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26 May 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 26 May 1967 was a Friday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Silence Is Golden” by The Tremeloes.
- Top Film of 1967
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 26 May is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 26 May 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 26 May 1967 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 26 May
- 1966 British Guiana gains independence, becoming Guyana.
- 1967 The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released.
- 1968 H-dagurinn in Iceland: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.
- 1969 Apollo program: Apollo 10 returns to Earth after a successful eight-day test of all the components needed for the forthcoming first crewed Moon landing.
- 1970 The Soviet Tupolev Tu-144 becomes the first commercial transport to exceed Mach 2.
Famous people born on 26 May
- Stevie Nicks, American singer-songwriter (born 1948)
- Helena Bonham Carter, English actress (born 1966)
- John Wayne, American actor, director, and producer (1907–1979)
- Lenny Kravitz, American singer-songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, and actor (born 1964)
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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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