February 14 » British forces begin the Battle of the Tugela Heights in an effort to lift the Siege of Ladysmith.
April 2 » The United States Congress passes the Foraker Act, giving Puerto Rico limited self-rule.
May 18 » The United Kingdom proclaims a protectorate over Tonga.
June 14 » The second German Naval Law calls for the Imperial German Navy to be doubled in size, resulting in an Anglo-German naval arms race.
July 9 » The Governor of Shanxi province in North China orders the execution of 45 foreign Christian missionaries and local church members, including children.
October 19 » Max Planck discovers Planck's law of black-body radiation.
Day of death July 4, 1967
The temperature on July 4, 1967 was between 12.0 °C and 19.5 °C and averaged 15.4 °C. There was 7.9 hours of sunshine (48%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the west. Source: KNMI
March 18 » The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.
May 30 » The Nigerian Eastern Region declares independence as the Republic of Biafra, sparking a civil war.
August 14 » UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.
September 20 » RMSQueen Elizabeth 2 is launched Clydebank, Scotland.
September 30 » The BBC Light Programme, Third Programme and Home Service are replaced with BBC Radio 2, 3 and 4 Respectively, BBC Radio 1 is also launched.
October 10 » The Outer Space Treaty comes into force.
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