At A Glance
1 June 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 1 June 1967 was a Thursday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “Groovin'” by The Young Rascals.
- Top Film of 1967
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1967 was The Jungle Book.
- Bestselling Novel of 1967
- “The Arrangement” by Elia Kazan was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1967.
- Top-Rated TV Show
- “The Andy Griffith Show” (CBS) was No. 1 in the Nielsen ratings for the 1967–68 season.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 1 June is Gemini.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 1 June 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for June is Pearl.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 1 June 1967 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 1 June
- 1958 Charles de Gaulle comes out of retirement to lead France by decree for six months.
- 1961 The Canadian Bank of Commerce and Imperial Bank of Canada merge to form the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce, the largest bank merger in Canadian history.
- 1975 The Patriotic Union of Kurdistan was founded by Jalal Talabani, Nawshirwan Mustafa, Fuad Masum and others.
- 1978 The first international applications under the Patent Cooperation Treaty are filed.
- 1979 The first black-led government of Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe) in 90 years takes power.
Famous people born on June 1
- Tom Holland, English actor (born 1996)
- Morgan Freeman, American actor and producer (born 1937)
- Marilyn Monroe, American model and actress (1926–1962)
- Brandi Carlile, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1981)
Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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Events of 1967 in the United States
A selection from Wikipedia's '1967 in the United States'. Not a complete list.
- April 9 – The first Boeing 737 (a 100 series) takes its maiden flight.
- April 24 – 18 – year-old S. E. Hinton's coming-of-age novel The Outsiders is published.
- June 2 – The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is released in the U.S.
Life in the US in 1967
President
Lyndon B. Johnson
Gas (per gallon)
$0.33
Loaf of Bread
$0.22
Average House
$15,900
Weekly Wage
$115
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