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| Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston |  |
| 22nd Feb The Beatles ' "Please Please Me" tops the UK charts |
| Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| 22nd Feb The Beatles ' "Please Please Me" tops the UK charts |
| Birth of Lennon, Julian Lennon, John Winston | |
| 8th April Liverpool John Charles Julian Lennon is born to John and Cynthia Lennon at Sefton General Hospital in Liverpool |
| Birth of Lennon, Julian Powell, Cynthia | |
| 8th April Liverpool John Charles Julian Lennon is born to John and Cynthia Lennon at Sefton General Hospital in Liverpool |
| Black Panthers Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Birmingham Founder Member of the Black Panthers |
| Brixton Young Conservatives Major Major, John Roy | |
| Brixton Appointed Member of the Brixton Young Conservatives |
| Chancellor Maudling, Reginald | |
| London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Conference of Labour Party Wilson, James Harold | |
| Oct London Speech about the "white heat" of scientific revolution |
| 1st Oct Scarborough Advocates policy of supporting science & technology for the future of Britain |
| Crisis Keeler, Christine | |
| London Profumo has sex with Chris tine Keeler who sleeps with a Russian naval attache |
| Crisis Profumo, John | |
| London Profumo has sex with Chris tine Keeler who sleeps with a Russian naval attache |
| 4th June London Resigns before being exposed for lying to the Prime Minister in the House of Commons |
| Dave Clark 5, The Clark, Dave | |
| London Founder Member of The Dave Clark Five |
| Dave Clark 5, The Davidson, Lenny | |
| Founder Member of The Dave Clark Five |
| Dave Clark 5, The Huxley, Rick | |
| Founder Member of The Dave Clark Five |
| Dave Clark 5, The Payton, Dennis | |
| London Founder Member of The Dave Clark Five |
| Dave Clark 5, The Smith, Mike | |
| London Founder Member of The Dave Clark Five |
| Death of Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor Gaitskell, Hugh Todd Naylor | |
| 18th Jan London Unexpected death of Gaitskell |
| Debut of Best Best, George | |
| 14th Sep Manchester Best makes his Manchester United debut, aged 17against West Bromwich Albion at Old Trafford in a 1-0 victory |
| Decca Records Leander, Mike | |
| Mike Leander signs up Jimmy Page as a session musician for Decca Records |
| Decca Records Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| Jimmy Pages' first session for Decca is recording "Diamonds" by Jet Harris & Tony Meehan which goes to Number 1 on the singles chart |
| Mike Leander signs up Jimmy Page as a session musician for Decca Records |
| Diplomacy Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| London Conferment of honorary us citizenship by Congress |
| Diplomacy Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| London Spain takes up the question of the return of Gibraltar to the United Nations |
| Diplomacy MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Paris After the French veto UK EC entry Princess Margaret is refused to dine with de Gaulle |
| Election Brown, George | |
| 1st ballot for the party leadership Wilson wins 115, Brown 88 & Callaghan 41 votes |
| On the 2nd & final vote for the leaderhip Wilson wins by 144 to Brown's 103 votes |
| Election Butler, Richard Austen | |
| Narrowly loses the Conservative Party leadership elections to Douglas -home |
| Election Callaghan, James | |
| Defeated by Harold Wilson for leadership of the Labour Party |
| Election Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| Kinross Elected Member of Parliament for Kinross , West Perthshire |
| Election Plummer, Leslie | |
| Helps Harold Wilson run his leadership election campaign |
| Election Wilson, James Harold | |
| 1st ballot for the party leadership, Wilson wins 115, Brown 88 & Callaghan 41 votes |
| 19th Jan Decides to stand for leadership of the Labour Party after the death of Hugh Gaitskell |
| European Cup Winners Cup Nicholson, Bill | |
| 15th May Rotterdam Puts Spurs in the history books when they became the first British club to win a major European trophy, Spurs defeat favourites Atl‚tico Madrid 5-1 to win the European Cup Winners Cup |
| European Union MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Paris After the French veto UK EC entry Princess Margaret is refused to dine with de Gaulle |
| 14th Jan London Britain is not accepted as a member of the EC, the application is vetoed by de Gaulle |
| Film of Sellers Sellars, Peter | |
| Stars in "Heavens Above!" |
| Stars in the 1st Pink Panther Film, "The Pink Panther" |
| Health MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Diagnosed with prostrate problems, causes his resignation |
| Lecture Wilson Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Goes on a lecture tour of the United States |
| Legislation Peerages Benn, Anthony Wedgewood | |
| London Helps pass the Peerage Act, renounces his viscountcy & returns to the Commons |
| Manager of England Ramsey, Alf | |
| Appointed Manager of the England Footbal Team |
| Marriage of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| 23rd Aug Liverpool John Lennon marries Cynthia Lennon at Mount Pleasant |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Butler, Richard Austen | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Northern Songs Harrison, George | |
| 9th Nov George Harris on signs a 5 year publishing deal with Northern Songs Ltd |
| Party Leader Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| Party Leader Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| Peerage Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| London Renounces his peerage in order to sit in the Commons |
| Peerage Hogg | |
| Hailsham Gives up his peerage |
| Prime Minister Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| London Forms a Cabinet but 2 of the appointments refuse to serve in it |
| 19th Oct London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Publication of Russell Russell | |
| Publication of, "Political Ideals" |
| Reform of Peerages Benn, Anthony Wedgewood | |
| London Helps pass the Peerage Act, renounces his viscountcy & returns to the Commons |
| Resignation of Douglas Home Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| London At the Party Conference in Blackpool announces MacMillan's decision to resign |
| Resignation of MacMillan MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 10th Oct London Resigns as Prime Minister during the Conservative Party Conference in Blackpool |
| Resignation of Powell Powell, John Enoch | |
| London Resigns because of the choice of Lord Home as Prime Minister |
| Resignation of Profumo MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 4th June London Profumo resigns from the Government |
| Resignation of Profumo Profumo, John | |
| 4th June London Resigns before being exposed for lying to the Prime Minister in the House of Commons |
| Rolling Stones, The Eastman, Eric | |
| London As the Stones' grow, they come to the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who meets them at the suggestion of Record Mirror music writer Peter Jones , and becomes, with Eric Eastman, their co-managers |
| Rolling Stones, The Jones, Lewis Brian Hopkin | |
| London Oldham's arrival marks the beginning of Jones ' slow estrangement from the band, one which saw his prominent role diminished as Oldham sought to shift the Stones's centre from Jones to Jagger and Richards |
| Rolling Stones, The Jones, Peter | |
| London As the Stones' grow, they come to the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who meets them at the suggestion of Record Mirror music writer Peter Jones , and becomes, with Eric Eastman, their co-managers |
| Rolling Stones, The Oldham, Andrew Loog | |
| London As the Stones' grow, they come to the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who meets them at the suggestion of Record Mirror music writer Peter Jones , and becomes, with Eric Eastman, their co-managers |
| London Oldham coins the phrase "Would you let your daughter marry a Rolling Stone?" |
| London Oldham, who had worked as the Beatles publicist, was an admirer of Anthony Burgess ' novel A Clockwork Orange, as well as the film Expresso Bongo, cultivated an image for the band as unruly and slightly menacing |
| London Runs into an inebriated John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who give him their barely finished song I Wanna Be Your Man which becomes an early Stones hit |
| London The Beatles visit the Rolling Stones at a London show and help connect the Stones with manager Andrew Loog Oldham |
| Rolling Stones, The Watts, Charlie | |
| Jan London Charlie Watts officially joins the Rolling Stones |
| Royal Command Performance Lennon, John Winston | |
| 4th Nov The Beatles appear on the Royal Command Performance |
| Royal Command Performance McCartney, Paul | |
| 4th Nov The Beatles appear on the Royal Command Performance |
| Rule of Aden MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| Aden becomes part of SaudiArabia |
| Scandal MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 4th June London Profumo resigns from the government |
| Shadow Chancellor Exchequer Callaghan, James | |
| Appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer, 2nd term |
| Shadow Foreign Secretary Walker, Gordon | |
| Appointed Shadow Foreign Secretary |
| Speech Writer Benn Benn, Anthony Wedgewood | |
| Appointed Harold Wilson's speech writer & adviser |
| Spencer Davis Band, The Winwood, Steve | |
| London Founder Member of Spencer Davis |
| Spencer Davis Davis, Spencer | |
| London Founder Member of Spencer Davis |
| Spencer Davis Winwood, Muff | |
| London Founder Member of Spencer Davis |
| Spencer Davis York, Peter | |
| London Founder Member of Spencer Davis |
| Victory Ali Cooper, Henry | |
| Henry Cooper knocks Ali down with a left hook near the end of the fourth round, the fight is stopped in the 5th round due to a deep cut on Cooper's face |
| Yardbirds Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Appointed Member of the Yardbirds , mixing influences from Chicago blues and leading blues guitarists such as Buddy Guy, Freddie King and BB King |
| Yardbirds McCarty, Jim | |
| Founder Member of The Yardbirds |
| Yardbirds Relph, Keith | |
| Founder Member of The Yardbirds |
| Yardbirds Samwell, Paul | |
| Founder Member of The Yardbirds |
| Yardbirds Topham, Top | |
| Founder Member of The Yardbirds |
| Yardbirds, The Dreja, Chris | |
| Founder Member of The Yardbirds |
