The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war. Date: May 30, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 30 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
The U.S. Navy aircraft carrier USS John F. Kennedy is launched by Jacqueline Kennedy and her daughter Caroline. Date: May 27, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Australians vote in favor of a constitutional referendum granting the Australian government the power to make laws to benefit Indigenous Australians and to count them in the national census. Date: May 27, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 27 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day…
The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released. Date: May 26, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 26 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Belle de Jour, directed by Luis Buñuel, is released. Date: May 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel. Date: May 24, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 24 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
L'Innovation department store in Brussels, Belgium, burns down, resulting in 323 dead or missing and 150 injured, the most devastating fire in Belgian history. Date: May 22, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Egypt closes the Straits of Tiran to Israeli shipping. Date: May 22, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 22 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
The Popular Movement of the Revolution political party is established in the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Date: May 20, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 20 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)
Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt. Date: May 17, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1967 📅 On This Day (Today)