Page 10: Historical Events In 1967

Jun 14   USSR launches Kosmos 166 for observation of Sun from Earth orbit   

Jun 15   Edward Eagan, boxer (Oly-gold-20)/bobsledder (Oly-gold-32), dies at 69.   

Jun 15   Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill   

Jun 16   50000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival   

Jun 17   Barbra Striesand A Happening in Central Park performed.   

Jun 17   China explodes its inaugural H-bomb.   

Jun 17   China is recorded as becoming world's 4th thermonuclear (H-bomb) power   

Jun 18   67th US Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 275 at Baltusrol GC NJ.   

Jun 18   Humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil pres (1964-67), dies at 66   

Jun 19   Muhammad Ali is convicted for reusing induction in US Army   

Jun 19   Paul McCartney admits on TV that he took LSD   

Jun 20   Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services.   

Jun 22   Adrian Grigor'yevich Shaposhnikov, composer, dies at 79   

Jun 23   LBJ and Alexei Kosygin hold inaugural of 2 summit meetings in Glassboro, NJ   

Jun 23   US Senate censures Thomas J Dodd (D-Ct) for misusing campaign funds.   

Jun 25   400 million watch Beatles "Our World" TV special.   

Jun 26   Errol Hunte, cricketer (WI batsman in 3 Tests v England 1930), dies   

Jun 27   Race riot in Buffalo NY (200 arrested).   

Jun 28   George Harrison is fined œ6 for speeding.   

Jun 29   Israel removes barricades, re-unifying Jerusalem   

Jun 29   Jayne Mansfield, actress (Female Jungle), dies in a car crash at 34   

Jun 29   Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge.   

Jun 30   Maj Robert H Lawrence Jr named inaugural black astronaut.   

Jul 01   Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," goes #1 for 15 weeks   

Jul 02   Catherine Lacoste is recorded as becoming youngest (22), inaugural foreigner (France) and inaugural amateur to US Women's open golf tournament   

Jul 02   During Operation Bear Claw, Seventh Fleet Amphibious Force conducts helicopter assault 12 miles inland at Con Thien   

Jul 03   "News at 10" premieres on English TV   

Jul 03   John Clark, actor (Last Day of the War), dies at 50   

Jul 04   Freedom of Information Act comes into force   

Jul 06   Biafran War erupts as Nigerian forces invade   

Jul 07   Beatles' "All You Need is Love" is released   

Jul 07   Vivian Leigh Scarlet in Gone with the Wind, dies at 53.   

Jul 07   Vivian Leigh, actress (Scarlet-Gone with the Wind), dies at 53.   

Jul 08   Billie Jean King concludes Wimbeldon sweep (singles, doubles and mix).   

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Jan 02   Harlon barnett: Nfl safety (minn vikings)   

Jan 02   Jón gnarr: Icelandic comedian   

Jan 03   Demetri davis: Wlaf tight end (barcelona dragons)   

Jan 03   Helena bonham carter: London, actress (getting it right)   

Jan 03   Joseph amor: San jose, video game record holder (space invaders)   

Jan 03   Magnus gustafsson: Sweden, tennis star   

Jan 04   David wayne toms: Monroe la, pga golfer (1992 northern telecom-3rd)   

Jan 04   Michael "mike" peterson: Wash dc, rower (olympics-1996)   

Jan 01   Maurice leyland: Cricketer (41 tests for england, 2764 runs),    

Jan 03   Jack ruby: Assassin who killed assassin lee harvey oswald,    

Jan 04   Donald campbell: Boat racer,    

Jan 06   Arnhem "tata" joseph weiss: "the zigeunerbaron," buried   

Jan 07   Carl schuricht: Composer,   

Jan 08   Zbigniew cybulski: Polish actor (see you tommorrow),   

Jan 10   Emerson treacy: Actor (prowler),    

Jan 14   Renato lunelli: Composer,