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1967 was the fiftieth anniversary of the October Revolution.

Events

The Second Doctor, Ben Jackson and Polly Wright visited San Francisco and battled the Goblin. (PROSE: Wonderland)

1 - Jackie Tyler was born on Pete's World. (TV: Rise of the Cybermen)

It is unstated whether the Jackie Tyler of the Doctor's universe shared the date of birth, but she was at the very least born the same year. (TV: Army of Ghosts)

7 - The Seventh Doctor, Ace, Markus Creevy and Lt. Raina Kerenskaya attended the ceremony in Red Square in Moscow marking the 50th anniversary of the October Revolution, where they saw Yuri Gagarin and Valentina Tereshkova, the first person and the first woman in space respectively, on the podium. The Doctor explained to Ace that the celebration of the October Revolution was held in November as Russia was still using the Julian calendar, which was eleven days behind the Gregorian calendar, in 1917. (AUDIO: Thin Ice)
- Raine Creevy was born in Moscow to Markus Creevy and Lt. Raina Kerenskaya. She was delivered by the Seventh Doctor. (AUDIO: Thin Ice)

Unknown Dates

Brendan Richards was born. (PROSE: K9 and Company)
Edmund Trevithick's daughter Paula and her husband were killed in a car accident in Crook Marsham. His granddaughter subsequently joined a hippie commune. (PROSE: Nightshade)
Metropolitan magazine launches. (PROSE: Amorality Tale)
Dodo Chaplet gave Steven Taylor a diary for this year, which she found in the TARDIS, on his birthday (10 February). (AUDIO: Return of the Rocket Men)

07 - TV: The Highlanders Episode 4 was first broadcast. This was the last purely historical Doctor Who episode until TV: Black Orchid in 1982.
13 - Actor Jack Cunningham died in London.
14 - TV: The Underwater Menace Episode 1 was first broadcast.
14 - The final instalment of The Daleks comic strip was published in TV Century 21.
21 - TV: The Underwater Menace Episode 2 was first broadcast.
21 - The Daleks made their first appearance in the Doctor Who comic strip appearing in TV Comic.
28 - TV: The Underwater Menace Episode 3 was first broadcast.

04 - TV: The Underwater Menace Episode 4 was first broadcast.
11 - TV: The Moonbase Episode 1 was first broadcast.
18 - TV: The Moonbase Episode 2 was first broadcast.
25 - TV: The Moonbase Episode 3 was first broadcast.

04 - TV: The Moonbase Episode 4 was first broadcast. This was the last use of the original 1963 opening credits sequence and theme arrangement.
07 - Actor Michael Peake died.
11 - TV: The Macra Terror Episode 1 was first broadcast. A new title sequence and updated logo and a new arrangement of the theme with added echo debuted; with some adjustments, this theme arrangement remained in use until 1980. This was the first appearance of the lead actor's face in the opening credits, a practice in use until 1989.
11 - Actor John Barrowman was born in Glasgow, Scotland.
18 - TV: The Macra Terror Episode 2 was first broadcast.
25 - TV: The Macra Terror Episode 3 was first broadcast.

01 - TV: The Macra Terror Episode 4 was first broadcast.
08 - TV: The Faceless Ones Episode 1 was first broadcast. This was the first Doctor Who script by Malcolm Hulke.
15 - TV: The Faceless Ones Episode 2 was first broadcast.
22 - TV: The Faceless Ones Episode 3 was first broadcast.
29 - TV: The Faceless Ones Episode 4 was first broadcast.
30 - Actor Steven Mackintosh was born.

06 - TV: The Faceless Ones Episode 5 was first broadcast.
13 - TV: The Faceless Ones Episode 6 was first broadcast. This was the final appearance of Michael Craze and Anneke Wills.
20 - TV: The Evil of the Daleks Episode 1 was first broadcast.
27 - TV: The Evil of the Daleks Episode 2 was first broadcast. This was the first appearance of Deborah Watling as new companion Victoria Waterfield.

03 - TV: The Evil of the Daleks Episode 3 was first broadcast.
10 - TV: The Evil of the Daleks Episode 4 was first broadcast.
17 - TV: The Evil of the Daleks Episode 5 was first broadcast.
19 - Actor Chris Larkin was born.
24 - TV: The Evil of the Daleks Episode 6 was first broadcast.
Unknown date: The Doctor Who and the Daleks comic strip in TV Comic reverted to Doctor Who after Terry Nation withdrew the rights to the Daleks.

01 - TV: The Evil of the Daleks Episode 7 was first broadcast, ending the fourth season. According to REF: The Official Doctor Who & the Daleks Book, Terry Nation withdrew the rights to use to the Daleks from the BBC to attempt launching a spinoff series; as a result, except for a couple of references, the Daleks did not properly appear again until 1972's TV: Day of the Daleks.
PROSE: Doctor Who in an Exciting Adventure with the Daleks received its first American paperback publication by Avon Books. This was the first Doctor Who novel to be published in the US and the only American edition published until the late 1970s.
12 - Actor Richard Herring was born.
18 - Writer Paul Cornell was born.
22 - The monster movie Kingu Kongu no gyakushû was released in Japan. In 1968 the film was renamed King Kong Escapes and was released in the US. The English-language version of the film was notable for the name given to the villain of the piece -- Dr. Who.
A film adaptation of The Winter's Tale received initial showings in the US. The film featured Tom Baker, making his film debut, in a bit role.

The third Doctor Who Annual was published.
1 - Actor Steve Pemberton was born.
02 - TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen Episode 1 was first broadcast, marking the start of Season 5.
09 - TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen Episode 2 was first broadcast.
16 - TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen Episode 3 was first broadcast.
23 - TV: The Tomb of the Cybermen Episode 4 was first broadcast.
25 - Actor Jack Bligh died.
30 - TV: The Abominable Snowmen Episode 1 was first broadcast.

01 - The Prisoner debuted on British television. The theme music for the series was composed by Ron Grainer and was arguably his best-known work outside of the "Doctor Who theme".
5 - Actor Chris Larkin was born.
07 - TV: The Abominable Snowmen Episode 2 was first broadcast.
14 - TV: The Abominable Snowmen Episode 3 was first broadcast.
21 - TV: The Abominable Snowmen Episode 4 was first broadcast.
28 - TV: The Abominable Snowmen Episode 5 was first broadcast.

04 - TV: The Abominable Snowmen Episode 6 was first broadcast.
11 - TV: The Ice Warriors Episode 1 was first broadcast.
16 - Peter Purves began a ten-year run as a presenter on Blue Peter. During this time the former Steven Taylor actor presented many segments devoted to Doctor Who.
18 - TV: The Ice Warriors Episode 2 was first broadcast.
25 - TV: The Ice Warriors Episode 3 was first broadcast.

02 - TV: The Ice Warriors Episode 4 was first broadcast.
09 - TV: The Ice Warriors Episode 5 was first broadcast.
16 - TV: The Ice Warriors Episode 6 was first broadcast.
23 - TV: The Enemy of the World Episode 1 was first broadcast.
30 - TV: The Enemy of the World Episode 2 was first broadcast.

Unknown date

First UK paperback edition of PROSE: Doctor Who and the Crusaders was published by Green Dragon Books.