June 1967 calendar

Events

• 01 Jun 1967 Mayor-council form of government instituted for Washington, DC.
• 02 Jun 1967 Race riots in Roxbury section of Boston, Massachusetts.
• 03 Jun 1967 99th Belmont: Bill Shoemaker aboard Damascus wins in 2:28.8
• 04 Jun 1967 19th Emmy Awards: Mission Impossible, Monkees, Don Knotts and Lucy Ball
• 05 Jun 1967 6 day war between Israel and Arab neighbors begin
• 06 Jun 1967 Israeli troops occupy Gaza
• 07 Jun 1967 Israel captures Wailing Wall in East Jerusalem, Jericho and Bethlehem
• 08 Jun 1967 Israel attacks USS Liberty in Mediterranean, killing 34 US crewmen.
• 09 Jun 1967 Israeli troops reach Suez Canal
• 10 Jun 1967 Israel, Syria, Jordan, Iraq and Egypt end 6-Day War with UN help
• 11 Jun 1967 A J Foyt and Dan Gurney drove a Ford to victory in Le Mans
• 12 Jun 1967 Israel wins 6 day war
• 13 Jun 1967 You Only Live Twice premieres in US
• 14 Jun 1967 Mariner 5 Launch
• 15 Jun 1967 Gov Reagan signs liberalized California abortion bill
• 16 Jun 1967 50,000 attend Monterey International Pop Festival.
• 17 Jun 1967 Somebody To Love by Jefferson Airplane peaks at #5
• 18 Jun 1967 67th US Golf Open: Jack Nicklaus shoots 275 at Baltusrol Golf Club - New Jersey
• 19 Jun 1967 Muhammad Ali is convicted for refusing induction in US Army
• 20 Jun 1967 Muhammad Ali convicted of refusing induction into armed services
• 21 Jun 1967 Yanks take 5-3 lead in 11th and lose 6-5, in 2nd game Red Sox lead 3-2 in 9th and Yanks beat them 6-3
• 23 Jun 1967 Jim Ryun sets mile record of 3:51.1 (Bakersfield, California).
• 24 Jun 1967 Pope Paul VI publishes encyclical Sacerdotalis coelibatus
• 25 Jun 1967 400 million watch Beatles Our World TV special
• 26 Jun 1967 Pope Paul VI names 27 new cardinals
• 27 Jun 1967 Race riot in Buffalo, New York; 200 arrested.
• 28 Jun 1967 Israel annexes East Jerusalem.
• 29 Jun 1967 Keith Richards is sentenced to 1 year in jail on drugs charge
• 30 Jun 1967 Maj Robert H Lawrence Jr named 1st black Astronaut

Famous Birthday

• Nicole Kidman

  American actress known for her spirited roles and for her marriage to heartthrob Tom Cruise.

• Benoît Hamon

  French politician, member of the Socialist Party (PS), part of the Party of European Socialists.

• Anderson Cooper

  American noted family, the second of two sons born to Gloria Vanderbilt and her fourth husband, Wyatt Emory Cooper.

• Dave Navarro

  American musician who has played guitar for Jane's Addiction and the Red Hot Chili Peppers.

• Olivier Dahan

  French director and screenwriter.

• Denis Brogniart

  French sport journalist and television host (TF1 private channel).

• Death of Coluche
• Mia Sara

  American actress.

• Sylvie Fréchette

  Canadian swimmer and coach.

• Jürgen Klopp

  German footballer and manager.

• Paul Giamatti

  American actor.

• Frances O'Connor

  English-Australian actress.

• Bruno Putzulu
• Richard Z Kruspe

  German guitarist (Rammstein).

• Olivier Delaître

  French professional tennis player (1986-2000), one of the rare players who defeated Bjorn Borg.

• Melora Hardin

  TV Actress.

• Sherry Stringfield

  Colorado Springs, Colorado -- Actress (Laura-NYPD Blue, ER).

• Marie Ndiaye
• Pascal Hernandez
• Yingluck Shinawatra

  Thai businesswoman and politician 28th Prime Minister of Thailand.

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Famous Deaths

• Spencer Tracy

  American actor of Broadway and film, widely acknowledged as one of Hollywood's most popular actors.

• Reginald Denny

  English stage, film, and television actor (Born 1891).

• Frank Butler

  Actor / screenwriter (Road to Bali, China), dies at 76.

• Edna Park Edwards

  Entertainer, dies at 72.

• Edward G Givens Jr

  Major USAF / Astronaut, dies in an car crash at 47.

• Elliot Griffis

  Composer, dies at 74.

• Stefan Boleslaw Poradowski

  Composer, dies at 64.

• Billy Wells

  Gong striker for Rank Films, dies at 79.

• Edward Eagan

  Boxer (1920 Olympics - Gold Medalist) / bobsledder (1932 Olympics - Gold Medalist), dies at 69.

• O M Graf

  Writer, dies at 72.

• Pauline Brooks

  Actress (Make a Million), dies of cancer at 54.

• Zamah Cunningham

  Actress (Menosha the Magnificent), dies at 74.

• Beat Fehr

  Swiss racing driver (Born 1942).

• Giacomo ''Geki'' Russo

  Italian racing driver (Born 1937).

• Francoise Dorleac

  French actress (Born 1942).

• Primo Carnera

  Italian world heavyweight boxing champ 1933-1934 who was called "the ambling ape.

• Jayne Mansfield

  American model for Playboy magazine.

• Dorothy Parker

  American humorist, one of the most famous for her exceptional wit and corrosive style.

• Eddie Eagan

  American boxer and bobsledder (d. 1967).

• Anatoly Maltsev

  Russian mathematician and theorist (d. 1967).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Aretha Franklin - Respect
2. The Young Rascals - Groovin'
3. The Association - Windy
4. The Happenings - I Got Rhythm
5. The Turtles - She'd Rather Be With Me

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Procol Harum - A Whiter Shade Of Pale
2. Engelbert Humperdinck - There Goes My Everything
3. The Beatles - All You Need Is Love
4. The Tremeloes - Silence Is Golden
5. The Monkees - Alternate Title