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| 1st Antarctic Crossing Fuchs, Vivien |  |
| 2nd Mar Completes the 1st crossing of the Antarctic |
| Amnesty International Baker, Eric | |
| Upon Benenson's return to London in later 1960 after an extended holiday in Italy, he and Eric Baker begin work on creating an organization which reflects their collective thinking |
| Amnesty International Berenson, Peter | |
| Benenson's conversion to Roman Catholicism influenced him towards a new internationalist thinking based upon Chris tianity and the teachings of Dietrich Bonhoeffer, in which injustice must be struggled against regardless of where it occurs or to |
| Upon Benenson's return to London in later 1960 after an extended holiday in Italy, he and Eric Baker begin work on creating an organization which reflects their collective thinking |
| Beatles, The Harrison, George | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| Birth of Bon, Simon John Charles Le Bon, Simon John Charles Le | |
| 27th Oct Bushey Birth of Simon John Charles Le Bon |
| Birth of Weller, John William Weller, Paul | |
| 25th May Sheerwater Birth of John William Weller |
| Chancellor Heathcoat Amory, Derick | |
| 9th Jan London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chief Negotiator Wright, Michael | |
| Geneva Appointed Chief Negotiator for Britain at the Geneva Nuclear Test Ban Conference |
| Composition of Richard Richard, Cliff | |
| 3 British teenagers become Cliff Richard and the Drifters (later renamed Cliff Richard and the Shadows), the group record a hit, "Move It", marking what is held to be the very first true British rock 'n' roll single |
| Constitution MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Flies to Turkey, they refuse to accept his plans for a duel Constitution for Cyprus |
| Life Peerages Act, life Peers are members of the House of Lords who are appointed for life-long terms, but whose membership of the House cannot be inherited by their descendants |
| Works out a Turkish-Greek duel constitutiuon for Cyprus to protect British bases |
| Death of Williams, Ralph Vaughan Williams, Ralph Vaughan | |
| 4th Jan Death of Vaughan Williams |
| Diplomacy MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel Constitution for Cyprus |
| Drama Osborne Osborne, John | |
| Dramatization of, "The Entertainer" |
| Exploration Sth Pole Hillary, Edmund | |
| 20th Jan South Pole Reaches the South Pole, the first since Captain Scott |
| Footballer of the Year Revie, Donald George "Don" | |
| Winner of the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year |
| Independence MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Ankara Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel Constitution for Cyprus |
| Athens Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse plans for a duel Constitution for Cyprus |
| Legislation Life Peerages Act MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Life Peerages Act, life Peers are members of the House of Lords who are appointed for life-long terms, but whose membership of the House cannot be inherited by their descendants |
| Manager Nicholson, Bill | |
| 11th Oct Nicholson is called to the Tottenham boardroom and appointed manager of the club in succession to Jimmy Anderson |
| 11th Oct Tottenham Hotspur beat Everton 10-4 at White Hart Lane |
| Munich Air Disaster Busby, Matty | |
| 6th Feb Munich Man Utd chartered an aeroplane to fly them home from their European Cup match against the Yugoslavian team Red Star Belgrade, which ended in a 3-3 draw (United won the tie 5-4 on aggregate) |
| 6th Feb Munich Matt Busby is seriously injured and had to stay in hospital for some time after the crash, and is read his last rites twice |
| 6th Feb Munich Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries |
| 6th Feb Munich The British European Airways Flight 609 crashes on its 3rd attempt to take off from a slush-covered runway at the Munich-Riem airport, 23 of the 44 passengers on board die including 8 of the "Busby Babes" |
| 6th Feb Munich There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager |
| 6th Feb Munich The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport,[2] then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel |
| Munich Air Disaster Charlton, Bobby | |
| 30th July Munich Survivor of the Munich air disaster |
| Munich Air Disaster Edwards, Duncan | |
| 6th Feb Seven of Manchester United's players die immediately, and Duncan Edwards dies from his injuries on 21 February, 2 other players had to retire because of their injuries |
| Munich Air Disaster Murphy, Jimmy | |
| 6th Feb There is speculation that the club would fold, but a threadbare United team completes the 1957-1958 season, with United's coach Jimmy Murphy standing in as manager |
| Munich Air Disaster Thane, James | |
| 6th Feb Although the crash was originally blamed on pilot error, it was subsequently found to have been caused by the build-up of slush towards the ends of the runway, causing deceleration of the aircraft and preventing safe flying speed from being attained. |
| 6th Feb The take-off from Belgrade was delayed for an hour as the United player Johnny Berry had lost his passport,[2] then the plane made a scheduled stop in Munich to refuel |
| Nuclear Warfare MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Announces aNuclear test ban for 1 year |
| Oscar Guiness, Alec | |
| Winner of the best male actor for "The Bridge On The River Kwai" |
| Peerage Charles | |
| 26th July Prince Charles is created The Prince of Wales and Earl of Chester, though his actual investiture does not take place until 1 July 1969 |
| Publication of Durrrell Durrrell, Lawrence George | |
| Publication of, "Balthazar" |
| Publication of, "Mountolive" |
| Publication of Greene Greene, Graham | |
| Publication of, "Our Man in Havana" |
| Publication of Vansittart Vansittart | |
| Publication of, "The Mist Procession", an autobiography |
| Public Expenditure Thorneycroft, George Edward Peter | |
| Proposes massive public expenditure cuts |
| Quarrymen, The Harrison, George | |
| 1st Feb Liverpool Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| Quarrymen, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| Quarrymen, The McCartney, Paul | |
| 1st Feb Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen at a basement teen club called the Morgue, George joins the group |
| Resignation of Birch Birch, Nigel | |
| Jan London Resigns as a Junior Minister at the Treasury |
| Resignation of Powell Powell, John Enoch | |
| Jan Resigns as a Junior Minister at the Treasury |
| Resignation of Thorneycroft Thorneycroft, George Edward Peter | |
| 5th Jan Resigns, has a more austere view of the economy than McMillan |
| Retirement Montgomery, Bernard Law | |
| Goes into retirement |
| Rule of MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Flies to Athens & Ankara, they refuse to accept a duel Constitution for Cyprus |
