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| Amnesty International Berenson, Peter |  |
| 19th Nov Benenson stumbles across an article in The Daily Telegraph about two Portuguese students imprisoned for a simple 'toast to freedom' while riding the tube, Enraged at the injustice, Benenson begins an international organization |
| Beatles, The Best, Pete | |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| Beatles, The Harrison, George | |
| 2nd June The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute |
| 16th Aug Hamburg The Beatles open at the Indra night-club |
| 18th Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club |
| 21st Nov Hamburg Harris on is deported from Hamburg for being under age |
| Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| 2nd June The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| 16th Aug Hamburg The Beatles open at the Indra night-club |
| 18th Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club |
| Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| April Hamburg Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass |
| 2nd June The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| 16th Aug Hamburg The Beatles open at the Indra night-club |
| 18th Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club |
| Beatles, The Sutcliffe, Stuart | |
| Liverpool Stuart Sutcliffe suggests the name 'the Beetles' as a form of tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets |
| April Hamburg Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass |
| 1st Aug Hamburg The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums |
| Beatles, The Williams, Allan | |
| Hamburg Books The Beatles into Bruno Koschmider's Indra club in Hamburg, Germany |
| May Liverpool Allan Williams starts to manage the Beatles after they had played in his Jacaranda club |
| Birth of Andrew Elizabeth II | |
| 19th Feb London Birth of Andrew, gives birth to Prince Andrew |
| Birth of Christie, Linford Christie, Linford | |
| 2nd April Birth of Linford Chris tie |
| Birth of Cram, Steve Cram, Steve | |
| 14th Oct Birth of Steve Cram |
| Blue Streak MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| London "Blue Streak" is cancelled, threatens an independent British deterrent |
| Cavern Club Harrison, George | |
| 21st Mar Liverpool The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club |
| Cavern Club Lennon, John Winston | |
| 21st Mar Liverpool The Beatles make their debut at the Cavern Club |
| Chancellor Lloyd, Selwyn | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Conference of Paris MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 16th May Paris Attends the Allied Summit in Paris |
| 17th May Paris The Paris Summit ends after Khruschev walks out, MacMillan spent 2 yrs organising it |
| Constitution Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor | |
| Blackpool Forced to give up his proposed reforms for Clause IV of the Labour Party |
| Constitution Wilson, James Harold | |
| Clause IV, supporting "common ownership" |
| Death of Bevan, Aneurin Bevan, Aneurin | |
| July Death of Aneurin Bevan |
| Death of Bevan, Nye Bevan, Nye | |
| Aug Death of Nye Bevan |
| Deputy Shadow Secretary Mayhew Mayhew, Christopher | |
| London Appointed Deuty Shadow Foreign Secretary |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth II | |
| Chicago Declares the familly name should be Mountbatten-Windsor, for HRH titles Windsor |
| Diplomacy MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 26th Jan Salisbury Greeted by rioters in Rhodes ia |
| 3rd Feb Pretoria Visits Sth Africa & says "a wind of change is blowing through the continent" |
| Education of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| July Liverpool John Lennon leaves Liverpool College of Art |
| Election Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor | |
| Nov Wins 166 votes to Harold Wilson's 81 to retain the leadership of the Labour Party |
| Election Greenwood, Arthur | |
| Contests the leadership of the Labour Party & encourages Harold Wilson to do the same |
| Withdraws from the leadership election after Harold Wilson decides to stand |
| Election Wilson, James Harold | |
| Nov Contests the party leadership, wins 81 votes to Gaitskell's 166 |
| Film of Sellers Sellars, Peter | |
| Costars in "The Millionairess" with Sophia Loren |
| Stars in "Two Way Stretch" |
| House of Windsor Elizabeth II | |
| 8th Feb Elizabeth II confirms that she and her descendants will be known as the House and Family of Windsor, and further provided that their personal surname, whenever one should be needed, is "Mountbatten-Windsor" |
| Independence MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 3rd Feb Cape Town In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa |
| 26th June British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain |
| Indra Club Williams, Allan | |
| Hamburg Books The Beatles into Bruno Koschmider's Indra club in Hamburg, Germany |
| Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys Jagger, Mick | |
| London Keith Richards , Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones |
| Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys Richards, Keith | |
| London Keith Richards , Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones |
| Lord Privy Seal Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal |
| Appointed Lord Privy Seal in the Foreign Office |
| Manager Stein, John "Jock" | |
| 14th Mar Dunfermline Accepts the job of manager at Dunfermline, after only 6 weeks in charge, Stein leads them clear of relegation |
| Member of Parliament Foot, Michael | |
| Ebbw Vale Appointed Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale |
| Minister of Commonwealth Sandys, Duncan | |
| Appointed Commonwealth Secretary |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| Minister of Health Powell, John Enoch | |
| Appointed Minister of Health |
| Nuclear Warfare Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor | |
| Defeated at Conference & forced to accept Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament |
| Scarborough Defeated at Conference & forced to accept Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament |
| Nuclear Warfare MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| London "Blue Streak" is cancelled, threatens an independent British deterrent |
| Parliamentary Sec Thatcher Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 9th Oct London Appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Pensions & National Insurance |
| Peerage Benn, Anthony Wedgewood | |
| Becomes Viscount Stansgate on his father's death, forced to leave the Commons |
| Peerage Dalton, Edward Hugh John Neale | |
| Created Baron Dalton, life peer |
| Publication of Amiss Amiss, Kingsley | |
| Publication of, "Take A Girl Like You" |
| Publication of Auden Auden, Wystan Hugh | |
| Publication of, "Homage to Clio" |
| Publication of Durrrell Durrrell, Lawrence George | |
| Publication of, "Clea" |
| Publication of Eden Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| Publication of, "Full Circle" |
| Reform of Labour Party Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Clause IV, "common ownership" |
| Retirement Heathcoat Amory, Derick | |
| Retires as Chancellor |
| Rolling Stones, The Jagger, Mick | |
| London Keith Richards and Mick Jagger both attended the Dartford Maypole County Primary School, the two become reacquainted while Richards is attending the Sidcup Art School and Jagger is a student at the London School of Economics |
| London Keith Richards , Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones |
| Rolling Stones, The Richards, Keith | |
| London Keith Richards , Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones |
| Sidcup Keith Richards and Mick Jagger both attended the Dartford Maypole County Primary School, the two become reacquainted while Richards is attending the Sidcup Art School and Jagger is a student at the London School of Economics |
| Rolling Stones, The Taylor, Dick | |
| London Keith Richards , Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones |
| Secretary War Profumo Profumo, John | |
| London Appointed War Secretary |
| Speech MacMillan MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 3rd Feb Cape Town In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa |
| 3rd Feb Cape Town Macmillan's "wind of change" speech became a historical landmark, the first sign that the British Government accepted that the days of Empire were over |
| Speech Maiden Speech Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 5th Feb London Makes maiden speech in Parliament |
| Strike Railways Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 12th Feb London Gains approval from the cabinet to offer the NUR 5% which ia accepted |
