At A Glance
4 April 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 April 1967 was a Tuesday.
- UK Number One
- The UK Number One single was “Release Me” 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 4 April is Aries.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 April 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for April is Diamond.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 April 1967 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 4 April
- 1963 Bye Bye Birdie, a musical romantic comedy film directed by George Sidney, was released.
- 1964 The Beatles occupy the top five positions on the Billboard Hot 100 pop chart.
- 1967 Martin Luther King Jr. delivers his "Beyond Vietnam: A Time to Break Silence" speech in New York City's Riverside Church.
- 1968 Apollo program: NASA launches Apollo 6.
- 1969 Dr. Denton Cooley implants the first temporary artificial heart.
Famous people born on 4 April
- Robert Downey Jr., American actor, producer, and screenwriter. (born 1965)
- Heath Ledger, Australian actor (1979–2008)
- Hugo Weaving, Nigerian-Australian actor and producer (born 1960)
- Anthony Perkins, American actor (1932–1992)
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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