What Happened on March 4, 1967

Historical Events

  • Ice Dance Championship at Vienna won by Towler & Ford (GRB)
  • Ice Pairs Championship at Vienna won by Belousova & Protopopov (USSR)
  • Men's Figure Skating Championship in Vienna won by Emmerich Danzer (AUT)

Peggy Fleming World Champion

Worlds Ladies' Figure Skating Champion in Vienna won by Peggy Fleming (US)


Famous Birthdays

  • Andrew Osmond, English writer (Big Fish)
  • Daryll Cullinan, South African cricket batsman (70 Tests; 4,554 runs @ 44.21; 138 ODIs), born in Kimberley, Cape Province
  • Evan Dando, American musician (The Lemonheads - "Mrs. Robinson"), born in Essex, Massachusetts
  • Juli Furtado, American mountain cyclist (world champ-1991, 92), born in New York City
  • Kubilay Türkyılmaz, Turkish-Swiss footballer, born in Bellinzona, Switzerland
  • Sam Taylor-Johnson, English artist and film director (Fifty Shades film series), born in London, England
  • Tim Vine, English comedian (Not Going Out) and presenter (Edinburgh Fringe Festival), born in London, England

Famous Deaths

  • Michel Plancherel, Swiss mathematician (harmonic analysis), and professor, dies at 82
  • Vladan Desnica, Croatian and Serbian writer, dies at 61
  • Wilbur "Bullet" Rogan, American Baseball HOF pitcher, outfielder, manager (Kansas City Monarchs NgL, 1920-38), dies at 73
Died in 1967 1967 Highlights

About March 4, 1967

Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 57 years, 1 month and 22 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Generation X
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Pisces

Music Charts

  • US #1 Song: Ruby Tuesday - The Rolling Stones
  • UK #1 Song: Release Me - Engelbert Humperdinck