Page 9: Historical Events In 1967

May 30   Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles   

May 30   Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball   

Jun 01   Beatles release Sgt Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band in US and goes gold.   

Jun 01   Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC.   

Jun 02   Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston.   

Jun 02   Zamah Cunningham, actress (Menosha the Magnificent), dies at 74   

Jun 03   Arthur Mitchell Ransome, critic/children's book author, dies   

Jun 04   Emmy Awards-Monkees win for comedy series.   

Jun 05   Edna Park Edwards, entertainer, dies at 72.   

Jun 05   Israel raids Egyptian military targets. Syria, Iraq, and Jordan also entered the conflict   

Jun 05   Murderer Richard Speck sentenced to death in the electric chair.   

Jun 05   The six day war in the Middle East, between Israel and its neighbours, begins.   

Jun 06   6 day war between Israel and Arab neighbors begin   

Jun 06   Edward G Givens Jr, Major USAF/astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47   

Jun 06   Egypt closes the Suez canal as Israel seizes Gaza   

Jun 07   2 Moby Grape members arrested for contributing to deliquency of minors   

Jun 07   Dorothy Parker, US writer (Enough Rope), dies at 73   

Jun 07   Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem.   

Jun 08   34 U.S. servicemen are killed when Israeli warplanes mistakenly attack the Navy ship Liberty stationed in the Mediterranean   

Jun 08   Elliot Griffis, composer, dies at 74.   

Jun 08   Frank LLoyd Wright, American architect is born.   

Jun 09   Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski, composer, dies at 64   

Jun 09   The Monkees appear at the Hollywood Bowl   

Jun 10   Frank Butler, actor/screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76   

Jun 10   Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end "6-Day War" with UN help   

Jun 11   Billy Wells, Gong striker for Rank Films, dies at 79   

Jun 11   Israel and Syria accept terms of a U.N. cease-fire.   

Jun 11   Race riot in Tampa Florida; National Guard mobilizes   

Jun 12   In this year, Israel claims 6 day war   

Jun 12   Race riot in Cincinnati Ohio (300 arrested)   

Jun 12   Supreme Court unanimously ends laws against interracial marriages   

Jun 12   USSR launches Venera 4 for parachute landing on Venus   

Jun 13   Thurgood Marshall nominated as inaugural black Supreme Court justice   

Jun 14   Launch of Mariner V for Venus fly-by   

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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,