26 January 1960Greeted by rioters in RhodesiaMaurice Harold MacMillan Stockton, 1st
Greeted by rioters in Rhodesia
Historical records for Great Britain in 1960, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Greeted by rioters in Rhodesia
In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Macmillans "wind of change" speech became a historical landmark, the first sign that the British Government accepted that the days of Empire were over. In a speech to MPs in the Houses of Parliament in Cape Town, Mr Macmillan spoke of the "wind of change" blowing through the continent of Africa
Visits South Africa & says "a wind of change is blowing through the continent"
Makes maiden speech in Parliament
Elizabeth II confirms that she and her descendants will be known as the House and Family of Windsor, and further provided that their personal surname, whenever one should be needed, is "Mountbatten-Windsor"
Gains approval from the cabinet to offer the NUR 5% which ia accepted
Takes part in nuclear disarmament protest activity.
Birth of Andrew, gives birth to Prince Andrew
Accepts the job of manager at Dunfermline, after only 6 weeks in charge, Stein leads them clear of relegation
Birth of Linford Christie
Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass
Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass
Attends the Allied Summit in Paris
The Paris Summit ends after Khruschev walks out, MacMillan spent 2 yrs organising it
Allan Williams starts to manage the Beatles after they had played in his Jacaranda club
Allan Williams starts to manage the Beatles after they had played in his Jacaranda club
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain
Dies after a long political career.
Death of Aneurin Bevan.
John Lennon leaves Liverpool College of Art
Is appointed Lord Privy Seal with responsibility for European negotiations.
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club
The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club
The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club
Becomes chairman of the Labour Party's National Executive Committee for the 1960-1961 political year.
Appointed Parliamentary Secretary at the Ministry of Pensions & National Insurance
Birth of Steve Cram
His challenge reveals deep Labour divisions after the 1959 general election defeat.
Receives support from Labour MPs critical of Gaitskell's stance on nuclear disarmament.
Remains on the Labour front bench after Gaitskell is re-elected leader of the party.
Stands as the left-wing challenger to Hugh Gaitskell in the Labour leadership ballot.
Wins 81 votes in the only ballot but fails to remove Hugh Gaitskell as party leader.
Wins Bevan's former seat for Labour.
Benenson stumbles across an article in The Daily Telegraph about two Portuguese students imprisoned for a simple toast to freedom while riding the tube, Enraged at the injustice, Benenson begins an international organisation
Harrison is deported from Hamburg for being under age
Wins 166 votes to Harold Wilson's 81 to retain the leadership of the Labour Party
Contests the party leadership, wins 81 votes to Gaitskell's 166
Challenges Hugh Gaitskell for the Labour leadership and wins 81 votes against Gaitskell's 166.
Scores twice as Wolverhampton Wanderers defeat Blackburn Rovers 3-0.
Publishes A Nation Reborn about Israel, Zionism and British policy.
Wins an Academy Award for BUtterfield 8
Sellers receives an Academy Award nomination as producer of The Running Jumping & Standing Still Film.
Is appointed to the Privy Council during his period as a senior Conservative minister.
Sellers wins the BAFTA for Best British Actor for his performance in I'm All Right Jack.
When Adam Faith made his first film, Beat Girl, in 1960, Barry composed, arranged and conducted the score
When Adam Faith made his first film, Beat Girl, in 1960, Barry composed, arranged and conducted the score
Becomes the Beatles drummer before their Hamburg engagements.
Becomes a founding member as the group develops into the Beatles.
Becomes a founding member as the group develops into the Beatles.
Becomes a founding member as the group develops into the Beatles.
Becomes a founding member as the group develops into the Beatles.
Stuart Sutcliffe suggests the name the Beatles as a form of tribute to Buddy Holly and the Crickets
Joins the group that becomes the Beatles.
Books The Beatles into Bruno Koschmiders Indra club in Hamburg, Germany
Betting and Gaming Act 1960 reforms betting, gaming, and licensing controls in Great Britain
Preserves Bevan's political legacy after his death.
Returns to Parliament as the political heir to Aneurin Bevan in Ebbw Vale.
Collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brings Alan Bennett instant fame
Works on comedy material connected with Beyond the Fringe, broadening Parlophone's reputation beyond conventional pop.
"Blue Streak" is cancelled, threatens an independent British deterrent
The British Government cancels Blue Streak as a land based missile system and searches for an alternative nuclear delivery system
Harold Watkinson explains the defence case for abandoning Blue Streak as an operational strategic missile
Wins an Academy Award for BUtterfield 8. Taylor became the highest paid actress up to that time when she signed a one million dollar contract to play the title role in Twentieth Century Foxs lavish production of Cleopatra which is released in 1963
Caravan Sites and Control of Development Act 1960 regulates caravan sites and development permissions
First Carry on Film, Carry On Constable
Appointed a CBE
Appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer
Charities Act 1960 reforms charity registration, supervision, and charitable trust administration
Publication of "Clea"
Appointed Commonwealth Secretary
Appointed Commonwealth Secretary
Forced to give up his proposed reforms for Clause IV of the Labour Party
Clause IV, supporting "common ownership"
Earns a call up to the England Under-23 squad
Brown is elected, beating Lee by 146 votes to 83 when Callaghan had been eliminated
Appointed Deuty Shadow Foreign Secretary
Collaboration as writer and performer with Dudley Moore, Jonathan Miller and Peter Cook in the satirical revue Beyond the Fringe at the 1960 Edinburgh Festival brings Alan Bennett instant fame
Foot returns to Parliament in 1960 at a by-election in Ebbw Vale in Monmouthshire, left vacant by Bevan's death
Uses electron interference around a magnetic whisker to obtain early experimental evidence for the Aharonov-Bohm phase effect.
Withdraws from public life as illness worsens.
Finance Act 1960 enacts annual taxation and public finance provisions
Healey develops Labour policy on European security, NATO and relations with the Soviet Union.
Declares the familly name should be Mountbatten-Windsor, for HRH titles Windsor
Appointed Foreign Minister, 1st term
Publishes Full Circle, his account of later foreign policy and the Suez years
Publication of "Full Circle"
Publication of "Homage to Clio"
Books The Beatles into Bruno Koschmiders Indra club in Hamburg, Germany
Ramsey guides Ipswich Town to the Second Division title and into the top flight for the first time in the clubs history
Books and manages early Beatles performances through Liverpool's Jacaranda club.
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones
Appointed Lord Privy Seal in the Foreign Office. Appointed Lord Privy Seal
Elected Member of Parliament for Ebbw Vale
Sellers takes the unusually menacing role of garage owner Lionel Meadows in Never Let Go.
During Harold Macmillan's government, an implantable heart pacemaker is used for the first time.
The Conservative Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: An implantable heart pacemaker is used for the first time.
This NHS development occurs while Harold Macmillan serves as Prime Minister: An implantable heart pacemaker is used for the first time.
During Harold Macmillan's government, the first kidney transplant in the UK takes place at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary between identical twins.
The Conservative Party Government is in office as this NHS milestone occurs: The first kidney transplant in the UK takes place at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary between identical twins.
This NHS development occurs while Harold Macmillan serves as Prime Minister: The first kidney transplant in the UK takes place at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary between identical twins.
Hoyle and William Fowler studied radioactive nuclei as clocks for estimating the ages of the Galaxy and Solar System.
Defeated at Conference & forced to accept Unilateral Nuclear Disarmament
"Blue Streak" is cancelled, threatens an independent British deterrent
Stars in "Oscar Wilde"
Directs "Oscar Wilde"
Appears in "Oscar Wilde"
Becomes Viscount Stansgate on his fathers death, forced to leave the Commons
Created Baron Dalton, life peer
In Pivates Progress plays the part of a young undergraduate Stanley Windrush who is conscripted into the British Army
Privates Progress is a British comedy film of 1956, based on the novel by Alan Hackney, directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting
Publishes Great Parliamentary Occasions, reflecting his longstanding interest in parliamentary history and political oratory.
Publishes Saving in a Free Society through the Institute of Economic Affairs.
Clause IV, "common ownership"
Retires as Chancellor
Receives the Rittenhouse Medal for astronomical achievement.
Road Traffic Act 1960 consolidates road traffic law and motor vehicle regulation
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger both attended the Dartford Maypole County Primary School, the two become reacquainted while Richards is attending the Sidcup Art School and Jagger is a student at the London School of Economics
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones
Keith Richards and Mick Jagger both attended the Dartford Maypole County Primary School, the two become reacquainted while Richards is attending the Sidcup Art School and Jagger is a student at the London School of Economics
Keith Richards, Mick Jagger & Dick Taylor form the band Little Boy Blue and the Blue Boys, pre-cursor of the Rolling Stones
Stas in School for Scoundrels
Becomes the youngest ever player to score 100 league goals in English football at the age of 20 years 290 days
Under the stewardship of manager Joe Mercer Villa returned to the top-flight in 1960 as Second Division Champions
Mercer leads Villa back to the First Division as second-tier champions.
Ramsey guides Ipswich Town to the Second Division title and into the top flight for the first time in the clubs history
Appointed Minister of Health
Appointed Secretary of State for War and the Colonies
First notable role in Hammer films Sword of Sherwood Forest. Appears with Norman Wisdom in a classic comedy films, The Bulldog Breed, where Reed plays the leader of a gang of teddy boys
Publication of "Take A Girl Like You"
Sellers plays the traditionalist Scottish clerk Mr Martin in The Battle of the Sexes.
Appears in "The Entertainer". Appears in "Saturday Night and Sunday Morning"
Sellers plays Dr Ahmed el Kabir opposite Sophia Loren in The Millionairess.
Writer & Diector of The Pure Hell of St Trinians
Privates Progress is a British comedy film of 1956, based on the novel by Alan Hackney, directed and produced by John and Roy Boulting. , portrayed the dilemma faced by a group of gay men who were being blackmailed for their sexuality. Appears in The Pure Hell of St Trinians
Redgrave has her first starring role in Robert Bolts The Tiger and the Horse, in which she co-starred with her father
Redgrave has her first starring role in Robert Bolts The Tiger and the Horse, in which she co-starred with her father
Stars in The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll
Starts in "Tunes of Glory"
Appears in Tunes of Glory
Directs Tunes of Glory, based on the novel by James Kennaway
Sellers portrays career criminal Dodger Lane in the prison comedy Two Way Stretch.
Victory over Blackburn Rovers by 3-0 completes an FA Cup-winning campaign for Cullis and Wolverhampton Wanderers.
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