At A Glance

8 February 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
8 February 1967 was a Wednesday.
Australian No. 1 (Kent retrospective)
“Green, Green Grass of Home” by Tom Jones 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 8 February is Aquarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 8 February 1967 fell in the Year of the Horse.
Birthstone
The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 8 February 1967 was New Moon.

On this day: 8 February

  • 1960 Queen Elizabeth II issues an Order-in-Council, proclaiming the House of Windsor and declaring that her descendants will take the name Mountbatten-Windsor.
  • 1963 The regime of Prime Minister of Iraq Abd al-Karim Qasim is overthrown by the Ba'ath Party.
  • 1971 South Vietnamese ground troops launch an incursion into Laos to try to cut off the Ho Chi Minh trail and stop communist infiltration into the country.
  • 1974 The crew of Skylab 4, the last mission to visit the American space station Skylab, returns to Earth after 84 days in space.
  • 1983 A dust storm hits Melbourne, resulting in the worst drought on record and severe weather conditions in the city.

Famous people born on 8 February

  • Mary Steenburgen, American actress (born 1953)
  • James Dean, American actor (1931–1955)
  • Kathryn Newton, American actress (born 1997)
  • John Williams, American pianist, composer, and conductor (born 1932)

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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