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Events from the year 1960 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

Monarch – Elizabeth II
Prime Minister – Harold Macmillan (Conservative)

Events

January – The state of emergency is lifted in Kenya, the Mau Mau Uprising is officially over.
5 January – Closure of the Swansea and Mumbles Railway which opened to passengers in 1807 and by this date is operated by double-decker electric trams.^[1]
10 January – Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech for the first time, to little publicity, in Accra, Ghana.
28 January – The comic ballet La fille mal gardée, in a version newly choreographed by Frederick Ashton to a score adapted by John Lanchbery, is premiered by The Royal Ballet at the Royal Opera House in London, rapidly becoming a classic of the repertoire.^[2]^[3]
3 February – Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech to the South African Parliament in Cape Town where it attracts attention. (It was drafted by David Hunt.) At home, it leads to formation of the Conservative Monday Club.^[4]
18–28 February – Great Britain and Northern Ireland compete at the Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California but do not win any medals.
19 February – The Queen gives birth to her third child and second son, the first child born to a reigning British monarch since 1857.
March
- Manchester City F.C. sign 20-year-old forward Denis Law for a national record fee of £55,000 from Huddersfield Town.^[5]
- The 18th century Royal Navy dockyard at Sheerness on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent is closed. A total of 2,500 jobs have gradually been shed at the site since its closure was first announced by the government in February 1958.^[6]
14 March – Jodrell Bank Observatory makes contact with the American Pioneer 5 over a record-breaking distance of 407,000 miles.^[7]
20 March – Lonnie Donegan's single "My Old Man's a Dustman" reaches No. 1 in the UK charts.^[8]
26 March – The Grand National is televised for the first time. The winner is Merryman II.^[9]
28 March – Cheapside Street Whisky Bond Fire in Glasgow. 19 firemen are killed in the UK's worst peacetime fire services disaster.^[10]
1 April – Bill Griggs of Northampton first markets the Dr. Martens 'AirWair' style 1460 boots.^[11]
8 April – The seven-week-old son of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh is christened Andrew Albert Christian Edward, he later becomes Prince Andrew, Duke of York.^[12]
13 April – The cancellation of the Blue Streak missile as a military project.^[13]
16 April – The Times of London abandons use of the term "Imperial and Foreign News", replacing it with "Overseas News" and changes its house style from "to-day" to "today".
17 April – American rock and roll singer Eddie Cochran, 21, is killed in a car crash in Wiltshire. Gene Vincent survives the accident.
18 April – 60,000 protestors stage a demonstration in London against nuclear weapons.^[14]
27 April – The first production of Harold Pinter's play The Caretaker takes place at the Arts Theatre in London.^[15]
30 April – Yorkshire County Cricket Club opens its first season since 1883 under a professional captain Vic Wilson who leads the club to the County Championship.^[16]
3 May – Burnley F.C. win the Football League First Division title with a 2–1 win over Manchester City at Maine Road.^[17] Burnley's title win means that Wolverhampton Wanderers, the FA Cup finalists, have lost out on the chance of becoming the first team this century to win the double of the league title and FA Cup.^[18]
6 May – Princess Margaret marries photographer Antony Armstrong-Jones at Westminster Abbey in the first televised Royal marriage.^[19]
7 May – Wolverhampton Wanderers are the FA Cup winners for the fourth time, beating Blackburn Rovers 3–0 at Wembley Stadium.^[18]
18 June – Jaguar Cars completes its purchase of the Daimler Company from BSA. Daimler Cars would later become rebadged Jaguars.^[20]
22 June – A fire in a Liverpool department store kills eleven.^[21]
24 June – Avro 748 makes its first flight from Woodford.
26 June – British Somaliland gains independence from the United Kingdom. Five days later, it unites with the former Italian Somaliland to create the modern Somali Republic.^[22]
28 June – 38 miners are killed in an explosion at Six Bells Colliery in Monmouthshire.^[23]
30 June
- The musical Oliver! by Lionel Bart has its West End premiere.
- The English Electric Lightning enters service as the Royal Air Force's first operational supersonic fighter aircraft^[20] with No. 74 Squadron at RAF Coltishall.
July – The Shadows' instrumental "Apache" is released.
21 July – Francis Chichester, English navigator and yachtsman, arrives in New York aboard Gypsy Moth III, having made a record solo Atlantic crossing in 40 days, winning the first Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race.
27 July – In a Cabinet reshuffle, Selwyn Lloyd is appointed Chancellor of the Exchequer and Lord Home becomes Foreign Secretary.^[24]
30 July – "Battle of Beaulieu": At a jazz festival at Beaulieu, Hampshire, fans of trad jazz come to blows with progressives.^[25]^[26]
7 August – The Bluebell Railway in Sussex begins regular operations as the first standard gauge steam-operated passenger heritage railway in the world.^[27]
16 August – Cyprus gains its independence from the United Kingdom.^[28] The Sovereign Base Areas of Akrotiri and Dhekelia remain as British Overseas Territories.
17 August – The Beatles, a five-strong male band from Liverpool, perform their first concert under this name in Hamburg, West Germany.^[29]
22 August – First performance of satirical revue Beyond the Fringe, in Edinburgh.
25 August–11 September – Great Britain and Northern Ireland competes at the Olympics in Rome and win 2 gold, 6 silver and 12 bronze medals.
September
- Formal conclusion of agreement for the supply from the United States of Skybolt nuclear missiles (later abandoned) to equip Vulcan bombers in exchange for permitting establishment of a U.S. Navy base on Holy Loch in Scotland for Polaris-equipped nuclear ballistic missile submarines.^[13]
- First Ten Tors expedition on Dartmoor.
10 September – ITV broadcasts the first live Football League match to be shown on television and the last for 23 years.^[1]
15 September – First traffic wardens deployed in London.^[1]
30 September–4 December – Severe flooding occurs in the valley of the River Exe, surrounding areas of Devon, and elsewhere in southern England, following heavy rainfall.^[30]^[31]
1 October – Nigeria gains its independence from the United Kingdom.^[32]
7 October – The second notable flood occurs in Horncastle, Lincolnshire. The town enters the UK Weather Records with the highest 180-min total rainfall at 178 mm. As of October 2010, this record remains.
8 October
- Closure of the original Sheffield Tramway, leaving Blackpool as the only place in England with electric trams.^[33]
- In the final of the Rugby League World Cup, staged in the UK, Great Britain beats Australia 10–3.^[8]
17 October – The News Chronicle ceases publication,^[34] being absorbed into the Daily Mail.
21 October (Trafalgar Day) – The Queen launches Britain's first nuclear submarine, HMS Dreadnought, at Barrow-in-Furness.^[24]

25 October – Barges collide with one of the columns of the Severn Railway Bridge in heavy fog, causing two spans of the twenty-two span steel and cast iron bridge to collapse. It is never repaired.
27 October – The film Saturday Night and Sunday Morning is released, the first of the British social-realist wave.
30 October – Michael Woodruff performs the first successful kidney transplant in the UK at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.
1 November – Black plastic bin bags (manufactured by ICI) are first introduced for waste collection, in Hitchin.^[20]^[35]
2 November – Penguin Books is found not guilty of obscenity in the Lady Chatterley's Lover case.^[1]
10 November – Lady Chatterley's Lover sells 200,000 copies in one day following its publication since being banned since 1928.^[36]
2 December
- The Archbishop of Canterbury, Geoffrey Fisher, talks with Pope John XXIII in the Vatican, the first ever meeting between the leader of the Anglican Church and the Pope.
- The marriage of theatrical couple Vivien Leigh and Laurence Olivier ends.^[8]
9 December – The first episode of the soap opera Coronation Street, made by Granada Television in Manchester, is aired on ITV.^[1] It will still be running past its 10,000th episode in its 60th anniversary year. Characters introduced in the first episode include Ken Barlow (William Roache), Ena Sharples (Violet Carson), Elsie Tanner (Pat Phoenix) and Annie Walker (Doris Speed).
10 December – Sir Peter Brian Medawar and Australian Sir Frank Macfarlane Burnet win the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine "for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance".^[37]
31 December
- The last day on which the farthing, a coin first minted in England in the 13th century, is legal tender.^[1]
- The last man is called up for National Service, as Conscription ends.^[24]^[38]
Undated – Little Houses Improvement Scheme launched by the National Trust for Scotland to promote conservation of vernacular architecture.^[39]

Publications

Jean and Gareth Adamson's first Topsy and Tim children's book.
Kingsley Amis's novel Take a Girl Like You.
Lynne Reid Banks' novel The L-Shaped Room.
Stan Barstow's novel A Kind of Loving.
Lawrence Durrell's novel Clea, last of The Alexandria Quartet.
Ian Fleming's James Bond short story collection For Your Eyes Only.
Alan Garner's children's novel The Weirdstone of Brisingamen.
Audrey Harvey's March Fabian Society pamphlet Casualties of the Welfare State.
David Lodge's first novel The Picturegoers.
Muriel Spark's novel The Ballad of Peckham Rye.
David Storey's first novel This Sporting Life.
Raymond Williams' novel Border Country.
John Wyndham's novel Trouble with Lichen.

Births

January – February

1 January – Danny Wilson, footballer and manager
4 January – Jane Halton, English-Australian public servant
6 January – Nigella Lawson, British chef and writer
10 January – John Mann, English lawyer and politician
13 January – Matthew Bourne, English choreographer
18 January – Mark Rylance, English actor and theatre director
23 January
- Paul Blagg, English racewalker
- Paul Mason, English journalist
29 January – Sean Kerly, British field hockey player
31 January – George Benjamin, composer and conductor
4 February – Siobhan Dowd, British writer and activist (died 2007)
6 February
- Jeremy Bowen, journalist and television presenter
- Harry Thompson, British comedy writer (died 2005)
10 February – Robert Addie, actor (died 2003)
19 February
- Prince Andrew, Duke of York
- Helen Fielding, English novelist
20 February – Siobhain McDonagh, British Labour politician and MP for Mitcham and Morden
21 February – Jane Tomlinson, athlete and cancer activist (died 2007)
22 February – Paul Abbott, television screenwriter and producer

March – April

1 March – Benedict Allen, explorer
9 March – Louise Miller, high jumper
10 March – Anne MacKenzie, Scottish broadcast journalist
16 March
- Jenny Eclair, born Jenny Clare Hargreaves, comedian
- John Hemming, British Liberal Democrat politician and businessman^[40]
17 March – Patrick Vallance, scientist
23 March – Nicol Stephen, Scottish politician
24 March – Grayson Perry, visual artist
29 March – Marina Sirtis, actress
2 April – Linford Christie, Jamaican-born athlete
4 April
- Jonathan Agnew, cricket broadcaster and player
- Jane Eaglen, soprano
7 April – Sandy Powell. costume designer
11 April – Jeremy Clarkson, journalist and television show host
13 April – Lyn Carol Brown, Labour politician and MP for West Ham
22 April – Gary Rhodes, restaurateur and celebrity chef (died 2019)
26 April – Roger Taylor, new wave drummer (Duran Duran)
28 April – Ian Rankin, Scottish crime novelist
29 April – Phil King, rock bassist
30 April
- Colonel Tim Collins, Northern Irish-born British Commander in Iraq
- Geoffrey Cox, Conservative politician, Attorney General for England and Wales

May – June

6 May – Roma Downey, Northern Irish actress and producer
8 May – Terry Christian, broadcaster
17 May – Simon Fuller, film and TV producer
24 May
- Guy Fletcher, English keyboardist (Dire Straits)
- Kristin Scott Thomas, English actress
28 May – Mary Portas, retail expert and broadcaster
2 June
- Tony Hadley, English pop singer
- Shaun Wallace, television personality and barrister
4 June
- Suzy Aitchison, English actress
- Bradley Walsh, English comedian and actor
5 June
- Claire Fox, writer and politician
- Julie Kirkbride, English Conservative politician and MP for Bromsgrove
8 June – Mick Hucknall, English singer and songwriter (Simply Red)
10 June – Mark-Anthony Turnage, composer
20 June – John Taylor, English bass guitarist (Duran Duran)
24 June – Elish Angiolini, senior Scottish law officer and academic administrator
27 June
- Jeremy Swift, English television actor
- David Cholmondeley, 7th Marquess of Cholmondeley, British peer and filmmaker
28 June – Richard Rycroft, actor and comedian
30 June – Jack McConnell, First Minister of Scotland

July – August

3 July – Vince Clarke, English songwriter (Depeche Mode, Yazoo and Erasure)
11 July – Caroline Quentin, English television comedy actress
13 July – Ian Hislop, British editor and broadcaster
16 July – Jacqueline Gold, English businesswoman (died 2023)
18 July – Simon Heffer, English journalist
22 July – Barbara Cassani, American-born business executive
27 July – Emily Thornberry, English politician
13 August – Phil Taylor, darts player
14 August – Sarah Brightman, English soprano singer and actress
30 August – Ben Bradshaw, English Labour politician, Minister for Local Environment, Marine and Animal Welfare, and MP for Exeter

September – October

3 September – Nick Gibb, British Conservative politician, Shadow Minister of State for Schools, and MP for Bognor Regis and Littlehampton
6 September – Shirley Ballas, ballroon dancer and dance judge
9 September – Hugh Grant, English actor
10 September
- Margaret Ferrier, Scottish National Party politician^[41]
- Colin Firth, English actor
16 September – Danny John-Jules, English dancer and actor
17 September – Damon Hill, English racing driver
19 September – Shaun Greenhalgh, English art forger
24 September – Tony Juniper, English environmentalist and politician
29 September – Andy Slaughter, British Labour politician and MP for Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush and Hammersmith
6 October – Richard Jobson, Scottish rock singer-songwriter, filmmaker and television presenter (Skids)
15 October – Simon Wigg, English speedway rider (died 2000)
16 October
- Cressida Dick, English police officer
- Graeme Sharp, Scottish football player and manager
17 October – Guy Henry, English actor
29 October – Finola Hughes, British actress

November – December

5 November – Tilda Swinton, British film actress
10 November – Neil Gaiman, English author
15 November – Dawn Airey, broadcaster
17 November – Jonathan Ross, English television presenter^[42]
18 November – Kim Wilde, English singer and gardener
20 November – Robert Dunlop, Northern Irish motorcycle racer (died 2008)
28 November – John Galliano, British fashion designer
30 November – Gary Lineker, English footballer and TV presenter
2 December – Rick Savage, English bassist (Def Leppard)
10 December – Kenneth Branagh, Northern Irish actor and director
11 December – John Lukic, English footballer
14 December – Chris Waddle, English footballer, commentator and newspaper columnist
17 December – Kay Burley, English broadcaster
24 December – Carol Vorderman, British television presenter
26 December – Andrew Graham-Dixon, British art historian and television presenter
27 December – Maryam d'Abo, British actress
28 December – Nicola Horlick, investment manager
31 December – Steve Bruce, footballer and football manager

Deaths

3 January – Constance Spry, English florist (born 1886)
7 January – Dorothea Douglass Lambert Chambers, English tennis player (born 1878)
9 January – Elsie J. Oxenham, English children's novelist (born 1880)
11 January – Isabel Emslie Hutton, Scottish nurse in Serbia during World War I and psychiatrist (born 1887)
12 January – Nevil Shute, English novelist and aeronautical engineer (born 1899) (died in Australia)
25 January – Rutland Boughton, English composer (born 1878)
8 February
- J. L. Austin, English philosopher of language (born 1911) (lung cancer)
- Sir Giles Gilbert Scott, English architect (born 1880)
20 February – Sir Leonard Woolley, English archaeologist (born 1880)
29 February – Edwina Mountbatten, Countess Mountbatten of Burma, last Vicereine of India (born 1901)
5 April – Peter Llewelyn-Davies, British soldier and inspiration for Peter Pan (born 1897)
1 May
- Harold Bradfield, English Anglican prelate, Bishop of Bath and Wells (died in office) (born 1898)
- Charles Holden, architect (born 1875)
8 May
- Sir Hersch Lauterpacht, international lawyer (born 1897 in Ukraine)
- J. H. C. Whitehead, mathematician (born 1904 in Madras) (heart attack at Princeton, NJ)
7 June – Sir Maurice Bonham Carter, English Liberal politician and cricketer (born 1880)
27 June
- Lottie Dod, English sportswoman (born 1871)^[43]
- Harry Pollitt, English communist (born 1890)
6 July – Aneurin Bevan, Welsh Labour politician (born 1897)
24 August – Sir Harold Bowden, businessman and inventor (born 1880)
24 August – Sir Charles Lambe, admiral of the fleet, First Sea Lord (born 1900)
28 August – Charles Forbes, admiral (born 1880)
22 September
- Melanie Klein, Austrian-born psychoanalyst (born 1882)
- Amy Veness, English film actress (born 1876)
27 September – Sylvia Pankhurst, English suffragette (born 1882)
30 September – St John Philby, British Arabist, explorer and spy (born 1885 in Ceylon) (died in Beirut)
21 October – Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl, "Red Duchess", Scottish politician and humanitarian (born 1874)
16 November – Gilbert Harding, radio and television personality (born 1907) (asthma attack outside Broadcasting House)
13 December – Dora Marsden, radical feminist and modernist literary editor (born 1882)
20 December – Sir Godfrey Ince, civil servant (born 1891)^[44]
22 December – Sir Ninian Comper, architect (born 1864)

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^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.
^ "La Fille mal gardée (1960)". Royal Opera House Collections On Line. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ Simpson, Jane (2010). "La Fille mal Gardee". ballet.contexts. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.
^ Messina, Anthony (1989). Race and Party Competition in Britain. Oxford University Press.
^ Law, Denis; Harris, Bob (2003). The King. Bantam Press. ISBN 0-593-05140-8.
^ "1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close". BBC News. 20 February 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
^ "Radio telescope makes space history". On This Day. BBC. 14 March 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gross, Nigel; et al. (1999). Collins Gem 1960s. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-472310-4.
^ "Broadcasting of the Grand National". Aintree.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
^ "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2014.
^ Challoner, Jack, ed. (2009). 1001 Inventions That Changed the World. London: Cassell. pp. 676–7. ISBN 978-1-84403-611-0.
^ "Announcement of the christening of Lady Louise Windsor". The official website of The British Monarchy. The Royal Household. 8 April 2004. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b Horne, Alistair (1989). Macmillan 1957–1986. London: Macmillan. pp. 275–7. ISBN 0333496213.
^ "Thousands protest against H-bomb". On This Day. BBC. 18 April 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.
^ "Vic Wilson". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. John Wisden & Co. 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "Burnley Wins English Soccer". The Age. Melbourne. 4 May 1960. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
^ ^a ^b "1960". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
^ "Margaret weds Armstrong-Jones". On This Day. BBC. 6 May 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Gross, Nigel; et al. (1999). 1960s. Collins Gem. Glasgow: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-472310-4.
^ "Henderson's department store fire, Liverpool". Fire Brigades Union. Retrieved 14 January 2021.
^ Somalia. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ "Welsh pit blast kills 37 miners". On This Day. BBC. 28 June 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ ^a ^b ^c Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.
^ McKay, George (2005). "New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu)". Circular Breathing: the Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-3560-3.
^ "The day when traditional jazz caused a riot". The Observer. London. 29 July 2012. p. 6 (The New Review).
^ Cole, T. C. (1970). Bluebell Railway – Steaming On!. Sheffield Park: Bluebell Railway.
^ Cyprus. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ Hill, Tim (2007). The Beatles. p. 13.
^ Brierley, John (1964). "Flooding in the Exe Valley, 1960". Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 28 (2): 151–170. doi:10.1680/iicep.1964.10110.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ Devon Flood Story 1960. Dawlish: David & Charles. 1960.
^ Nigeria. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ Ingall, Tom (8 October 2010). "Fiftieth anniversary of the end of trams in Sheffield". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2011.
^ Liberal Democrat News 15 October 2010.
^ Science Museum (London) display.
^ "Lady Chatterley's Lover sold out". On This Day. BBC. 10 November 1960. Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960". Retrieved 11 February 2008.
^ The intended last day was 17 November. Vinen, Richard (2014). National Service: Conscription in Britain, 1945–1963. London: Allen Lane. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-846-14387-8.
^ "A History of the Little Houses Improvement Scheme". National Trust for Scotland. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2011.
^ John Hemming
^ "MyParliament - Biography for Margaret Ferrier". 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2024.
^ "OBE for broadcaster Jonathan Ross". BBC News. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2008.
^ Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780810872370.
^ Roberts, Frank C. (1 January 1979). Obituaries from the Times, 1951–1960: Including an Index to All Obituaries and Tributes Appearing in the Times During the Years 1951–1960. Newspaper Archive Developments. ISBN 9780903713962 – via Google Books.

[Pocket_On_This_Day-1] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. 2006. ISBN 0-14-102715-0.

[2] "La Fille mal gardée (1960)". Royal Opera House Collections On Line. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[3] Simpson, Jane (2010). "La Fille mal Gardee". ballet.contexts. Archived from the original on 1 July 2010. Retrieved 4 August 2010.

[4] Messina, Anthony (1989). Race and Party Competition in Britain. Oxford University Press.

[5] Law, Denis; Harris, Bob (2003). The King. Bantam Press. ISBN 0-593-05140-8.

[6] "1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close". BBC News. 20 February 1958. Retrieved 30 September 2011.

[7] "Radio telescope makes space history". On This Day. BBC. 14 March 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[Gem-8] Gross, Nigel; et al. (1999). Collins Gem 1960s. London: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-472310-4.

[9] "Broadcasting of the Grand National". Aintree.co.uk. Archived from the original on 20 March 2011. Retrieved 11 March 2011.

[ChronScot-10] "Chronology of Scottish History". A Timeline of Scottish History. Rampant Scotland. Retrieved 25 February 2014.

[11] Challoner, Jack, ed. (2009). 1001 Inventions That Changed the World. London: Cassell. pp. 676–7. ISBN 978-1-84403-611-0.

[12] "Announcement of the christening of Lady Louise Windsor". The official website of The British Monarchy. The Royal Household. 8 April 2004. Archived from the original on 31 December 2013. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[Horne-13] Horne, Alistair (1989). Macmillan 1957–1986. London: Macmillan. pp. 275–7. ISBN 0333496213.

[14] "Thousands protest against H-bomb". On This Day. BBC. 18 April 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[15] The Hutchinson Factfinder. Helicon. 1999. ISBN 1-85986-000-1.

[16] "Vic Wilson". Wisden Cricketers' Almanack. John Wisden & Co. 2009. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[17] "Burnley Wins English Soccer". The Age. Melbourne. 4 May 1960. Retrieved 27 January 2012.

[fa-cupfinals-18] "1960". fa-cupfinals.co.uk. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 4 December 2010.

[19] "Margaret weds Armstrong-Jones". On This Day. BBC. 6 May 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[1960s-20] Gross, Nigel; et al. (1999). 1960s. Collins Gem. Glasgow: HarperCollins. ISBN 0-00-472310-4.

[21] "Henderson's department store fire, Liverpool". Fire Brigades Union. Retrieved 14 January 2021.

[22] Somalia. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[23] "Welsh pit blast kills 37 miners". On This Day. BBC. 28 June 1960. Archived from the original on 7 March 2008. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[CBH-24] Palmer, Alan; Palmer, Veronica (1992). The Chronology of British History. London: Century Ltd. ISBN 0-7126-5616-2.

[25] McKay, George (2005). "New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu)". Circular Breathing: the Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. ISBN 0-8223-3560-3.

[26] "The day when traditional jazz caused a riot". The Observer. London. 29 July 2012. p. 6 (The New Review).

[27] Cole, T. C. (1970). Bluebell Railway – Steaming On!. Sheffield Park: Bluebell Railway.

[28] Cyprus. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[29] Hill, Tim (2007). The Beatles. p. 13.

[30] Brierley, John (1964). "Flooding in the Exe Valley, 1960". Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers. 28 (2): 151–170. doi:10.1680/iicep.1964.10110.^{[permanent dead link]}

[31] Devon Flood Story 1960. Dawlish: David & Charles. 1960.

[32] Nigeria. The World Factbook. Central Intelligence Agency.. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[33] Ingall, Tom (8 October 2010). "Fiftieth anniversary of the end of trams in Sheffield". BBC. Retrieved 16 January 2011.

[34] Liberal Democrat News 15 October 2010.

[35] Science Museum (London) display.

[36] "Lady Chatterley's Lover sold out". On This Day. BBC. 10 November 1960. Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[37] "The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960". Retrieved 11 February 2008.

[38] The intended last day was 17 November. Vinen, Richard (2014). National Service: Conscription in Britain, 1945–1963. London: Allen Lane. p. 361. ISBN 978-1-846-14387-8.

[39] "A History of the Little Houses Improvement Scheme". National Trust for Scotland. Archived from the original on 31 May 2024. Retrieved 12 October 2011.

[40] John Hemming

[41] "MyParliament - Biography for Margaret Ferrier". 24 May 2016. Archived from the original on 24 May 2016. Retrieved 31 May 2024.

[42] "OBE for broadcaster Jonathan Ross". BBC News. 10 June 2005. Retrieved 30 October 2008.

[43] Grasso, John (2011). Historical Dictionary of Tennis. Scarecrow Press. p. 85. ISBN 9780810872370.

[44] Roberts, Frank C. (1 January 1979). Obituaries from the Times, 1951–1960: Including an Index to All Obituaries and Tributes Appearing in the Times During the Years 1951–1960. Newspaper Archive Developments. ISBN 9780903713962 – via Google Books.

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-* [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]] – [[List of MPs elected in the 1959 United Kingdom general election|42nd]]
 ==Events==
-*January – The [[state of emergency]] is lifted in [[Kenya Colony|Kenya]]: the [[Mau Mau Uprising]] is officially over.
+*January – The [[state of emergency]] is lifted in [[Kenya Colony|Kenya]], the [[Mau Mau Uprising]] is officially over.
-*5 January – Closure of the [[Swansea and Mumbles Railway]] (opened to passengers in 1807 and by this date operated by double-decker electric [[tram]]s).<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
+*5 January – Closure of the [[Swansea and Mumbles Railway]] which opened to passengers in 1807 and by this date is operated by double-decker electric trams.<ref name="Pocket On This Day">{{cite book|title=Penguin Pocket On This Day|publisher=Penguin Reference Library|isbn=0-14-102715-0|year=2006}}</ref>
-*10 January – [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|British Prime Minister]] [[Harold Macmillan]] makes the [[Wind of Change (speech)|"Wind of Change" speech]] for the first time, to little publicity, in [[Accra]], [[Dominion of Ghana|Ghana]].
+*10 January – [[Harold Macmillan]] makes the [[Wind of Change (speech)|"Wind of Change" speech]] for the first time, to little publicity, in [[Accra]], [[Dominion of Ghana|Ghana]].
-*28 January – The comic [[ballet]] ''[[La fille mal gardée]]'', in a version newly choreographed by [[Frederick Ashton]] to a score adapted by [[John Lanchbery]], is premiered by [[The Royal Ballet]] at the [[Royal Opera House]] in [[London]], rapidly becoming a classic of the repertoire.<ref>{{cite web|title= La Fille mal gardée (1960)|work=Royal Opera House Collections On Line|url= http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/production.aspx?production=1721|access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jane |last=Simpson |year=2010 |title=La Fille mal Gardee |work=ballet.contexts |url=http://www.ballet.co.uk/contexts/la_fille_mal_gardee.htm |access-date=4 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701132356/http://www.ballet.co.uk/contexts/la_fille_mal_gardee.htm |archive-date=1 July 2010 }}</ref>
+*28 January – The comic ballet ''[[La fille mal gardée]]'', in a version newly choreographed by [[Frederick Ashton]] to a score adapted by [[John Lanchbery]], is premiered by [[The Royal Ballet]] at the [[Royal Opera House]] in [[London]], rapidly becoming a classic of the repertoire.<ref>{{cite web|title= La Fille mal gardée (1960)|work=Royal Opera House Collections On Line|url= http://www.rohcollections.org.uk/production.aspx?production=1721|access-date=4 August 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Jane |last=Simpson |year=2010 |title=La Fille mal Gardee |work=ballet.contexts |url=http://www.ballet.co.uk/contexts/la_fille_mal_gardee.htm |access-date=4 August 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100701132356/http://www.ballet.co.uk/contexts/la_fille_mal_gardee.htm |archive-date=1 July 2010 }}</ref>
-*3 February – [[Harold Macmillan|Macmillan]] makes the [[Wind of Change (speech)|"Wind of Change" speech]] to the South African Parliament in [[Cape Town]] where it attracts attention. (It was drafted by [[David Hunt (diplomat)|David Hunt]].)
+*3 February – Harold Macmillan makes the "Wind of Change" speech to the South African Parliament in [[Cape Town]] where it attracts attention. (It was drafted by [[David Hunt (diplomat)|David Hunt]].) At home, it leads to formation of the Conservative [[Monday Club]].<ref>{{cite book|last=Messina|first=Anthony|title=Race and Party Competition in Britain|year=1989|publisher=Oxford University Press}}</ref>
-*18–28 February – [[Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1960 Winter Olympics|Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] compete at the [[1960 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] in [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California]] but do not win any medals.
+*18–28 February – [[Great Britain and Northern Ireland at the 1960 Winter Olympics|Great Britain and Northern Ireland]] compete at the [[1960 Winter Olympics|Winter Olympics]] in [[Squaw Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley, California]] but do not win any medals.
-*19 February – [[Elizabeth II|The Queen]] gives birth to her [[Prince Andrew|third child]] and second son, the first child born to a reigning British monarch since 1857.
+*19 February – The Queen gives birth to her [[Prince Andrew|third child]] and second son, the first child born to a reigning British monarch since 1857.
 *March
 **[[Manchester City F.C.]] sign 20-year-old forward [[Denis Law]] for a national record fee of £55,000 from [[Huddersfield Town F.C.|Huddersfield Town]].<ref>{{cite book |first1=Denis |last1=Law |first2=Bob |last2=Harris |title=The King |publisher=Bantam Press |year=2003 |isbn=0-593-05140-8 }}</ref>
-**The 18th century [[Royal Navy|Naval]] dockyard at [[Sheerness]] on the [[Isle of Sheppey]] in [[Kent]] is closed. A total of 2,500 jobs have gradually been shed at the site since its closure was first announced by the government in February 1958.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/newsid_2552000/2552135.stm | work=BBC News | title=1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close | date=20 February 1958| access-date= 30 September 2011 }}</ref>
+**The 18th century [[Royal Navy]] dockyard at [[Sheerness]] on the [[Isle of Sheppey]] in [[Kent]] is closed. A total of 2,500 jobs have gradually been shed at the site since its closure was first announced by the government in February 1958.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/20/newsid_2552000/2552135.stm | work=BBC News | title=1958: Historic Sheerness docks to close | date=20 February 1958| access-date= 30 September 2011 }}</ref>
-*14 March – [[Jodrell Bank Observatory]] makes contact with the American [[Pioneer 5]] over a record-breaking distance of 407,000 miles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/14/newsid_2566000/2566961.stm |title=Radio telescope makes space history|publisher=BBC|work=On This Day|access-date=11 February 2008|date=14 March 1960| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307131919/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/14/newsid_2566000/2566961.stm| archive-date= 7 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
+*14 March – [[Jodrell Bank Observatory]] makes contact with the American ''[[Pioneer 5]]'' over a record-breaking distance of 407,000 miles.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/14/newsid_2566000/2566961.stm |title=Radio telescope makes space history|publisher=BBC|work=On This Day|access-date=11 February 2008|date=14 March 1960| archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20080307131919/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/14/newsid_2566000/2566961.stm| archive-date= 7 March 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref>
+*20 March – [[Lonnie Donegan]]'s single "[[My Old Man's a Dustman]]" reaches No. 1 in the UK charts.<ref name=Gem>{{cite book|first=Nigel|last=Gross|display-authors=etal|title=Collins Gem 1960s|publisher=HarperCollins|location=London|year=1999|isbn=0-00-472310-4}}</ref>
 *26 March – The [[Grand National]] is televised for the first time. The winner is Merryman II.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/broadcasting-of-the-grand-national/|title=Broadcasting of the Grand National|work=Aintree.co.uk|access-date=11 March 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110320044733/http://www.aintree.co.uk/pages/broadcasting-of-the-grand-national/|archive-date=20 March 2011|url-status=dead}}</ref>
-*28 March – [[Cheapside Street Whisky Bond Fire]] in Glasgow. 19 firemen killed in the UK's worst peacetime fire services disaster.<ref name=ChronScot>{{cite web|title=Chronology of Scottish History|work=A Timeline of Scottish History|publisher=Rampant Scotland|url=http://www.rampantscotland.com/timeline/2000.htm|access-date=25 February 2014}}</ref>
+*28 March – [[Cheapside Street Whisky Bond Fire]] in Glasgow. 19 firemen are killed in the UK's worst peacetime fire services disaster.<ref name=ChronScot>{{cite web|title=Chronology of Scottish History|work=A Timeline of Scottish History|publisher=Rampant Scotland|url=http://www.rampantscotland.com/timeline/2000.htm|access-date=25 February 2014}}</ref>
 *1 April – Bill Griggs of [[Northampton]] first markets the [[Dr. Martens]] 'AirWair' style 1460 boots.<ref>{{cite book|editor=Challoner, Jack|title=1001 Inventions That Changed the World|location=London|publisher=Cassell|year=2009|isbn=978-1-84403-611-0|pages=676–7}}</ref>
-*8 April – The seven-week-old son of the Queen and [[Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh|the Duke of Edinburgh]] is [[Infant baptism|christened]] Andrew Albert Christian Edward (he later becomes [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]]).<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcement of the christening of Lady Louise Windsor |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2004/AnnouncementofthechristeningofLadyLouiseWindsor.aspx |date=8 April 2004 |access-date=27 January 2012 |work=The official website of The British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001852/http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2004/AnnouncementofthechristeningofLadyLouiseWindsor.aspx |archive-date=31 December 2013 }}</ref>
+*8 April – The seven-week-old son of the Queen and the Duke of Edinburgh is christened Andrew Albert Christian Edward, he later becomes [[Prince Andrew, Duke of York]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Announcement of the christening of Lady Louise Windsor |url=http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2004/AnnouncementofthechristeningofLadyLouiseWindsor.aspx |date=8 April 2004 |access-date=27 January 2012 |work=The official website of The British Monarchy |publisher=The Royal Household |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231001852/http://www.royal.gov.uk/LatestNewsandDiary/Pressreleases/2004/AnnouncementofthechristeningofLadyLouiseWindsor.aspx |archive-date=31 December 2013 }}</ref>
-*13 April – Cancellation of the [[Blue Streak (missile)|Blue Streak]] missile as a military project.<ref name=Horne>{{cite book|authorlink=Alistair Horne|first=Alistair|last=Horne|title=Macmillan 1957–1986|year=1989|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=0333496213|pages=275–7}}</ref>
+*13 April – The cancellation of the [[Blue Streak (missile)|Blue Streak]] missile as a military project.<ref name=Horne>{{cite book|authorlink=Alistair Horne|first=Alistair|last=Horne|title=Macmillan 1957–1986|year=1989|location=London|publisher=Macmillan|isbn=0333496213|pages=275–7}}</ref>
-*16 April – ''[[The Times]]'' of [[London]] abandons use of the term "Imperial and Foreign News", replacing it with "Overseas News" and changes its house style from "to-day" to "today".
+*16 April – ''[[The Times]]'' of London abandons use of the term "Imperial and Foreign News", replacing it with "Overseas News" and changes its house style from "to-day" to "today".
-*17 April – American rock and roll singer [[Eddie Cochran]], 21, is killed in a car crash in [[Wiltshire]].
+*17 April – American rock and roll singer [[Eddie Cochran]], 21, is killed in a car crash in [[Wiltshire]]. [[Gene Vincent]] survives the accident.
 *18 April – 60,000 protestors stage a demonstration in London against nuclear weapons.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/18/newsid_2909000/2909881.stm|title=Thousands protest against H-bomb|publisher=BBC|work=On This Day|access-date=11 February 2008|date=18 April 1960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307131753/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/april/18/newsid_2909000/2909881.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref>
 *27 April – The first production of [[Harold Pinter]]'s play ''[[The Caretaker]]'' takes place at the [[Arts Theatre]] in [[London]].<ref>{{cite book|title=The Hutchinson Factfinder|publisher= Helicon|year=1999|isbn=1-85986-000-1}}</ref>
-*30 April – [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]] opens its first season since 1883 under a professional captain, [[Vic Wilson (cricketer)|Vic Wilson]], who leads the club to the [[County Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/433121.html|title=Vic Wilson|work=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]|year=2009|publisher=John Wisden & Co|access-date=21 December 2009}}</ref>
+*30 April – [[Yorkshire County Cricket Club]] opens its first season since 1883 under a professional captain [[Vic Wilson (cricketer)|Vic Wilson]] who leads the club to the [[County Championship]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cricinfo.com/wisdenalmanack/content/story/433121.html|title=Vic Wilson|work=[[Wisden Cricketers' Almanack]]|year=2009|publisher=John Wisden & Co|access-date=21 December 2009}}</ref>
 *3 May – [[Burnley F.C.]] win the [[Football League First Division]] title with a 2–1 win over [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] at [[Maine Road]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Burnley Wins English Soccer|work=[[The Age]]|location=Melbourne|date=4 May 1960|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=GmsRAAAAIBAJ&pg=3304,408720&dq=football+burnley&hl=en|access-date=27 January 2012}}</ref> Burnley's title win means that Wolverhampton Wanderers, the FA Cup finalists, have lost out on the chance of becoming the first team this century to win [[Double (association football)|the double]] of the league title and FA Cup.<ref name="fa-cupfinals">{{cite web|title=1960|publisher=fa-cupfinals.co.uk|url=http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1960.htm|access-date=4 December 2010|archive-date=19 April 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120419221343/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1960.htm|url-status=live}}</ref>
 *6 May – [[Princess Margaret, Countess of Snowdon|Princess Margaret]] marries photographer [[Antony Armstrong-Jones, 1st Earl of Snowdon|Antony Armstrong-Jones]] at [[Westminster Abbey]] in the first televised Royal marriage.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_3993000/3993317.stm|title=Margaret weds Armstrong-Jones|publisher=BBC|work=On This Day|access-date=11 February 2008|date=6 May 1960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307131914/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_3993000/3993317.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008 | url-status=live}}</ref>
-*7 May – [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] are FA Cup winners for the fourth time, beating [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] 3–0 at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="fa-cupfinals"/>
+*7 May – [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] are the FA Cup winners for the fourth time, beating [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] 3–0 at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].<ref name="fa-cupfinals"/>
+*18 June – [[Jaguar Cars]] completes its purchase of the [[Daimler Company]] from [[Birmingham Small Arms Company|BSA]]. Daimler Cars would later become rebadged Jaguars.<ref name=1960s>{{cite book|title=1960s|first=Nigel|last=Gross|display-authors=etal|publisher=HarperCollins|location=Glasgow|series=Collins Gem|year=1999|isbn=0-00-472310-4}}</ref>
 *22 June – A fire in a [[Liverpool]] department store kills eleven.<ref>{{cite web|title=Henderson's department store fire, Liverpool|publisher=Fire Brigades Union|url=https://www.fbu.org.uk/history/hendersons-department-store-fire-liverpool|access-date=2021-01-14}}</ref>
-*24 June – [[Avro 748]] makes its first flight at [[Woodford, Greater Manchester|Woodford]].
+*24 June – [[Avro 748]] makes its first flight from [[Woodford, Greater Manchester|Woodford]].
-*26 June – [[British Somaliland]] gains [[independence]] from the United Kingdom. Five days later, it unites with the former [[Italian Somaliland]] to create the modern [[Somali Republic]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ Somalia]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved 11 February 2008.</ref>
+*26 June – [[British Somaliland]] gains independence from the United Kingdom. Five days later, it unites with the former [[Italian Somaliland]] to create the modern [[Somali Republic]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/somalia/ Somalia]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved 11 February 2008.</ref>
-*28 June – 38 miners killed in an explosion at [[Six Bells Colliery]] in [[Monmouthshire (historic)|Monmouthshire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/28/newsid_2520000/2520665.stm|title=Welsh pit blast kills 37 miners|publisher=BBC|work=On This Day|access-date=11 February 2008|date=28 June 1960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307131924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/28/newsid_2520000/2520665.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+*28 June – 38 miners are killed in an explosion at [[Six Bells Colliery]] in [[Monmouthshire (historic)|Monmouthshire]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/28/newsid_2520000/2520665.stm|title=Welsh pit blast kills 37 miners|publisher=BBC|work=On This Day|access-date=11 February 2008|date=28 June 1960|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307131924/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/june/28/newsid_2520000/2520665.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008 |url-status=live}}</ref>
+*30 June
-*30 June – The musical ''[[Oliver!]]'' by [[Lionel Bart]] has its [[West End theatre|West End]] opening.
+**The musical ''[[Oliver!]]'' by [[Lionel Bart]] has its [[West End theatre|West End]] premiere.
-*July – [[The Shadows]]' [[instrumental]] ''[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]'' is released.
+**The [[English Electric Lightning]] enters service as the Royal Air Force's first operational supersonic fighter aircraft<ref name=1960s/> with [[No. 74 Squadron RAF|No. 74 Squadron]] at [[RAF Coltishall]].
-*21 July – [[Francis Chichester]], English navigator and yachtsman, arrives in [[New York City|New York]] aboard ''Gypsy Moth II'' having made a record solo [[Atlantic]] crossing in 40 days.
+*July – [[The Shadows]]' instrumental "[[Apache (instrumental)|Apache]]" is released.
-*27 July – In a Cabinet reshuffle, [[Selwyn Lloyd]] is appointed [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and [[Alec Douglas-Home|Lord Home]] becomes [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|author2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
+*21 July – [[Francis Chichester]], English navigator and yachtsman, arrives in [[New York City|New York]] aboard ''Gypsy Moth III'', having made a record solo Atlantic crossing in 40 days, winning the first [[Single-Handed Trans-Atlantic Race]].
-*30 July – "Battle of Beaulieu": At a [[jazz]] festival at [[Beaulieu, Hampshire]], fans of [[trad jazz]] come to blows with progressives.<ref>{{cite book|first=George|last=McKay|year=2005|title=Circular Breathing: the Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain|chapter=New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu)|location=Durham, NC|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3560-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The day when traditional jazz caused a riot|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|location=London|date=29 July 2012|page=6 (The New Review)}}</ref>
-*7 August – The [[Bluebell Railway]] in [[Sussex]] begins regular operation as the first [[standard gauge]] steam-operated passenger [[heritage railway]] in the world.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cole|first=T. C.|title=Bluebell Railway – Steaming On!|year=1970|publisher=Bluebell Railway|location=Sheffield Park}}</ref>
+*27 July – In a Cabinet reshuffle, [[Selwyn Lloyd]] is appointed [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] and [[Alec Douglas-Home|Lord Home]] becomes [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last1=Palmer|first1=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=London|isbn=0-7126-5616-2}}</ref>
+*30 July – "Battle of Beaulieu": At a jazz festival at [[Beaulieu, Hampshire]], fans of trad jazz come to blows with progressives.<ref>{{cite book|first=George|last=McKay|year=2005|title=Circular Breathing: the Cultural Politics of Jazz in Britain|chapter=New Orleans jazz, protest (Aldermaston) and carnival (Beaulieu)|location=Durham, NC|publisher=Duke University Press|isbn=0-8223-3560-3}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=The day when traditional jazz caused a riot|newspaper=[[The Observer]]|location=London|date=29 July 2012|page=6 (The New Review)}}</ref>
-*16 August – [[Cyprus]] gains its independence from the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cyprus/ Cyprus]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved 11 February 2008.</ref> The Sovereign Base Areas of [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] remain as [[British Overseas Territories]].
+*7 August – The [[Bluebell Railway]] in [[Sussex]] begins regular operations as the first standard gauge steam-operated passenger heritage railway in the world.<ref>{{cite book|last=Cole|first=T. C.|title=Bluebell Railway – Steaming On!|year=1970|publisher=Bluebell Railway|location=Sheffield Park}}</ref>
+*16 August – [[Cyprus]] gains its independence from the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/cyprus/ Cyprus]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]]. Retrieved 11 February 2008.</ref> The Sovereign Base Areas of [[Akrotiri and Dhekelia]] remain as [[British Overseas Territories]].
 *17 August – [[The Beatles]], a five-strong male band from [[Liverpool]], perform their first concert under this name in [[Hamburg]], [[West Germany]].<ref>{{cite book|first=Tim|last=Hill|title=The Beatles|year=2007|page=13}}</ref>
 *22 August – First performance of satirical revue ''[[Beyond the Fringe]]'', in [[Edinburgh]].
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 *10 September – [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] broadcasts the first live Football League match to be shown on television and the last for 23 years.<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
 *15 September – First [[traffic warden]]s deployed in [[London]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
-*30 September–4 December – Severe flooding occurs in the valley of the [[River Exe]] and the surrounding areas of [[Devon]], following heavy rainfall.<ref>{{cite journal|first=John|last=Brierley|title=Flooding in the Exe Valley, 1960|journal=Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers|year=1964|doi=10.1680/iicep.1964.10110|volume=28|issue=2|pages=151–170}}{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Devon Flood Story 1960|year=1960|location=Dawlish|publisher=David & Charles}}</ref>
+*30 September–4 December – Severe flooding occurs in the valley of the [[River Exe]], surrounding areas of [[Devon]], and elsewhere in southern England, following heavy rainfall.<ref>{{cite journal|first=John|last=Brierley|title=Flooding in the Exe Valley, 1960|journal=Minutes of Proceedings of the Institution of Civil Engineers|year=1964|doi=10.1680/iicep.1964.10110|volume=28|issue=2|pages=151–170}}{{Dead link|date=February 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=Devon Flood Story 1960|year=1960|location=Dawlish|publisher=David & Charles}}</ref>
 *1 October – [[Nigeria]] gains its independence from the United Kingdom.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/nigeria/ Nigeria]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved 11 February 2008.</ref>
 *7 October – The second notable flood occurs in [[Horncastle, Lincolnshire]]. The town enters the [[UK Weather Records]] with the highest 180-min total [[rainfall]] at 178&nbsp;mm. As of October 2010, this record remains.
+*8 October
-*8 October – The closure of the original [[Sheffield Tramway]], leaving [[Blackpool tramway|Blackpool]] as the only place in England with electric [[tram]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sheffield/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9075000/9075086.stm|title=Fiftieth anniversary of the end of trams in Sheffield|first=Tom|last=Ingall|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=8 October 2010|access-date=16 January 2011}}</ref>
+**Closure of the original [[Sheffield Tramway]], leaving [[Blackpool tramway|Blackpool]] as the only place in England with electric [[tram]]s.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/local/sheffield/hi/people_and_places/history/newsid_9075000/9075086.stm|title=Fiftieth anniversary of the end of trams in Sheffield|first=Tom|last=Ingall|publisher=[[BBC]]|date=8 October 2010|access-date=16 January 2011}}</ref>
+**In the final of the [[Rugby League World Cup]], staged in the UK, [[Great Britain national rugby league team|Great Britain]] beats [[Australia national rugby union team|Australia]] 10–3.<ref name=Gem/>
 *17 October – The ''[[News Chronicle]]'' ceases publication,<ref>''Liberal Democrat News'' 15 October 2010.</ref> being absorbed into the ''[[Daily Mail]]''.
 *21 October ([[Trafalgar Day]]) – [[Queen Elizabeth II|The Queen]] launches Britain's first [[nuclear submarine]], [[HMS Dreadnought (S101)|HMS ''Dreadnought'']], at [[Barrow-in-Furness]].<ref name=CBH/>
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 *27 October – The film ''[[Saturday Night and Sunday Morning (film)|Saturday Night and Sunday Morning]]'' is released, the first of the British [[Social realism|social-realist]] wave.
 *30 October – [[Michael Woodruff]] performs the first successful [[kidney transplant]] in the UK at the [[Edinburgh Royal Infirmary]].
+*1 November – Black plastic [[bin bag]]s (manufactured by [[Imperial Chemical Industries|ICI]]) are first introduced for [[waste]] collection, in [[Hitchin]].<ref name=1960s/><ref>[[Science Museum (London)]] display.</ref>
 *2 November – [[Penguin Books]] is found not guilty of [[obscenity]] in the ''[[Lady Chatterley's Lover]]'' case.<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
 *10 November – ''Lady Chatterley's Lover'' sells 200,000 copies in one day following its publication since being banned since 1928.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/november/10/newsid_2965000/2965194.stm|title=Lady Chatterley's Lover sold out|publisher=BBC|work=On This Day|access-date=11 February 2008|date=10 November 1960}}</ref>
+*2 December
-*2 December – The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[Geoffrey Fisher]], talks with [[Pope John XXIII]] in the [[Vatican City|Vatican]], the first ever meeting between the leader of the [[Anglican Church]] and the [[Pope]].
-*9 December – The first episode of the soap opera [[Coronation Street]], made by [[Granada Television]] in Manchester, is aired on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/> It will still be running past its 10,000th episode in its 60th anniversary year. Characters introduced in the first episode include [[Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)|Ken Barlow]] ([[William Roache]]), [[Ena Sharples]] ([[Violet Carson]]), [[Elsie Tanner]] ([[Pat Phoenix]]) and [[Annie Walker (Coronation Street)|Annie Walker]] ([[Doris Speed]]).
+**The [[Archbishop of Canterbury]], [[Geoffrey Fisher]], talks with [[Pope John XXIII]] in the [[Vatican City|Vatican]], the first ever meeting between the leader of the [[Anglican Church]] and the [[Pope]].
+**The marriage of theatrical couple [[Vivien Leigh]] and [[Laurence Olivier]] ends.<ref name=Gem/>
+*9 December – The first episode of the soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]'', made by [[Granada Television]] in Manchester, is aired on [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/> It will still be running past its 10,000th episode in its 60th anniversary year. Characters introduced in the first episode include [[Ken Barlow (Coronation Street)|Ken Barlow]] ([[William Roache]]), [[Ena Sharples]] ([[Violet Carson]]), [[Elsie Tanner]] ([[Pat Phoenix]]) and [[Annie Walker (Coronation Street)|Annie Walker]] ([[Doris Speed]]).
 *10 December – Sir [[Peter Brian Medawar]] and Australian Sir [[Frank Macfarlane Burnet]] win the [[Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine]] "for discovery of acquired immunological tolerance".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://nobelprize.org/nobel_prizes/medicine/laureates/1960/|title=The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 1960|access-date=11 February 2008}}</ref>
 *31 December
 **The last day on which the [[Farthing (British coin)|farthing]], a [[Coins of the pound sterling|coin]] first minted in England in the 13th century, is [[legal tender]].<ref name="Pocket On This Day"/>
 **The last man is called up for [[National Service]], as [[Conscription]] ends.<ref name=CBH/><ref>The intended last day was 17 November. {{cite book|title=National Service: Conscription in Britain, 1945–1963|first=Richard|last=Vinen|location=London|publisher=Allen Lane|year=2014|isbn=978-1-846-14387-8|page=361}}</ref>
+*Undated – Little Houses Improvement Scheme launched by the [[National Trust for Scotland]] to promote conservation of [[vernacular architecture]].<ref>{{cite web |title=A History of the Little Houses Improvement Scheme |url=https://www.nts.org.uk/what-we-do/buildings |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240531222006/https://www.nts.org.uk/what-we-do/buildings |archive-date=May 31, 2024 |access-date=12 October 2011 |publisher=National Trust for Scotland}}</ref>
-===Unverified===
-*Black plastic [[bin bag]]s first introduced for [[waste]] collection, in [[Hitchin]].<ref>[[Science Museum (London)]] display.</ref>
-*Little Houses Improvement Scheme launched by the [[National Trust for Scotland]] to promote conservation of [[vernacular architecture]].<ref>{{cite web|title=A History of the Little Houses Improvement Scheme|url=http://www.nts.org.uk/conserve/buildings_history.php|publisher=National Trust for Scotland|access-date=12 October 2011}}</ref>
 ==Publications==
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 ** [[Jenny Eclair]], born Jenny Clare Hargreaves, comedian
 ** [[John Hemming (politician)|John Hemming]], British Liberal Democrat politician and businessman<ref>[https://www.politics.co.uk/reference/john-hemming John Hemming<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+* 17 March – [[Patrick Vallance]], scientist
 * 23 March – [[Nicol Stephen]], Scottish politician
 * 24 March – [[Grayson Perry]], visual artist
 * 29 March – [[Marina Sirtis]], actress
 * 2 April – [[Linford Christie]], Jamaican-born athlete
-* 4 April – [[Jane Eaglen]], soprano
+* 4 April
+** [[Jonathan Agnew]], cricket broadcaster and player
+** [[Jane Eaglen]], soprano
+* 7 April – [[Sandy Powell (costume designer)|Sandy Powell]]. costume designer
 * 11 April – [[Jeremy Clarkson]], journalist and television show host
 * 13 April – [[Lyn Brown (politician)|Lyn Carol Brown]], Labour politician and MP for [[West Ham (UK Parliament constituency)|West Ham]]
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 * 6 May – [[Roma Downey]], Northern Irish actress and producer
 * 8 May – [[Terry Christian]], broadcaster
+* 17 May – [[Simon Fuller]], film and TV producer
 * 24 May
 ** [[Guy Fletcher]], English keyboardist ([[Dire Straits]])
 ** [[Kristin Scott Thomas]], English actress
-* 2 June – [[Shaun Wallace]], television personality and barrister
+* 28 May – [[Mary Portas]], retail expert and broadcaster
+* 2 June
+** [[Tony Hadley]], English pop singer
+** [[Shaun Wallace]], television personality and barrister
 * 4 June
 ** [[Suzy Aitchison]], English actress
 ** [[Bradley Walsh]], English comedian and actor
+* 5 June
-* 5 June – [[Julie Kirkbride]], English Conservative politician and MP for [[Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromsgrove]]
+** [[Claire Fox]], writer and politician
+** [[Julie Kirkbride]], English Conservative politician and MP for [[Bromsgrove (UK Parliament constituency)|Bromsgrove]]
 * 8 June – [[Mick Hucknall]], English singer and songwriter ([[Simply Red]])
+* 10 June – [[Mark-Anthony Turnage]], composer
 * 20 June – [[John Taylor (bass guitarist)|John Taylor]], English bass guitarist ([[Duran Duran]])
+* 24 June – [[Elish Angiolini]], senior Scottish law officer and academic administrator
 * 27 June
 ** [[Jeremy Swift]], English television actor
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 ===July – August===
-* 3 July – [[Vince Clarke]], English songwriter ([[Depeche Mode]], [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]] and [[Erasure]])
+* 3 July – [[Vince Clarke]], English songwriter ([[Depeche Mode]], [[Yazoo (band)|Yazoo]] and [[Erasure (duo)|Erasure]])
 * 11 July – [[Caroline Quentin]], English television comedy actress
 * 13 July – [[Ian Hislop]], British editor and broadcaster
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 ===September – October ===
 * 3 September – [[Nick Gibb]], British Conservative politician, Shadow Minister of State for Schools, and MP for [[Bognor Regis and Littlehampton (UK Parliament constituency)|Bognor Regis and Littlehampton]]
+* 6 September – [[Shirley Ballas]], ballroon dancer and dance judge
 * 9 September – [[Hugh Grant]], English actor
 * 10 September
-**[[Margaret Ferrier]], [[Scottish National Party]] politician<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160524030924/http://myparliament.info/Member/4386 MyParliament - Biography for Margaret Ferrier<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>
+**[[Margaret Ferrier]], [[Scottish National Party]] politician<ref>{{Cite web |date=2016-05-24 |title=MyParliament - Biography for Margaret Ferrier |url=http://myparliament.info/Member/4386 |access-date=2024-05-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160524030924/http://myparliament.info/Member/4386 |archive-date=24 May 2016 }}</ref>
 **[[Colin Firth]], English actor
 * 16 September – [[Danny John-Jules]], English dancer and actor
 * 17 September – [[Damon Hill]], English racing driver
+* 19 September – [[Shaun Greenhalgh]], English art forger
 * 24 September – [[Tony Juniper]], English environmentalist and politician
 * 29 September – [[Andy Slaughter]], British Labour politician and MP for [[Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush (UK Parliament constituency)|Ealing, Acton and Shepherd's Bush]] and [[Hammersmith (UK Parliament constituency)|Hammersmith]]
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 * 11 December – [[John Lukic]], English footballer
 * 14 December – [[Chris Waddle]], English footballer, commentator and newspaper columnist
+* 17 December – [[Kay Burley]], English broadcaster
 * 24 December – [[Carol Vorderman]], British television presenter
 * 26 December – [[Andrew Graham-Dixon]], British art historian and television presenter
 * 27 December – [[Maryam d'Abo]], British actress
+* 28 December – [[Nicola Horlick]], investment manager
 * 31 December – [[Steve Bruce]], footballer and football manager
-=== Undated ===
-* [[Shaun Greenhalgh]], English art forger
 ==Deaths==
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 * 27 September – [[Sylvia Pankhurst]], English [[suffragette]] (born 1882)
 * 30 September – [[St John Philby]], British Arabist, explorer and spy (born 1885 in Ceylon) (died in Beirut)
+* 21 October – [[Katharine Stewart-Murray, Duchess of Atholl]], "Red Duchess", Scottish politician and humanitarian (born 1874)
 * 16 November – [[Gilbert Harding]], radio and television personality (born 1907) ([[asthma]] attack outside [[Broadcasting House]])
 * 13 December – [[Dora Marsden]], radical feminist and modernist literary editor (born 1882)
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 [[Category:1960 in the United Kingdom| ]]
 [[Category:Years of the 20th century in the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:1960 by country]]
+[[Category:1960s in the United Kingdom]]
+[[Category:1960 in Europe]]

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September – October

November – December

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