Today in History for May 1967

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 63 of 63

1st - Anastasio Somoza Debayle becomes president of Nicaragua
1st - Jelle Zijlstra becomes president of Netherlands Bank
1st - Elvis Presley & Priscilla Beaulieu wed in Las Vegas
1st - Pulitzer prize awarded to Bernard Malamud (Fixer)
2nd - Stanley Cup: Toronto Maple Leafs beat Montreal Canadiens, 4 games to 2
3rd - Black students seize finance building at Northwestern U
4th - Lunar Orbiter 4 launched by US; begins orbiting Moon May 7
6th - 400 students seize administration building at Cheyney State College
6th - 93rd Kentucky Derby: Bobby Ussery on Proud Clarion wins in 2:00.6
6th - Maureen Wilton runs female world record marathon (3:15:22)
6th - Zakir Hussain elected 1st Moslem president of India
7th - Carol Mann wins LPGA Tall City Golf Open
8th - Muhammad Ali is indicted for refusing induction in US Army
8th - The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.
9th - 1st flight of Fokker F-28 Fellowship
9th - Gijsbert van Hall resigns as mayor of Amsterdam
10th - Foundation AZ soccer team forms in Alkmaar
10th - Hank Aaron only inside the park HR (vs Jim Bunning)
10th - Keith Richards, Brian Jones & Mick Jagger arrested on drug charges
Baseball Player Hank Aaron 10th - Stockholm Vietnam-Tribunal declares US aggression in Vietnam/Cambodia
10th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
11th - "Sing, Israel Sing" opens at Brooks Atkinson Theater NYC for 14 perfs
11th - 100,000,000th US phone connected
11th - Great Britain, Ireland & Denmark apply for EG membership
12th - H Rap Brown replaces Stokely Carmichael as chairman of Student
12th - Provo disbands in Neth Nonviolent Coordinating Committee
13th - NY Yankee Mickey Mantle hits career HR #500 off Stu Miller
13th - Octagonal boxing ring is tested to avoid corner injuries
14th - Mickey Mantle's 500th HR off Oriole's Stu Miller
14th - Pirate Radio Station 270 (England) closes down
15th - Jo Ann Prentice wins LPGA Dallas Civitan Golf Open
15th - Paul McCartney meets his future wife Linda Eastman
16th - Phila voters approve a $13 million bond issue to build a new stadium
17th - Dylan's 1965 UK Tour is released as film "Don't Look Back"
Pop Singer & Beatle Paul McCartney 18th - Silver hits record $1.60 an ounce in London
18th - Tenn Gov Ellington repeals "Monkey Law," upheld in 1925 Scopes Trial
19th - US bombs Hanoi
19th - USSR ratifies treaty with Engl & US banning nuclear weapons in space
20th - 10,000 demonstrate against war in Vietnam
20th - 93rd Preakness: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 1:55.2
20th - BBC bans Beatle's "A Day in the Life" (drug references)
21st - "Sing, Israel Sing" closes at Brooks Atkinson NYC after 14 perfs
21st - Marilynn Smith wins LPGA Babe Didrikson-Zaharias Golf Open
22nd - "Mister Rogers' Neighborhood," debuts on NET (now PBS)
22nd - Egyptian president Nassar closes Straits of Tiran to Israel
22nd - Fire at L'Innovation dept store kills 322 (Brussels, Belgium)
23rd - Government bans submarines near South Africa
24th - AFL grants a franchise to Cincinnati Bengals
25th - Celtic wins 12th Europe Cup 1 in Lisbon
25th - John Lennon takes delivery of his psychedelic painted Rolls Royce
26th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
27th - "Sherry!" closes at Alvin Theater NYC after 65 performances
27th - Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census.
28th - Dmitri Shostakovitch completes his 2nd Violin concert
28th - Francis Chichester arrives home at Plymouth from Round-the-world trip
28th - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
29th - Australian Paul McManus water skis barefoot for 1:30:19
264th Pope John Paul II 29th - Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals, including Karol Wojtyla, archbishop of Krakow, who later became Pope John Paul II
30th - Biafra declares independence from Nigeria
30th - King Hussein of Jordan visits Cairo
30th - Robert "Evel" Knievel's motorcycle jumps 16 automobiles
30th - Yankee Whitey Ford, nearing 41, announces his retirement from baseball
31st - Bayern Munchen wins 7th Europe Cup II at Neurenberg

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 86 of 86

1st - Bill Schultz, NFL/WLAF offensive tackle (Den Broncos, Scot Claymores)
1st - Marvcus Patton, NFL linebacker (Washington Redskins)
1st - Scott Coffey, HI, actor (Satisfaction, Shout)
1st - Tawni Cable, Salem Oregon, playmate (June 1989)
1st - Yael Arad, Israel, Women's half middleweight judoka (Oly-1996)
1st - Tim McGraw, American musician
2nd - Kerryn McCann, Australian marathoner (Olympics-96)
4th - Derek MacCready, CFL defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos)
4th - John Child, East York Ontario, beach volleyballer (Olympics-bronze-96)
4th - Matthew Crane, Kimberton Pa, actor (Matt Cory-Another World)
4th - Ana Gasteyer, American actress
4th - Kate Garraway, English GMTV Presenter
5th - Brad Baxter, NFL fullback (NY Jets)
5th - Charles Nagy, Fairfield CT, pitcher (Cleveland Indians)
5th - Takehito Koyasu, Japanese seiyu (voice actor)
5th - Maro Mavri, Greek fashion model and actress
6th - Patrick F Manning Jr, Poughkeepsie NY, rower (Olympic-92)
7th - Joe Rice, legislator in the U.S. state of Colorado
10th - Nobuhiro Takeda, Japanese footballer and sportscaster
10th - Scott Brison, Canadian politician
10th - Jon Ronson, British journalist and author
10th - Young MC, American rapper
11th - Eric Young, New Brunswick NJ, infielder (Colorado Rockies)
11th - Jamie Brayshaw, cricketer (son of Ian WA & SA right-handed batsman)
11th - Kenneth Gould, Chic Ill, Welterweight boxer (Olympic-bronze-1988)
12th - Cara Coughenour, Sioux City IA, female pitcher (Colo Silver Bullets)
12th - Lawrence Rucchin, hockey defenseman (Team Italy 1998)
12th - Robert Blackmon, defensive back (Indianapolis Colts, Seattle Seahawks)
12th - Warren Rychel, Tecumseh, NHL left wing (Colorado Avalanche)
13th - Chuck Schuldiner, American musician (Death, Control Denied) (d. 2001)
13th - Melanie Thornton, African American German pop singer, former member of La Bouche. (d. 2001)
14th - Natasha Elaine Kaiser-Brown, Des Moines Iowa, 400m runner
14th - Shaun Creighton, Australian distance runner (Olympics-96)
14th - Tony Siragusa, NFL defensive tackle (Indianapolis Colts, Balt Ravens)
14th - Valeria Marini, Rome Italy, sports commentator (Italian Soccer)
15th - John Smoltz, Detroit MI, pitcher (Atlanta Braves, 1996 Cy Young)
15th - Omar Vizquel, Caracas Venezuela, shortstop (Seattle Mariners, Indians)
15th - Madhuri Dixit, Indian actress
17th - Cameron Bancroft, actor (Beverly Hills 90210)
17th - Debbie Dutch, Titusville NJ, actress (Hell's Paradox)
18th - Jaime Gomez, Arlington TX, Nike golfer (1992 Boise Open)
18th - Karl Dunbar, NFL defensive tackle (Arizona Cardinals)
18th - Heinz-Harald Frentzen, German F1 driver
18th - Rob Base, American rapper
19th - John Friesz, NFL quarterback (Seattle Seahawks)
19th - Turk Wendell, Pittsfield MA, pitcher (Chicago Cubs)
19th - Massimo Taccon, Italian painter and sculptor
20th - Beate Reinstadler, Stuttgart Ger, tennis star (1989 Futures Israel)
20th - Gabriele Muccino, Italian film director
20th - Ramzi Yousef, Kuwaiti-born Pakistani terrorist
21st - Cindy Haley, Tyler TX, LPGA golfer (1987 Texas Amateur-2nd)
21st - Rogel Nachum, Israel, Men's triple jump (Oly-1996)
21st - Todd Doohan, Sarnia Ont, Canadian Tour golfer (Western Ont Amateur-92)
21st - Tracy Simien, NFL linebacker (KC Chiefs)
22nd - Brooke Smith, American actress
22nd - John Vanderslice, American musician
23rd - Craig John Monk, Auckland NZ, finn class yachter (Olympics-96)
23rd - Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician
24th - Heavy D, rapper
24th - Margaret Crowley, Australian 800m/1500m runner (Olympics-96)
24th - Steve McDonald, rocker (Redd Kross)
25th - Danny Gonzales, jockey
25th - Juan Jimenez, WLAF quarterback/receivers coach (Barcelona Dragons)
25th - Luc Nilis, Belgian soccer player (RSC Anderlecht/PSV)
25th - Ruthie Bolton, McClain Miss, basketball guard (Olympics-gold-96)
25th - Poppy Z. Brite, American author
26th - Igor Zemlyanoy, hockey defenseman (Team Kazakhstan Oly-1998)
26th - Jean Bartholomew, Queens NY, LPGA golfer (1989 Duke U Champ)
26th - Phil Doyle, Australian writer
27th - Chin Yang, jockey
27th - Doug West, NBA guard (Minnesota Timberwolves)
27th - George McCloud, NBA forward/guard (Dallas Mavericks, Phoenix Suns)
27th - Paul Gascoigne, soccer player
27th - Ruthie Bolton Holifield, WNBA guard (Sac Monarchs/Olympics-gold-96)
28th - Glen Rice, NBA guard/forward (Charlotte Hornets)
28th - Kari Wuhrer, Brookfield Ct, MTV/actress (Beverly Hills 90210)
28th - Tory Epps, NFL defensive tackle (NO Saints)
29th - Bill Risley, Chicago IL, pitcher (Toronto Blue Jays)
29th - Karina Orum, Denmark, golfer (Scandinavian champion 1989)
29th - Mike Keane, Winnipeg, NHL right wing (Colorado Avalanche)
29th - Ray Bernard, CFL linebacker (Montreal Alouettes)
Musician Noel Gallagher (29th) 29th - Noel Gallagher, Manchester, English pop musician (Oasis)
30th - Rechelle Hawkes, Albany W Aust, field hockey midfielder (Olympics-96)
31st - Kenny Lofton, E Chicago Indiana, outfielder (Cleveland Indians)
31st - Sandrine Bonnaire, Clermont France, actress (Vagabond, Police)
31st - Phil Keoghan, New Zealand television personality

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 2 of 2

1st - King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley (32) weds actress Priscilla Beaulieu (21) at Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada
8th - "Bye Bye Birdie" actress Ann-Margret (26) weds actor and screenwriter Roger Smith (34)

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 28 of 28

4th - Bengt Axel von Torne, composer, dies at 75
6th - Zhou Zuoren, Chinese writer (b. 1885)
7th - Judith Evelyn, dies of cancer at 54
7th - Lorenzo Bandini, Italian Formula One driver (b. 1935)
8th - Barbara Payton, actress (Dallas, Trapped, Bad Blonde), dies at 39
8th - Elmer Rice, NY playwright/director/novelist, dies at 74
8th - Laverne Andrews, singer (Andrews Sisters), dies at 51
9th - Elmar Berkovich, Dutch industrial designer (Eindhoven theater), dies
9th - Philippa Duke Schuyler, composer, dies at 35
10th - Lorenzo Bandini, Italian racing driver, (b. 1935)
12th - Julius Kalas, composer, dies at 64
12th - John Masefield, British writer (b. 1878)
13th - Frank McGrath, actor (Wagon Train), dies at 64
15th - Edward Hopper, US painter (House by Railroad), dies at 84
15th - Jaromir Fiala, composer, dies at 74
17th - John Wesley Work, composer, dies at 65
17th - Nigel Martin Balchin, novelist, dies
18th - Andy Clyde, Hopalong Cassidy's sidekick, dies at 75
18th - Richard Ainley, actor (I Dood It, Above Suspicion), dies at 56
22nd - James Langston Hughes, American poet laureate, dies at 65
23rd - Philip Coolidge, actor (I Want to Live, Tingler), dies at 58
23rd - Sanne Sannes, photographer, dies at 30
26th - Antoon Spinoy, Belgian politician, dies at 60
26th - George E Stone, actor (5 Star Final, Front Page), dies at 64
27th - Ernst Niekisch, German politician (b. 1889)
29th - Geronimo Baqueiro Foster, composer, dies at 69
30th - Claude Rains, actor (Invisible Man), dies at 77
31st - Billy Strayhorn, American composer, pianist and arranger (b. 1915)