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In the year 1967
543 Notable deaths
Shigeru Yoshida
Prime minister of japan (1878–1967).
Born September 22nd, 1878 in Surugadai.
Died October 20th, 1967 at 89 years old in Oiso.
John Masefield
English poet and writer.
Born June 1st, 1878 in Herefordshire. [ref]
Died May 12th, 1967 at 88 years old in Abingdon-on-Thames. [ref]
Lorenzo Bandini
Italian racecar driver.
Born December 21st, 1935 in Campament of Al Marj.
Died May 10th, 1967 at 31 years old in Monaco (traffic collision, burn).
Krishna Hutheesing
Indian writer.
Born November 2nd, 1907 in Prayagraj.
Died November 9th, 1967 at 60 years old in London (myocardial infarction).
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]
Deaths 71 to 80 of 543
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