Born on 20 July 1967

At A Glance

20 July 1967 at a glance

Day of the week

20 July 1967 was a Thursday.

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 20 July is Cancer.

Chinese zodiac

In the Chinese zodiac, 20 July 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.

Birthstone

The birthstone for July is Ruby.

Moon phase

The moon phase on 20 July 1967 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 20 July

• 1961 French military forces break the Tunisian siege of Bizerte.
• 1968 The first International Special Olympics Summer Games are held at Soldier Field in Chicago, with about 1,000 athletes with intellectual disabilities.
• 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 11's crew successfully makes the first human landing on the Moon in the Sea of Tranquility. Americans Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin become the first humans to walk on the Moon six and a half hours later.
• 1969 A cease fire is announced between Honduras and El Salvador, six days after the beginning of the "Football War".
• 1974 Turkish invasion of Cyprus: Forces from Turkey invade Cyprus after a coup d'état, organized by the dictator of Greece, against president Makarios.

Famous people born on 20 July

• Haakon VIII (born 1973)
• Chris Cornell, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (1964–2017)
• Julianne Hough, American singer-songwriter, actress, and dancer (born 1988)
• Natalie Wood, American actress (1938–1981)

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