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| 1922 Committee Cann, Edward du |  |
| Appointed Chairman of the 1922 Committee |
| Anniversary Wedding Elizabeth II Elizabeth II | |
| 20th Nov Elizabeth II celebrates 25yrs of marriage to Prince Phillip in Westminster Abbey |
| Anniversary Wedding Philip Philip | |
| 20th Nov Elizabeth II celebrates 25yrs of marriage to Prince Phillip in Westminster Abbey |
| Arrest of Dockers Donaldson, John | |
| June Provokes a National Dock Strike |
| June The National Indus trial Relations Court arrests 5 dockers |
| Arrest of Dockers Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| London 5 dockers are arrested under the Indus trial Relations Act |
| London Provokes the national Docks Strike |
| Birth of Gallagher, Liam Gallagher, Liam | |
| 21st Sep Manchester Birth of Liam Gallagher, William John Paul Gallagher |
| Bloody Sunday Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 30th Jan Londonderry 14 unarmed are were killed by British soldiers during an illegal march in Londonderry |
| 30th Jan Londonderry Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13 |
| Burial of Edward VIII Edward VIII | |
| Windsor Edward VIII & Wallis Simpson are buried on the grounds of Windsor Castle |
| Chairman 1922 Committee Cann, Edward du | |
| Appointed Chairman of the 1922 Committee |
| Chairman CP Carrington, Peter Alexander Rupert | |
| Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party |
| Composition of Bolan Bolan, Marc | |
| Bolan achieves two more No.1s with "Telegram Sam" and "Metal Guru" - the latter of which stopped Elton John getting to the top with "Rocket Man" - and two more No.2s in "Children Of The Revolution" and "Solid Gold Easy Action". |
| Releases, "Children Of The Revolution/Jitterbug Love/Sunken Rags" |
| Releases, "Metal Guru/Thunderwing/Lady" |
| Releases, "Solid Gold Easy Action/Born To Boogie" |
| Releases, "Telegram Sam/Cadillac/Baby Strange" |
| Composition of Bowie Bowie, David | |
| Releases Album, "Space Oddity" |
| 6th June Releases Album, "The Rise & Fall of Ziggy Stardust & The Spiders From Mars"" |
| Composition of Harrison Harrison, George | |
| Releases album, "The Concert for Bangla Desh" |
| Composition of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| Lennon releases "Woman Is the Nigger of the World", which drew parallels between exploitation of women and discrimination against blacks |
| 12th June 'Some Time in New York City,' a double album by John Lennon backed by the New York rock group Elephant's Memory is released |
| 12th June "Some Time in New York City" is loud, raucous, and explicitly political, with songs about prison riots, racial and sexual relations, the British role in Northern Ireland, and his own problems in obtaining a USAGreen Card |
| 30th Aug Madison Square Garden John Lennon performs at Madison Square Garden, it will be his last concert as a headliner., the show will posthumously be released in 1986 as Live in New York City. |
| Composition of Stewart Stewart, Rod | |
| Releases Album, "Never a Dull Moment" |
| Composition of Thin Lizzy Lynott, Phil | |
| London Thin Lizzy have their first hit, "Whiskey in the Jar" |
| Conference of Conservatives Powell, John Enoch | |
| Brighton Speaks against entrance to Asian British passport holders expelled by Idi Amin |
| Constitution Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| London Forms a short lived Northern Ireland Assembly |
| Ulster Dissolves the Northern Ireland Parliament & government |
| Council Europe Prescott, John | |
| Appointed Member of the Council of Europe |
| Death of Edward VIII Edward VIII | |
| 28th May Paris Death of Edward VIII |
| Demonstrations Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 30th Jan Londonderry 14 unarmed are were killed by British soldiers during an illegal march in Londonderry |
| 30th Jan Londonderry Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13 |
| Deportation of Lennon Lennon, John Winston | |
| Feb With the expiration of John Lennon's USAnon-immigrant visa, deportation proceedings begin. Lennon will wage a four-year battle with the federal Government to remain in the US |
| 4th Feb In a secret memo, Senator Strom Thurmond suggests to Attorney General John Mitchell that John Lennon, whom the Government suspects of consorting with "known radicals," be deported |
| Economy Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 20th Jan Unemployment reaches one million |
| 6th Nov Announces a freeze on pay, prices & dividends for 90 days, Selsdon u-turn |
| Education of Blair Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oxford Reads law at St John's College |
| Education of Brown Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh MA Edinburgh University |
| EFTA Membership Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 31st Dec Britain leaves EFTA in order to join the EU |
| Election Foot, Michael | |
| Unsuccessfully challanges for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party |
| Election Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Sutton & Cheam The Conservatives lose Sutton & Cheam to the Liberal Party |
| Election Lamont, Norman | |
| Elected Member of Parliament |
| Elephant's Memory Lennon, John Winston | |
| 30th Aug New York Lennon and his backing band, Elephant's Memory, stage two benefit concerts at Madison Square Garden in New York |
| European Union Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Feb London During the 2nd reading of the European Communities Bill Parliament votes by 309 to 301 |
| Dec London The European Communities Bill is enacted |
| 31st Dec Britain leaves EFTA in order to join the EU |
| Film of Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| 23rd Mar Pompeii Eight days of recording and filming starts in a Roman amphitheatre for "Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii" |
| Film of Pink Floyd Waters, Roger | |
| 23rd Mar Pompeii Eight days of recording and filming starts in a Roman amphitheatre for "Pink Floyd Live At Pompeii" |
| Film of Starr Bolan, Marc | |
| 18th Mar Marc Bolan appears in Ringo Starr's film Born to Boogie, a documentary showing T. Rex at the height of T. Rextasy during a concert at Wembley Empire Pool on 18 March 1972 |
| Film of Starr Starr, Ringo | |
| 18th Mar Marc Bolan appears in Ringo Starr's film Born to Boogie, a documentary showing T. Rex at the height of T. Rextasy during a concert at Wembley Empire Pool on 18 March 1972 |
| Formation Stars Barrett, Roger Keith "Syd" | |
| 5th Aug Barrett forms a short-lived band called Stars with ex-Pink Fairies member Twink on drums and Jack Monck on bass |
| Immigration Powell, John Enoch | |
| Brighton Speaks against Asian British passport holders expelled by Idi Amin from Uganda |
| Independence Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| The Pearce Comission says terms offered to Smith are unacceptable to Rhodes ian blacks |
| Industrial Development Executive Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| Founds the Indus trial Development Executive with a Minister for Indus trial Development |
| Leader House of Commons Prior, Jim | |
| London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| League Champions Clough, Brian | |
| Derby win the League Campionship for the 1st time in their history |
| Manager of the Year Revie, Donald George "Don" | |
| Winner of English Manager of the Year |
| Massacre Bloody Sunday Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 30th Jan Londonderry Paratroopers open fire on rioting Catholics in Londonderry killing 13 |
| Minister of Employment Macmillan, Maurice | |
| Appointed Minister of Employment |
| Minister of Environment Rippon, Geoffrey | |
| 5th Nov Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment |
| Minister of Trade Howe, Geoffrey | |
| Appointed Minister of Trade & Indus try |
| Minister of Trade Walker, Peter | |
| Appointed Minister of Trade & Indus try |
| Motorman Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| The Government restores policing to "no go" areas in Northern Ireland |
| Negotiations IRA Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| July London Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in |
| Negotiations IRA Mac Stiof in, Se n | |
| July London Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in |
| Negotiations IRA Whitelaw, William | |
| July London Heath permits his Secretary of State for Northern Ireland William Whitelaw to hold unofficial talks in London with a Provisional IRA delegation by Se n Mac Stiof in |
| Nobel Prize Porter, Rodney | |
| Winner of the Nobel Prize for Medicine |
| Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| 23rd Feb Chateau d'Herouville Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th |
| 3rd June "Obscured By Clouds" is released |
| 4th June Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon" |
| Pink Floyd Mason, Nick | |
| 4th June Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon" |
| Pink Floyd Waters, Roger | |
| 23rd Feb Chateau d'Herouville Recording starts at Chateau d'Herouville outside Paris for the soundtrack of "Obscured By Clouds", the album is finished by the 29th |
| 3rd June "Obscured By Clouds" is released |
| 4th June Sessions start at Studio 2 in Abbey Road on "Eclipse", the original title of "Dark Side Of The Moon" |
| Poet Laureate Betjeman, John | |
| Appointed Poet Laureate |
| Prices & Incomes Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| The CBI agree to 200 companies limiting price increases to 5% |
| 3rd Nov Cabinet agrees to introduce a statutory 90 day freeze of prices & incomes |
| Rector Brown, Gordon | |
| Edinburgh Appointed Rector of Edinburgh University & Chairman of the University Court |
| Referendum Benn, Anthony Wedgewood | |
| London Proposes that there should be a referundum on Britain's membership of the EC |
| Referendum Jenkins, Roy | |
| Resigns from the Deputy Leadership when an EC referendum becomes Labour Party policy |
| Reform of House of Commons Tebbit, Norman | |
| London Votes against introducing TV cameras to the Commons, changes view in later years |
| Reform of Housing Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 13th Mar The Housing Finance Bill is guillotined |
| Reform of Prices & Incomes Powell, John Enoch | |
| 6th Nov London Asks of Heath "has the Right Honourable Gentleman taken leave of his senses?" |
| Resignation of Jenkins Jenkins, Roy | |
| Resigns because he disagrees with Wilson's policy of Britain's entry into the EC |
| Resignation of Maudling Maudling, Reginald | |
| London Resigns over the Poulson affair |
| Resignation of Taylor Taylor, Peter | |
| Clough and Taylor both resign from Derby County |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Jones, Steve | |
| The Sex Pistols evolve from The Strand, a band formed in 1972 with Jones on vocals, Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar |
| Rolling Stones, The Jagger, Mick | |
| Rolling Stones release the album, "Exile On Main Street" |
| Rule of Ulster Whitelaw | |
| 24th Mar Ulster Direct Rule takes effect over NoRthern Ireland |
| Rule of Ulster Whitelaw, William | |
| 24th Mar Ulster Direct Rule takes effect over Northern Ireland |
| Secretary Home Carr, Robert | |
| London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary State Whitelaw | |
| 24th Mar London Appointed Secretary of State |
| Secretary State Whitelaw, William | |
| 24th Mar London Appointed Secretary of State for Northern Ireland |
| Sex Pistols Cook, Paul | |
| The Sex Pistols evolve from The Strand, a band formed in 1972 with Jones on vocals, Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar |
| Sex Pistols Nightingale, Wally | |
| The Sex Pistols evolve from The Strand, a band formed in 1972 with Jones on vocals, Cook on drums and Wally Nightingale on guitar |
| Shadow Chancellor Exchequer Healey, Denis | |
| Appointed Shadow Chancellor |
| Stars Barrett, Syd | |
| 2nd Jan Cambridge Syd plays an unannounced gig at King's College Cellar, Cambridge, with him are Twink and Eddie "Guitar" Burns , this line up becomes Stars |
| Stars Burns, Eddie "Guitar" | |
| 2nd Jan Cambridge Syd plays an unannounced gig at King's College Cellar, Cambridge, with him are Twink and Eddie "Guitar" Burns , this line up becomes Stars |
| State of Emergency Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 9th Feb A state of emergency is declared |
| Strike British Rail Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| The NIRC orders a secret ballot for the BR offer which is rejected by 6-1 |
| Strike Dockers Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 5 dockers are arrested under the Indus trial Relations Act |
| The arrest of 5 dockers provokes the national Docks Strike |
| Strike Miners Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 9th Jan 1st day of the miners strike |
| Feb London Miners reject Wilberforce's offer & gain concessions at Downing St |
| Feb London The miners return to work |
| Feb London Wilberforce reccomends 30% to the miners, accepted by the Government, 3X the NCB offer |
| 9th Feb A state of emergency is declared |
| 10th Feb Saltley Police are forced to give way to pickets at the Saltley coke works |
| July London Pay negotiations break down, miners want 47% but are offered 10% |
| 2nd Nov London Negotiations break down |
| 2nd Nov London The TUC insist on repealing the Housing Finance & Indus trial Relations Acts |
| Strike Miners Scargill, Arthur | |
| London Leads a picket which forces the closure of Saltley Coke Depot in Birmingham |
| Strike UCS Heath, Edward Richard George | |
| 24th Feb Clyde It is announced in Cabinet œ35 million will be found to keep 3 of the 4 shipyards open |
| Treaty of Accession Heath, Edward Richard George | |
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