At A Glance

25 October 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
25 October 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 25 October is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 25 October 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 25 October 1967 was Last Quarter.

On this day: 25 October

  • 1949 The Battle of Guningtou in the Taiwan Strait begins.
  • 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis: Adlai Stevenson shows the United Nations Security Council reconnaissance photographs of Soviet ballistic missiles in Cuba.
  • 1968 Soyuz 2 is launched.
  • 1971 The People's Republic of China replaces the Republic of China at the United Nations.
  • 1973 Egypt and Israel accept United Nations Security Council Resolution 339.

Famous people born on 25 October

  • Katy Perry, American singer-songwriter and actress (born 1984)
  • Shaun Wright-Phillips, English footballer (born 1981)
  • Pablo Picasso, Spanish painter and sculptor (1881–1973)
  • Ciara, American singer-songwriter, dancer, and actress (born 1985)

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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