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11 August 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 11 August 1967 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “San Francisco (Be Sure to Wear Flowers in Your Hair)” by Scott McKenzie.
- Top Film of 1967
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 11 August is Leo.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 11 August 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for August is Peridot.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 11 August 1967 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 11 August
- 1961 The former Portuguese territories in India of Dadra and Nagar Haveli are merged to create the Union Territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli.
- 1962 Vostok 3 launches from the Baikonur Cosmodrome and cosmonaut Andrian Nikolayev becomes the first person to float in microgravity.
- 1969 The Apollo 11 astronauts are released from a three-week quarantine following their liftoff from the Moon.
- 1972 Vietnam War: The last United States ground combat unit leaves South Vietnam.
- 1973 At the 1520 Sedgwick Avenue apartment building in The Bronx, New York, DJ Kool Herc hosts a house party widely considered to mark the birthplace of hip-hop culture and music. DJ Kool Herc demonstrates a new technique of beat juggling and Coke La Rock performs a new style of vocal performance called rapping.
Famous people born on 11 August
- Pervez Musharraf, Pakistani general and politician, 10th President of Pakistan (1943–2023)
- Chris Hemsworth, Australian actor (born 1983)
- Viola Davis, American actress (born 1965)
- Hulk Hogan, American professional wrestler (1953–2025)
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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
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Guy Ritchie10 September 1968FilmmakerView their day →Diana, Princess of Wales1 July 1961Member of the British royal familyView their day →Nigella Lawson6 January 1960Food writer & television cookView their day →Jason Statham26 July 1967ActorView their day →Catherine Zeta-Jones25 September 1969ActressView their day →Charles Spencer, 9th Earl Spencer20 May 1964Peer & authorView their day →Kenneth Branagh10 December 1960Actor & filmmakerView their day →George Michael25 June 1963SingerView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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