Ronald Reagan, past movie actor and future President of the United States, is sworn in as Governor of California. Date: January 2, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 2 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight L-51 crashes near LiepΔja International Airport in LiepΔja, Latvia, killing 43. Date: December 30, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 30 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
American businesswoman Muriel Siebert becomes the first woman to own a seat on the New York Stock Exchange. Date: December 28, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 28 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a human-to-human heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant. Date: December 21, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 21 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is officially presumed dead. Date: December 19, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 19 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
Harold Holt, Prime Minister of Australia, disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned. Date: December 17, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 17 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
The Silver Bridge collapses, killing 46 people. Date: December 15, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 15 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels. Date: December 13, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 13 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States. Date: December 6, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 6 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)
At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky). Date: December 3, 1967 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 3 π Events on this day in 1967 π On This Day (Today)