January 31 – West Germany and Romania establish diplomatic relations.
The United States, Soviet Union and United Kingdom sign the Outer Space Treaty (ratified by USSR May 19 comes into force October 10), prohibiting weapons of mass destruction from space.
astronauts Gus Grissom, Ed White, and Roger Chaffee are killed when fire breaks out in their Apollo spacecraft during a launch pad test.
Chicago's largest-ever blizzard begins.
The Parliament of the United Kingdom decides to nationalise 90% of the nation's steel industry.
January 25 – South Vietnamese junta leader and Prime Minister Nguyen Cao Ky fired rival, Deputy Prime Minister and Defence Minister Nguyen Huu Co while the latter was overseas on a diplomatic visit.
The area to be developed was largely farmland, with evidence of permanent settlement dating back to the Bronze Age. Its initial designated area enclosed three existing towns and twenty one villages.
Milton Keynes (England) is founded as a new town by Order in Council, with a planning brief to become a city of 250,000 people.
He is eventually sentenced to 15 years in prison.
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In Munich, the trial begins for Wilhelm Harster, accused of the murder of 82,856 Jews (including Anne Frank) when he led German security police during the German occupation of the Netherlands.
Jeremy Thorpe becomes leader of the UK's Liberal Party.
Albert DeSalvo is convicted of numerous crimes and sentenced to life in prison.
American football: The Green Bay Packers defeat the Kansas City Chiefs 35–10 in the First AFL-NFL World Championship Game at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum.
Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya he names the species Kenyapithecus africanus.
January 14 - The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love.
January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema.
January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts.
January 6 – Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch Operation Deckhouse Five in the Mekong Delta.
Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, A Countess from Hong Kong, in the UK.
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Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones).
January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair.
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