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Events on Tuesday 30 May 1967 2
1889 – 1967Claude Rains (1889-1967)Died 30 May 1967, aged 77The 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.
1967Biafra secedes from NigeriaEastern Nigeria declares independence, sparking civil warMilitary 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.