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| Anniversary El Alamein Major, John Roy |  |
| Oct El Alamein Attends the 50th anniversaty of the battle of El Alamein |
| Black Sabbath Osbourne, John Michael "Ozzy" | |
| 15th Nov Iommi, Butler, and Appice back Ozzy Osbourne as part of what's billed as the singer's final live appearance |
| Bombing of Whitehall Major, John Roy | |
| 10th Jan Whitehall A 5 pound bomb explodes in Whitehall |
| Chairman CP Fowler, Norman | |
| 11th April Appointed Chairman of the Conservative Party |
| Chancellor Lamont, Norman | |
| 11th April London Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Chief Secretary Portillo, Michael | |
| 11th April London Appointed Chief Secretary of the Treasury |
| Chief Whip Ryder, Michael | |
| 11th April London Appointed Chief Whip |
| Composition of Almond Almond, Peter Mark Sinclair | |
| Records, "The Days of Pearly Spencer" |
| Composition of Barrett Barrett, Syd | |
| Atlantic Records offer Syd's family ś 75,000 for any new recordings, the family turn them down |
| Composition of Gabriel Gabriel, Peter | |
| Releases "Us" (co-produced with Daniel Lanois), an album in which he explored the pain of recent personal problems; his failed first marriage, his relationship with Rosanna Arquette, and the growing distance between him and his 1st daughter |
| Composition of Simple Minds Burchill, Charlie | |
| Simple Minds release "Glittering Prize" |
| Composition of Simple Minds Kerr, Jim | |
| Simple Minds release "Glittering Prize" |
| Composition of Waters Waters, Roger | |
| 7th Sep Roger Waters releases his new album, "Amused To Death" |
| Composition of Weller Weller, Paul | |
| Releases the solo album, "Paul Weller" |
| Conference of Conservatives Major, John Roy | |
| Oct Brighton Annual Conservative Party Conference, Thatcher & Tebbit oppose the Maastricht Treaty |
| Conference of Edinburgh Major, John Roy | |
| Dec Edinburgh A European summit is held which discusses the Maastricht treaty |
| Dec Edinburgh Chairs the EU summit |
| Conference of London Major, John Roy | |
| Aug London Heads the conference of conflict in former Yugoslavia |
| Constitution Smith, John | |
| The Trades Union share of conference votes is reduced from 90% to 70% |
| Crime Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Announces the Labour will be "tough on crime & tough on the causes of crime" |
| Deputy Leader Labour Party Becket, Margaret | |
| 18th July Appointed Deputy Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| Deputy Leader Labour Party Beckett, Margaret | |
| 18th July Appointed Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
| Deputy Leader Liberal Democratic Party Beith Beith, Alan James | |
| Appointed Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democratic Party |
| Dutch League Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| Eindhoven PSV win the Dutch league |
| Election Becket, Margaret | |
| 18th July Elected Deputy Leader of the Labour Party |
| Election Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| 2nd in the Shadow Cabinet elections |
| 9th April Sedgfield Elected Member of Parliament for Sedgefield |
| Oct Elected Member of the National Executive Council |
| Election Brown, Gordon | |
| July London Wins the Shadow Cabinet elections |
| Election Coe, Sebastian Newbold | |
| Falmouth Elected Member of Parliament for Falmouth |
| Election Duncan, Alan | |
| Rutland Elected Member of Parliament for Rutland & Melton |
| Election Gould, Bryan | |
| Loses the election for the Deputy Leadership of the Labour Party |
| Loses the election for the Leadership of the Labour Party |
| Election Hoon, Geoff | |
| Ashfield Elected Member of Parliament for Ashfield |
| Election Kinnock, Neil | |
| The Labour Party win 34.4% of votes cast & 271 MPs |
| Election Major, John Roy | |
| The Conservative Party win 41.9% of votes cast & 336 MPs, a majority of 21 |
| 11th Mar Announces the date of the general election |
| April Huntingdon Elected Member of Parliament for Huntingdon, majority 36,230 |
| 9th April Conservatives 336, Labour 271, Liberal democrats 20 & others 24 |
| 9th April The Government majority is cut to 21 |
| Election Milburn, Alan | |
| Darlington Elected Member of Parliament for Darlington |
| Election Morris, Estelle | |
| Birmingham Elected Member of Parliament for Birmingham Yardley |
| Election Prescott, John | |
| 18th July Loses the election for the deputy leadership of the Labour Party |
| Election Smith, John | |
| 18th July Wins the election for the leadership of the Labour Party |
| ERM Membership Major, John Roy | |
| 16th Sep Suspends Britain's membership of the ERM |
| European Union Major, John Roy | |
| 16th Sep Suspends Britain's membership of the ERM |
| FIFA Gold Merit Order Matthews, Stanley | |
| Winner of the FIFA Gold Merit Order |
| Film Jagger Jagger, Mick | |
| Mick Jagger appears in the film, "Freejack" |
| Governor Hong Kong Patten, Christopher Francis | |
| Hong Kong Appointed Governor of Hong Kong |
| Grammy Lennon, John Winston | |
| 25th Feb John Lennon is given the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 34th Annual Grammy Awards |
| Harris Moument Harris, Arthur Travers | |
| London 8 yrs after his death a monument is erected in central London stirring up the debate about Harris 's role in the war |
| Health Heseltine, Michael | |
| May Venice Suffers from a heart attack |
| Leader House of Commons Newton, Tony | |
| 11th April London Appointed Leader of the House of Commons |
| League Champions Ferguson, Alexander Chapman | |
| Man Utd win the 1st League Championship since 1967 |
| Manager Keegan, Joseph Kevin | |
| Newcastle After eight years of retirement and golf in Spain, Keegan returns to the game as manager of Newcastle United |
| Manager Robson, "Bobby" Robert William | |
| July Lisbon Bobby Robson moves to Sporting Lisbon where his Portuguese interpreter is a young Jos‚ Mourinho, future F.C. Porto and Chelsea manager |
| Manager of the Year Ferguson, Alexander Chapman | |
| Alex Ferguson is voted Manager of the Year by the League Managers' Association |
| Marriage of Anne Anne | |
| 12th Dec Marriage of Princess Anne to Timothy Laurence |
| Marriage of Bowie, David Bowie, David | |
| 6th June David Bowie & model Iman marry in Switzerland |
| Marriage of Diana Dianna | |
| 9th Dec London The Prince and Princess of Wales are separated |
| Minister of Agriculture Gummer, John Selwyn | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Agriculture |
| Minister of Defense Rifkind, Malcolm | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Defence |
| Minister of Duchy Lancaster Waldegrave, William | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of the Duchy of Lancaster |
| Minister of Education Patten, John | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Employment |
| Minister of Employment Shephard, Gillian | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Employment |
| Minister of Environment Howard, Michael | |
| 11th April Appointed Secretary of State for the Environment |
| Minister of Environment Maclean, David | |
| Appointed Minister of the Environment |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs Hurd, Douglas | |
| 11th April Appointed Foreign Secretary |
| Minister of Health Bottomley, Virginia | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Health |
| Minister of National Heritage Mellor, David | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of National Heritage |
| Minister of Northern Ireland Mayhew, Patrick | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Northern Ireland |
| Minister of Scotland Lang, Ian | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Scotland |
| Minister of Social Security Lilley, Peter | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Social Security |
| Minister of Trade Heseltine, Michael | |
| 11th April Appointed Secretary of State for Trade & Indus try |
| Minister of Transport MacGregor, John | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of the Trans port |
| Minister of Hunt, David | |
| 11th April Appointed Minister of Wales |
| NEC Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| Oct Appointmed Member of the National Executive Council |
| NEC Brown, Gordon | |
| Oct Appointed Member of the National Executive Council |
| Oct Elected Member of the National Executive Council |
| Olympic Gold Medal Christie, Linford | |
| Wins the 100m Olympic gold medal |
| Party Leader Smith, Arthur | |
| London Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| Party Leader Smith, John | |
| 18th July Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| Pink Floyd Gilmour, Dave | |
| 9th Nov The "Shine On" box set is released |
| Pink Floyd Waters, Roger | |
| 9th Nov The "Shine On" box set is released |
| Publication of Smith Smith, John | |
| Publication of, "New Paths to Victory", calls upon refrm of the trade union block vote |
| Resignation of Foot Foot, Michael | |
| London Gives up his seat in the Commons |
| Resignation of Kinnock Kinnock, Neil | |
| Resigns as Party Leader of the Labour Party |
| Retirement Healey, Denis | |
| Retires from the House of Commons |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Lennon, John Winston | |
| 19th Jan John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband |
| Rock and Roll Hall of Fame McCartney, Paul | |
| 19th Jan John Lennon is inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame at the ninth annual induction dinner, Paul McCartney is his presenter, and Yoko Ono accepts the award on behalf of her late husband |
| Scandal Ashdown, Paddy | |
| 5th Feb Admits affair with secretary |
| Secretary Home Clarke, Kenneth | |
| 11th April London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Secretary Home Clark, Kenneth | |
| 11th April London Appointed Home Secretary |
| Shadow Cabinet Blair, Anthony Charles Lynton | |
| July Appointed Member of the Shadow Cabinet, Shadow Home Secretary |
| Shadow Chancellor Exchequer Brown, Gordon | |
| July Appointed Shadow Chancellor of the Exchequer |
| Shadow Social Security Dewar, Donald | |
| Appointed Spokesman for Social Security |
| Speaker House of Commons Boothroyd, Betty | |
| Appointed Speaker of the House of Commons, 1st woman to hold post |
| Treaty of Maastricht Major, John Roy | |
| 4th Nov London The Government just wins the Paving Debate on the Maastricht treaty |
| Dec Edinburgh A European summit is held which discusses the Maastricht treaty |
| Treaty of Maastricht Thatcher, Margaret Hilda | |
| Oct Publishes an article in the European opposing Maastricht during the Party conference |
| World Champion |
