About the day » Tuesday May 23, 1967Calender converter

• Renée Francoise Chrispijn († 2000)
• Timothy Lee Overbeek († 1967)
• Michiel-Raymond Elsinga, Delft, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands († 1997)
• Frederikus Erik GOMMER († 1984)
• Johan Vermeulen († 1967)
• Angela Darlene Kittrell Willis Lambert <K BdTxBI FbPqy-e>4, Harris County, Texas
• Geri-Lynne Collins
• Jacqueline (Jackie) Kay Reames, Cedar Rapids, Iowa, VS († 2016)
• Nn Vermaat, Rotterdam
• Christianus Petrus Henricus Maria Bel, Reusel († 1983)

• Arend Jan Kingma (73), Hilversum
• Aimé Gustave GOEMAERE (84), Bavikhove,, West-Vlaanderen, Belgique
• Antonia Bax (79), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Antonia Bax (79), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Abraham van Stipriaan (20), Wijdenes, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Ariaantje Vogel (86), Hardinxveld, Nederland
• Agnita Frederika Sara KERDIJK (90), Beverwijk, 4482, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Bernardina Johanna Romeijnders (55), Deest, Gelderland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Roskam (70), Alkmaar, Noord-Holland, Nederland
• Adrianus Johannes Roskam (70), Alkmaar

• 1964 » Ruth Metzler, Swiss lawyer and politician
• 1965 » Manuel Sanchís Hontiyuelo, Spanish footballer
• 1965 » Melissa McBride, American actress
• 1965 » Paul Sironen, Australian rugby league player
• 1965 » Tom Tykwer, German director, producer, screenwriter, and composer
• 1966 » Gary Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 1966 » Graeme Hick, Zimbabwean-English cricketer and coach
• 1967 » Anna Ibrisagic, Swedish politician
• 1967 » Luís Roberto Alves, Mexican footballer
• 1968 » Guinevere Turner, American actress and screenwriter

• 1956 » Gustav Suits, Latvian-Estonian poet and politician (b. 1883)
• 1960 » Georges Claude, French engineer and inventor, created Neon lighting (b. 1870)
• 1962 » Louis Coatalen, French engineer (b. 1879)
• 1963 » August Jakobson, Estonian author and politician (b. 1904)
• 1965 » David Smith, American sculptor (b. 1906)
• 1975 » Moms Mabley, American comedian and actor (b. 1894)
• 1979 » S. Selvanayagam, Sri Lankan geographer and academic (b. 1932)
• 1981 » Gene Green, American baseball player (b. 1933)
• 1981 » George Jessel, American actor, singer, and producer (b. 1898)
• 1981 » Rayner Heppenstall, English author and poet (b. 1911)

• 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.
• March 7 » The Majelis Permusyawaratan Rakyat Sementara (MPRS), Indonesia's provisional parliament, revoked Sukarno's mandate as President of Indonesia.
• March 18 » The supertanker Torrey Canyon runs aground off the Cornish coast.
• April 24 » Vietnam War: American General William Westmoreland says in a news conference that the enemy had "gained support in the United States that gives him hope that he can win politically that which he cannot win militarily".
• June 12 » The United States Supreme Court in Loving v. Virginia declares all U.S. state laws which prohibit interracial marriage to be unconstitutional.
• September 10 » The people of Gibraltar vote to remain a British dependency rather than becoming part of Spain.
• October 29 » Montreal's World Fair, Expo 67, closes with over 50 million visitors.

The temperature on May 23, 1967 was between 8.4 °C and 16.8 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 6.8 hours of sunshine (42%). The partly or heavily clouded was. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the southwest.