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| Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston |  |
| 12th June London The Beatles are awarded England's prestigious MBE (Members of the Order of the British Empire). John comments, "I thought you had to drive tanks and win wars to get the MBE" |
| 15th Aug New York The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City |
| Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| 15th Aug New York The Beatles play in front of almost 60,000 fans at Shea Stadium in New York City |
| Birth of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 30th Nov London Churchill celebrates his 90th birthday |
| Bluesbreakers Clapton Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Appointed Member of the Blues breakers |
| Burial of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Jan Bladon Given a state funeral & buried less than 1 mile from his place of birth |
| Jan Westminster Hall Churhill's body lies in state at Westminster Hall |
| Chief of Defence Staff Hull, Richard | |
| London Appointed Chief-of-Defence Staff |
| Composition of Bolan Bolan, Marc | |
| Releases, "The Wizard/Beyond The Rising Sun" |
| Composition of Gouldman Gouldman, Graham | |
| Gouldman writes a string of million-selling hit songs, "Bus Stop" and "Look Through Any Window" for The Hollies |
| Gouldman writes a string of million-selling hit songs, "For Your Love", "Heart Full of Soul" and "Evil Hearted You" for The Yardbirds |
| Gouldman writes a string of million-selling hit songs, "No Milk Today" and "Listen People" for Herman's Hermits |
| Composition of Page Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| Jimmy Page's first solo recording is a single for Fontana Records, "She Just Satisfies" |
| Composition of Townshend Daltrey, Roger | |
| Jan "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", 2nd UK hit, the only song credited as being composed in a joint effort by Townshend and Daltrey |
| Composition of Townshend Townshend, Pete | |
| Jan "Anyway, Anyhow, Anywhere", 2nd UK hit, the only song credited as being composed in a joint effort by Townshend and Daltrey |
| Jan The Who release their debut album My Generation (The Who Sings My Generation in the US) is released |
| Jan The Who's first release, and first hit, "I Can't Explain", influenced by the early Kinks hits (with whom they share American producer Shel Talmy) |
| 29th Oct The Who release "My Generation" |
| Composition of Yardbirds Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Just as Clapton left the Yardbirds they have their first major hit, on which Clapton played guitar, "For Your Love" |
| Concorde Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Writes to Pompidou saying investment in Concorde is a luxury |
| Cup Winners Cup Moore, Bobby | |
| Wembley Skippers West Ham to European Cup Winner's Cup victory |
| DEA Brown, James Harold | |
| The Department for Economic Affairs is established under George Brown |
| 16th Sep The Department of Economic Affairs releases its 1st National Plan |
| DEA Wilson, James Harold | |
| The Department for Economic Affairs is established under George Brown |
| Death of Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| 24th Jan London Death of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill |
| 24th Jan London Death of Winston Leonard Spencer Churchill, exactly 70 yrs after his father, |
| 24th Jan London On the 70th anniversary of the death of his Father, Lord Randolph Churchill |
| Death of Monckton, Walter Monckton, Walter | |
| Death of Walter Monckton |
| Death of Wilson, James Harold Wilson, James Harold | |
| 24th Jan An official announcement from 10 Downing Street at 8:55am by Harold Wilson |
| Diplomacy Brown, George | |
| London Visits the USA & arranges oil sanctions against Rhodes ia who have just declared UDI |
| Diplomacy Wilson, James Harold | |
| London Writes to Pompidou saying investment in Concord is a luxury |
| Economy Brown, James Harold | |
| 16th Sep The Department of Economic Affairs releases its 1st National Plan |
| Election Cousins, Frank | |
| Jan Nuneaton Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 22nd July Defeats Powell & Maudling in 1st round of the 1st leadership contest by secret ballot |
| Election Maudling, Reginald | |
| Defeated for the leadership of the Conservative Party by Edward Heath |
| Election Walker, Gordon | |
| Jan Leyton Loses the Leyton by-election, considerred a safe Labour seat |
| Election Wilson, James Harold | |
| Jan Leyton Labour lose with an 8.7% swing to the Conservatives , produces political instability |
| European Cup Winners Cup Hurst, Geoffrey Charles | |
| Wembley Hurst is back at Wembley for the final of the Hurst is back at Wembley for the final of the European Cup Winners Cup against 1860 Munich, and West Ham won 2-0 |
| Film Beatles, The Harrison, George | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| Film Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| 1st April John Lennon composes "Help!" the title song for the Beatles ' second film. He later confides that the lyrics are a cry for help and a clue to the confusion and despondency he feels |
| Film Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| Film Beatles, The Starr, Ringo | |
| The Beatles film "A Hard Days Night" |
| Film of Sellers Sellars, Peter | |
| Stars in "What's New, Pussycat? " |
| Formation Pink Floyd Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" | |
| Cambridge Barrett co-founds Pink Floyd with Waters , Mason and Wright, consisting of the first names of Pink Anderson and Floyd Council |
| Funeral Churchill Churchill, Winston Leonard Spencer | |
| Jan Westminster Hall 350,000 people queued, most for three or four hours, to pay homage |
| 27th Jan Westminster Hall The lying-in-state commences 9:00am, Wednesday, January 27th for 3 days |
| 30th Jan Westminster Hall 9:35am the bearer party of Grenadier Guards removes the coffin from the Catafalque |
| Funeral Churchill Elizabeth II | |
| 30th Jan London Announces Churchill's body will lie-in-state at the Palace of Westminster for 3 days |
| Harrisongs Ltd Epstein, Brian | |
| 20th April Brian Epstein is appointed Director of Harris ongs Ltd |
| Honours Elizabeth II | |
| 12th June London The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List |
| Honours Harrison, George | |
| 12th June London The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List |
| Honours McCartney, Paul | |
| 12th June London The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List |
| Honours Starr, Ringo | |
| 12th June The Beatles are awarded an MBE in the Queen's Birthday Honours List |
| Immediate Records Oldham, Andrew Loog | |
| Oldham sets up Immediate Records, one of the first independent record labels in the UK, releasing work by PP Arnold, Chris Farlowe and the Small Faces |
| Page is hired by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham to act as a producer for the newly formed Immediate Records label, which also allowed him to play on tracks by John Mayall, Nico, and Eric Clapton |
| Immediate Records Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| Page is hired by Rolling Stones manager Andrew Loog Oldham to act as a producer for the newly formed Immediate Records label, which also allowed him to play on tracks by John Mayall, Nico, and Eric Clapton |
| Independence Wilson, James Harold | |
| The OAU calls members to break with Britain if Smith's regime is not brought down |
| 30th Oct In a broadcast rules out military intervention if Rhodes ia declares UDI |
| 11th Nov Rhodes ia declares Unilateral Declaration of Independence |
| League Title Best, George | |
| Manchester In his second season, 1964-65, Best and Manchester United claim the league title. |
| Legislation Race Relations Wilson, James Harold | |
| The Race Relations Act outlaws discrimination & establishes a Race Relations Board |
| Manager Clough, Brian | |
| Hartlepool Clough is appointed Manager of Hartlepool United with Peter Taylor as his assistant |
| Manager Stein, John "Jock" | |
| 9th Mar Glasgow Stein returns to Celtic as their first non-Catholic manager |
| Manager Taylor, Peter | |
| Hartlepool Clough is appointed Manager of Hartlepool United with Peter Taylor as his assistant |
| MBE Harrison, George | |
| 29th Oct The Beatles receive their MBEs at Buckingham Palace |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Stewart, Michael | |
| 22nd Jan Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term |
| Mockingbirds, The Godley, Kevin | |
| Feb Gouldman dissolves and formsThe Mockingbirds with Jacobsen and Basso and a former member of fellow Manchester band The Sabres, Kevin Godley (drums) |
| Mockingbirds, The Gouldman, Graham | |
| Feb Gouldman dissolves and formsThe Mockingbirds with Jacobsen and Basso and a former member of fellow Manchester band The Sabres, Kevin Godley (drums) |
| Party Leader Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 22nd July Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| Publication of Eden Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| Publication of, "The Reckoning" |
| Publication of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| 24th June John Lennon's second book, 'A Spaniard in the Works', is published. |
| Publication of National Plan Wilson, James Harold | |
| 16th Sep Labour's National Plan is published |
| Publication of Waugh Waugh, Alexander Raban | |
| Publication of, "Mule of the Minaret" |
| Quote Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| 4th Mar "Christianity will go. It will vanish and shrink. I needn't argue with that; I'm right and I will be proved right. We're more popular than Jesus now. I don't know which will go first, rock 'n' roll or Chris tianity" |
| Reform of Education Crossman, Richard | |
| 12th July Wants "the complete elimination of selection & separatism in secondary education" |
| Reform of Hanging Wilson, James Harold | |
| 8th Nov London Abolition of capital punishment |
| Reform of Race Relations Wilson, James Harold | |
| The Race Relations Act establishes a Race Relations Board |
| The Race Relations Act outlaws racial discrimination |
| Reform of Redundancies Wilson, James Harold | |
| The Redundancy Payments Act provides payments of workers who are made redundant |
| Reform of Rents Wilson, James Harold | |
| The Rent Act fixes fair rents for private tenants & provides security of tenure |
| Reform of Reserve Forces Wilson, James Harold | |
| London With a majority of 1 & by-election pending wins the Territorial & Reserve Forces Bill |
| Resignation of Douglas Home Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| 22nd July London Resigns as Party Leader of the Conservative Party |
| Resignation of Walker Walker, Gordon | |
| Jan Forced to resign after losing the Leyton by-election |
| Retirement Butler, Richard Austen | |
| Butler retires from politics |
| Rolling Stones, The Jagger, Mick | |
| Prompted by Oldham, Jagger and Richards become more prolific songwriters and the USAversion of 1965's Out of Our Heads contains seven original songs, including the classic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" |
| 12th June Rolling Stones release "Satisfaction" |
| Rolling Stones, The Oldham, Andrew Loog | |
| Prompted by Oldham, Jagger and Richards become more prolific songwriters and the USAversion of 1965's Out of Our Heads contains seven original songs, including the classic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" |
| Rolling Stones, The Richards, Keith | |
| Prompted by Oldham, Jagger and Richards become more prolific songwriters and the USAversion of 1965's Out of Our Heads contains seven original songs, including the classic "(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" |
| Sanctions Wilson, James Harold | |
| Falsely predicts Ian Smith's downfall as a result of sanctions |
| Launches oil sanctions against Rhodes ia for declaring UDI |
| Scottish Cup Stein, John "Jock" | |
| April Following a barren period of 8 years without a trophy for Celtic, just six weeks after becoming manager, leads Celtic to Scottish Cup success in a 3-2 victory over his old club Dunfermline |
| Secretary Home Jenkins, Roy | |
| 30th Nov London Appointed Home Secretary, 1st term |
| Shadow Chancellor Exchequer Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Shadow Spokesman Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 5th Oct Appointed shadow spokesman on housing & land |
| Vote Confidence Wilson, James Harold | |
| London With a majority of 1 & by-election pending wins the Territorial & Reserve Forces Bill |
| Yardbirds, The Beck, Jeff | |
| 20th Mar After being invited to replace Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds Page turns down the offer and suggested his friend Jeff Beck |
| Yardbirds, The Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| 20th Mar After being invited to replace Eric Clapton in The Yardbirds Page turns down the offer and suggested his friend Jeff Beck |
