8 January 1957Chancellor of the ExchequerGeorge Edward Peter Thorneycroft
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Historical records for Great Britain in 1957, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Informs Butler that MacMillan has been selected to succeed Eden
Eden informs Elizabeth II he is resigning
Eden informs Elizabeth II that he is resigning
Eden informs Heath that he intends to resign on his doctors advice
Appointed Under Secretary for Education
Eden resigns as Prime Minister
Resigns as Prime Minister and is succeeded by Harold Macmillan
Publicly announces Edens resignation
Sends for MacMillan to succeed Eden
Summoned by Elizabeth II to succeed Eden
Continues as Chief Whip after Harold Macmillan becomes Prime Minister.
Becomes Prime Minister after Anthony Eden resigns.
Appoints MacMillan as Prime Minister
Appointed Prime Minister of Great Britain, 1st term
Birth of Bryan Robson
Forms a Government
Appointed Home Secretary
Leaves the House of Commons after his resignation as Prime Minister
Birth of Ali Campbell, later lead singer of UB40.
Makes a speech in Parliament calling for global disarmament & a summit
Cabinet grants Philip the title, Prince of the United Kingdom, Churchills suggestion
Birth of Timothy Leonard Spall
Pays a state visit to Portugal. Makes a state visit to Portugal
The Royal Society elected Hoyle for major contributions to stellar structure, accretion, nucleosynthesis, and cosmology.
Meets President Eisenhower at Bermuda & reaffirms the freedom of the Suez Canal
Meets President Eisenhower at Bermuda & reaffirms the freedom of the Suez Canal
Pays a state visit to France
Dixon lifts the FA Cup after captaining Villa against the Busby Babes.
Houghton manages Villa to a seventh FA Cup by defeating Manchester United 2-1.
McParland scores both Villa goals in the 2-1 final victory over Manchester United.
1st public performance of the Quarrymen skiffle group, in Rosebery St carnival
The first Premium Bond prize draw encourages household saving through tax-free prizes.
Pegasus Bridge now resides in the grounds of the Pegasus Memorial Museum, the museum is inaugurated by HRH The Prince of Wales and lies at the Eastern end of the current bridge
Opens Cutty Sark as a preserved historic ship.
John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Pauls ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join.
John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Pauls ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join.
John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Pauls ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join.
Performs with the Quarrymen at Woolton, where he meets Paul McCartney.
John Lennon meets Paul McCartney at the Woolton Parish Church in Liverpool during a performance by John's group the Quarrymen, impressed by Pauls ability to tune a guitar and by his knowledge of song lyrics, John asks him to join.
Meets John Lennon at Woolton and is invited to join the Quarrymen.
Birth of Julian Keith Levene in Wood Green, London
Death of Edward Ratcliffe Garth Russell Evans
Signs for Celtic as a seventeen-year-old after being identified as a major defensive prospect.
Rejects unilateral nuclear disarmament at Labour conference.
Warns against going naked into the conference chamber.
Birth of Glenn Hoddle
Signs a "Declaration of Common Purpose" with the USA
Pays a state visit to the United States for the 350th anniversary of Virginia
Makes his international debut in a victory against France, scoring twice in a 4-0 victory, goes on to win 20 caps
Directs, "A King in New York"
Coauthors Synthesis of the Elements in Stars, a landmark paper on stellar nucleosynthesis.
Winner of a BAFTA for best actress for her part in The Story of Esther Costello
Writer & Diector of Blue Murder at St Trinians
Plays Miss Fritton in Blue Murder at St Trinians
Becomes a founder member of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament.
Jones first hears Cannonball Adderley's music, which inspires his interest in jazz
Appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE)
Publication of "City of Spades"
Sellers appears in the Bestsellers Series short film Cold Comfort.
Elizabeth II announces at the Commonwealth Games Charles will become Prince of Wales
Announces at the Commonwealth Games that Charles will become the next Prince of Wales
Joins Clive Labovitch in the publishing venture that becomes Cornmarket Press and later develops into Haymarket.
Sellers appears in Dearth of a Salesman, one of the Bestsellers Series short films.
Scores on his debut for Chelsea
The publishing venture produces the Directory of Opportunities for Graduates, its early business publication aimed at graduate recruitment.
Dramatization of, "Look Back In Anger"
Argues for planned economic expansion and criticises Conservative reliance on market discipline.
Invents the electron capture detector, which measures substances by their ability to remove low-energy electrons from a gas.
Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.
Elizabeth II announces at the Commonwealth Games Charles will become Prince of Wales
Appointed Governor of Cyprus
Sellers plays salesman Hector Dimwittie in the short film Insomnia Is Good for You.
Forms his own band The John Barry Seven, with whom he had some hit records, including "Hit and Miss", the theme tune he composed for the BBCs Juke Box Jury programme
Publication of "Justine"
Appointed Member of Labour Party
Appointed Lord President of the Council, 3rd term
Appears in Lucky Jim
During Harold Macmillan's government, the whooping cough immunisation programme begins.
The Conservative Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: The whooping cough immunisation programme begins.
This NHS development occurs while Harold Macmillan serves as Prime Minister: The whooping cough immunisation programme begins.
At Conference the Party follows Gaitskell & rejects Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
Agrees with President Eisenhower to test the British hydrogen bomb on Christmas Island
Publishes the B2FH stellar nucleosynthesis paper with Burbidge, Burbidge and Fowler.
Publication of "Ordeal of Gilbert Pinfold"
Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party
John Lennon forms the Quarrymen skiffle group
Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actress for Raintree County
Appointed Minister of Defence
Publication of "Socialism and the Intellectuals"
Elizabeth II announces at the Commonwealth Games Charles will become Prince of Wales
Announces at the Commonwealth Games that Charles will become the next Prince of Wales
Hoyle coauthored the B2FH paper identifying nuclear processes responsible for producing chemical elements in stars.
Hoyle published The Black Cloud, a science-fiction novel centred on an intelligent interstellar cloud.
Starts in "The Bridge on the River Kwai"
Directs The Bridge on the River Kwai, the epic that brings him his first Academy Award for directing.
First film for Hammer inThe Curse of Frankenstein, plays Frankensteins monster. Appears in The Curse of Frankenstein
Stars in The Naked Truth alongside Terry Thomas and Peter Sellars
Sellers plays television personality Sonny MacGregor in the comedy The Naked Truth.
Publishes The Pen and the Sword, a study of Jonathan Swift.
Sellers plays cinema projectionist Percy Quill in The Smallest Show on Earth.
Rejects unilateral nuclear disarmament at Labour Party conference.
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