Historical figures in 1967

The atlas holds 91 people and 162 moments here, in 1967. The most recorded lives are Eisaku Satō, Mercedes Sosa and U Thant. Among them Writers, Performers and Political Leaders.

Notable people

  1. Lee Kuan Yew

    in 1967

    4 moments here

    Singaporean barrister and statesman who co-founded the People’s Action Party and served as Singapore’s first prime minister from 1959 to 1990.…

  2. Lyndon B. Johnson

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Lyndon Baines Johnson (1908–1973) was a Texas-born teacher, congressman, senator, vice president, and the 36th president of the United States.…

  3. Macfarlane Burnet

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Australian virologist and immunologist Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet, known as Macfarlane Burnet, shared the 1960 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine…

  4. Marlene Dietrich

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    German-American actress and singer Marlene Dietrich (Marie Magdalene Dietrich) was born in Berlin and achieved international fame through stage,…

  5. Marlon Brando

    in 1967

    2 moments here

    American actor and activist whose stage and screen career ranged from Broadway in the 1940s to major films through the early 2000s.…

  6. Martin Luther King Jr.

    in 1967

    2 moments here

    American Baptist minister and civil-rights leader who advanced racial equality through nonviolent protest.…

  7. Maya Angelou

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    American memoirist, poet, performer, educator, and civil-rights activist. Her documented life moved from Missouri and Arkansas to California and New…

  8. Mercedes Sosa

    in 1967

    9 moments here

    Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…

  9. Miguel Ángel Asturias

    in 1967

    2 moments here

    Guatemalan poet-diplomat, novelist, playwright, journalist, and 1967 Nobel laureate. Asturias’s documented life moved between Guatemala, Europe,…

  10. Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Mohammad Reza Pahlavi (1919–1980) was the last shah of Iran, reigning from 1941 until the Iranian Revolution of 1979.…

  11. Muhammad Ali

    in 1967

    3 moments here

    Muhammad Ali (born Cassius Marcellus Clay Jr.) was an American boxer, activist, humanitarian, and global cultural figure.…

  12. Muhammadu Buhari

    in 1967

    2 moments here

    Nigerian army officer, military head of state from 1983 to 1985, and elected president of Nigeria from 2015 to 2023.…

  13. Ngũgĩ wa Thiong'o

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Kenyan novelist, playwright, essayist, language advocate, and academic. Ngũgĩ’s life moved from colonial Kenya through education in Uganda and…

  14. Olav V

    in 1967

    4 moments here

    Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…

  15. Olivia Hussey

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    British actress born in Argentina, best known for playing Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 film Romeo and Juliet.…

  16. Oscar Niemeyer

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Brazilian modernist architect whose career ranged from early work in Rio de Janeiro and New York to Brasília, Paris exile, and later international…

  17. Pol Pot

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Cambodian communist revolutionary and dictator, born Saloth Sâr. As leader of the Communist Party of Kampuchea and Democratic Kampuchea, he oversaw a…

  18. Pope Francis

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis, was an Argentine Jesuit priest, archbishop of Buenos Aires, cardinal, and head of the Catholic Church and…

  19. Pope John Paul II

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Karol Józef Wojtyła (1920–2005), Pope John Paul II from 1978, was a Polish Catholic priest, bishop, cardinal, and pope.…

  20. Puyi

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Puyi (1906–1967), the Xuantong Emperor, was the last emperor of Qing China and later the Kangde Emperor of Japanese-controlled Manchukuo.…

  21. Ravi Shankar

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Indian sitarist and composer Ravi Shankar (1920–2012) was a leading exponent of Hindustani classical music whose performances, teaching, recordings,…

  22. Robin Williams

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Robin McLaurin Williams was an American actor and comedian, born in Chicago and raised in Illinois, Michigan, and California.…

  23. Ronald Reagan

    in 1967

    2 moments here

    American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…

  24. Saint-John Perse

    in 1967

    1 moment here

    Saint-John Perse was the pen name of Alexis Léger, a French poet and diplomat. Born in Guadeloupe, he spent formative years in Pau and Bordeaux,…

Moments

  1. 1967 Arrival speech in Lahore Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
  2. 1967 Zarautz marathon withdrawal Abebe Bikila
  3. 1967 Death at Stanger Hospital Albert Luthuli
  4. 1967 Arrival in Quebec City Charles de Gaulle
  5. 1967 Vive le Québec libre speech Charles de Gaulle
  6. 1967 Ibero-American literature congress Gabriel García Márquez
  7. 1967 State visit to Taiwan Hastings Banda
  8. 1967 USS Forrestal deployment to Yankee Station John McCain
  9. 1967 USS Forrestal fire John McCain
  10. 1967 Return to the Palace Theatre Judy Garland
  11. 1967 NUSAS conference walkout Steve Biko
  12. 1967 Death at Eaton Square flat Vivien Leigh
  13. 1967 Visit to Buenos Aires after breakthrough Gabriel García Márquez
  14. 1967 Arab League Summit after Six-Day War Gamal Abdel Nasser
  15. 1967 Canadian Grand Prix victory Jack Brabham
  16. 1967 Transcendental Meditation seminar John Lennon
  17. 1967 Free concert on Boston Common Judy Garland
  18. 1967 War-effort concert in Alexandria Umm Kulthum
  19. 1967 War-effort concert in Damanhur Umm Kulthum
  20. 1967 Southeast Asian tour: Burma Eisaku Satō
  21. 1967 Southeast Asian tour: Laos Eisaku Satō
  22. 1967 Southeast Asian tour: Malaysia Eisaku Satō
  23. 1967 Southeast Asian tour: Singapore Eisaku Satō
  24. 1967 Southeast Asian tour: Thailand Eisaku Satō
  25. 1967 Visit to Taipei Eisaku Satō
  26. 1967 Security mission to Paris Jean-Bédel Bokassa
  27. 1967 Ed Sullivan Show performance Jim Morrison
  28. 1967 State visit to Argentina Olav V
  29. 1967 State visit to Brazil Olav V
  30. 1967 State visit to Chile Olav V
  31. 1967 Birth in Daegu Sung Jae-gi
  32. 1967 Official visit to India Yukio Mishima
  33. 1967 Capture in the Yuro ravine Che Guevara
  34. 1967 Detention at La Higuera schoolhouse Che Guevara
  35. 1967 Execution at La Higuera Che Guevara
  36. 1967 Journey in Greece Claude Simon
  37. 1967 Asia-Pacific tour: Australia Eisaku Satō
  38. 1967 Asia-Pacific tour: Indonesia Eisaku Satō
  39. 1967 Asia-Pacific tour: New Zealand Eisaku Satō
  40. 1967 Asia-Pacific tour: Philippines Eisaku Satō
  41. 1967 Asia-Pacific tour: South Vietnam Eisaku Satō
  42. 1967 Move to Barcelona Gabriel García Márquez
  43. 1967 Captivity at Hỏa Lò Prison John McCain
  44. 1967 Shot down over Hanoi John McCain
  45. 1967 Crossing to Kibamba Laurent-Désiré Kabila
  46. 1967 American tour stop in San Francisco Lee Kuan Yew
  47. 1967 Meeting President Johnson at the White House Lee Kuan Yew
  48. 1967 New York luncheon and St. Louis speech Lee Kuan Yew
  49. 1967 Visit to United Nations Headquarters Lee Kuan Yew
  50. 1967 Imperial coronation Mohammad Reza Pahlavi

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