At A Glance
2 June 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 2 June 1967 was a Friday.
- 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 2 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 2 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 2 June 1967 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 2 June
- 1955 The USSR and Yugoslavia sign the Belgrade declaration and thus normalize relations between the two countries, discontinued since 1948.
- 1962 During the FIFA World Cup, police intervene multiple times in fights between Chilean and Italian players in one of the most violent games in football history.
- 1964 The Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) is formed.
- 1966 Surveyor program: Surveyor 1 lands in Oceanus Procellarum on the Moon, becoming the first U.S. spacecraft to soft-land on another world.
- 1979 Pope John Paul II starts his first official visit to his native Poland, becoming the first Pope to visit a Communist country.
Famous people born on 2 June
- Morena Baccarin, Brazilian-American actress (born 1979)
- Justin Long, American actor (born 1978)
- Awkwafina, American actress, rapper, and comedian (born 1988)
- Zachary Quinto, American actor and producer (born 1977)
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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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s
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