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| Beatles, The Harrison, George |  |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| Birth of Hunt, Marsha Hunt, Marsha | |
| 4th Nov Birth of Karis Jagger, Marsha Hunt, gives birth to Mick Jagger's daughter Karis Jagger |
| Birth of Jagger, Karis Jagger, Mick | |
| 4th Nov Birth of Karis Jagger, Marsha Hunt, gives birth to Mick Jagger's daughter Karis Jagger |
| Bishop of St Albans Runcie, Robert Alexander Kennedy | |
| St Albans Appointed Bishop of St Albans, consecrated |
| Black Sabbath Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Black Sabbath releases a first album, "Black Sabbath" |
| Black Sabbath release the Album, "Paranoid" |
| Budget Barber, Anthony | |
| 27th Oct London Cuts income tax by 2 1/2 pence |
| 27th Oct London Cuts income tax, reduces subsidies, replaces industrial grants with tax incentives |
| Burial of Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Hugh | |
| Feb Westminster Abbey At a memorial service at Westminster Abbey, his ashes were laid to rest below the battle of Britain Memorial Window in the Royal Air Force chapel |
| CBE Stein, John "Jock" | |
| Appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) |
| Chairman Housing Major Major, John Roy | |
| Jan Lambeth Appointed Chairman of Housing, Lambeth Council |
| Chancellor Barber, Anthony | |
| 20th July Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chancellor MacLeod, Iain Norman | |
| 20th June London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Collective Consciousness Society Korner, Alexis | |
| Korner and Thorup form a big band ensemble, CCS. - short for The Collective Consciousness Society - which had several hit singles produced by Mickie Most, including a version of Led Zeppelin's "Whole Lotta Love", theme for BBC's Top of the Pops |
| Composition of Barrett Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" | |
| Jan Barrett releases solo album, "The Madcap Laughs" |
| June Barrett releases solo album, "Barrett" |
| Composition of Barrett Barrett, Syd | |
| Jan Syd Barrett's first solo album, "The Madcap Laughs" is released |
| Nov Syd Barret releases his second solo album, "Barrett" |
| Composition of Bolan Bolan, Marc | |
| Buys a vintage Gibson Les Paul guitar that is featured on the cover of the album T. Rex in 1970, the musical direction is set |
| Releases, "By The Light Of A Magical Moon/Find A Little Wood" |
| Releases, "Debora/One Inch Rock/Woodland Bop/Seal Of Seasons" |
| Releases, "Oh Baby/Universal Love", as Dib Cochran And The Earwigs |
| Releases, "Ride A White Song/Is It Love/Summertime Blues ", as T.Rex |
| 1st July "Ride A White Swan" is recorded and released that autumn, making slow progress in the UK Top 40 and finally peaking in early 1971 at No.2 |
| Composition of Clapton Clapton, Eric Patrick | |
| Clapton releases his 1st solo album, named Eric Clapton, which included the Bramlett composition, "Bottle Of Red Wine", and one of Clapton's best songs from this period, "Let It Rain" |
| Composition of Cocker Cocker, Joe | |
| Releases Album, "Joe Cocker" |
| Composition of Harrison Harrison, George | |
| 15th Oct George Harris on & Phil Spector begin work on the final mixing of the album, "All Things Must Pass" |
| 23rd Nov Releases the single, "My Sweet Lord" |
| 27th Nov Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in the USA |
| 30th Nov Releases album, "All Things Must Pass" in Britain |
| Composition of Led Zeppelin Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| His solo in the famous epic "Stairway to Heaven" has been voted by readers of various guitar magazines, including Guitar World and Total Guitar as the greatest guitar solo of all time |
| Composition of Led Zeppelin Plant, Robert Anthony | |
| One of Plant's most significant and influential achievements with Led Zeppelin is his contribution to the track, "Stairway to Heaven" (which runs at 8:02), an epic fantasy rock ballad featured on Led Zeppelin IV |
| Composition of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| 5th April "Instant Karma (We All Shine On)," credited to John Ono Lennon and produced by Phil Spector is released and becomes a huge hit |
| 26th Dec 'John Lennon/Plastic Ono Band,' Lennon's debut album as a solo artist, enters the album charts |
| Composition of McCartney McCartney, Paul | |
| London Releases album, 1st solo album |
| Composition of Stewart Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases "Gasoline Alley" |
| Composition of Townshend Townshend, Pete | |
| Leeds The Who record "Live at Leeds " |
| "Lifehouse" is never completed in its intended form, although it is reconstructed as a radio play for the BBC in 2000, and most of the material was released on a 6-CD album from Pete Townshend's website |
| 7th June New York The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center |
| 28th Nov The Who hit #12 in the USAwith "See Me, Feel Me" from 'Tommy' |
| CPSF Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 29th Sep London Creates the Central Policy Review Staff, "think tank" to advise the Cabinet |
| Death of Dowding, Hugh Dowding, Hugh | |
| 15th Feb Tunbridge Wells Death of Hugh Caswall Tremenheere Dowding |
| Death of MacLeod, Iain Norman MacLeod, Iain Norman | |
| Death of Iain Norman MacLeod |
| Death of Thorpe, Caroline Thorpe, Caroline | |
| 29th June Death of Caroline Thorpe in a car crash, wife Jeremy Thorpe |
| Deputy Leader Labour Party Jenkins, Roy | |
| Appointed Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth II | |
| 12th Mar Begins the bi-centenary Cook tour of Australia & NewZealand |
| Dissolution Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| Dissolution Beatles, The McCartney, Paul | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| Dissolution Beatles, The Starr, Ringo | |
| 31st Dec Paul McCartney files a suit to dissolve the Beatles |
| Education of Charles Charles | |
| Aberystwyth Attends the Old College, part of the University of Wales, Aberystwyth, where he studies the Welsh language and Welsh History |
| 23rd June Cambridge Charles studies history, earning a 2:2 (lower second class) Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree making him the third member of the Royal Family to earn a university degree |
| Eel Pie Records Townshend, Pete | |
| Pete Townshend founds Eel Pie Records |
| Election Clarke, Kenneth | |
| Rushcliffe Elected Member of Parliament for Rushcliffe |
| Election Foot, Michael | |
| Unsuccessfully challanges for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party |
| Election Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 18th June Conservatives 330, Labour 287, Liberals 6 & others 7 |
| 18th June The Conservative Party win 46.4% of votes cast & 330 MPs |
| 18th June The Conservative victory is the biggest upset since 1945 |
| 18th June Wins a Conservative majority of 37 |
| Election Kinnock, Neil | |
| Bedwellty 1st elected Member of Parliament, age 28 |
| Election Parkinson, Cecil | |
| 18th June Northampton Defeated at Northampton during the general election |
| Election Powell, John Enoch | |
| June Advises the public to vote Labour |
| Election Prescott, John | |
| Hull Elected Member of Parliament for Hull East |
| Election Skinner, Dennis | |
| Bolsover Elected Member of Parliament for Bolsover |
| Election Smith, John | |
| 18th June Elected Member of Parliament |
| Election Tebbit, Norman | |
| 18th June Epping Elected Member of Parliament for Epping, majority of 2,575 |
| Election Thorpe, Jeremy | |
| 18th June The Liberal Party win 7.5% of votes cast & 6 MPs |
| 18th June The Liberals return 6 Members of Parliament, despite standing in 332 seats |
| Election Wilson, James Harold | |
| 18th June The Labour majority of 97 becomes a Conservative majority of 39 |
| 18th June The Labour Party win 43.1% of votes cast & 288 MPs |
| European Union Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| London Britain had to accept the Merger Treaty & all decisions taken since the 2nd application & resolve problems of adaptation, ie the Commonwealth |
| 29th June London Submits Britain's 3rd request to join the EC |
| European Union Rippon, Geoffrey | |
| Oct London Britain begisns negotiating, Geoffrey Rippon reports back to the Cabinet |
| Extraveganza '70 Barrett, Syd | |
| 6th June Syd Barret plays his first gig since leaving Pink Floyd, the occasion is "Extraveganza '70", staged at London's Olympia, he is assisted by Dave Gilmour and Jerry Shirley |
| Extraveganza '70 Gilmour, Dave | |
| 6th June Syd Barret plays his first gig since leaving Pink Floyd, the occasion is "Extraveganza '70", staged at London's Olympia, he is assisted by Dave Gilmour and Jerry Shirley |
| Film Jagger Jagger, Mick | |
| Mick Jagger appears in the film, "Ned Kelly" |
| Mick Jagger appears in the film, "Performance" |
| Film of Sellers Sellars, Peter | |
| Stars in "There's a Girl in My Soup" |
| Fine Derby County Clough, Brian | |
| Derby Takes Derby to fourth place in Division one but due to financial irregularities, the club are banned from Europe that season and fined œ10,000 |
| Fleetwood Mac McVie, Christine | |
| Joins up with Fleetwood Mac |
| Golden Globe Award Sellars, Peter | |
| Ringo Starr appears with Sellers in the anarchic movie The Magic Chris tian (1970), whose theme song was Badfinger's "Come and Get It", written by Paul McCartney |
| Honours Revie, Donald George "Don" | |
| Awarded the OBE |
| Knighthood Ayer, Alfred Jules | |
| Ayer is knighted |
| League Championship Stein, John "Jock" | |
| Stein leads Celtic to a League and League Cup double; they also finish runners-up in the Scottish Cup |
| Lord Chancellor Hogg | |
| Appointed Lord Chancellor |
| Manager of the Year Revie, Donald George "Don" | |
| Winner of English Manager of the Year |
| Marriage of Lennon, John Lennon, John Winston | |
| Nov Amsterdam Yoko Ono and John Lennon celebrate their honeymoon by staging a "bed-in" for peace in Amsterdam |
| Marriage of Major, John Roy Major, John Roy | |
| 3rd Oct Marries Norma Johnson |
| Member of Parliament Smith, Arthur | |
| Lanarkshire Appointed Member of Parliament for North Lanarkshire |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Douglas-Home, Alexander Frederick | |
| Appointed Foreign Minister, 2nd term |
| Minister of Housing Amery, Julian | |
| Appointed Minister of Housing |
| Negotiations EU Rippon, Geoffrey | |
| Oct London Britain begisns negotiating, Geoffrey Rippon reports back to the Cabinet |
| Nobel Prize Katz, Bernard | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine |
| Peerage Olivier | |
| 15th June Created a LIfe Peer |
| Performance Tommy Daltrey, Roger | |
| 7th June New York The Who's "Tommy" is performed at New York's Lincoln Center |
| Pink Floyd Barrett, Syd | |
| May "Relics" is released |
| Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| May "Relics" is released |
| 27th June Bath "Atom Heart Mother" is premiered at the Bath Festival |
| 18th July London Pink Floyd play to 20,000 people at a free concert in London's Hyde Park |
| 10th Oct "Atom Heart Mother" is released |
| Pink Floyd Waters, Roger | |
| May "Relics" is released |
| 27th June Bath "Atom Heart Mother" is premiered at the Bath Festival |
| 18th July London Pink Floyd play to 20,000 people at a free concert in London's Hyde Park |
| 10th Oct "Atom Heart Mother" is released |
| Plastic Ono Band Lennon, John Winston | |
| Following the Beatles ' split in 1970, Lennon releases the Plastic Ono Band album, a raw, honest record, heavily influenced by Arthur Janov's Primal therapy, which Lennon had undergone previously |
| Policy Incomes Wilson, James Harold | |
| 7th Jan London The Government revises rules for pay increases & ends the statutory incomes policy |
| PPS Dewar, Donald | |
| Appointed Parliamentary Private Secretary to Tony Cross land |
| President Hodgkin, Alan | |
| London Appointed President of the Royal Society |
| Prime Minister Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 19th June London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| 19th June London Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 47th Prime Minister of Great Britain |
| Privy Council Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| Appointed Member of the Privy Council |
| Privy Council Walker, Peter | |
| London Appointed Member of the Privy Council |
| Publication of Amiss Amiss, Kingsley |
