Today in History for November 1967

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 61 of 61

3rd - Boston's Jim Lonborg wins AL Cy Young
3rd - Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.
5th - ATS-3 launched by US to take 1st pictures of full Earth disk
5th - Clifford Ann Creed wins LPGA Corpus Christi Civitan Golf Open
5th - New Orleans Saints 1st NFL victory, beat Philadelphia Eagles 31-24
5th - US troops conquer Loc Ninh South Vietnam
5th - Yemen president Sallal flees
5th - The Hither Green rail crash in the United Kingdom kills 49 people. The survivors include Bee Gee Robin Gibb.
6th - Bridge at Annabaai crashes on Willemstad, Curacao, kills 15
6th - US launches Surveyor 6; makes soft landing on Moon Nov 9
7th - Carl B Stokes elected 1st black mayor of a major city-Cleveland, Ohio
7th - LBJ signs a bill establishing Corporation for Public Broadcasting
7th - Richard G Hatcher elected mayor of Gary Indiana
7th - St Louis Cards Orlando Cepeda is 1st unanimous NL MVP
7th - Surveyor 6 launched for soft landing on Moon
8th - 1st local British radio station begins broadcasting (Radio Leicester)
8th - Silver hits record $1.951 an ounce in London
8th - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site
9th - 1st unmanned Saturn V flight to test Apollo 4 reentry module
Singer-songwriter Robin Gibb 9th - Surveyor 6 soft lands on Moon
10th - KXNE TV channel 19 in Norfolk, NB (PBS) begins broadcasting
12th - Margie Masters wins LPGA Quality Chekd Golf Classic
12th - Packers' Travis Williams returns 2 kickoffs for TDs against Browns, setting largest margin of Browns defeat (48), winning 55-7
13th - Carl B Stokes sworn-in as 1st major city black mayor (Cleveland Oh)
13th - NL owners OK AL expansion to Seattle & Kansas City
14th - The Congress of Colombia in commemoration of the 150 years of the death of Policarpa Salavarrieta, declares this day as "Day of the Colombian Woman".
15th - Boston's Carl Yastrzemski wins AL MVP
15th - Michael Adams in X-15 reaches 80 km
15th - WLTV TV channel 23 in Miami, FL (IND) begins broadcasting
15th - The only fatality of the X-15 program occurs during the 191st flight when Air Force test pilot Michael J. Adams loses control of his aircraft which is destroyed mid-air over the Mojave Desert.
17th - Beatles Ltd & Apple Music Ltd swap names
17th - French author Régis Debray sentenced to 30 years in Bolivia
17th - Surveyor 6 becomes 1st man-made object to lift off Moon
18th - British government devalues pound from US equivalent of $2.80 to $2.40
19th - Mickey Wright wins LPGA Pensacola Ladies' Golf Invitational
19th - The establishment of TVB, the first wireless commercial television station in Hong Kong.
20th - At 11 AM, Census Clock at Dept of Commerce ticks past 200 million
20th - Mets pitcher Tom Seaver (16-12) is named NL Rookie of Year
21st - Phillip & Jay Kunz fly a kite a record 28,000 feet
21st - Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland tells news reporters: "I am absolutely certain that whereas in 1965 the enemy was winning, today he is certainly losing."
22nd - BBC unofficially bans "I Am the Walrus" by Beatles
22nd - Silver hits record $2.17 an ounce in New York
22nd - UN Sec council passes resolut 242-Israel must give back occupied land
22nd - USSR performs nuclear test at Eastern Kazakh/Semipalitinsk USSR
25th - "Apple Tree" closes at Shubert Theater NYC after 463 performances
25th - Puerto Rico placed on Atlantic Standard Time
26th - Browns' Carl Ward sets club record with a 104-yd kickoff return
26th - Cloud burst over Lisbon kills about 450
27th - Beatles release "Magical Mystery Tour"
27th - Gold pool nations pledge support of $35 per ounce gold price
28th - 33rd Heisman Trophy Award: Gary Beban, UCLA (QB)
28th - The 1st pulsating radio source (pulsar) detected
29th - British troops withdraw from Aden and South Yemen
29th - Robert McNamara elected president of World bank
30th - Democratic People's republic of Yemen gains independence
30th - Julie Nixon & David Eisenhower announce their engagement
30th - Kuria Muria Islands ceded by Britain to Oman
30th - People's Democratic Republic of Yemen declares independence from UK
30th - People's Rep of South Yemen (Aden) gains independence from Britain
30th - Sen Eugene McCarthy begins run for US presidency
30th - The Pakistan Peoples Party is founded by Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto who becomes its first Chairman later as the Head of state and Head of government after the 1971 Civil War.

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 100 of 101

1st - Steve Fritz, Salina Kansas, decathlete
1st - Sophie B. Hawkins, American musician
1st - Tina Arena, Australian singer
1st - Carla van de Puttelaar, Dutch photographer
2nd - Chris Port, NFL guard/tackle (NO Saints)
2nd - Darla Michele Pruett, Canton Georgia, Miss Georgia-America (1991)
2nd - Derek Porter, Belfast Ireland, Canadian rower (Oly-gold/silver-92/96)
2nd - Marc van Roon, Dutch improvising musician
3rd - Rob Cowie, Toronto, NHL defenseman (LA Kings)
4th - Alex Rousseau, Paris France, US water polo 2m Offense (Oly-4th-92, 96)
4th - Asif Mujtaba, cricketer (Pakistani lefty batsman)
4th - Eric Karros, Hackansack NJ, infielder (LA Dodgers)
5th - Frank Pollack, NFL tackle (SF 49ers)
5th - Grant Leury, Melbourne VIC Australia, canoeist (Olympics-96)
5th - Percy Snow, WLAF linebacker (Rhein Fire)
5th - Steve Wagner, Phila, field hockey goalkeeper (Olympics-96)
6th - Dennis Brown, NFL defensive end (SF 49ers)
6th - Jackie Auzias de Turenne, Seattle, WPVA volleyballer (Natl-17th-1995)
6th - Jana McCoy, Portales NM, Miss NM-America (1991)
6th - Rebecca Schaeffer, Eugene Oregon, actress (Patti-My Sister Sam)
6th - Shuzo Matsuoka, Tokyo Japan, tennis star (1995 USTA/Binghampton)
7th - Sharleen Spiteri Scottish singer and songwriter (Texas)
8th - Courtney Thorne-Smith, actress (Day by Day, Lucas, Summer School)
8th - Henry Rodriguez, Santo Domingo Dom Rep, outfielder (Montreal Expos)
8th - Jay Taylor, NFL cornerback (KC Chiefs)
8th - Kim Dugger, Wichita Kansas, Miss Kansas-America (1991)
8th - Mark Zollitsch, Orono Maine, kayak (alt-Olympics-96)
8th - Rhonda Kottke, Minneapolis Minn, WPVA volleyballer
9th - Scott Bianco, Kamloops BC, 90 kg freestyle wrestler (Olympics-96)
9th - Ricky Otto, English footballer
10th - Donya Fiorentino, US model
10th - Jed Roberts, CFL defensive tackle (Edmonton Eskimos)
10th - Michael Jai White, American actor
11th - Bill Musgrave, NFL quarterback (Denver Broncos)
11th - Gil de Ferran, Brazilian race car driver
12th - Charlie Pennaelino, Queens NY, rocker (Linear-I Never Felt This Way)
12th - Michael Moorer, boxing heavyweight champ (defeated Holyfield-1994)
13th - Randi Ingerman, Phila Pa, actress (Trade Winds)
13th - Steve Christie, NFL kicker (Buffalo Bills)
13th - Juhi Chawla, Indian actress
13th - Steve Zahn, American actor
14th - Letitia Dean, actress (Sharon Watts-EastEnders)
14th - Matthew King, Brisbane QLD, Australasia golfer
14th - Nina Gordon, American singer
15th - Greg Anthony, NBA guard (Vancouver Grizzlies, Seattle Supersonics)
15th - Harvey Franklin, WLAF WR (Amsterdam Admirals)
15th - Laura Garrone, Italy, tennis star
15th - Michiyoshi Ohara, wrestler (WAR/NJPW)
15th - Pedro Borbon, Mao Dom Rep, pitcher (Atlanta Braves)
15th - Scott Schrader, California, Canadian Tour golfer (1992 Golden State)
15th - Gustavo Poyet, Uruguayan footballer
15th - E-40, American rapper
15th - François Ozon, French film director
16th - Lawrence Dawsey, NFL wide receiver (Tampa Bay Bucs)
16th - Lisa Bonet, SF, actress (Cosby Show, Different World, Angel Heart)
16th - Craig Arnold, American poet
17th - Howard Griffith, NFL running back (Denver Broncos-Superbowl 32)
17th - Ronnie Devoe, Boston, vocals (New Edition, Bell Div Devoe-Candy Girl)
17th - Sheila Lussier, La Mesa California, actress (Reform School, My Chauffeur)
18th - Jocelyn Lemieux, Mont Laurier, NHL right wing (Calgary Flames)
18th - Tom Gordon, Sebring FL, pitcher (Boston Red Sox)
19th - Gary Disarcina, Maiden MA, infielder (California Angels)
20th - Alex Arias, NYC, infielder (Florida Marlins)
20th - Chris Childs, NBA guard (NJ Nets, NY Knicks)
20th - Chris Patton, Fountain Inn SC, Nike golfer (1993 NM Charity Classic)
20th - Jeff Cotler, Long Beach California, actor (Brian-Struck by Lightning)
20th - Teoman, Turkish rock singer
21st - Dominic Lavoie, hockey defenseman (Team Austria 1998)
21st - Kelly Gallagher, Myrtle Beach SC, playmate (Sep, 1994)
21st - Tripp Cromer, American baseball player
21st - Toshihiko Koga, Japanese Judoka
22nd - Boris Becker, West Germany, tennis player (Wimbledon 1985, 86, 89)
22nd - Donald Hollas, quarterback (Oakland Raiders)
22nd - Mark Ruffalo, American actor
23rd - Brian Glynn, Iserlohn Ger, NHL defenseman (Hartford Whalers)
23rd - Diane O'Grady, North Bay Ontario, rower (Olympics-96)
23rd - Gary Kirsten, cricketer (South African lefty opening batsman 1993-)
23rd - Patrick Mameli, Dutch rock vocalist/guitarist (Pestilence)
23rd - Salli Richardson, actress (Posse)
24th - Al Martin, Covina CA, outfielder (Pittsburgh Pirates)
24th - Ben McDonald, Baton Rouge LA, pitcher (Milwaukee Brewers)
24th - Cal Eldred, baseball player
25th - Andrea Stinson, WNBA guard (Charlotte Sting)
25th - Anthony Nesty, swimmer (won Suriname's 1st gold olympic medal)
25th - Curtis Baldwin, LA California, actor (Calvin-227)
25th - Kazuya Nakai, Japanese voice actor
25th - Gregg Turkington, American comedian (as Neil Hamburger) and musician
26th - Karol Rusznyak, hockey forward (Team Slovakia 1998)
26th - Ridley Jacobs, cricket wicket-keeper (West Indian ODI 1996)
27th - Brett MacNeil, CFL guard (Winnipeg Blue Bombers)
27th - Garry Valk, Edmonton, NHL left wing (Anaheim Mighty Ducks)
27th - Laura Golarsa, Milan Italy, tennis star (Oklahoma City doubles)
27th - Shawn Watson, American librarian
28th - Anna Nicole "Vickie" Smith, Houston Tex, playmate (May 1992)
28th - Stephnie Weir, American comedian
28th - José del Solar, Peruvian footballer
29th - Marcus Muler, WLAF adm asst (Amsterdam Admirals)
29th - Sean Carlin, Australian hammer thrower (Olympics-8-1992, 96)
29th - John Layfield, American professional wrestler
30th - Gary Jones, NFL safety (NY Jets)

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Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 29 of 29

1st - Benita Hume, actress (Vicky-Thew Halls of Ivy), dies at 61
4th - June Thorburn, actress (Tom Thumb), dies in plane crash at 36
7th - John Nance Garner, (VP-D, 1933-41), dies at 98
7th - Juan Tomas Perez, composer, dies at 71
7th - Larry Kent, director (High Stakes), dies at 67
9th - Charles Bickford, actor (Johnny Belinda, Virginian), dies at 78
11th - Harry Seymour, composer/actor (Tenderfoot), dies of heart attack at 76
11th - Jordan Whitfield, actor (Swamp Fox), dies of heart attack at 50
12th - Herman Uyttersprot, Flemish literature historian, dies at 58
13th - Pierre Moulaert, composer, dies at 60
13th - Harriet Cohen, English pianist (b. 1895)
14th - Colonel C K Nayudu, cricketer (7 Tests for India in 30's), dies
15th - Alice Lake, silent screen actress (Frisco Kid, Wicked), dies at 72
15th - Michael James Adams, USAF pilot (X-15), dies in X-15 crash at 37
19th - Charles J. Watters, US Army chaplain, Medal of Honor recipient (b. 1927)
21st - Florence Reed, actress (Black Panther Club), dies after illness at 84
21st - C. M. Eddy, Jr., American writer (b. 1896)
22nd - Edvin Kallstenius, composer, dies at 86
22nd - Pavel Korin, Russian painter (b. 1892)
23rd - Freddie Martin, cricket WI batsman, (9 Tests 486 runs 1 century), dies
24th - Arnold J d'ailly, mayor of Amsterdam (1946-56), dies at 65
24th - Louis Fratto, American gangster (b. 1908)
25th - Ossip Zadkine, [Zadkin], Russ sculptor (Destroyed City), dies at 77
27th - Cameron Prud'Homme, actor (Rainmaker), dies after long illness at 75
27th - Ettore Panizza, composer, dies at 92
28th - Leon Mba, 1st president of Gabon (1960-67), dies
28th - Leon M'ba, Gabonese politician (b. 1902)
29th - Theo Marcuse, actor (Mara of Wilderness), dies in auto accident at 47
30th - Patrick Kavanagh, Irish screenwriterr (Great Hunger), dies