At A Glance

22 November 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
22 November 1967 was a Wednesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“The Last Waltz” by Engelbert Humperdinck 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 22 November is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 22 November 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 22 November 1967 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 22 November

  • 1943 World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.
  • 1967 UN Security Council Resolution 242 is adopted, establishing a set of the principles aimed at guiding negotiations for an Arab–Israeli peace settlement.
  • 1968 Japan Air Lines Flight 2 accidentally ditches in San Francisco Bay while on approach to San Francisco International Airport. No one is injured.
  • 1989 NASA launches Space Shuttle Discovery on STS-33, a classified mission for the United States Department of Defense.
  • 1990 British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher withdraws from the Conservative Party leadership election, confirming the end of her Premiership.

Famous people born on 22 November

  • Scarlett Johansson, American actress (born 1984)
  • Mark Ruffalo, American actor (born 1967)
  • Jamie Lee Curtis, American actress (born 1958)
  • Charles de Gaulle, French general and politician, President of France (1890–1970)

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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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