Jones Wide Attack in Rotterdam Victory
Jones gave Tottenham a threat from the flank as Spurs became the first British club to win a major European trophy.
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1963 in Great Britain — Page 4
Explore 199 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1963.
Historical records for Great Britain in 1963
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Kirkcaldy High School
Brown attends Kirkcaldy High School and develops interests in history and public affairs.
Lecture
Goes on a lecture tour of the United States
Leeds Promotion Challenge
Charlton plays at centre-half as Leeds United challenge for a return to the First Division under Don Revie's management.
Legislation
Helps pass the Peerage Act, renounces his viscountcy & returns to the Commons
London Government Act
London Government Act 1963 creates Greater London and reorganises London local government
Mackay Spurs European Final Midfield
Mackay provided energy and physical presence in the Tottenham midfield during the 1963 European Cup Winners' Cup final.
Management of The Kinks
Becomes an early manager of The Kinks.
Member of Parliament
Elected Member of Parliament for Kinross, West Perthshire
Member of Parliament
Helps Harold Wilson run his leadership election campaign
Mullery Young Spurs Player in Greaves Era
Mullery entered Tottenham's squad during the period when Greaves was supplying record-breaking league goals.
Nicholson First British European Trophy
Nicholson led Tottenham to a historic 5-1 victory over Atlético Madrid, with Jimmy Greaves among the scorers.
Offices Shops and Railway Premises Act
Offices Shops and Railway Premises Act 1963 regulates workplace health and safety in offices, shops, and railway premises
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Conservative Party
Party Leader
Appointed Party Leader of the Labour Party
Peerage
Renounces his peerage in order to sit in the Commons
Peerage
Gives up his peerage
Peerage Act
Peerage Act 1963 allows hereditary peers to disclaim peerages and admits peeresses to the House of Lords
Peerage Act Parliamentary Reform
Parliament passed the Peerage Act, permitting hereditary peers to disclaim titles and allowing certain hereditary peeresses to sit in the Lords.
Pickering's Prolific First Division Campaign
Pickering emerges as a powerful goalscorer at Ewood Park, helping Blackburn sustain a competitive top-flight attack.
Player of the Year
At an extraordinary age for a top-flight footballer, Matthews wins the writers award again following his influential return to Stoke City.
Polaris
Macmillan presents Polaris as the successor to Skybolt and as protection for Britain's independent nuclear role
Polaris Programme
Douglas-Home inherits the British Polaris programme after becoming Prime Minister
Polaris Programme
Thorneycroft oversees early British planning for Polaris submarines after the Nassau Agreement
Political Ideals
Publication of "Political Ideals"
Prime Minister of Great Britain
Forms a Cabinet but 2 of the appointments refuse to serve in it
Reform of Parliament
Helps pass the Peerage Act, renounces his viscountcy & returns to the Commons
Resignation of John Enoch Powell
Resigns because of the choice of Lord Home as Prime Minister
Resignation of Maurice Harold MacMillan
At the Party Conference in Blackpool announces MacMillans decision to resign
Rolling Stones, The
As the Stones grow, they come to the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who meets them at the suggestion of Record Mirror music writer Peter Jones, and becomes, with Eric Eastman, their co-managers
Rolling Stones, The
Oldham's arrival marks the beginning of Jones slow estrangement from the band, one which saw his prominent role diminished as Oldham sought to shift the Stones's centre from Jones to Jagger and Richards
Rolling Stones, The
As the Stones grow, they come to the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who meets them at the suggestion of Record Mirror music writer Peter Jones, and becomes, with Eric Eastman, their co-managers
Rolling Stones, The
As the Stones grow, they come to the attention of Andrew Loog Oldham, who meets them at the suggestion of Record Mirror music writer Peter Jones, and becomes, with Eric Eastman, their co-managers
Rolling Stones, The
Oldham coins the phrase "Would you let your daughter marry a Rolling Stone?".
Rolling Stones, The
Oldham, who had worked as the Beatles publicist, was an admirer of Anthony Burgess novel A Clockwork Orange, as well as the film Expresso Bongo, cultivated an image for the band as unruly and slightly menacing.
Rolling Stones, The
Runs into an inebriated John Lennon and Paul McCartney, who give him their barely finished song I Wanna Be Your Man which becomes an early Stones hit.
Rolling Stones, The
The Beatles visit the Rolling Stones at a London show and help connect the Stones with manager Andrew Loog Oldham.
Roosters
Jones starts a group with Paul Jones called the Roosters
Royal Navy Polaris
The Royal Navy prepares to develop a submarine based Polaris force after the Sales Agreement
Rule of Aden
Aden becomes part of Saudi Arabia
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