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1967 Calendar

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•  January 6, 1967 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch “Operation Deckhouse Five” in the Mekong River delta.
•  January 23, 1967 – Diplomatic relations between the Soviet Union and Ivory Coast are established.
•  February 9, 1967 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Sheep in Chinese astrology.
•  March 26, 1967 – Ten thousand people gather for one of many Central Park be-ins in New York City
•  April 27, 1967 – Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.
•  May 27, 1967 – The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline.
•  May 30, 1967 – The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
•  June 8, 1967 – Six-Day War: The USS Liberty incident occurs, killing 34 and wounding 171.
•  November 29, 1967 – Vietnam War: U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert McNamara announces his resignation.
•  December 17, 1967 – Prime Minister of Australia Harold Holt disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria and is presumed drowned.

•  January 2, 1967 – Tia Carrere, American actress
•  March 30, 1967 – Hayashibara Megumi, Japanese voice actress and singer
•  April 27, 1967 – Aki Avni, Israeli entertainer
•  May 23, 1967 – Phil Selway, English drummer (Radiohead)
•  June 9, 1967 – Richard Cooey, American murderer (d. 2008)
•  June 24, 1967 – Sherry Stringfield, American actress
•  July 12, 1967 – Richard Herring, English comedian
•  August 26, 1967 – Michael Gove, British politician
•  September 12, 1967 – Pat Listach, American baseball player
•  November 28, 1967 – Stephnie Weir, American comedian