About the day » Friday October 20, 1967Calender converter

• Peter Verburgt († 2007)
• Johny Beernaert, Oostende,8400,West-Vlaanderen,België († 2022)
• David Raymond White, Goldendale, Klickitat County, Washington († 1967)
• Paula Sue de Ruiter, Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1971)
• Frank ARTEEL, Roeselare († 1995)
• Tom Doi N'Guyen, Verenigde Staten († 2019)
• Mark Alan Intveld, Ramsey, Minnesota, VS († 1996)
• Johanna Elisabeth van der Tang, Putten, Gelderland, Nederland († 1989)
• René Wijbenga († 1967)
• Johanna (Hanneke) Baars, Eindhoven, Noord Brabant, Nederland († 2017)

• Albertje Roelofs van der Molen (86), Elburg, Gelderland, Nederland
• Aaltje Boois (85), Kallenkote, Drenthe, Nederland
• Alva Lee ROBINSON (38), Mississippi U.S.A
• Camiel SOENEN (66), Merkem, 32015, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• * Jacobus Carolus Heeren (51), Tilburg
• Carl Wilhelm Vollgraff (91)
• Bernardus Christinus van der Meijde (61), Amsterdam
• Christiaan Arnoldus Moot (77), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonette ten Cate (68), Groningen
• Anna, Maria Haenen (81), Ubach over Worms

• 1965 » Jonathan I. Schwartz, American businessman
• 1965 » Mikhail Shtalenkov, Russian ice hockey player
• 1965 » Norman Blake, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1966 » Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Jordanian militant Islamist († 2006)
• 1966 » Allan Donald, South African cricketer and coach
• 1966 » Patrick Volkerding, American computer scientist and engineer, founded Slackware
• 1967 » Elizabeth Carling, English actress and singer
• 1967 » Kerrod Walters, Australian rugby league player
• 1967 » Kevin Walters, Australian rugby league player and coach
• 1968 » Susan Tully, English actress, director, and producer

• 1953 » Werner Baumbach, German colonel and pilot (b. 1916)
• 1956 » Lawrence Dale Bell, American industrialist and founder of Bell Aircraft Corporation (b. 1894)
• 1957 » Michalis Dorizas, Greek-American javelin thrower and football player (b. 1890)
• 1964 » Herbert Hoover, American engineer and politician, 31st President of the United States (b. 1874)
• 1967 » Shigeru Yoshida, Japanese politician and diplomat, 32nd Prime Minister of Japan (b. 1878)
• 1968 » Bud Flanagan, English actor and screenwriter (b. 1896)
• 1972 » Harlow Shapley, American astronomer and academic (b. 1885)
• 1977 » Ronnie Van Zant, American singer-songwriter (b. 1948)
• 1977 » Steve Gaines, American guitarist (b. 1949)
• 1978 » Gunnar Nilsson, Swedish race car driver (b. 1948)

• Koningin Juliana (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from September 4, 1948 till April 30, 1980 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from November 22, 1966 to April 5, 1967 the cabinet Zijlstra, with Prof. dr. J. Zijlstra (ARP) as prime minister.
• In The Netherlands , there was from April 5, 1967 to Tuesday, July 6, 1971 the cabinet De Jong, with P.J.S. de Jong (KVP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 12.5 million citizens.
• January 6 » Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.
• June 2 » Protests in West Berlin against the arrival of the Shah of Iran turn into riots, during which Benno Ohnesorg is killed by a police officer. His death results in the founding of the terrorist group Movement 2 June.
• July 29 » During the fourth day of celebrating its 400th anniversary, the city of Caracas, Venezuela is shaken by an earthquake, leaving approximately 500 dead.
• August 24 » Led by Abbie Hoffman, the Youth International Party temporarily disrupts trading at the New York Stock Exchange by throwing dollar bills from the viewing gallery, causing trading to cease as brokers scramble to grab them.
• November 3 » Vietnam War: The Battle of Dak To begins.
• December 13 » Constantine II of Greece attempts an unsuccessful counter-coup against the Regime of the Colonels.

The temperature on October 20, 1967 was between 11.0 °C and 18.7 °C and averaged 13.4 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (65%). The partly clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south.