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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- Person
- J. Robert Oppenheimer
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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- 2001Federal Bureau of Investigation
- 2003Daegu subway fire
- 2004Nishapur
- 2010WikiLeaks
- 20102010 Nigerien coup d'état
- 2013Brussels Airport diamond heist
- 2014Revolution of Dignity
- 2018Iran Aseman Airlines Flight 3704
- 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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