Page 12: Historical Events In 1967

Jul 26   Matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 79   

Jul 28   Pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) (England) closes down.   

Jul 29   Explosion and Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin results in the deaths of 134, $100 million in damage   

Jul 29   Moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage   

Jul 30   Alfried Krupp, German industrialist, dies at 59   

Jul 30   Race riot in Milwaukee (4 killed)   

Jul 31   Mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81.   

Aug 01   US's Lunar Orbiter 5 launched; enters lunar orbit Aug 5.   

Aug 02   Claude A Barnett, founder (Associated Negro Press), dies at 77   

Aug 04   34th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 27, All-Stars 0 (70934)   

Aug 04   British pirate radio station Radio 355 goes off the air   

Aug 04   Peter Smith, cricketer (Essex leggie, 3 wickets for England), dies   

Aug 07   Max Branch, music/radio commentator, dies at 75   

Aug 08   Jaromir Weinberger, Czech/US composer (Czech Rhapsody), dies at 71   

Aug 09   Anton Walbrook, actor (Laura, I Accuse), dies of heart attack at 66   

Aug 09   Biafran offensive against Nigerian army.   

Aug 10   John Francis Larchet, composer, dies at 83   

Aug 13   In the Pyrenees a 5.3 quake resulted in numerous buildings were destroyed in Arette, Oloron, and Montory; one person was killed and 80 were injured   

Aug 13   Jane Darwell, actress (Girls in Prison), dies of heart attack at 87   

Aug 13   WQLN TV channel 54 in Erie, PA (PBS) begins broadcasting   

Aug 15   England's Marine Offense Bill making pirate radio stations a crime comes into force, pirate station Radio 355 closes down   

Aug 15   René Magritte, Belgian surrealist painter, dies at 68   

Aug 16   Cin Red Jim Maloney retires 19 Pirates, then gets injured and leaves.   

Aug 18   Rolling Stones release "We Love You".   

Aug 19   Beatles' "All You Need is Love," single goes #1   

Aug 19   Carl W de Vries, Dutch (Great-granddad King William III), dies at 84   

Aug 19   Operation Coronado IV begins in Mekong Delta   

Aug 21   China reports downing of 2 US bombers.   

Aug 22   Tom Conway, actor (Mrs Minerva), dies of liver ailment at 63   

Aug 24   Amanda Randolph, actress (Danny Thomas, Amos n Andy), dies at 65.   

Aug 24   Liberian flag designed   

Aug 24   Mobs from China repeatedly attack British positions along 27km Hong Kong border and are driven off with tear gas.   

Aug 25   George Lincoln Rockwell, head of American Nazi Party, assassinated.   

Aug 25   Paraguay accepts its constitution.   

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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,