Events in the year 1967 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents
Governors
Events
- National income - 376,012 million
- 16 January - Goa opinion pol/ referendum done and majority 55.48% supported the decision not to merge with Maharashtra.
- 17âÂÂ21 February - 1967 Indian general election, Indian National Congress came back into power despite facing set back in various states.
- 10 March - India and Myanmar enters into a border agreement which demarcates IndiaâÂÂMyanmar border.
- 12 May â Congress Working Committee adopted a resolution for social control of banks, nationalization of general insurance, removal of princes privileges.
- 13 May â Zakir Husain becomes the first Muslim to become president of India.
- 27 May â Naxalite insurgency: Beginning with a peasant uprising in the town of Naxalbari in West Bengal, this Maoist rebellion led by a far-left splinter group of the CPI(M) on in the Indian countryside. The guerrillas operate among the impoverished peasants, fighting both the government security forces and private paramilitary groups funded by wealthy landowners. The city of Calcutta is badly hit with Naxalite violenece, fueld by indoctrination of students. Most fighting takes place in the states of Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa and Madhya Pradesh.
- 23 June - Indira Gandhi announces Ten Point Program a Socialistic roadmap during All India Congress Committee meet.
- 11 September â Indian and Chinese troops begin to exchange fire at Nathu La in Sikkim. This event is known as the Nathu La and Cho La clashes
- 15 September â After a ceasefire, the clashes in Nathu La end.
- 1 October â Indian and Chinese troops clash in Cho La and the duel ended after a day.
- 1 November - Kerala State Lotteries becomes the first state to start Lottery under public sector.
- 11 December â The 6.6 Koynanagar earthquake shook western India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing 177âÂÂ180 and injuring 2,272.
Law
Sport
Births
January to June
July to December
- 7 July â Pratyaya Amrit, IAS.
- 12 July â G. Marimuthu, film director and actor.
- 14 July â Prakash Kona, novelist, essayist and poet.
- 27 July â Rahul Bose, actor, screenwriter, film director and social activist.
- 4 August â Arbaaz Khan, actor.
- 15 August â Gurmeet Ram Rahim Singh, social group leader.
- 9 September â Akshay Kumar, actor.
- 12 September Amala Akkineni, actress.
- 30 September â Deepti Bhatnagar, actress and television presenter.
- 13 November â Juhi Chawla, actress, film producer and television presenter.
- 14 November â N. Lingusamy, film director, screenwriter, and film producer.
- 27 November â Sanjana Kapoor, actress and theatre director.
- 17 December â Neeraj Mittal, IAS.
Full date unknown
Deaths
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References