At A Glance
3 June 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 3 June 1967 was a Saturday.
- 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 3 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 3 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 3 June 1967 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 3 June
- 1950 Herzog and Lachenal of the French Annapurna expedition become the first climbers to reach the summit of an 8,000-metre peak.
- 1963 Soldiers of the South Vietnamese Army attack protesting Buddhists in Huế with liquid chemicals from tear-gas grenades, causing 67 people to be hospitalized for blistering of the skin and respiratory ailments.
- 1965 The launch of Gemini 4, the first multi-day space mission by a NASA crew. Ed White, a crew member, performs the first American spacewalk.
- 1979 A blowout at the Ixtoc I oil well in the southern Gulf of Mexico causes at least 3,000,000 barrels (480,000 m3) of oil to be spilled into the waters, the second-worst accidental oil spill ever recorded.
- 1984 Operation Blue Star, a military offensive, is launched by the Indian government at Harmandir Sahib, also known as the Golden Temple, the holiest shrine for Sikhs, in Amritsar. The operation continues until June 6, with casualties, most of them civilians, in excess of 5,000.
Famous people born on 3 June
- George V (1865–1936)
- Rafael Nadal, Spanish tennis player (born 1986)
- Tony Curtis, American actor (1925–2010)
- Imogen Poots, English actress and model (born 1989)
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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