At A Glance

6 April 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
6 April 1967 was a Thursday.
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 6 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 April 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 April 1967 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 6 April

  • 1965 Launch of Early Bird, the first commercial communications satellite to be placed in geosynchronous orbit.
  • 1968 Pierre Elliott Trudeau wins the Liberal Party leadership election, and becomes Prime Minister of Canada soon afterward.
  • 1973 Launch of Pioneer 11 spacecraft.
  • 1973 The American League of Major League Baseball begins using the designated hitter.
  • 1974 In Brighton, United Kingdom, ABBA wins the 1974 edition of the Eurovision Song Contest with "Waterloo", the first of a joint-record seven Swedish wins.

Famous people born on 6 April

  • Paul Rudd, American actor (born 1969)
  • Zach Braff, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1975)
  • Candace Cameron Bure, American actress and talk show panelist (born 1976)
  • Charlie McDermott, American actor (born 1990)

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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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