Page 17: Historical Events In 1967

Nov 25   Ossip Zadkine, [Zadkin], Russ sculptor (Destroyed City), dies at 77.   

Nov 25   Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time   

Nov 27   Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"   

Nov 27   Cameron Prud'Homme, actor (Rainmaker), dies after long illness at 75.   

Nov 27   Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price   

Nov 27   President of France, General Charles de Gaulle, refuses British entry to the Common Market   

Nov 28   Leon Mba, 1st president of Gabon (1960-67), dies   

Nov 29   British troops withdraw from Aden   

Nov 29   Robert S. McNamara announces that he will resign as Secretary of Defense and will become president of the World Bank   

Nov 29   Theo Marcuse, actor (Mara of Wilderness), dies in auto accident at 47.   

Nov 29   US Secretary of Defense McNamara is recorded as becoming President of the World Bank   

Nov 30   In Albania a 6.5 quake centered centered along the Albania-Yugoslavia border in the vicinity of Debar, Yugoslavia, and Shupenze, Albania. Eighteen people were killed, 204 injured.   

Nov 30   Julie Nixon andDavid Eisenhower announce their engagement.   

Nov 30   Kuria Muria islands ceded by Britain to Oman   

Nov 30   Patrick Kavanagh, Irish screenwriterr (Great Hunger), dies.   

Nov 30   People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain.   

Dec 01   Queen Elizabeth inaugurates 98-inch (249-cm) Isaac Newton telescope.   

Dec 01   Wilt Chamberlain set NBA record of 22 free throws misses   

Dec 02   55th CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Tiger-Cats defeats Saskatchewan, 24-1.   

Dec 02   Francis J "Cardinal" Spellman, archbishop of NY, dies at 78   

Dec 03   Annette Kolb, writer, dies at 92.   

Dec 03   Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the world's inaugural successful heart transplant at Cape Town, South Africa. The recipient of the new heart, Louis Washkansky, survived 18 days.   

Dec 03   Final run of "20th Century Limited," famed New York-Chicago luxury train.   

Dec 04   Bert Lahr, [Irving Lahrheim], US comic (Wizard of Oz), dies at 72   

Dec 05   Beatles clothing store "Apple" on 94 Baker Street, London, opens   

Dec 07   "How Now, Dow Jones" opens at Lunt Fontanne Theater NYC for 220 perfs   

Dec 07   House Peters, silent film actor (Kansas Territory), dies at 87.   

Dec 08   Robert H Lawrence, USAF/astronaut, dies at 32.   

Dec 09   Jim Morrison, arrested on stage for disturbing the peace   

Dec 09   Lyndon Johnson's daughter Lynda marries in the White House.   

Dec 09   Nicolea Ceausescu is recorded as becoming president (dictator) of Romania.   

Dec 10   Brazilio da Cunha Luz Itibere, composer, dies at 71   

Dec 11   Beatles' Apple Music signs its inaugural group-Grapefruit   

Dec 11   Howard Freeman, actor (Double Dynamite), dies after illness in NYC   

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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,