At A Glance
15 July 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 July 1967 was a Saturday.
- Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
- “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum 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 15 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 July 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 July 1967 was First Quarter.
On this day: 15 July
- 1966 Vietnam War: The United States and South Vietnam begin Operation Hastings to push the North Vietnamese out of the Vietnamese Demilitarized Zone.
- 1971 The United Red Army is founded in Japan.
- 1974 In Nicosia, Cyprus, Greek junta-sponsored nationalists launch a coup d'état, deposing Makarios III and installing Nikos Sampson as the president of Cyprus.
- 1975 Space Race: Apollo–Soyuz Test Project features the dual launch of an Apollo spacecraft and a Soyuz spacecraft on the first Soviet-United States human-crewed flight. It was the last launch of both an Apollo spacecraft, and the Saturn family of rockets.
- 1979 U.S. president Jimmy Carter gives his "malaise speech".
Famous people born on 15 July
- Linda Ronstadt, American singer-songwriter, producer, and actress (born 1946)
- Barry Melrose, Canadian ice hockey player, coach, and sportscaster (born 1956)
- Diane Kruger, German actress and model (born 1976)
- Brian Austin Green, American actor (born 1973)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1967 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 18 January – The Prime Minister of South Vietnam Nguyen Cao Ky begins a controversial visit to Australia.
- 7 February – Black Tuesday in Tasmania – massive bushfires devastate much of the Tasmanian capital of Hobart and surrounding areas.
- 8 March – La Trobe University is officially opened.
Life in Australia in 1967
Prime Minister
Harold Holt
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.06
Loaf of Bread
$0.16
Average House
$8,500
Weekly Wage
$37.00
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