Page 7: Historical Events In 1967
Thursday, 11 June 2026
Apr 21 Military coup in Greece. 


Apr 21 Svetlana Alliluyeva (Josef Stalin's daughter) defects in NYC 


Apr 22 Tom Conway actor (Mark Saber, Betty Hutton Show), dies at 62 


Apr 23 Russian Vladimir Komarov is recorded as becoming the inaugural man to make two spaceflights 


Apr 23 Soyuz 1 launched; Vladimir Komarov is recorded as becoming inaugural in-flight casualty. 


Apr 24 Frank Overton actor (12 O'Clock High), dies at 48 


Apr 24 Vladimir Komarov cosmonaut is inaugural to die in space, aboard Soyuz 1. 


Apr 25 Britain grants internal self-government to Swaziland 


Apr 25 The Commons passes Act unifying the Royal Canadian Navy, Canadian Army, and Royal Canadian Air Force into one unit, the Canadian Armed Forces. A sad day for the Canadian military. 


Apr 26 "Hallelujah, Baby!" opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 293 perfs 


Apr 27 Expo '67 opens in Montreal. 


Apr 28 Muhammad Ali refuses induction into army and stripped of boxing title. 


Apr 29 Anthony Mann, US director (El Cid, Last Frontier), dies at 60 


Apr 29 In this year, Aretha Franklin releases "Respect". 


May 01 Anastasio Somoza Debayle is recorded as becoming President of Nicaragua. 


May 01 Elvis Presley and Pricilla Beaulieu wed in Las Vegas 


May 01 In Greece a 5.75-6.0 earthquake in the mountainous area of northern Arta Province, 9 were killed, 56 injured, and over 100 houses destroyed. 


May 01 Jelle Zijlstra is recorded as becoming president of Netherlands Bank 


May 01 Pulitzer prize awarded to Bernard Malamud (The Fixer) 


May 03 Black students seize finance building at Northwestern University. 


May 04 Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75 


May 04 Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7. 


May 06 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College 


May 06 Zakir Hussain elected inaugural Moslem President of India 


May 07 Judith Evelyn, dies of cancer at 54 


May 08 Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39 


May 08 Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army. 


May 09 Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies. 


May 09 The inaugural flight of the short haul Fokker F-28 Fellowship is made. 


May 10 Keith Richards, Brian Jones and Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges. 


May 10 Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia. 


May 11 "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 performances. 


May 11 100000000th US phone connected 


May 11 Great Britain, Ireland and Denmark apply for EG membership. 


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