Historical Events In 1967

Jul 14   Surveyor 4 launched to Moon; explodes just before landing on this day in history.  

Jul 16   Mickey Wright wins Lady Carling Golf Open in the year 1967.  

Jul 16   Prison brawl ignites barracks, killing 37 (Jay, Florida) on this day in history.  

Jul 17   Cyril Ring, actor (Duffy's Tavern, Red Hot & Blue), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   On this day in history monkees perform at Forest Hills NY, Jimi Hendrix is opening act  

Jul 17   In the year 1967 race riots in Cairo Illinois  

Jul 18   In the year 1967 humberto de Alencar Castelo Branco, Brazil pres (1964-87), dies at 66  

Jul 18   Silver hits record $1.87 an ounce in NY in the year 1967.  

Jul 19   Race riots in Durham NC in the year 1967.  

Jul 19   US launches Explorer 35 for lunar orbit (800/7400 km) in the year 1967.  

Jul 20   In the year 1967 race riots in Memphis Tenn  

Jul 21   Albert J Luthuli, president South Africa (ANC), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Basil Rathbone Johannesburg S Africa, actor, dies at 75 in the year 1967.  

Jul 22   On this day in history 1st major appearance by Vanilla Fudge (Village Theater NYC)  

Jul 22   Carl Sandburg poet dies at 89 in the year 1967.  

Jul 22   On this day in history carl Sandburg, poet (Abraham Lincoln: Prairie Years), dies at 89  

Jul 22   Jimi Hendrix quits as openoing act of the Monkees' tour on this day in history.  

Jul 23   43 killed in racial rebellion in Detroit (2,000 injured, 442 fires) in the year 1967.  

Jul 23   Pirate Radio Swinging Scotland closes down for financial reasons in the year 1967.  

Jul 23   Race riots claiming 43 erupts in Detroit on this day in history.  

Jul 24   In the year 1967 beatles sign a petition in The Times to legalize marijuana  

Jul 24   In the year 1967 charles de Gaulle says 'Vive le Qu‚bec libre! Long live free Quebec!' A lot of pople are not happy at his remarks  

Jul 24   In the year 1967 little Billy Rhodes, dies of stroke at 72  

Jul 24   Race riot in Cambridge Maryland in the year 1967.  

Jul 25   Construction begins on SF MUNI METRO (Market Street subway) on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1967 w Gombrowicz, writer, dies at 62  

Jul 26   On this day in history matthijs Vermeulen, Dutch composer/critic, dies at 79  

Jul 28   In the year 1967 pirate Radio Station 390 (Radio Invicta) (England) closes down  

Jul 29   On this day in history explosion & Fire aboard carrier USS Forrestal in Gulf of Tonkin kills 134, $100 million in damage  

Jul 29   On this day in history moderate quake (6.5) strikes Caracas Venezuela causing severe damage  

Jul 30   On this day in history alfried Krupp, German industrialist, dies at 59  

Jul 30   On this day in history race riot in Milwaukee (4 killed)  

Jul 31   On this day in history mario Varvoglis, composer, dies at 81  

Aug 01   In the year 1967 uS's Lunar Orbiter 5 launched; enters lunar orbit Aug 5  

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Jan 02   Harlon Barnett, NFL safety (Minn Vikings) was born in the year 1967.  

Jan 02   Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of demetri Davis, WLAF tight end (Barcelona Dragons)  

Jan 03   In the year 1967 birth of helena Bonham Carter, London, actress (Getting it Right)  

Jan 03   Joseph Amor, San Jose, video game record holder (Space Invaders) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, tennis star was born in the year 1967.  

Jan 04   David Wayne Toms, Monroe LA, PGA golfer (1992 Northern Telecom-3rd) was born in the year 1967.  

Jan 04   Michael "Mike" Peterson, Wash DC, rower (Olympics-1996) was born in the year 1967.  

Jan 01   On this day in history maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies  

Jan 03   In the year 1967 jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55  

Jan 04   In the year 1967 donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water  

Jan 06   In the year 1967 death of arnhem "Tata" Joseph Weiss, "the Zigeunerbaron," buried  

Jan 07   In the year 1967 carl Schuricht, composer, dies at 86  

Jan 08   In the year 1967 zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39  

Jan 10   Emerson Treacy, actor (Prowler), dies after surgery at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 14   Renato Lunelli, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1967.