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| 1st Colour Pictures Shah, Eddie |  |
| 3rd Mar Today becomes the 1st national daily to carry colour pictures |
| Big Audio Dynamite Jones, Mick | |
| Strummer collaborates with ex-bandmate Mick Jones on BAD's second album, No. 10 Upping St., co-producing the album and co-writing seven of its songs |
| Big Audio Dynamite Strummer, Joe | |
| Strummer collaborates with ex-bandmate Mick Jones on BAD's second album, No. 10 Upping St., co-producing the album and co-writing seven of its songs |
| Bombing of Libya Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 9th April Agreed due to USAsupport in the Falklands & Article 51 of the UN treaty |
| 9th April Agrees to President Reagans request to use USAaircraft based in Britain to bomb Libya |
| 14th April Carried out by 16 F1-11s based in the UK on 5 terrorist targets |
| 14th April The USAconfirms that it will be using British bases to bomb Libya |
| Bombing of Tripoli Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 15th April Tripoli The USAuses Britain as a base to launch an 11 minute attack on Gadaffi's HQ in Tripoli |
| Booker Prize Kingsley Amiss, Kingsley | |
| Winner of the Booker Prize |
| Budget Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Cuts basic rate of income tax by 1 penny |
| London Introduces Personal Equity Plans to encourage personal investment |
| Channel Tunnel Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 19th Jan Lille Mitterand & Thatcher agree to undertake the Channel building project |
| Composition of Bush Bush, Kate | |
| Records the Album, "The Whole Story" |
| Composition of Gabriel Gabriel, Peter | |
| Gabriel achieves his greatest popularity with th So album, highlights being "Sledgehammer" (a #1 smash in the US, knocking Genesis 's Invisible Touch off of the top spot), "Big Time" & "Don't Give Up" with Kate Bush |
| Composition of Laswell Laswell, Bill | |
| Public Image Limited released Album (also known as Compact Disc and Cassette). Most of the tracks on this album were written by Lydon and Bill Laswell |
| Composition of Osbourne Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| Bark At The Moon and The Ultimate Sin are certified platinum |
| Ozzy releases The Ultimate Sin - which became his first Top 10 LP in the USAand had the favorite "Shot In The Dark |
| Composition of Rotten Rotten, Johnny | |
| Public Image Limited released Album (also known as Compact Disc and Cassette). Most of the tracks on this album were written by Lydon and Bill Laswell |
| Composition of Simple Minds Burchill, Charlie | |
| Simple Minds release "Live in the City of Light", UK no 1 Album |
| Composition of Simple Minds Kerr, Jim | |
| Simple Minds release "Live in the City of Light", UK no 1 Album |
| Composition of Strummer Strummer, Joe | |
| Joe Strummer releases the first of his solo albums, "Earthquake Weather", which was neither a commercial nor critical success |
| Composition of Winwood Winwood, Steve | |
| Tops the Billboard Hot 100 with "Higher Love" |
| Composition of Yardbirds, The Page, James Patrick "Jimmy" | |
| Page reunites temporarily with his Yardbirds bandmates to play on several tracks of the Box of Frogs album Strange Land |
| Conference of Conservatives Wakenham, John | |
| Bournemouth Organizes the conference prior to the 1987 election victory |
| Constitution Elizabeth II | |
| 2nd Mar Canberra Signs the Australia Bill in severing constitutional ties with Britain |
| Crisis Brittan, Leon | |
| 25th Jan London Resigns over the Westland Affair |
| Crisis Heseltine, Michael | |
| 9th Jan London Michael Heseltine resigns from Cabinet during the Westland crisis |
| Crisis Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 9th Jan London Michael Heseltine resigns as a result of the Westland Helicopter crisis |
| 25th Jan London Resigns over the Westland Affair |
| Death of Grant, Cary Grant, Cary | |
| 29th Nov Death of Cary Grant |
| Diplomacy Elizabeth II | |
| London Meets Deng Xiaoping in China |
| 12th Oct Peking Begins 7 day Royal visit to China at Peking |
| Diplomacy Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 26th June Attends an EC summit & opposes sanctions against Sth Africa |
| Double O Charity Gilmour, Dave | |
| 11th Oct Dave Gilmour appears on The Tube to help promote Pete Townshend's Double O Charity |
| European Union Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| London Agrees to the Single Market Act |
| 17th Feb London Signs act providing for greater EC economic & social integration from 1992 |
| 26th June 26-27 June, opposes sanctions against Sth Africa |
| Expulsion Militants Kinnock, Neil | |
| Expels Militant from the Labour Party |
| Independence Elizabeth II | |
| 2nd Mar Canberra Signs the Australia Bill in severing constitutional ties with Britain |
| Legislation Australia Elizabeth II | |
| 2nd Mar Canberra Signs the Australia Bill in severing constitutional ties with Britain |
| Legislation Financial Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| London Financial Services Act, removes trade restrictions |
| Manager of Manchester United Ferguson, Alexander Chapman | |
| 6th Nov Manchester Appointed Manager of Manchester United |
| Minister of Defense Younger, George Kenneth Hotson | |
| Jan Appointed Secretary of State for Defense |
| Minister of Environment Ridley, Nicholas | |
| 21st May Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment |
| Minister of Social Security Major, John Roy | |
| Sep Appointed Minister of Social Security |
| PEPs Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Introduces Personal Equity Plans to encourage personal investment |
| Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| 11th Nov A press statement is issued stating that Pink Floyd intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and are recording their next album |
| Pink Floyd Waters, Roger | |
| 11th Nov A press statement is issued stating that Pink Floyd intend to continue using the name without Roger Waters and are recording their next album |
| President Channon, Henry Paul Guinness | |
| 24th Jan London Appointed President of the Board of Trade |
| Privatization British Gas Lawson, Nigel | |
| London A 100% of British Gas is offerred for sale in December raising œ5.4 billion |
| Privatization British Gas Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| London British Gas is sold for œ5,434 million |
| Privatization Water Baker, Kenneth | |
| London Publishes the White Paper for the privatization of Water |
| Publication of Amiss Amiss, Kingsley | |
| Publication of, "The Old Devils" |
| Reform of Stock Exchange Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| London Financial Services Act, removes trade restrictions, the "Big Bang" |
| Reform of Taxation Lawson, Nigel | |
| London Introduces Inheritance Tax which replaces the Capital Trans fer Tax |
| Resignation of Brittan Brittan, Leon | |
| 25th Jan London Resigns over the Westland Affair |
| Resignation of Brittan Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 25th Jan Leon Brittan resigns |
| Resignation of Heseltine Heseltine, Michael | |
| 9th Jan London Michael Heseltine resigns from Cabinet during the Westland crisis |
| Resignation of Heseltine Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 9th Jan Michael Heseltine resigns from Cabinet during the Westland crisis |
| Sanctions Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| Opposes the USAsanctions against Libya |
| 26th June Attends an EC summit & opposes sanctions against Sth Africa |
| Secretary Scotland Rifkind, Malcolm | |
| London Appointed Secretary of State for Scotland |
| Secretary Trade & Industry Channon, Henry Paul Guinness | |
| London Appointed Secretary of Trade & Indus try |
| Secretary Treasury Lamont, Norman | |
| London Appointed Financial Secretary to the Treasury |
| Summit G 7 Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 3rd May 3-6 May, attends the Tokyo G7 summit |
| Treaty of Channel Tunnel Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| 12th Feb Canterbury The Channel Tunnel treaty with France is signed |
