Explore 260 historical events and records for Great Britain in 1964.
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After only a short time on the backbenches, Wilson chose Shore to be Parliamentary Private Secretary, responsible for liaising between the Prime Minister and Labour MPs, though Denis Healey termed him "Harold's lapdog"
After only a short time on the backbenches, Wilson chose Shore to be Parliamentary Private Secretary, responsible for liaising between the Prime Minister and Labour MPs, though Denis Healey termed him "Harolds lapdog"
Announces an immediate ban on arms shipments to South Africa
West Ham United captain Moore receives the writers honour for his anticipation, elegant defending and authority as one of England’s leading centre-backs.
Brian Clough retires from professional football in November 1964 because of his injured knee. He moves onto Sunderland's coaching staff to begin a new stage of his career.
Healey is responsible for defence policy as the Labour Government continues the Polaris programme.
Police Act 1964 reforms police organisation and police authority arrangements in England and Wales
Appointed Postmaster General
"Purpose in Politics", edits a collection of Harold Wilson's speeches
Sees The Who perform at the Railway Hotel.
Discovers The Who with Kit Lambert.
The Board of Admiralty is taken over by the Ministry of Defence
Hoyle joined Geoffrey and Margaret Burbidge and William Fowler in analysing compact objects and relativistic astrophysical processes.
Resale Prices Act 1964 restricts resale price maintenance and reforms competition policy
The Conservative Government continues planning for a Royal Navy Polaris submarine force before the 1964 election
Saunders establishes himself as a regular goalscorer at Fratton Park before continuing his professional career elsewhere.
Develops the consequence that the symmetry-breaking mechanism should leave a massive scalar particle that could in principle be detected experimentally.
Makes a drunken tribute on TV to Kennedy after his assassination
Charlton helps Leeds United win the Second Division championship and regain their place in the English top flight.
Provides speed and attacking threat in Don Revie's Leeds United team as the club wins the Second Division and returns to the top flight.
Greaves again finished as the English top-flight's leading goalscorer after a prolific Tottenham campaign.
Healey is appointed Shadow Secretary of State for Defence.
Appointed Solicitor General
Saunders supplies a sustained run of goals for Southampton and reinforces his reputation as a specialist penalty-area finisher.
Forms the Spencer Davis Group, part of Birmingham’s rhythm and blues scene.
Healey prepares the reduction of permanent British military commitments east of Suez.
Publishes a short paper on broken symmetries that identifies a loophole allowing gauge theories to evade the usual massless-particle conclusion.
West published The Birds Fall Down, a novel dealing with Russian espionage and political intrigue.
Publication of "The Burning World"
The Detours renamed themselves The Who
Sings with The Dimensions, one of his early rhythm and blues groups.
Peter Meaden manages The Who briefly as The High Numbers.
Peter Meaden manages The Who briefly as The High Numbers.
Becomes a founding member of The Kinks.
Becomes a founding member of The Kinks.
Becomes a founding member of The Kinks.
Laine fronts the Moody Blues as the Birmingham group gains national attention.
Publication of "The Spire"
Stars in, "The Train"
The Detours rename themselves The Who.
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