At A Glance

1 November 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
1 November 1967 was a Wednesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Massachusetts” by Bee Gees.
Top Film of 1967
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
Star sign
The star sign for 1 November is Scorpio.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 1 November 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for November is Topaz.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 1 November 1967 was New Moon.

On this day: 1 November

  • 1963 The Arecibo Observatory in Arecibo, Puerto Rico, with the largest radio telescope ever constructed, officially opens.
  • 1963 The 1963 South Vietnamese coup begins.
  • 1968 The Motion Picture Association of America's film rating system is officially introduced, originating with the ratings G, M, R, and X.
  • 1973 Watergate scandal: Leon Jaworski is appointed as the new Watergate Special Prosecutor.
  • 1973 The Indian state of Mysore is renamed as Karnataka to represent all the regions within Karunadu.

Famous people born on 1 November

  • Tim Cook, American businessman and engineer, current CEO of Apple Inc. (born 1960)
  • Jenny McCarthy, American actress and model (born 1972)
  • Aishwarya Rai, Indian model and actress (born 1973)
  • Toni Collette, Australian actress (born 1972)

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Events of 1967 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 23 January – Milton Keynes, a village situated in northern Buckinghamshire, is formally designated as a new town by the government, incorporating nearby towns and villages including Bletchley and Newport Pagnell.
  • 11 April – Tom Stoppard's tragicomedy Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead receives its Old Vic premiere in London.
  • 13 April – Casino Royale, the first of two unofficial James Bond films not produced by Eon Productions, is released. A parody, it is the only film to star David Niven as James Bond.

Life in 1967

Prime Minister

Harold Wilson

Monarch

Elizabeth II

Pint of Beer

14p

Loaf of Bread

9p

Average House

£4,010

Weekly Wage

£21.00

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Famous Faces Born in the 1960s

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