At A Glance

11 June 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
11 June 1967 was a Sunday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “A Whiter Shade of Pale” by Procol Harum.
Top Film of 1967
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
Star sign
The star sign for 11 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 11 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 11 June 1967 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 11 June

  • 1963 American Civil Rights Movement: Governor of Alabama George Wallace defiantly stands at the door of Foster Auditorium at the University of Alabama in an attempt to block two black students, Vivian Malone and James Hood, from attending that school. Later in the day, accompanied by federalized National Guard troops, they are able to register.
  • 1963 Buddhist monk Thích Quảng Đức burns himself with gasoline in a busy Saigon intersection to protest the lack of religious freedom in South Vietnam.
  • 1968 Lloyd J. Old identifies the first cell surface antigens that could differentiate among different cell types.
  • 1970 After being appointed on May 15, Anna Mae Hays and Elizabeth P. Hoisington officially receive their ranks as U.S. Army general officers, becoming the first women to do so.
  • 1971 The U.S. Government forcibly removes the last holdouts to the Native American Occupation of Alcatraz, ending 19 months of control.

Famous people born on 11 June

  • Shia LaBeouf, American actor (born 1986)
  • Peter Dinklage, American actor and producer (born 1969)
  • Gene Wilder, American actor, director, and screenwriter (1933–2016)
  • Hugh Laurie, English actor and screenwriter (born 1959)

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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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