At A Glance

21 September 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
21 September 1967 was a Thursday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “The Last Waltz” by Engelbert Humperdinck.
Top Film of 1967
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
Star sign
The star sign for 21 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 21 September 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 21 September 1967 was Waning Gibbous.

On this day: 21 September

  • 1964 Malta gains independence from the United Kingdom, but remains in the Commonwealth.
  • 1965 The Gambia, Maldives and Singapore are admitted as members of the United Nations.
  • 1971 Bahrain, Bhutan and Qatar join the United Nations.
  • 1972 Philippine president Ferdinand Marcos begins authoritarian rule by declaring martial law.
  • 1976 Seychelles joins the United Nations.

Famous people born on 21 September

  • Stephen King, American author and screenwriter (born 1947)
  • Liam Gallagher, English singer-songwriter (born 1972)
  • Bill Murray, American actor, comedian, producer, and screenwriter (born 1950)
  • Alexander Isak, Eritrean-Swedish professional footballer (born 1999)

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.
More events of 1967 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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