At A Glance
29 May 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 29 May 1967 was a Monday.
- 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 29 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 29 May 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 29 May 1967 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 29 May
- 1953 Edmund Hillary and Sherpa Tenzing Norgay become the first people to reach the summit of Mount Everest, on Tenzing Norgay's (adopted) 39th birthday.
- 1964 The Arab League meets in East Jerusalem to discuss the Palestinian question, leading to the formation of the Palestine Liberation Organization.
- 1964 Having deposed them in a January coup South Vietnamese leader Nguyễn Khánh has rival Generals Trần Văn Đôn and Lê Văn Kim convicted of "lax morality".
- 1973 Tom Bradley is elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles, California.
- 1974 SETA, a Finnish LGBT rights organisation, is founded in Helsinki.
Famous people born on 29 May
- Annette Bening, American actress (born 1958)
- John F. Kennedy, 35th President of the United States (1917–1963)
- Riley Keough, American model and actress (born 1989)
- Danny Elfman, American film composer, singer-songwriter, producer, and actor (born 1953)
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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