At A Glance

14 June 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
14 June 1967 was a Wednesday.
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 14 June is Gemini.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 14 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 14 June 1967 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 14 June

  • 1955 Chile becomes a signatory to the Buenos Aires copyright treaty.
  • 1959 Disneyland Monorail System, the first daily operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere, opens to the public in Anaheim, California.
  • 1962 The European Space Research Organisation is established in Paris – later becoming the European Space Agency.
  • 1966 The Vatican announces the abolition of the Index Librorum Prohibitorum ("index of prohibited books"), which was originally instituted in 1557.
  • 1967 Mariner program: Mariner 5 is launched towards Venus.

Famous people born on 14 June

  • Donald Trump, American businessman, television personality, 45th and 47th President of the United States (born 1946)
  • Boy George, English singer-songwriter and producer (born 1961)
  • Steffi Graf, German tennis player (born 1969)
  • Will Patton, American actor (born 1954)

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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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