At A Glance

30 June 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
30 June 1967 was a Friday.
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 30 June is Cancer.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 30 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for June is Pearl.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 30 June 1967 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 30 June

  • 1966 The National Organization for Women, the United States' largest feminist organization, is founded.
  • 1968 Pope Paul VI issues the Credo of the People of God.
  • 1972 The first leap second is added to the UTC time system.
  • 1973 Concorde 001 intercepts the path of a total solar eclipse and follows the moon's shadow, experiencing the longest total eclipse observation.
  • 1974 The Baltimore municipal strike of 1974 begins.

Famous people born on 30 June

  • Vincent D'Onofrio, American actor (born 1959)
  • Lizzy Caplan, American actress (born 1982)
  • Cody Rhodes, American wrestler (born 1985)
  • Michael Phelps, American swimmer (born 1985)

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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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