February 1967 calendar

February 1967
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in February 1967.
The US president was Lyndon B. Johnson (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Harold Wilson (Labour), Pope St Paul VI was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on February 1967: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of February 1967?

Events

01 Feb 1967 WCLP TV channel 18 in Chatsworth, Georgia (PBS) begins broadcasting
02 Feb 1967 Formation of the American Basketball Association is announced.
03 Feb 1967 Purple Haze recorded by Jimi Hendrix
04 Feb 1967 Wild Thing hits #20 on the pop singles chart by Senator Bobby
05 Feb 1967 Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour premieres on CBS
06 Feb 1967 Muhammad Ali TKOs Ernie Terrell in 15 for heavyweight boxing title
08 Feb 1967 Pirate Radio UKGM (England) closes down
10 Feb 1967 25th Amendment to US Constitution (Presidential Disability and Succession) in effect.
11 Feb 1967 Burgess Ice Rise lying off the west coast of Alexander Island, Antarctica is first mapped by the British Antarctic Survey (BAS).
12 Feb 1967 Keith Richards, Mick Jagger and Marianne Faithful busted for drugs
13 Feb 1967 American researchers discover the Madrid Codices by Leonardo da Vinci in the National Library of Spain.
14 Feb 1967 Aretha Franklin records Respect
15 Feb 1967 1st anti-bootleg recording laws enacted
16 Feb 1967 Red Ruffing selected to baseball Hall of Fame.
17 Feb 1967 Kosmos 140 (Soyuz test) launches into Earth orbit.
18 Feb 1967 Softball pitcher Eddie Feigner strikes out six straight major league players.
22 Feb 1967 25,000 American and South Vietnamese troops launch Operation Junction City, offensive to smash Viet Cong stronghold near Cambodian border.
23 Feb 1967 Ted Workman replaces Senator Keith Davey as Canadian Football League commissioner.
24 Feb 1967 Moscow forbids its satellite states to form diplomatic relations with West Germany.
26 Feb 1967 Verne Gagne beats Mad Dog Vachon in St. Paul, to become NWA champ
27 Feb 1967 Pink Floyd release their 1st single Arnold Layne
28 Feb 1967 Wilt Chamberlain sinks NBA record 35th consecutive field goal.
05 Feb 1967 Cultural Revolution: The Shanghai People's Commune is formally proclaimed, with Yao Wenyuan and Zhang Chunqiao being appointed as its leaders.