At A Glance
15 February 1967 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 February 1967 was a Wednesday.
- Billboard Hot 100 No. 1
- The Billboard Hot 100 No. 1 was “I'm a Believer” by The Monkees.
- 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 15 February is Aquarius.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 February 1967 fell in the Year of the Goat.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for February is Amethyst.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 February 1967 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 15 February
- 1954 Canada and the United States agree to construct the Distant Early Warning Line, a system of radar stations in the far northern Arctic regions of Canada and Alaska.
- 1965 The maple leaf is adopted as the flag of Canada, replacing the Canadian Red Ensign flag.
- 1971 The decimalisation of the currencies of the United Kingdom and Ireland is completed on Decimal Day.
- 1972 Sound recordings are granted U.S. federal copyright protection for the first time.
- 1972 José María Velasco Ibarra, serving as President of Ecuador for the fifth time, is overthrown by the military for the fourth time.
Famous people born on February 15
- Callum Turner, English actor (born 1990)
- Jane Seymour, English-American actress, producer, and jewelry designer (born 1951)
- Chris Farley, American comedian and actor (1964–1997)
- George Russell, English racing driver (born 1998)
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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