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September 3, 1967

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of August 30, 1967, covering September 3, 1967.

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    Album cover for Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band by The Beatles

    Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band

    The Beatles

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    11
  2. 2
    Album cover for Headquarters by The Monkees

    Headquarters

    The Monkees

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    2
    Peak
    1
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    13
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    Album cover for Flowers by The Rolling Stones

    Flowers

    The Rolling Stones

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    7
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    Album cover for The Doors by The Doors

    The Doors

    The Doors

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    4
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    24
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    Album cover for Surrealistic Pillow by Jefferson Airplane

    Surrealistic Pillow

    Jefferson Airplane

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    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    24

Notable Births

1967Chris Gatling, American basketball player[†]

Chris Raymond Gatling is an American former professional basketball player. Gatling played for many National Basketball Association (NBA) teams from 1991 to 2002. He played for the US national team in the 1990 FIBA World Championship, winning the bronze medal.

Luis Gonzalez (outfielder, born 1967)

1967Luis Gonzalez, American baseball player[†]

Luis Emilio Gonzalez, nicknamed "Gonzo", is an American former baseball outfielder who played 19 seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB) for seven teams. Gonzalez spent his best years with the Arizona Diamondbacks and was one of the most popular players in the organization's history. His game-winning hit in Game 7 of the 2001 World Series against New York Yankees closer Mariano Rivera clinched the Diamondbacks' first and only World Series championship to date. Gonzalez was a five-time All-Star and won a Silver Slugger Award in 2001. In addition to good power, Gonzalez was known as an exceptional gap hitter. His 596 career doubles currently rank 19th on the all-time MLB list.

Notable Deaths

Francis Ouimet

1967Francis Ouimet, American golfer and banker (born 1893)[†]

Francis DeSales Ouimet was an American amateur golfer who is frequently referred to as the "father of amateur golf" in the United States. He won the U.S. Open in 1913 and was the first non-Briton elected Captain of the Royal and Ancient Golf Club of St Andrews. He was posthumously inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974.

Historical Events

Dagen H

1967Dagen H in Sweden: Traffic changes from driving on the left to driving on the right overnight.[†]

Dagen H (H-day), today usually called "HögertrafikomlÀggningen", was on 3 September 1967, the day on which Sweden switched from driving on the left-hand side of the road to the right. The "H" stands for "Högertrafik", the Swedish word for right-hand traffic. It was by far the largest logistical event in Sweden's history.

Historical Context for September 3, 1967

In 1967, the world population was approximately 3,473,412,880 people[†]