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July 27, 1967

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Headlines from July 27, 1967

TOLL RISES TO 36; 1,000 Guardsmen Go to South Bend, Ind., to Quell Disorders Detroit Riots Reported Curbed After Tanks Fight Day Snipers; Death Toll at 36 GUARDSMEN RAKE ROOFS WITH FIRE U.S. Commander Says City Is 'Totally Under Control' Save for a Few Holdouts

By Gene Roberts Special To the New York Times

DETROIT, Thursday, July 27 Negro snipers waged a daylight guerrilla operation yesterday, but National Guard tanks and armored personnel carriers brought the situation under control last night.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of July 26, 1967, covering July 27, 1967.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    6
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
  3. 3
    Album cover for Sounds Like... by Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Sounds Like...

    Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    9
  4. 4
    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

    Last week
    6
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    19
  5. 5
    Album cover for Revenge by Bill Cosby

    Revenge

    Bill Cosby

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12

Notable Births

Rahul Bose

1967Rahul Bose, Indian journalist, actor, director, and screenwriter[†]

Rahul Bose is an Indian actor and athlete who works in Hindi films. Bose is the president of Rugby India.

Juliana Hatfield

1967Juliana Hatfield, American singer-songwriter and musician[†]

Juliana Hatfield is an American musician and singer-songwriter from the Boston area. She was formerly a member of the indie rock bands Blake Babies, Some Girls, and The Lemonheads. Hatfield also fronted her own band, The Juliana Hatfield Three, alongside bassist Dean Fisher and drummer Todd Philips, which was active in the mid-1990s and again in the mid-2010s. With The Juliana Hatfield Three, she achieved her best-charting work, including the critically acclaimed album Become What You Are (1993), which featured the singles "My Sister" (1993) and "Spin the Bottle".

Hans Mathisen

1967Hans Mathisen, Norwegian guitarist and composer[†]

Hans Mathisen is a Norwegian Jazz guitarist, educated on the Jazzprogram at Trondheim musikkonservatorium (1988–90), well known for his Pat Metheny and Wes Montgomery inspired performances. He is the brother of Jazz musicians Per Mathisen (bass), Nils Mathisen and Ole Mathisen.

1967Neil Smith, English cricketer[†]

Neil Michael Knight Smith is a former English cricketer who played in seven One Day Internationals from 1986 to 1996. He then went on to work at Warwick School, Myton Road, Warwick as the Groundsman but has recently semi retired. He is the son of the former England Test captain, M J K Smith.

1967Craig Wolanin, American ice hockey player[†]

Craig William Wolanin is an American former professional ice hockey defenseman who played 13 seasons in the National Hockey League from 1985 until 1998.

Historical Context for July 27, 1967

In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]