At A Glance

14 December 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
14 December 1967 was a Thursday.
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 14 December is Sagittarius.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 December 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for December is Turquoise.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 December 1967 was Waxing Gibbous.

On this day: 14 December

  • 1958 The 3rd Soviet Antarctic Expedition becomes the first to reach the southern pole of inaccessibility.
  • 1960 Convention against Discrimination in Education of UNESCO is adopted.
  • 1962 NASA's Mariner 2 becomes the first spacecraft to fly by Venus.
  • 1964 American Civil Rights Movement: Heart of Atlanta Motel v. United States: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that Congress can use the Constitution's Commerce Clause to fight discrimination.
  • 1972 Apollo program: Eugene Cernan is the most recent person to walk on the Moon, after he and Harrison Schmitt complete the third and final extravehicular activity (EVA) of the Apollo 17 mission.

Famous people born on 14 December

  • George VI (1895–1952)
  • Raphinha, Brazilian footballer (born 1996)
  • Michael Owen, English footballer and sportscaster (born 1979)
  • Vanessa Hudgens, American actress and singer (born 1988)

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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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