Timeline May 1967

Events in May 1967 11

• 1889 – 1967 Claude Rains (1889-1967) Died 30 May 1967, aged 77 The British-born actor, known for roles in Casablanca and The Invisible Man, died at his farm in New Hampshire. He received four Academy Award nominations over his career without ever winning.
• 1902 – 1967 Langston Hughes (1902-1967) Died 22 May 1967, aged 65 The poet and writer was a leading figure of the Harlem Renaissance, known for works including "The Negro Speaks of Rivers." He died in New York following complications from abdominal surgery.
• 1967 The Beach Boys abandon Smile Lost album Brian's follow-up to Pet Sounds is shelved.
• 1967 Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Elvis and Priscilla marry at the Aladdin Hotel in Las Vegas.
• 1967 The Kinks release Waterloo Sunset London song Often called the most beautiful song in the English language.
• 1967 Jimi Hendrix releases Are You Experienced Debut album With Purple Haze, Foxy Lady and The Wind Cries Mary.
• 1967 – 2011 Heavy D (1967-2011) Died 8 November 2011, aged 44 The Jamaican-American rapper, born Dwight Myers, led the group Heavy D and the Boyz and helped bring hip hop into the mainstream in the late 1980s. He later worked as an actor and record executive. He died suddenly at his home in Beverly Hills.
• 1967 Australian referendum on Aboriginal rights Voters overwhelmingly approve constitutional change Over 90 percent of Australians voted yes in a referendum to count Aboriginal people in the census and allow the federal government to legislate on their behalf. It remains the most successful referendum in Australian history.
• 1967 Francis Chichester completes solo circumnavigation Yachtsman finishes single-handed voyage around the world Sailing his yacht Gipsy Moth IV, Francis Chichester returned to Plymouth after a voyage of about 226 days, becoming the first person to sail single-handed around the world by the clipper route with only one stop. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth II shortly after.
• 1967 Biafra secedes from Nigeria Eastern Nigeria declares independence, sparking civil war Military governor Chukwuemeka Odumegwu Ojukwu declared the secession of the Eastern Region as the Republic of Biafra, largely on behalf of the Igbo population. The declaration triggered the Nigerian Civil War, which caused mass famine and an estimated one to two million deaths before ending in 1970.
• 1967 Billy Strayhorn dies Ellington records And His Mother Called Him Bill The loss of his closest collaborator.