DeathFebruary 181967

J. Robert Oppenheimer

J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (born 1904)

In context

When
Saturday, February 18 196759 years ago
Category
DeathA notable person who died on this day.
Era
20th century · 1960s
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Who they were

J. Robert Oppenheimer, American physicist and academic (born 1904)

Why this date

J. Robert Oppenheimer appears on our February 18 calendar for 1967 as a death entry.

February 18 through the years

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  3. 2001Federal Bureau of Investigation
  4. 2003Daegu subway fire
  5. 2004Nishapur
  6. 2010WikiLeaks
  7. 20102010 Nigerien coup d'état
  8. 2013Brussels Airport diamond heist
  9. 2014Revolution of Dignity
  10. 2018Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
  11. 2021Perseverance (rover)

Also in 1967

  • March 14John F. KennedyThe body of U.S. President John F. Kennedy is moved to a permanent burial place at Arlington National Cemetery.
  • October 20Patterson–Gimlin filmRoger Patterson and Robert Gimlin filmed an unidentified subject, which they claimed was Bigfoot, at Six Rivers National Forest in Califo…
  • May 25Kapsan faction incidentHaving purged a group of rivals, Supreme Leader of North Korea Kim Il Sung delivered the "May 25 teaching", entrenching his son Kim Jong…
  • June 14Mariner programMariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.
  • August 14Marine, &c., Broadcasting (Offences) Act 1967UK Marine Broadcasting Offences Act 1967 declares participation in offshore pirate radio illegal.
  • September 3Dagen HDagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
  • June 17Nuclear weapons testingNuclear weapons testing: China announces a successful test of its first thermonuclear weapon.
  • November 16Aeroflot Flight 2230Aeroflot Flight 2230 crashed after takeoff from Koltsovo Airport, Russia, killing all 107 people aboard.

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February 18 1967 — 59 years ago, on a Saturday.

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