What Happened In December 1967 In History

Historical Events for December, 1967

• 3rd » At Groote Schuur Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa, a transplant team headed by Christiaan Barnard carries out the first heart transplant on a human (53-year-old Louis Washkansky).
• 4th » Vietnam War: United States named U.S. and South Vietnamese forces engage Viet Cong troops in the Mekong Delta.
• 6th » Adrian Kantrowitz performs the first human heart transplant in the United States.
• 15th » The Silver Bridge over the Ohio River collapses, killing 46 people.
• 17th » Prime Minister of Australia named Australian Prime Minister Harold Holt missing person called disappears while swimming near Portsea, Victoria, and is presumed drowned.
• 19th » Harold Holt, the Prime Minister of Australia, is Declared death in absentia named officially presumed dead.
• 21st » Louis Washkansky, the first man to undergo a Heart transplantation called heart transplant, dies in Cape Town, South Africa, having lived for 18 days after the transplant.
• 31st » The Youth International Party, popularly known as the "Yippies", is founded.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1967

• 1st » Nestor Carbonell, American actor
• 1st » Reggie Sanders, American baseball player
• 2nd » Mary Creagh, English politician
• 2nd » Laurie Morgan, English politician, 1st Chief Minister of Guernsey
• 5th » Gary Allan, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 5th » Konstantin-Assen, Prince of Vidin
• 5th » Amanda Lepore, American model, nightlife and fashion icon, performance artist, recording artist and transgender public figure
• 6th » Judd Apatow, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 6th » Hacken Lee, Hong Kong singer-songwriter and actor
• 6th » Arnaldo Mesa, Cuban boxer (d. 2012)
• 6th » Lucia Rijker, Dutch boxer and actress
• 7th » Tino Martinez, American baseball player, coach, and sportscaster
• 7th » Katsuya Terada, Japanese illustrator and cartoonist
• 8th » Jeff George, American football player
• 8th » Andy Kapp, German curler
• 8th » Kotono Mitsuishi, Japanese voice actress
• 8th » Darren Sheridan, English footballer and manager
• 8th » Junkie XL, Dutch keyboard player and producer
• 9th » Joshua Bell, American violinist and conductor
• 9th » Jason Dozzell, English footballer and manager
• 9th » Gheorghe Popescu, Romanian footballer
• 12th » Yuzo Koshiro, Japanese composer and producer
• 12th » Takenobu Mitsuyoshi, Japanese composer and voice actor
• 12th » John Randle, American football player
• 12th » Deke Sharon, American singer-songwriter and producer (The House Jacks and Beelzebubs)
• 13th » Jamie Foxx, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
• 13th » NeNe Leakes, American actress
• 13th » Bo Pelini, American football player and coach
• 14th » Ewa Białołęcka, Polish author
• 15th » David Howells, English footballer
• 15th » Ami Kawai, Japanese actress
• 15th » Elix Skipper, American wrestler
• 15th » Mo Vaughn, American baseball player
• 16th » Donovan Bailey, Canadian sprinter and sportscaster
• 16th » Indrek Kaseorg, Estonian decathlete
• 16th » Miranda Otto, Australian actress
• 17th » Vincent Damphousse, Canadian ice hockey player and sportscaster
• 17th » Karsten Neitzel, German footballer and manager
• 18th » Mario Frangoulis, Greek tenor and actor
• 18th » Toine van Peperstraten, Dutch journalist
• 19th » Criss Angel, American magician
• 19th » Frankie Lam, Hong Kong actor
• 21st » Ervin Johnson, American basketball player
• 21st » Fritz Karl, Austrian actor
• 21st » Terry Mills, American basketball player and coach
• 21st » Mikheil Saakashvili, Georgian politician, 3rd President of Georgia
• 22nd » Richey Edwards, Welsh singer-songwriter and guitarist (Manic Street Preachers) (d. 1995)
• 22nd » Stéphane Gendron, Canadian lawyer and politician
• 22nd » Rebecca Harris, English politician
• 22nd » Paul Morris (racing driver) known as Paul Morris, Australian race car driver
• 22nd » Dan Petrescu, Romanian footballer and manager
• 23rd » Carla Bruni, Italian-French singer-songwriter and model
• 23rd » Tim Fountain, English author and playwright
• 23rd » Otis Grant, Jamaican-Canadian boxer, coach, and manager
• 24th » Mikhail Shchennikov, Russian race walker
• 24th » Pernilla Wahlgren, Swedish singer and actress
• 25th » Jason Thirsk, American bass player (Pennywise (band) or Pennywise and Humble Gods) (d. 1996)
• 28th » Chris Ware, American illustrator
• 29th » Ashleigh Banfield, Canadian-American journalist
• 29th » Chris Barnes (musician) e.g Chris Barnes, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Six Feet Under (band) named Six Feet Under, Cannibal Corpse, and Torture Killer)
• 29th » Evan Seinfeld, American bass player, actor, and director (Biohazard (band) named Biohazard and Damnocracy)
• 30th » Carl Ouellet, Canadian wrestler

Famous Deaths for December 1967

• 2nd » Billy Chapman, English footballer (b. 1902)
• 3rd » Harry Wismer, American sportscaster (b. 1913)
• 4th » Bert Lahr, American actor and singer (b. 1895)
• 9th » Charles Léon Hammes, Luxembourgian lawyer and judge, 3rd List of members of the European Court of Justice e.g President of the European Court of Justice (b. 1898)
• 10th » Ronnie Caldwell, American keyboard player (The Bar-Kays) (b. 1948)
• 10th » Phalon Jones, American saxophonist (The Bar-Kays) (b. 1949)
• 10th » Otis Redding, American singer-songwriter and producer (b. 1941)
• 12th » Mac Raboy, American illustrator (b. 1914)
• 17th » Harold Holt, Australian lawyer and politician, 17th Prime Minister of Australia (b. 1908)
• 17th » Jack Perrin, American actor and stuntman (b. 1896)
• 21st » Stuart Erwin, American actor (b. 1903)
• 24th » Burt Baskin, American businessman, co-founded Baskin-Robbins (b. 1913)
• 28th » Katharine McCormick, American biologist and philanthropist (b. 1875)
• 29th » Paul Whiteman, American violinist, composer, and conductor (b. 1890)
• 30th » Vincent Massey, Canadian lawyer and politician, 18th Governor General of Canada (b. 1887)

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