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)

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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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