At A Glance

7 April 1967 at a glance

Day of the week
7 April 1967 was a Friday.
UK Number One
The UK Number One single was “Somethin' Stupid” by Frank and Nancy Sinatra.
Top Film of 1967
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
Star sign
The star sign for 7 April is Aries.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 7 April 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 7 April 1967 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 7 April

  • 1964 IBM announces the System/360.
  • 1965 Representatives of the National Congress of American Indians testify before members of the US Senate in Washington, D.C., against the termination of the Colville tribe.
  • 1969 The Internet's symbolic birth date: Publication of RFC 1.
  • 1971 Vietnam War: President Richard Nixon announces his decision to quicken the pace of Vietnamization.
  • 1972 Vietnam War: Communist forces overrun the South Vietnamese town of Loc Ninh.

Famous people born on 7 April

  • Jackie Chan, Hong Kong martial artist, actor, stuntman, director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1954)
  • Russell Crowe, New Zealand-Australian actor (born 1964)
  • Francis Ford Coppola, American director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1939)
  • James Garner, American actor, singer, and producer (1928–2014)

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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