A Look Back At
Born in 1967
What Was Life Like in 1967?
Who Was in Charge?
Prime Minister
Harold Wilson
Monarch
Elizabeth II
What Things Cost
Pint of Beer
14p
Loaf of Bread
9p
Petrol (per litre)
7p
Average House
£4,010
Weekly Wage
£21.00
Value of Money
£1 in 1967 would be worth approximately £26.20 in today's money.
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.
- 26 May – The Beatles' album Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band is rush released in the UK as mono and stereo LPs ahead of the scheduled June 1 release date.
- 12 June – You Only Live Twice, the fifth main James Bond film, premieres in London.
- 5 August – Pink Floyd release their debut album The Piper at the Gates of Dawn.
- 2 September – Paddy Roy Bates proclaims HM Fort Roughs, a former World War II Maunsell naval fort off the Suffolk coast, as an independent sovereign state, the Principality of Sealand.
- 29 September – Cult television series The Prisoner is first broadcast in the UK on ITV.
Popular Toys & Games
- Lite-Brite
- Hot Wheels
- Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robots
UK No. 1 on 1 January 1967
Green, Green Grass of Home
Tom Jones