Stanley Matthews becomes the first footballer to receive a knighthood
Television sees the start of the 'World of Sport' programme
T.S.Eliot dies aged 76
Elvis Presley celebrates his 30th birthday
Adam Faith cancels his South African tour when the government bans multi-racial audiences
Actress Jeannette MacDonald dies
The Prime Ministers of Northern Ireland and Ireland meet for the first time in 43 years
Alan Freed, the man who gave the world rock'n'roll, dies aged 43
The Iranian premier Hassan Ali Mansoor is assassinated
Sir Winston Churchill dies aged 91
Freddie Garrity has a narrow escape when a car crash throws him through the windscreen
Hindi becomes the official language of India
The state funeral of Sir Winston Churchill takes place at St.Paul's cathedral

The Luton ABC Cinema theater manager drops the curtain on P.J.Proby when the singer's pants split
Martin Luther King Jr and 700 demonstrators are arrested in Selma, Alabama
Spanish forces begin a blockade of Gibraltar
The one millionth Mini is produced
US begins regular bombing of North Vietnamese towns and villages
Cassius Clay becomes a Muslim and adopts the name Muhammad Ali
Beatle George Harrison has his tonsils removed
The first US combat troops are despatched to South Vietnam
Beatle Ringo Starr marries Maureen Cox
Singer Nat 'King' Cole dies of complications after surgery for lung cancer
The red and white maple leaf design is adopted as the official flag of Canada
John Lennon passes his driving test
King Farouk of Egypt dies aged 45
The Gambia becomes independent from the United Kingdom
Elkan Allan, Head of Rediffusion TV's light entertainment, announces a ban on miming from April 2nd, a decision that particularly affects 'Ready Steady Go!'
Ranger 8 crashes into the Moon after successfully photographing possible landing sites
The political activist Michael X is assassinated following his split from the Black Muslims
Strike aircraft TSR2 goes supersonic for the first time
The USSR launches Kosmos 57 into earth orbit in a Voskhod test
Comedian Stan Laurel dies aged 75, eight years after his partner Oliver Hardy
Shooting starts on the Beatles film 'Help'
Goldie the eagle escapes from London Zoo, flying wild in Regent's Park for 13 days

At 26, David Steele becomes Britain's youngest Member of Parliament
Jeff Beck replaces Eric Clapton as lead guitarist of The Yardbirds
Ernie Terrell becomes the WBA World Heavyweight Boxing Champion
Bloody Sunday race riots occur in Selma, Alabama
3,500 United States Marines arrive in South Vietnam
Goldie, the London Zoo golden eagle is recaptured after 13 days of freedom
Aleksei Leonov becomes the first man to walk in space
NASA launches Ranger 9, the last of the unmanned lunar space probes
The first American 2-man spacecraft, Gemini 3, is launched
Transmission of TV pictures from the moon received as Ranger 9 impacts with the surface
A civil rights march from Selma to Montgomery is led by Martin Luther King, Jr
TV presenter Keith Fordyce leaves Rediffusion TV's 'Ready Steady Go!'

The UK sees a budget increase in alcohol duty
The Kray twins are cleared at the Old Bailey of running a protection racket
The 'Early Bird' communications satellite is launched, taking station 22,300 miles above the equator, providing 'line of sight' communications between Europe and North America
The West German parliament extends the statute of limitations on Nazi war crimes
A machine-gun attempt on the Shah's life fails in Teheran
Fifty-one tornadoes hit the USA in six Midwestern states, killing 256 people
The first record company-sponsored commercial show is transmitted by Radio Caroline
Reggie Kray holds a celebrity wedding. Messages are sent by Judy Garland and Barbara Windsor
Soviet communications satellite Molnya-1 is launched
The Pennine Way is officially opened
In Rome, Harold Wilson becomes the first Labour Prime Minister to meet the Pope

Philips Electric launch the 'Popmaster' portable transistor radio
Alan Price leaves The Animals - he can't tour easily due to a fear of flying
US president Lyndon B. Johnson sends troops to the Dominican Republic
Soviet space station Lunar V is launched
Lunar V fails to land on the moon
The Queen dedicates an acre of land at Runnymede to the assassinated John F. Kennedy
West Ham Utd win the European Cup-Winners Cup beating T.S.V.Munich 2-0
Tui Malila, the oldest tortoise or living animal ever, dies of natural causes
Aircraft pioneer Geoffrey DeHavilland dies
The decision to switch Britain to decimal currency is announced
A mining accident in Dhambas, India, kills 274
Duty-free cigarettes go on sale at Heathrow Airport at £1 for 200

The House of Commons approves a Bill to impose a Corporation Tax on Company profits
The first Australian combat troops arrive in South Vietnam
US astronaut Ed White makes the first US space walk
A mining accident in Kakanji, Bosnia, kills 128
A BEA Trident makes the first automatic aircraft landing at Heathrow, flying from Paris
Mrs C.V.Ward becomes the first female member of The Stock Exchange
Jack Warner - 'Dixon of Dock Green', Frankie Vaughan and Coronation Street's Violet Carson are awarded the O.B.E. in the Queen's birthday list. The Beatles receive the M.B.E.
Two O.B.E.s return their honours in a protest over The Beatles' M.B.E. awards
The government announces plans to introduce a legal blood alcohol limit for drivers
Producer David O. Selznick dies
Jonathan Cape publishes John Lennon's second book 'A Spaniard In The Works' in the U.K.

Dave Clark Five vocalist Mike Smith suffers two broken ribs when they are mobbed by fans in Chicago
Cigarette advertising is banned from television in the U.K.
Andrew Loog Oldham starts Immediate Records
US President Lyndon B. Johnson signs the Voting Rights Act of 1965 into United States law
The first Indonesian space rocket is launched
Singapore proclaims its independence from Malaysia
An explosion at a missile plant in Arkansas kills 53 people
Francois Mitterand announces his intention to run for the French Presidency
The Watts Riots begin in Los Angeles, California
Elizabeth Lane becomes the first woman to be appointed as a High Court Judge
55,000 people attend The Beatles concert at Shea Stadium
At the Auschwitz trials in Frankfurt, 66 ex-SS personnel receive life sentences
Keith Peacock becomes the first ever substitute to be used in English football

Over 400 people reply to an advert in Hollywood Reporter, wanting to become one of 'The Monkees'
Pakistani troops enter the Indian sector of Kashmir
Albert Schweitzer dies aged 90
Indian troops march on Lahore
U Thant recommends China for UN membership
'Tom and Jerry' producer Fred Quimby dies
China protests against Indian provocations in its border region
In Iraq, Prime Minister Razzak's attempted coup fails
Radio 390 (formerly Radio Invicta and Radio King) begins broadcasting
Actress Clara Bow 'The flapper of the Twenties' dies
The largest tanker ship up to that time, the Tokyo Maru, is launched in Yokohama
Fidel Castro announces that anybody who wants to can immigrate to the USA
The Taal volcano erupts in Luzon, Philippines, killing hundreds
Aston Martin launch their first four-seater car, the DB6
EMI begin selling L.P. records through 3,000 grocers shops at 12s 6d each

Ron Richards and John Burgess of EMI, Peter Sullivan of Decca and George Martin form A.I.R .
Fidel Castro announces that Che Guevara has left Cuba 'to fight imperialism abroad'
Prime Minister Ian Smith of Rhodesia attends negotiations in London
Paul VI becomes the first Pope to visit America
Pakistan sever diplomatic relations with Malaysia because of a disagreement in the UN
The Post Office Tower, Britain's highest building at 620ft, is opened in London
Robert Mitera’s tee shot, aided by a 50-m.p.h. tail wind, travels 447 yards to the pin, and drops in for the longest-ever hole-in-one. The golf course: Miracle Hills in Omaha, Nebraska
The Olympic Committee admits East Germany as a member
Gerry Marsden marries Pauline Behan, the secretary of his fan club
The Indonesian government declares the Communist party illegal
Bill Black, Elvis' bass player, dies from a brain tumour
Prime Minister Harold Wilson and Arthur Bottomley travel to Rhodesia for negotiations
The Soviet Union declares its support of African countries in case Rhodesia unilaterally declares independence
Brady and Hindley are charged with the 'Moors Murders'
The 630-foot-tall parabolic steel Gateway Arch is completed in St. Louis, Missouri
The U.S.A. detonates an 80 kiloton H-bomb over the Aleutian Islands

Charles De Gaulle announces that he will stand in next French presidential election
Martial law is announced in Rhodesia
Cuba and the USA agree to start an airlift for Cubans who want to go to the United States
'Pirate' station Radio Essex begins regular broadcasting
The death penalty is abolished in Britain
Roger Allen LaPorte sets himself on fire in front of the UN building in protest against the Vietnam war
Ian Smith declares unilateral independence for Rhodesia to prevent black majority rule
The UN Security Council recommends that other countries not recognize independent Rhodesia
Ireland's first Prime Minister, William Thomas Cosgrave, dies aged 85
The Soviet Union launches the Venera 3 space probe from Baikonur, Kazakhstan toward Venus
The Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT) concept is announced by Walt Disney as an innovative use for property that his company owns near Orlando, Florida. It is planned to be a "community of the future" designed to stimulate new ideas for urban living. It eventually opens in 1982
The UN Security Council recommends that all member states stop trading with Rhodesia
An experimental 70 m.p.h. speed limit is introduced on British motorways
Joseph Mobutu takes over in Congo after a military coup
France launches its first satellite 'A1 Asterix' from a site in Africa, becoming the third 'space' country
Philippines President Elect Ferdinand Marcos announces he will send troops to help fight in South Vietnam
Mary Whitehouse launches the National Viewers and Listeners Association
The Canadian satellite Alouette 2 is launched

Charles De Gaulle is re-elected as French president with 10,828,421 votes
The Redundancy Payments Act comes into force, changing the face of British Industry
Goldie the eagle escapes from London Zoo for the second time this year
Tanzania and Guinea sever diplomatic relations with the United Kingdom
Gemini 6 and Gemini 7 meet in Earth orbit
William Somerset Maugham dies
The British and US governments begin an oil embargo against Rhodesia
Ronnie Scott opens his jazz club in Soho
The Soviet Union announces that it has supplied rockets to North Vietnam
Konrad Adenauer resigns from the post of chairman of the Christian Democratic party
Richard Dimbleby CBE OBE dies aged 52
A cabinet reshuffle makes Roy Jenkins Home Secretary and Barbara Castle Minister of Transport
The B.P. oil rig 'Sea Gem' collapses in the North Sea killing 13 people
Ferdinand Marcos becomes President of the Philippines