January 1967

Monday 02:

Dr. Christiaan Barnard performs the second successful heart transplant.

Wednesday 04:

Donald Campbell dies as his jet-powered Bluebird K7 crashes during an attempt to break the water speed record.

Friday 06:

United States Marine Corps and ARVN troops launch "Operation Deckhouse Five" in the Mekong River delta.

Sunday 15:

Super Bowl I is played -- The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs, 35-10.

Wednesday 18:

Albert DeSalvo, the "Boston Strangler," is convicted of numerous crimes and is sentenced to life in prison.

Sunday 22:

Simon & Garfunkel perform live at Philharmonic Hall in the Lincoln Center, New York City. The recording is not released until 16 July 2002.

Friday 27:

More than 60 nations sign the Outer Space Treaty banning nuclear weapons in space.