May 1967

Monday 01:

Elvis Presley marries Priscilla Beaulieu.

Monday 08:

The Philippine province of Davao is split into three: Davao del Norte, Davao del Sur, and Davao Oriental.

Friday 12:

At Queen Elizabeth Hall, England, Pink Floyd stages the first-ever quadraphonic rock concert.

Sunday 14:

Mickey Mantle becomes the sixth member of the 500 home run club with a home run at Yankee Stadium in Bronx, New York.

Wednesday 17:

Six-Day War: President Abdul Nasser of Egypt demands dismantling of the peace-keeping UN Emergency Force in Egypt.

Monday 22:

Mister Rogers' Neighborhood, the longest-running children's series on U.S. television, airs its first episode.

Tuesday 23:

Egypt closes the Straits of Tiran and blockades the port of Eilat at the northern end of the Gulf of Aqaba to Israeli shipping, laying the foundations for the Six Day War.

Thursday 25:

Celtic_F.C. become the first British team to reach a European_Cup final and also to win it, beating Inter_Milan 2-1 in normal time.

Tuesday 30:

The Nigerian state of Biafra secedes, sparking a civil war.