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| Centuries: | 19th century - 20th century - 21st century |
| Decades: | 1940s 1950s 1960s - 1970s - 1980s 1990s 2000s |
| Years: | 1967 1968 1969 - 1970 - 1971 1972 1973 |
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[change] Events
- April 29 - The United States invades Cambodia.
- May 4 - Kent State Shootings: Four students at Kent State University in Ohio are killed by National Guardsmen while protesting against the United States invading Cambodia.
- September 11 - The Ford Pinto introduced.
- September 21 - Monday Night Football debuts on ABC.
- October 18 - Anwar el-Sadat officially becomes president of Egypt.
- October 30 - Monsoon halts Vietnam War
- The first IMAX theatre opens in Japan
[change] Births
- January 29 - Heather Graham, American actress
- February 5 - Rubén Serrano, Spanish writer and journalist
- February 28 - Daniel Handler, American writer (Lemony Snickets: A Series of Unfortunate Events)
- March 5 - John Frusciante, American musician (Red Hot Chili Peppers)
- March 27 - Mariah Carey, American singer
- May 18 - Tina Fey, American screenwriter and actress
- May 27 - Joseph Fiennes, English actor
- July 8 - Beck, American singer
- July 23 - Charisma Carpenter, American actress
- August 2 - Kevin Smith, American film director
- August 8 - Pascal Duquenne, Belgian actor
- August 12 - Kristopher Schau, Norwegian singer
- August 20 - John Carmack, American video game creator
- September 9 - Macy Gray, American singer and actress
- October 2 - Kelly Ripa, American actress and talk show host
- October 8 - Matt Damon, American actor
- October 9 - Steve Jablonsky, American movie and television composer
- October 15 - Pernilla Wiberg, Swedish skier
- October 28 - Greg Eagles, African-American actor
- December 12 - Jennifer Connelly, American actress
- December 24 - Sascha Fischer, German rugby player
- December 29 - Glen Phillips, American singer and guitarist
[change] Deaths
- February 2 - Bertrand Russell, Welsh philosopher and mathematician (b. 1872)
- February 27- Marie Dionne, one of the Dionne Quintuplets.
- July 27 - António de Oliveira Salazar, 12th President of Portugal (b. 1889)
- August 10 - Alexander Gode, German-American linguist (b. 1906)
- September 3 - Vince Lombardi, American football coach (b. 1913)
- September 5 - Jochen Rindt, German racecar driver (b. 1942)
- September 18 - Jimi Hendrix, American guitarist (b. 1942)
- September 25 - Erich Maria Remarque, German writer (b. 1898)
- September 28 - Gamal Abdel Nasser, President of Egypt (b. 1918)
- November 4 - Friedrich Kellner, German writer (b. 1885)
- November 9 - Charles de Gaulle, President of France (b. 1890)
- December 30 - Sonny Liston, American boxer (b. 1932)
[change] Films released
[change] Hit songs
- "(They Long to Be) Close to You" - Carpenters
- "Maybe I'm Amazed" - Paul McCartney
- "After Midnight" - Eric Clapton
- "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" - Diana Ross
- "American Woman" - The Guess Who
- "Amos Moses" - Jerry Reed
- "Border Song (Holy Moses)" - Aretha Franklin
- "Bridge Over Troubled Water" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "Call Me" - Aretha Franklin
- "Can't Stop Loving You" - Tom Jones
- "Cecilia" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "Celebrate" - Three Dog Night
- "Close To You " - Carpenters
- "Come And Get It" - Badfinger
- "Come Together /Something " - The Beatles
- "Cupid " - Johnny Nash
- "Does Anybody Really Know What Time it is" - Chicago
- "Down on the Corner" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- "El Condor Pasa" - Simon and Garfunkel
- "Eli's Coming" - Three Dog Night
- "Everybody's Out of Town" - B.J. Thomas
- "Fire and Rain" - James Taylor
- "For You Blue" - The Beatles
- "Hand Me Down World" - The Guess Who
- "Heaven Help Us All" - Stevie Wonder
- "If You Could Read My Mind" - Gordon Lightfoot
- "I'll Never Fall in Love Again" - Dionne Warwick
- "Immigrant Song" - Led Zeppelin
- "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)" - John Lennon
- "Isn't It a Pity" - George Harrison
- "It Don't Matter to Me" - Bread
- "It's a New Day (Parts 1 & 2)" - James Brown
- "It's Only Make Believe" - Glen Campbell
- "I've Lost You" - Elvis Presley
- "Jam Up and Jelly Tight" - Tommy Roe
- "Joanne" - Michael Nesmith & The First National Band
- "Kentucky Rain" - Elvis Presley
- "Leaving on a Jet Plane" - Peter, Paul and Mary
- "Let It Be" - The Beatles
- "Let Me Go to Him" - Dionne Warwick
- "Lola " - The Kinks
- "Lonely Days " - The Bee Gees
- "Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles
- "Looking Out My Back Door " - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- "Love the One You're With" - Stephen Stills
- "Mama Told Me (Not to Come)" - Three Dog Night
- "Mississippi Queen" - Mountain
- "My Sweet Lord" - George Harrison
- "No Matter What" - Badfinger
- "No Time " - The Guess Who
- "Oh Happy Day" - Glen Campbell
- "Only Love Can Break Your Heart" - Neil Young
- "Out In the Country" - Three Dog Night
- "Psychedelic Shack" - The Temptations
- "Raindrops Keep Fallin' On My Head" - B.J. Thomas
- "Reach Out and Touch (Somebody's Hand)" - Diana Ross
- "Remember Me" - Diana Ross
- "Ride Captain Ride" - Blues Image
- "See Me, Feel Me " - The Who
- "Share the Land" - The Guess Who
- "Signed, Sealed, Delivered, I'm Yours" - Stevie Wonder
- "Snowbird" - Anne Murray
- "Son of a Preacher Man" - Aretha Franklin
- "Stoney End" - Barbra Streisand
- "Summertime Blues" - The Who
- "The Long and Winding Road" - The Beatles
- "The Wonder of You" - Elvis Presley
- "Travelin' Band" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- "We've Only Just Begun " - Carpenters
- "What Is Truth?" - Johnny Cash
- "Whole Lotta Love " - Led Zeppelin
- "Who'll Stop The Rain" - Creedence Clearwater Revival
- "Your Song" - Elton John
