and 11-8

Events in the world in the birth year of Ashley Jensen

• Nixon begins "Vietnamization" in Southeast Asia. Background: Vietnam War
• The United States, USSR, and about 100 other countries sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty (NPT). Background: nuclear disarmament
• Russian and Chinese troops clash along the Ussuri River.
• 27-year-old Colonel Muammar al-Qaddafi deposes King Idris of Libya and establishes a pro-Arabic, anti-Western, Islamic republic.

Birthday Ashley Jensen (11-8) in history

• Day 11-8 year 1909: Arapahoe became the first American ship to use the S.O.S. distress signal.
• Day 11-8 year 1934: The first inmates arrived at the federal prison on Alcatraz Island in San Francisco Bay.
• Day 11-8 year 1952: King Hussein of Jordan ascended the throne after his father had been declared mentally unfit.
• Day 11-8 year 1954: More than seven years of fighting in Indochina formerly ended with the cessation of French control.
• Day 11-8 year 1956: Abstract artist Jackson Pollock died in an automobile accident.
• Day 11-8 year 1960: Chad gained its independence from France.
• Day 11-8 year 1965: Following the arrest of a young black motorist, the predominately black neighborhood of Watts in Los Angeles erupted in riots that lasted six days and left 34 dead.
• Day 11-8 year 2003: Charles Taylor, president of Liberia, formally relinquished his office to Moses Blah and left for Nigeria.