1967: what happened around the world

In 1967, 200 events recorded on Erask's globe began — Six-Day War, Nigerian Civil War and Outer Space Treaty among the best known. 91 more were already under way, such as Cultural Revolution and The Troubles. 159 things were founded or built that year, from Principality of Sealand and South Yemen.

200events began
91already under way
159founded or built
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Wars, battles and sieges109

+69 less-known, on the globe.

Accidents and fires44

+4 less-known, on the globe.

Revolts, massacres and attacks32

Disasters11

Treaties, councils and politics4

Already under way in 196791

Came to an end in 196711

Founded or built in 1967159

+129 more, on the globe.

Stories that pass through 1967

Volcanic EruptionsEvery significant eruption on record since 1500 How America Filled UpEvery American city of 60,000 people, in the year it began Women's SuffrageA map filling in, one country at a time, 1893-2012 DecolonisationHow a third of the world stopped belonging to somebody else, 1945–1990 Nuclear detonationsEvery recorded nuclear test, 1945–1998

Nearby years

1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972 1973 All of the 20th century →

Every entry comes from Wikidata and links to its Wikipedia article; entries are ordered by how many language editions of Wikipedia cover them. Only things with a date are listed, and dates before the modern era are often approximate. How this is made →