Timeline August 1967

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• 1879 – 1967 Jane Darwell (1879-1967) American actress, Ma Joad in The Grapes of Wrath and the Bird Woman in Mary Poppins.
• 1895 – 1967 Paul Muni (1895-1967) Austro-Hungarian-born American actor from the Yiddish theatre, known for Scarface and his biographical films.
• 1898 – 1967 Rene Magritte (1898-1967) Died 15 August 1967, aged 68 The Belgian surrealist painter, known for works including The Treachery of Images and The Son of Man, died of pancreatic cancer in Brussels. His playful, thought-provoking imagery had a lasting influence on pop art and conceptual art.
• 1967 Summer of Love Tens of thousands of young people converge on San Francisco A countercultural gathering centered on the Haight-Ashbury neighborhood drew an estimated 100,000 young people espousing peace, free love, and psychedelic music. It became a defining symbol of the 1960s hippie movement.
• 1967 "What a Wonderful World" -- a valediction Armstrong records 'What a Wonderful World' in August 1967 -- a song written specifically for him by Bob Thiele and George David Weiss. His recording is a gentle, slow meditation on beauty and gratitude, delivered in the gravelly voice of a 65-year-old man who has seen everything the 20th century has had to offer. The song is initially a flop in the United States but becomes a huge hit in the UK. It is rediscovered after its use in the 1987 film 'Good Morning Vietnam' and becomes one of the most played songs in history -- Armstrong's final great gift to popular culture.
• 1967 – present Fleetwood Mac British-American rock band Founded by Peter Green and Mick Fleetwood as a blues band, reborn with Lindsey Buckingham, Stevie Nicks and Christine McVie as one of the best-selling acts ever.
• 1967 The Piper at the Gates of Dawn -- Barretts masterpiece Pink Floyd records and releases The Piper at the Gates of Dawn in August 1967 -- simultaneously with the Beatles recording Sgt. Pepper's in the adjacent studio at Abbey Road. The album is one of the most original debut albums in rock history: Barrett's songs range from the cosmic ('Astronomy Domine,' 'Interstellar Overdrive') to the whimsically English ('The Gnome,' 'Bike,' 'Scarecrow'). The extended psychedelic pieces demonstrate the band's ability to create immersive sonic environments. It reaches Number 6 in the UK. It is both Barrett's triumph and his farewell -- he is already deteriorating.
• 1967 US Championships 1967 Men: John Newcombe · Women: Billie Jean King
• 1967 ASEAN founded Five Southeast Asian nations form a regional bloc Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand signed the Bangkok Declaration establishing the Association of Southeast Asian Nations. It grew into the region's primary vehicle for economic and political cooperation.
• 1967 Bonnie and Clyde released Violent crime film reshapes American cinema Arthur Penn's film starring Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway depicted the Depression-era outlaw couple with unprecedented graphic violence and moral ambiguity. It is credited as a landmark of the New Hollywood era.
• 1967 Fleetwood Mac play their first gig Windsor Jazz and Blues Festival Peter Green's new band debuts.
• 1967 Jane Darwell dies in Woodland Hills Jane Darwell dies aged 87.
• 1967 – 2002 Layne Staley (1967-2002) Died 5 April 2002, aged 34 Layne Staley was the lead singer of Alice in Chains, one of the defining bands of the Seattle grunge scene, known for dark themes and heavy harmonies on albums such as Dirt. His long struggle with heroin addiction halted the band's activity in the mid-1990s. He was found dead in his home about two weeks after his death from an overdose.
• 1967 Paul Muni dies in Montecito Paul Muni dies aged 71.
• 1967 Brian Epstein dies Manager found dead — August 27, 1967 Brian Epstein, the Beatles' manager since 1962, was found dead of an accidental drug overdose on August 27, 1967, aged 32. The Beatles were in Bangor, Wales studying Transcendental Meditation with Maharishi Mahesh Yogi. Lennon later said "I knew we were in trouble then."