Today in History for January 1967

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 56 of 56

1st - CRU becomes the CAFA & turns over the Grey Cup trophy to the CFL
1st - Day's play in the Calcutta Test v W Indies cancelled by riots
1st - FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different
1st - Green Bay Packers beat Dallas Cowboys 34-27 in NFL championship game
1st - KC Chiefs beat Buffalo Bills 31-7 in AFL championship game
1st - St Helena adopts constitution
1st - Tonga revises constitution
1st - WABW TV channel 14 in Pelham, GA (PBS) begins broadcasting
3rd - "Tonight Show" is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes
3rd - Carl Wilson of the Beach Boys is indicted for draft evasion
3rd - WJAN TV channel 17 in Canton, OH (IND) begins broadcasting
5th - KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins
6th - "Milton Berle Show" last airs on ABC-TV
6th - KHTV TV channel 39 in Houston, TX (IND) begins broadcasting
6th - 2 homemade buses collided on a mountain road in Terpate, Philippines plunging off a cliff, killing 84, injuring 140
6th - United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
7th - "Newlywed Game" premieres on ABC TV
9th - Georgia legislature seats Rep Julian Bond
9th - NFL New Orleans' franchise takes name "Saints"
10th - Edward Brooke, takes (Sen-R-Mass) seat as 1st popular elected black
10th - Lester Maddox inaugurated as governor of Georgia
10th - PBS (the National Educational TV) begins as a 70 station network
11th - Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission
12th - Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
12th - Dr. James Bedford becomes the first person to be cryonically preserved with intent of future resuscitation.
13th - Coup in Togo
13th - Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
14th - 20,000 attend Human Be-In, SF
14th - Earthquake in Sicily kills 231
14th - NY Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments
Goddess of Pop Cher (Cherilyn Sarkisian) 14th - Sonny & Cher release "Beat Goes On"
15th - Superbowl I: Green Bay Packers beat KC Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Superbowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
15th - The first Super Bowl is played in Los Angeles, California.
16th - 1st black government installed in Bahamas
16th - Lucius Amerson, becomes 1st southern (Ala) black sheriff in 20th cent
18th - 20th NHL All-Star Game: Montreal beat All-Stars 3-0 at Montreal
18th - Albert DeSalvo (Boston Strangler) sentenced to life in prison
18th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
18th - Yellowknife replaces Ottawa as capital of NW Territories, Canada
19th - Herr Karl Tausch writes shortest will "Vse Zene" (All to wife)
21st - AFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 30-23
21st - US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming
21st - US male Figure Skating championship won by Gary Visconti
22nd - NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10
23rd - Stan Musial is named GM of Cards
26th - USSR performs nuclear test at Sary Shagan USSR
26th - Chicago Blizzard strikes with a record 23 inches of snow fall causing 800 buses and 50,000 automobiles to be abandoned
27th - Apollo 1 fire kills astronauts Grissom, White & Chaffee
27th - Beatles sign a 9 year worldwide contract with EMI records
27th - New Orleans Saints sign their 1st player (Paige Cothren-kicker)
27th - Treaty banning military use of nuclear weapons in space, signed
28th - Rolling Stones release "Let's Spend the Night Together"
29th - "Let's Sing Yiddish" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 107 perfs
29th - Branch Rickey & Lloyd Waner elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
29th - Kees Verkerk becomes European skating champ
29th - WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 110

1st - Andy Heck, NFL tackle (Seattle Seahawk, Chicago Bears)
1st - Derrick Thomas, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
1st - Juanma Bajo Ulloa, Spanish film director
1st - John Digweed, English DJ
1st - Tim Dog, American rapper
2nd - Harlon Barnett, NFL safety (Minnesota Vikings)
2nd - Jón Gnarr, Icelandic comedian
3rd - Demetri Davis, WLAF tight end (Barcelona Dragons)
3rd - Joseph Amor, San Jose, video game record holder (Space Invaders)
3rd - Magnus Gustafsson, Sweden, tennis star
4th - David Wayne Toms, Monroe LA, PGA golfer (1992 Northern Telecom-3rd)
4th - Michael "Mike" Peterson, Wash DC, rower (Olympics-1996)
4th - Rick Cunningham, NFL tackle (Minnesota Vikings, Oakland Raiders)
4th - Johnny Nelson, English boxer
4th - Marina Orsini, Canadian actress
5th - Chris Nabholz, US baseball pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
5th - J B Brown, NFL cornerback (Miami Dolphins, Pittsburgh Steelers)
5th - Ray Crockett, NFL defensive back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
5th - Ricky Paull Goldin, SF, actor (Doug-Hail to the Chief, Another World)
5th - Joe Flanigan, American actor
6th - David Belcher, Australian rower (Olympics-96)
6th - Larry Donald, Cincinnati Ohio, US boxer (Olympic-92)
6th - Peter Loran, Teaneck NJ, rock vocalist (Trixter-Give It To Me Good)
7th - Guy Hebert, Troy, NHL goalie (Anaheim Mighty Ducks, Team USA 98)
7th - Scott Galbraith, NFL tight end (Washington Redskins, Dallas Cowboys)
7th - Mark Lamarr, British comedian and broadcaster
8th - Hollis Conway, Chicago Ill, high jumper (Olympics-silv/bronze-88, 92)
8th - Kent Jones, Portales NM, golfer (NM State Amateur-1990-91)
8th - Roger Rowland, Jacksonville FL, Nike golfer (1990 Macon Open-2nd)
8th - Willie Anderson, US, NBA guard (NY Knicks, Olympic-bronze-1988)
Musician Dave Matthews (9th) 9th - Dave Matthews, singer/musician (Dave Matthews Band)
9th - Dave Mcllwain, Seaforth, NHL center (Pitts Penguins)
9th - Jamie Huscroft, Creston, NHL defenseman (Calgary Flames)
9th - Claudio Caniggia, Argentinian footballer
9th - Steven Harwell, American singer and musician (Smash Mouth)
10th - Micky Michelle, [Ingrid Hankers], Dutch dancer (Josephine, Sound of Motown)
10th - Trini Alvarado, actor (Frighteners)
10th - Johan Laats, Belgian judoka
11th - Jeff Bankett, Pittsburgh Pa, actor (Tyler-1 Life to Live)
11th - Richmond Webb, NFL tackle (Miami Dolphins)
11th - Ronnie Stern, St-Agathe, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
12th - Farrah Forke, Texas, actress (Dweebs, Mr Rhodes, Disclosure, Heat)
12th - Marco Boogers, Dutch soccer player (RKC, Sparta, West Ham United)
12th - Mike Simms, Whittier CA, outfielder (Houston Astros)
12th - Ulf Dahlen, Ostersund SWE, NHL forward (Team Sweden, San Jose)
12th - Vendela [Kirsebom], Stockholm Sweden, model (Sports Illustrated 1993)
13th - Annie Jones, Australian actress
13th - George Paterson, Scottish singer/songwriter DMP
14th - Emily Watson, actress (Breaking the Waves, Boxer)
14th - Terry Wooden, NFL linebacker (Seattle Seahawks, KC Chiefs)
14th - Tom Rhodes, actor (Tom Rhodes-Mr Rhodes)
14th - Kerri Green, American actress
14th - Saskia Wickham, British actress
14th - Zakk Wylde, American musician (Black Label Society)
15th - Lisa Lisa, [Velez], rock vocalist (& Cult Jam)
15th - Richard Blakey, cricketer (England wicket-keeper in India 1993)
15th - Ted N Tryba, Wilkes-Barre PA, PGA golfer (1995 Anheuser-Busch Golf)
16th - Jeff Branson, Waynesboro Miss, infielder (Cin Reds)
16th - Maxine Waters Jones, rocker (En Vogue)
17th - Gregory Caccia, Bayshore NY, team handball right back (Olympics-1996)
17th - William Michael Heinen Jr, Rayne LA, PGA golfer (1994 Shell Houston)
17th - Filippo Raciti, Italian police officer (d. 2007)
17th - Song Kang-ho, South Korean actor
18th - Kim Perrot, WNBA guard (Houston Comets)
18th - M C Tab, [Sharon Richard], NYC, rapper
18th - Peter Cox Jr, Bronxville NY, fencer-sabre (Olympics-96)
18th - Iván Zamorano, Chilean footballer
19th - Christine Tucci, actress (Amanda Cory-Another World)
19th - Javier Cámara, Spanish actor
20th - Joe Pasquale, rocker (Prey)
20th - Mark Stepnoski, NFL center (Houston/Tennessee Oilers)
20th - Stacey Dash, Bronx NY, actress (Dionne-Clueless)
21st - Ulf Stenlund, Sweden, tennis star
22nd - Manabu Nakanishi, wrestler (NJPW)
22nd - Nicholas Gillingham, British swimmer (world record 200m freestyle)
22nd - Olivia d'Abo, London England, actress (Wonder Years, Single Guy)
22nd - Ecaterina Szabo, Romanian gymnast
23rd - Christine Parris-Washington, Truro Nova Scotia, softball (Olympics-96)
23rd - Naim Suleymanoglu, Bulgaria, Turkish weight lifter (Oly-gold-1988)
24th - Chris Warren, NFL running back (Seattle Seahawks)
24th - Shannon Butler, South Lake Tahoe California, 10k runner
24th - Phil LaMarr, American voice actor
24th - John Myung, American musician (Dream Theater)
25th - Mario Brunetta, hockey goaltender (Team Italy 1998)
25th - Marty Calder, St Catharine ON, 62 kg freestyle wrestler (Oly-12-92,96)
25th - Randy Mckay, Montreal, NHL right wing (NJ Devils)
25th - Mark Bamford, American writer/director
26th - Jeff Branson, US baseball infielder (Cincinnati Reds)
26th - Katie Peterson-Parker, Bethesda MD, LPGA golfer (1995 Oldsmobile-5th)
26th - Tim Pugh, Lake Tahoe CA, pitcher (Cincinnati Reds, KC Royals)
26th - Pradip Somasundaran, Indian playback singer
27th - Alfred Oglesby, NFL defensive tackle (Cin Bengals)
27th - Carrington Garland, LA California, actress (Kelly Capwell-Santa Barbara)
27th - Dave Manson, Prince Albert, NHL defenseman (Winnipeg Jets)
27th - Laura Golarsa, Italy, tennis star
27th - Sue Palmer, Collingwood Ontario, cyclist (Olympics-96)
27th - Bobby Deol, Indian actor
27th - Byron Mann, Hong Kong actor
28th - Peter Hofstede, Dutch soccer player (Roda JC, FC Utrecht)
28th - Tom Hodson, NFL quarterback (NO Saints)

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Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 1 of 1

10th - Dutch Princess Margret marries Pieter van Vollenhoven

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 41 of 41

1st - Maurice Leyland, cricketer (41 Tests for England, 2764 runs), dies
1st - Moon Mullican, rocker, dies at 58
3rd - Jack Ruby, assassin who killed assassin Lee Harvey Oswald, dies at 55
3rd - Mary Garden, opera star, dies at 92
4th - Donald Campbell, boat racer, dies trying to break 300 mph on water
6th - Arnhem "Tata" Joseph Weiss, "the Zigeunerbaron," buried
6th - Johnny Keane, baseball player/mgr (Cards, NY Yanks), dies at 55
7th - Carl Schuricht, composer, dies at 86
7th - Sid Emery, cricket leg-spinner (NSW & Aus, 5 wkt in 1912 series), dies
7th - David Goodis, American writer (b. 1917)
8th - Zbigniew Cybulski, Polish actor (See You Tommorrow), dies at 39
10th - Emerson Treacy, actor (Prowler), dies after surgery at 66
10th - Vilem Petrzelka, composer, dies at 77
14th - Renato Lunelli, composer, dies at 71
15th - Albert Szirmai, composer, dies at 86
15th - David Burliuk, Ukrainian artist (b. 1882)
16th - Dirk Vansina, Flemish playwright (Sage of Kai-Roi), dies at 72
16th - Robert J Van De Graaff, US nuclear physicist, dies at 65
17th - Evelyn Nesbit, actress (Redemption), dies at 82
Murderer Jack Ruby (3rd) 18th - Albert Conti, actor (Eagle, Jazz Heaven, Topaz), dies at 79
18th - Barney Ross, welterweight Boxing Champ (1934), dies at 57
18th - Harry Antrim, actor (Ma & Pa Kettle), dies of heart attack at 83
18th - Reese "Goose" Tatum, basketballer (Harlem Globetrotters), dies at 45
18th - Simon FHJ Berkelbach van der Sprenkel, vicar/theologist, dies at 84
19th - Grace Cunard, actress (Untamed, Ressurection), dies at 73
21st - Ann Sheridan, actress (Pistols 'n' Petticoats), dies of cancer at 51
22nd - Jobyna Ralston, actress (Wings, Girl Shy, Freshman), dies at 66
22nd - Robert Henriques, English writer (b. 1905)
24th - Howard Charles Shaiffer, entertainer, dies at 49
26th - Albert Remy, actor (Blows), dies at 55
26th - Kenneth Thomson, actor (White Gold), dies of emphysema at 68
27th - Alphonse Juin, French marshal, dies at 78
27th - Edward Higgins White II, Lt Col USAF/astronaut (Gemini 4), dies at 36
27th - Roger B Chaffee, astronaut, dies at 31 in Apollo I fire
27th - Virgil I (Gus) Grissom, astronaut, dies at 40 in Apollo I fire
28th - Stanley Coen, cricket (2 Tests for S Af, hs 41 not out, avg 50), dies
29th - Wlodzimierz Pozniak, composer, dies at 62
30th - Lee Morgan, actor (Dungeons of Harrow, Last Rebel), dies
31st - Chief Thundercloud, actor (Ambush, Colt 45, Typhoon), dies at 100
31st - Otto Dibelius, German theologian/bishop, dies at 86
31st - Eddie Tolan, American athlete (b. 1908)