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| Birth of Butler, Geezer Butler, Geezer |  |
| 17th July Birmingham Birth of Geezer Butler |
| Birth of Took, Steve Peregrin Took, Steve Peregrin | |
| 28th July Birth of Steve Peregrin Took, born Stephen Ross Porter |
| Blockade of Berlin Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| 12th May Berlin The Berlin blockade ends after 327 days |
| Chris Barber's Jazz Band Korner, Alexis | |
| Joins Chris Barber's Jazz Band |
| Council Europe Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 5th May The Council is founded by the treaty of London agreed to by the ten original members, the treaty is now known as the Statute of the Council of Europe |
| 5th May The Council of Europe is founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich on 19 September 1946 |
| Debut Trueman Trueman, Frederick Sewards | |
| Makes debut for Yorkshire against Cambridge University |
| Diplomacy MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 23rd Mar London Argues for a trade embargo with Eastern Europe |
| Economy Butler, Richard Austen | |
| The Indus trial Charter is repeated in "The Right Road for Britain" |
| European Union Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 5th May The Council is founded by the treaty of London agreed to by the ten original members, the treaty is now known as the Statute of the Council of Europe |
| 5th May The Council of Europe is founded following a speech given by Winston Churchill at the University of Zurich on 19 September 1946 |
| Governor General Sri Lankal Ramsbotham, Herwald | |
| Colombo Appointed Governor General of SriLanka |
| Health Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Churchill suffers from a major stroke |
| Independence Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| London 6 counties outside Nth Ireland are granted full independent status |
| London Ireland ceases to have Dominion status |
| Lieutenant, 1st Philip | |
| Oct Appointed Lieutenant, 1st, on board the HMS Chequers |
| Manifesto Conservative Party Hogg | |
| 1st April London Issues his draft manifesto for the Conservative Party, "The Right Road For Britain" |
| Mobilization Attlee, Clement Richard | |
| London Completes the plans for a World War III British state |
| London Creates a secret group of ministers to approve subversion behind the Iron Curtain |
| NATO Bevin, Ernest | |
| 4th April Washington Signs the treaty establishing the NATO alliance |
| President Kennedy, Gerald | |
| London Appointed President of the Royal Academy |
| Publication of Blair Blair, Eric Arthur | |
| Publication of, "1984" |
| Publication of Lessing Lessing, Doris | |
| Lessing moves to London with her youngest son in 1949 and her first novel, "The Grass Is Singing", is published |
| Publication of Mitford Mitford, Nancy | |
| Publication of, "Love in a Cold Climate" |
| Publication of Orwell Orwell, George | |
| Denies that "1984" is an attack on socialism or the Labour Party |
| Publication of Ryle Ryle, Gilbert | |
| Publication of, "The Concept of Mind" |
| Rationing Wilson, James Harold | |
| Rations for clothing are abolished |
| Statute Council of Europe Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 5th May The Council is founded by the treaty of London agreed to by the ten original members, the treaty is now known as the Statute of the Council of Europe |
| Treaty of NATO Bevin, Ernest | |
| 4th April Washington Signs the treaty establishing the NATO alliance |
