At A Glance

10 October 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
10 October 1967 was a Tuesday.
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 10 October is Libra.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 October 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for October is Opal.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 October 1967 was First Quarter.

On this day: 10 October

  • 1963 France cedes control of the Bizerte naval base to Tunisia.
  • 1964 The Tokyo Summer Olympics opening ceremony is the first to be relayed live by satellites.
  • 1967 The Outer Space Treaty comes into force.
  • 1969 King Crimson releases their debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King.
  • 1970 Fiji becomes independent.

Famous people born on 10 October

  • Charles Dance, English actor, director, and screenwriter (born 1946)
  • Gavin Newsom, American businessman and politician, 40th and current Governor of California (born 1967)
  • Dan Stevens, English actor (born 1982)
  • Geno Smith, American football player (born 1990)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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.
More events of 1967 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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