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

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1967?


Events

  • 01 Oct 1967 KBFI (now KDAF) TV channel 33 in Dallas-Fort Worth, TX (IND) begins
  • 02 Oct 1967 Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents
  • 03 Oct 1967 KGSC (now KICU) TV channel 36 in San Jose, CA (IND) begins
  • 04 Oct 1967 1st World Series since 1948 not to feature Yanks, Giants or Dodgers
  • 06 Oct 1967 Haight-Ashbury hippies throw a funeral to mark the end of hippies.
  • 07 Oct 1967 Rolf Hochhuths Soldaten, premieres in West Berlin
  • 08 Oct 1967 Bureau of Engraving and Printing Director Henry Holzclaw retires after 50 years service.
  • 09 Oct 1967 A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto ''Che'' Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia.
  • 10 Oct 1967 Brendan Behans Norstal Boy, premieres in Dublin
  • 11 Oct 1967 World Series record 3 consecutive HRs (Carl Yastremski, Reggie Smith, and Rico Petrocelli) by Red Sox
  • 13 Oct 1967 CBS radio cancels House Party
  • 14 Oct 1967 The Vietnam War: The folk singer Joan Baez is arrested concerning a physical blockade of the U.S. Army's induction center in Oakland, California.
  • 16 Oct 1967 WETK TV channel 33 in Burlington, VT (PBS) begins broadcasting
  • 17 Oct 1967 Hair premieres on Broadway
  • 18 Oct 1967 Nobel prize for physics awarded to Hans A Bethe
  • 19 Oct 1967 Mariner 5 makes fly-by of Venus
  • 20 Oct 1967 All white federal jury convicts 7 in murder of 3 civil rights workers
  • 21 Oct 1967 Egypt sinks Israeli torpedo boat
  • 22 Oct 1967 Murle Lindstrom wins LPGA Carlsbad Jaycee Golf Open
  • 23 Oct 1967 Henry, Sweet Henry opens at Palace Theater NYC for 80 performances
  • 25 Oct 1967 An abortion bill passes in the British Parliament.
  • 26 Oct 1967 Mohammad Reza Pahlavi crowns himself Emperor of Iran and then crowns his wife Farah Empress of Iran.
  • 27 Oct 1967 4 people from Baltimore pour blood on selective service records
  • 29 Oct 1967 Danny Abramowicz begins NFL streak of 105 consecutive game receptions
  • 30 Oct 1967 Arthur Allyn says White Sox will play 9 games in Milwaukee in 1968
  • 31 Oct 1967 KIMO TV channel 13 in Anchorage, AK (ABC) begins broadcasting

Famous Birthday

  • Julia Roberts

    American actress, winner of the Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress in "Steel Magnolias," 1989 and a second Golden Globe Award...

  • New Zealander musician and noted spouse, his wife is actress Nicole Kidman.

  • Toni Braxton

    American singer.

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Famous Deaths

vinyl songs

Music charts

Which were the top hits in October 1967?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - The Letter
  2. - To Sir With Love
  3. - Ode To Billie Joe
  4. - Never My Love
  5. - Come Back When You Grow Up

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - Massachusetts
  2. - Baby Now That I've Found You
  3. - Hole In My Shoe
  4. - The Last Waltz
  5. - Zabadak!

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Cool Hand Luke

Cool Hand Luke

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Stuart Rosenberg

Starring: Paul Newman, George Kennedy, Strother Martin, J.D. Cannon

Country: United States of America

Wait Until Dark

Wait Until Dark

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Terence Young

Starring: Audrey Hepburn, Alan Arkin, Richard Crenna, Efrem Zimbalist Jr.

Country: United States of America

The Jungle Book

The Jungle Book

Release year: 1967

Directed by: Wolfgang Reitherman

Starring: Phil Harris, Sebastian Cabot, Louis Prima, Bruce Reitherman

Country: United States of America

Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

Release year: 1967

Directed by: John Schlesinger

Starring: Julie Christie, Peter Finch, Alan Bates, Terence Stamp

Country: United States of America

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Release year: 1967

Directed by: John Huston

Starring: Elizabeth Taylor, Marlon Brando, Brian Keith, Julie Harris

Country: United States of America

Books

Which were the most popular books released in October 1967?
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Twenty Letters To A Friend by Svetlana Alliluyeva

Twenty Letters To A Friend

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Svetlana IIosifovna Alleiluyeva (1926-1911), later known by Lana Peters was the youngest and only child of Joseph Stalin, and Nadezhda Aliluyeva (Stalin's second wife).

A Second-Hand Life by Charles Jackson

A Second-Hand Life

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A Second-Hand Lifestyle

Edgar Cayce by Jess Stearn

Edgar Cayce

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The fascinating biography of one of the nation's most respected authorities on metaphysics reached No. The New York Times bestsellers list ranked this fascinating biography at No. 1. One of the most inspiring stories in inspirational literature is that of …

Nicholas And Alexandra by Robert K. Massie

Nicholas And Alexandra

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The tale of the love that ended an Empire. In this powerful book, Robert K. Massie, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, takes readers back to Imperial Russia to tell their story.

Happiness Is A Stock That Doubles In A Year by Ira U. Cobleigh

Happiness Is A Stock That Doubles In A Year

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NY 1967 1st Random. 8vo., 246pp., index, hardcover. VG in Good DJ.