January 1967 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 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 January 1967: find out below

Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 1967?
Events
- 01 Jan 1967 FCC requires AM-FM sister stations to be at least 50% different
- 03 Jan 1967 Tonight Show is shortened from 105 to 90 minutes
- 04 Jan 1967 The Doors' self-titled debut album is released.
- 05 Jan 1967 KLXA (now KTBN) TV channel 40 in Fontana-San Ana, CA (IND) begins
- 06 Jan 1967 Milton Berle Show last airs on ABC-TV
- 07 Jan 1967 Newlywed Game premieres on ABC TV
- 08 Jan 1967 Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts.
- 09 Jan 1967 Georgia legislature seats Rep Julian Bond
- 10 Jan 1967 Edward Brooke, takes (Sen-R-Mass) seat as 1st popular elected black
- 11 Jan 1967 Romeinse Curie installs Council for Pontifical Study commission.
- 12 Jan 1967 Louisville, Ky, draft board refuses exemption for boxer Muhammad Ali
- 13 Jan 1967 Rolling Stones appear on Ed Sullivan Show
- 14 Jan 1967 New York Times reports Army is conducting secret germ warfare experiments.
- 15 Jan 1967 Super Bowl I: Green Bay Packers beat Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10 in LA Super Bowl MVP: Bart Starr, Green Bay, QB
- 16 Jan 1967 1st black government installed in Bahamas
- 18 Jan 1967 US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
- 19 Jan 1967 Herr Karl Tausch writes shortest will "Vse Zene" (All to wife).
- 21 Jan 1967 US female Figure Skating championship won by Peggy Fleming.
- 22 Jan 1967 NFL Pro Bowl: East beats West 20-10.
- 23 Jan 1967 Stan Musial is named general manager of Saint Louis Cardinals.
- 26 Jan 1967 The Parliament of the United Kingdom decides to nationalize 90% of the British steel industry.
- 27 Jan 1967 Apollo 1 fire kills Astronauts Grissom, White and Chaffee
- 29 Jan 1967 WDAZ TV channel 8 in Devils Lake, ND (ABC) begins broadcasting
- 31 Jan 1967 West Germany and Romania establish diplomatic relations.
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