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1921 – 1967Donald Campbell (1921-1967)Died 4 January 1967, aged 45The British speed record holder died when his boat Bluebird K7 flipped and disintegrated on Coniston Water during an attempt to break his own water speed record. He remains the only person to set both land and water speed records in the same year.
1967Debut album "The Doors" releasedJanuary 1967Released their self-titled debut album "The Doors" in January 1967 — featuring "Break On Through (To the Other Side)", "Light My Fire" and the eleven-minute Oedipal epic "The End", it became one of the most acclaimed debut albums in rock history.
1967The Doors release their debut albumBreak On ThroughWith Light My Fire and The End.