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1960 in Great Britain
Explore 186 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1960.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1960
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January
February
Independence of African colonies
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
Independence of Great Britain
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
Speech
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
Visit to Pretoria
Visits South Africa & says "a wind of change is blowing through the continent"
Speech
Makes maiden speech in Parliament
House of Windsor
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"
Strike
Gains approval from the cabinet to offer the NUR 5% which ia accepted
Birth of Andrew
Birth of Andrew, gives birth to Prince Andrew
March
Manager
Accepts the job of manager at Dunfermline, after only 6 weeks in charge, Stein leads them clear of relegation
First Monarch Portrait Banknote
Cameron Cobbold serves as Governor when the Bank of England issues its first banknote carrying the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.
April
Birth of Linford Christie
Birth of Linford Christie
Beatles, The
Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass
Beatles, The
Sutcliffe stays with Astrid Kirchherr when it was time to go home, so McCartney takes over bass
May
Duncan Guides Rovers to FA Cup Final
Duncan's Blackburn reaches Wembley before losing 3–0 to Wolverhampton Wanderers, having played much of the match with ten men.
Whelan Breaks Leg in Cup Final
Whelan suffers a broken leg during Blackburn Rovers' FA Cup final defeat against Wolverhampton Wanderers, severely disrupting the team's challenge.
Conference of Paris
Attends the Allied Summit in Paris
Conference of Paris
The Paris Summit ends after Khruschev walks out, MacMillan spent 2 yrs organising it
Beatles, The
Allan Williams starts to manage the Beatles after they had played in his Jacaranda club
Jacaranda
Allan Williams starts to manage the Beatles after they had played in his Jacaranda club
June
Beatles, The
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Beatles, The
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Beatles, The
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Silver Beatles
The Silver Beatles are renamed The Beatles for their 1st professional engagement at Neston Institute
Lewis Added to Shankly Forward Options
Kevin Lewis moved from Sheffield United to Liverpool in June 1960 and became part of the developing attack during Shankly’s initial rebuilding period.
Independence of Great Britain
British Somaliland (now Somalia) gains independence from Britain
July
Death of Aneurin Bevan
Dies after a long political career.
Death of Aneurin Bevan
Death of Aneurin Bevan.
Education
John Lennon leaves Liverpool College of Art
Lord Privy Seal
Is appointed Lord Privy Seal with responsibility for European negotiations.
August
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut in Hamburg, West Germany, with Stu Sutcliffe on bass and Pete Best on drums
Beatles, The
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
Beatles, The
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
Beatles, The
The Beatles open at the Indra night-club
Beatles, The
The Beatles make their debut at the Indra Club
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