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| Animals, The Most, Mickie |  |
| Discovers The Animals playing at Newcastle's Club A-Go-Go, offers to produce their first single called "Baby Let Me Take You Home" which reaches Number 21 on the UK charts |
| The Animas' follow up single "House of the Rising Sun", becomes a worldwide Number 1 hit, Most then wins the "Producer of the Year" award at the 1964 Grammy Awards |
| Award Order of Merit Hodgkin, Dorothy Crowfoot | |
| Only the 2nd woman to win the order of merit, the 1st was Florence Nightingale |
| Beatles, The Davis, Ivor | |
| Daily Express journalist who ghost writes George Harris on's column on the Beatles ' tour of America |
| Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| 11th Feb The Beatles begin their first USAtour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C |
| 26th June The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album |
| 6th July London The world premiere of The Beatles ' 'A Hard Day's Night' takes place in London |
| Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| 11th Feb The Beatles begin their first USAtour at the Coliseum in Washington, D.C |
| 26th June The Beatles release "A Hard Day's Night" album |
| 6th July London The world premiere of The Beatles ' 'A Hard Day's Night' takes place in London |
| Birth of Benn, Nigel Benn, Nigel | |
| 22nd Jan Birth of Nigel Benn |
| Birth of Edward Elizabeth II | |
| 10th Mar London Birth of Edward, gives birth to Prince Edward |
| Birth of McIntosh, Lorraine McIntosh, Lorraine | |
| 13th May Birth of Lorraine McIntosh, singer with Deacon Blue |
| Budget Callaghan, James | |
| 11th Nov London Announces increases in social benefits & the introduction of capital gains tax |
| Chancellor Callaghan, James | |
| Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Charter Southampton Elizabeth II | |
| Southampton Southampton is granted a Royal Charter & granted city status |
| Crisis Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Cromer, Governor of the Bank of England, raises $3,000 million to protect sterling |
| Nov London A sterling crisis |
| CSO Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Wilson founds the Central Statistical Office |
| Death of Aitken, William Maxwell Aitken, William Maxwell | |
| Death of William Maxwell Aitken |
| Diplomacy Brown, George | |
| London Forced to apologise to the American Ambassador for a drunken speech about Kennedy |
| Diplomacy Walker, Gordon | |
| Moscow Wilson & Walker visit Khrushchev & reach a "friendly understanding" except for Berlin |
| Diplomacy Wilson, James Harold | |
| A run on the œ causes Wilson to ask Johnson for an IMF loan, Johnson is non-committal |
| onvinces the USAthat a labour Government would not be anti US |
| London Announces an immediate ban on arms shipments to SouthAfrica |
| London Visits Kennedy, differences onNuclear weapons but supports the Nassau agreement |
| London Visits the USA & addresses the Chamber of Commerce |
| Moscow Wilson & Walker visit Khrushchev & reach a "friendly understanding" except for Berlin |
| Discovery of Gravity Hoyle, Fred | |
| Propounds a theory of gravitation which solves the problem of inertia |
| Economy Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| July The Resale Price Maintenance is abolished |
| Economy Wilson, James Harold | |
| A run on the œ causes Wilson to ask Johnson for an IMF loan, Johnson is non-committal |
| Education of Dury Dury, Ian | |
| Dury wins a place at the Royal College of Art where he is taught by the eminent British artist Peter Blake |
| EFTA Import Surcharges Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Imposes import tax on everything except food, raw materials & tobacco |
| London The EFTA objection to import surcharges convinces Wilson Britain needs to join the EC |
| Election Grimmond, Jo | |
| 15th Oct The Liberals win 11% of the vote & return 9 Members of Parliament |
| 15th Oct The Liberals win 2 seats from the Conservatives in Scotland |
| Election Howe, Geoffrey | |
| 15th Oct Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| 10th Oct The Conservatives win 43.4% of votes cast & 304 MPs |
| Election Maudling, Reginald | |
| Stands unsuccesfully as a leader of the Conservative Party |
| Election Pardoe, John | |
| 15th Oct Finchley Contests Finchley against Margaret Thatcher but loses by 9,000 votes |
| Election Powell, John Enoch | |
| 15th Oct Stands unsuccesfully for the leadership of the Conservative Party, wins 15 votes |
| Election Wilson, James Harold | |
| Launches a campaign in the Spring, convinced there will be a general election in May |
| April A National Opinion Poll shows Wilson with a commanding lead, 71% "brilliant" |
| 15th Oct The Labour Party win 44.1% of votes cast & 317 MPs |
| 15th Oct The Labour Party win the general election by 4 seats |
| European Union Wilson, James Harold | |
| London The EFTA objection to import surcharges convinces Wilson Britain needs to join the EC |
| FA Cup Moore, Bobby | |
| Wembley Skippers West Ham to FA Cup victory |
| FA Cup Winner Hurst, Geoffrey Charles | |
| West Ham win the FA Cup in 1964 with Hurst scoring the second equaliser in a tight and exciting 3-2 victory at Wembley |
| Film of Sellers Sellars, Peter | |
| Stars in Kubrick's "Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb" in which he portrays three characters: USAPresident Merkin Muffley, Dr. Strangelove and Group Captain Lionel Mandrake of the RAF |
| Stars in the 2nd Pink Panther Film, "A Shot in the Dark" |
| Grammy Award Most, Mickie | |
| The Animas' follow up single "House of the Rising Sun", becomes a worldwide Number 1 hit, Most then wins the "Producer of the Year" award at the 1964 Grammy Awards |
| Harrisongs Ld Harrison, George | |
| 11th Sep George Harris on forms his own publishing company called Mornyork Ltd, later to become Harris ongs |
| Health Sellars, Peter | |
| Sellers suffers a near-fatal heart attack, which permanently damaged his heart, Sellers' heart condition deteriorated over the following years when he deferred proper medical treatment, instead opting for "treatment" from psychic healers |
| Herman's Hermits Most, Mickie | |
| Most has instant success with Manchester band Herman's Hermits after being approached by their manager Harvey Lisberg, their first Most production, "I'm Into Something Good", goes straight to #1 |
| High Numbers, The Meaden, Peter | |
| For a short period, under the management of Peter Meaden, The Who change their name to The High Numbers, during which time they release "Zoot Suit/I'm The Face", a single designed to appeal to their mostly mod fans |
| High Numbers, The Townshend, Pete | |
| For a short period, under the management of Peter Meaden, The Who change their name to The High Numbers, during which time they release "Zoot Suit/I'm The Face", a single designed to appeal to their mostly mod fans |
| Independence Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| 6th July London Malta is given independence after 73 years of British colonial rule |
| 21st Sep London Malta is given independence after 140 years of British colonial rule |
| Kinks, The Avory, Mick | |
| London Founder Member of The Kinks |
| Kinks, The Davies, David Russell Gordon | |
| London Founder Member of The Kinks |
| Kinks, The Davies, Ray | |
| London Founder Member of The Kinks |
| Kinks, The Quaife, Peter | |
| London Founder Member of The Kinks |
| Lord Chancellor Gardiner, Gerald | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Manager Stein, John "Jock" | |
| 1st April Hibernian Appointed Manager of Hibernian |
| Marriage of Harrison, George Harrison, George | |
| 3rd Mar George Harris on meets Patti Boyd for the first time on the set of "A Hard Day's Night" |
| Minister of Aviation Jenkins, Roy | |
| Appointed Minister of Aviation |
| Minister of DEA Brown, George | |
| Appointed Minister of the Department of Economic Affairs |
| Minister of Defense Healey, Denis | |
| Appointed Minister of Defense |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Gordon-Walker, Patrick | |
| 16th Oct Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Walker, Gordon | |
| Jan Appointed Foreign Minister |
| Minister of Housing Crossman, Richard | |
| Appointed Minister of Housing & Social Security, 1st term |
| Minister of State Mason, Roy | |
| Appointed Minister of State at the Board of Trade |
| Nationalization Wilson, James Harold | |
| 3rd April London Lays out a programm for Parliament including further nationalization |
| Nobel Prize Hodgkin, Dorothy Crowfoot | |
| Uses x-rays to examine the structure of penicillin, insulin, cholesterol & vitamin b12 |
| Nuclear Warfare Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| 17th July Nevada Great Britain performsNuclear Test at Nevada test Site |
| Postmaster General Benn, Anthony Wedgewood | |
| Appointed Postmaster-General |
| Prime Minister Wilson, James Harold | |
| 16th Oct London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term |
| Publication of Golding Golding, William | |
| Publication of, "The Spire" |
| Publication of Holt Holt, John | |
| Publication of, "How Children Fail" |
| Publication of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| 23rd Mar John Lennon's first book, 'In His Own Write,' is published and becomes an instant best-seller |
| Publication of Williams Williams, Marcia | |
| "Purpose in Politics", edits a collection of Harold Wilson's speeches |
| Reform of Navy Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| The Board of Admiralty is taken over by the Ministry of Defence |
| Reform of Prices Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| July London The Resale Price Maintenance is abolished |
| Resale Price Maintenance Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| July The Resale Price Maintenance is abolished |
| Scandal Brown, George | |
| London Makes a drunken tribute on TV to Kennedy after his assassination |
| Secretary Home Soskice, Frank | |
| 18th Oct London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Shadow Spokesman Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 28th Oct Appointed shadow spokesman on pensions |
| Solicitor General Foot, Dingle | |
| Appointed Solicitor General |
| Who, The Daltrey, Roger | |
| London The Who evolve from a group called the High Numbers, which include Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle, they are joined by Moon, who'd played in a British surf group called the Beachcombers |
| The Detours change their name to "The Who" and, with the arrival of Keith Moon that year, their line-up is complete |
| Who, The Entwistle, John | |
| London The Who evolve from a group called the High Numbers, which include Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle, they are joined by Moon, who'd played in a British surf group called the Beachcombers |
| The Detours change their name to "The Who" and, with the arrival of Keith Moon that year, their line-up is complete |
| Who, The Meaden, Peter | |
| For a short period, under the management of Peter Meaden, The Who change their name to The High Numbers, during which time they release "Zoot Suit/I'm The Face", a single designed to appeal to their mostly mod fans |
| Who, The Moon, Keith | |
| London The Who evolve from a group called the High Numbers, which include Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle, they are joined by Moon, who'd played in a British surf group called the Beachcombers |
| The Detours change their name to "The Who" and, with the arrival of Keith Moon that year, their line-up is complete |
| Who, The Townshend, Pete | |
| London The Who evolve from a group called the High Numbers, which include Daltrey, Townshend and Entwistle, they are joined by Moon, who'd played in a British surf group called the Beachcombers |
| For a short period, under the management of Peter Meaden, The Who change their name to The High Numbers, during which time they release "Zoot Suit/I'm The Face", a single designed to appeal to their mostly mod fans |
| The Detours change their name to "The Who" and, with the arrival of Keith Moon that year, their line-up is complete |
