What Happened on October 2, 1967

Day of the Week: Monday

Historical Events

  • Grateful Dead members arrested by narcotic agents
  • Groundbreaking begins on Veteran's Stadium in Philadelphia

Sport awardGolf Tournament

Mickey Wright wins LPGA Seven Lakes Golf Invitational

LPGA Golfer Mickey Wright
LPGA Golfer
Mickey Wright

Event of interestEvent of Interest

Thurgood Marshall sworn in as 1st black Supreme Court Justice

First Black Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall
First Black Supreme Court Justice
Thurgood Marshall

Famous Birthdays

  • Bud Gaugh, American musician (Sublime)
  • Frankie Fredericks, Namibian athlete (Olympic silver 100m, 200m 1992, 96), born in Windhoek, South West Africa
  • Gillian Welch, New York, singer-songwriter (Time, Revival)

Person of interestThomas Muster

Thomas Muster, Austrian tennis star (1995 French Open), born in Leibnitz, Austria

Tennis Player and French Open Champion Thomas Muster
Tennis Player and French Open Champion
Thomas Muster

Famous Deaths

  • Albertina Rasch, ballerina/choreographer, dies at 76