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April 27, 1967

On April 27, 1967, expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day. The year's #1 song was "To Sir With Love" by Lulu. Dana Barros, Olga Tañón, Lara Jill Miller would arrive in the same year.

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The year in brief

1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1967th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 967th year of the 2nd millennium, the 67th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1960s decade.

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On April 27, 1967

  1. 1967 Expo 67 officially opens in Montreal, Quebec, Canada with a large opening ceremony broadcast around the world. It opens to the public the next day.

    World's fair held in Montreal, Quebec

    The 1967 International and Universal Exposition, commonly known as Expo 67, was a general exhibition from April 28 to October 29, 1967. It was a category one world's fair held in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. It is considered to be one of the most successful world's fairs of the 20th century with the most attendees to that date and 62 nations participating.

Arrivals

Born on April 27, 1967

Willem-Alexander 1967– King of the Netherlands since 2013
Tommy Smith 1967– Scottish jazz saxophonist, composer, and educator
Erik Thomson 1967– Australian actor
Jason Whitlock 1967– American sports journalist (born 1967)

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The class of 1967

Others born in 1967

Dana Barros 1967– American basketball player and coach
Olga Tañón 1967– Puerto Rican singer-songwriter
Lara Jill Miller 1967– American actress
Mike Portnoy 1967– American drummer and songwriter
David J. C. MacKay 1967– English physicist, engineer, and academic (died 2016)
Sherri Shepherd 1967– American actress, comedian, and television personality

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