WHAT ALL HAPPENED APRIL TO OCTOBER 1967
Find out what all happened April to October 1967

A day after being captured, Marxist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara is executed for attempting to incite a revolution in Bolivia. (9. October 1967)

Egypt imposes a blockade and siege of the Red Sea coast of Israel. (24. May 1967)

Venera program: Venera 4 is launched (it will become the first space probe to enter another planet's atmosphere and successfully return data). (12. June 1967)

Greek military junta of 1967–74: A few days before the general election in Greece, Colonel George Papadopoulos leads a coup d'état, establishing a military regime that lasts for seven years. (21. April 1967)

Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus. (14. June 1967)

Six-Day War: The Israeli army enters Hebron and the Cave of the Patriarchs. (8. June 1967)

The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental. (8. May 1967)

Cosmonaut Vladimir Komarov dies in Soyuz 1 when its parachute fails to open. He is the first human to die during a space mission. (24. April 1967)

The Monterey Pop Festival begins (16. June 1967)

RMS Queen Elizabeth 2 is launched at John Brown & Company, Clydebank, Scotland. It is operated by the Cunard Line. (20. September 1967)

Dr. Zakir Hussain becomes the third President of India. He is the first Muslim President of the Indian Union. He holds this position until August 24, 1969. (13. May 1967)

During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead. (29. July 1967)

Six-Day War: President Gamal Abdel Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt. (17. May 1967)

Catholic priest Philip Berrigan and others of the Baltimore Four protest the Vietnam War by pouring blood on Selective Service records. (27. October 1967)

Israel annexes East Jerusalem. (28. June 1967)

Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily." (24. April 1967)

After refusing induction into the United States Army the day before (citing religious reasons), Muhammad Ali is stripped of his boxing title. (29. April 1967)

The worst caving disaster in British history takes six lives at Mossdale Caverns. (24. June 1967)

The Beatles begin recording their last 1967 single, Hello, Goodbye. (2. October 1967)

U.S. President Lyndon B. Johnson nominates Solicitor-General Thurgood Marshall to become the first black justice on the U.S. Supreme Court. (13. June 1967)

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