Born on 11 June 1967

At A Glance

11 June 1967 at a glance

Day of the week

11 June 1967 was a Sunday.

Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)

“This Is My Song” by Petula Clark was No. 1 on David Kent's retrospective Australian chart. This chart was compiled later by David Kent from radio station charts.

Top Film of 1967

The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.

Star sign

The star sign for 11 June is Gemini.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 11 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for June is Pearl.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 11 June 1967 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 June

• 1963 American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
• 1963 Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
• 1968 Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
• 1970 After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so.
• 1971 The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.

Famous people born on 11 June

• Shia LaBeouf, American actor (born 1986)
• Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer (born 1969)
• Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1933–2016)
• Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter (born 1959)

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