At A Glance

12 December 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
12 December 1967 was a Tuesday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Hello, Goodbye” by The Beatles.
Top Film of 1967
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
Star sign
The star sign for 12 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 12 December 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 12 December 1967 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 12 December

  • 1945 The People's Republic of Korea is outlawed in the South, by order of the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
  • 1946 United Nations Security Council Resolution 13 relating to acceptance of Siam (now Thailand) to the United Nations is adopted.
  • 1956 United Nations Security Council Resolution 121 relating to acceptance of Japan to the United Nations is adopted.
  • 1963 Kenya declares independence from Great Britain.
  • 1979 Coup d'état of December Twelfth occurs in South Korea.

Famous people born on 12 December

  • Jennifer Connelly, American actress (born 1970)
  • Frank Sinatra, American singer, actor, and producer (1915–1998)
  • Michael Olise, French footballer (born 2001)
  • Mayim Bialik, American actress, neuroscientist, and author (born 1975)

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.

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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