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In the year 1967
569 Notable deaths
Tom Simpson
Professional cyclist (1937-1967).
Born November 30th, 1937 in Haswell.
Died July 13th, 1967 at 29 years old in Mont Ventoux (heart failure).
Hugo Gernsback
American inventor, writer, editor and publisher (1884–1967).
Born August 16th, 1884 in Luxembourg. [ref]
Died August 19th, 1967 at 83 years old in New York City. [ref]
Francis Spellman
American catholic cardinal.
Born May 4th, 1889 in Whitman. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1967 at 78 years old in New York City. [ref]
Violeta Parra
Chilean musician and folklorist.
Born October 4th, 1917 in San Carlos.
Died February 5th, 1967 at 49 years old in La Reina.
David Unaipon
Indigenous australian inventor and writer (1872–1967).
Born September 28th, 1872 in Raukkan.
Died February 7th, 1967 at 94 years old in Tailem Bend.
Henry Morgenthau Jr.
American politician (1891-1967).
Born May 11th, 1891 in New York City. [ref]
Died February 6th, 1967 at 75 years old in New York City. [ref]
Zoltán Kodály
Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, pedagogue (1882–1967).
Born December 28th, 1882 in Kecskemét.
Died March 6th, 1967 at 84 years old in Budapest (myocardial infarction).
Arthur Ransome
English author and journalist (1884–1967).
Born January 18th, 1884 in Leeds.
Died June 3rd, 1967 at 83 years old in Cheadle Royal Hospital.
Anthony Mann
American film director.
Born June 30th, 1906 in San Diego. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1967 at 60 years old in Berlin (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Smiley Burnette
American country music performer and comedic actor (1911–1967).
Born March 18th, 1911 in Summum.
Died February 16th, 1967 at 55 years old in Encino (leukemia).
Totò
Italian actor (1898–1967).
Born February 15th, 1898 in Naples.
Died April 15th, 1967 at 69 years old in Rome (myocardial infarction).
Radhabinod Pal
Indian judge and jurist (1886–1967).
Born January 27th, 1886 in Bangladesh.
Died January 10th, 1967 at 80 years old in Kolkata.
Stanisław Sosabowski
Polish general (1892-1967).
Born May 8th, 1892 in Ivano-Frankivsk.
Died September 25th, 1967 at 75 years old in United Kingdom.
Walter Krueger
American general (1881-1967).
Born January 26th, 1881 in Złotów.
Died August 20th, 1967 at 86 years old in Valley Forge.
C. K. Nayudu
Indian cricketer (1895-1967).
Born October 31st, 1895.
Died November 14th, 1967 at 72 years old
Bert Berns
American songwriter and record producer of the 1960s (1929–1967).
Born November 8th, 1929 in New York City.
Died December 30th, 1967 at 38 years old in New York City (cardiovascular disease).
Rodion Malinovsky
Soviet military commander.
Born November 23rd, 1898 in Odesa.
Died March 31st, 1967 at 68 years old in Moscow (cancer).
Holland Smith
United states marine corps general (1882–1967).
Born April 20th, 1882 in Alabama.
Died January 12th, 1967 at 84 years old in San Diego.
Arthur Tedder, 1st Baron Tedder
Royal air force world war ii air marshal (1890-1967).
Born July 11th, 1890 in Glengoyne distillery.
Died June 3rd, 1967 at 76 years old in Surrey.
Patrick Kavanagh
Irish poet (1904–1967).
Born October 21st, 1904 in Inniskeen.
Died December 1st, 1967 at 63 years old in Dublin.
Richard Meinertzhagen
British soldier, intelligence officer, fraudulent ornithologist (1878-1967).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Kensington.
Died June 17th, 1967 at 89 years old in Kensington.
Ilya Ehrenburg
Soviet writer, bolshevik revolutionary, journalist and historian (1891–1967).
Born January 27th, 1891 in Kyiv. [ref]
Died August 31st, 1967 at 76 years old in Moscow (myocardial infarction).
Anton Walbrook
Austrian actor (1896-1967).
Born November 19th, 1896 in Vienna.
Died August 9th, 1967 at 70 years old in Garatshausen (myocardial infarction).
Joseph Boxhall
Fourth officer of titanic (1884–1967).
Born March 23rd, 1884 in London, Kingston upon Hull.
Died April 25th, 1967 at 83 years old in Christchurch (cardiovascular disease).
Luigi Tenco
Italian recording artist; singer, songwriter (1938-1967).
Born March 21st, 1938 in Cassine.
Died January 27th, 1967 at 28 years old in Sanremo (gunshot wound).
Deaths 76 to 100 of 569
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