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Events from the year '''[[1966]] in the [[United Kingdom]]'''.
Events from the year '''[[1966]] in the [[United Kingdom]]'''.

==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
* [[Monarch of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth II]]
* [[Monarch of the United Kingdom|Monarch]] – [[Elizabeth II]]
* [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] – [[Harold Wilson]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
* [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom|Prime Minister]] – [[Harold Wilson]] ([[Labour Party (UK)|Labour]])
* [[Parliament of the United Kingdom|Parliament]]
** [[List of MPs elected in the 1964 United Kingdom general election|43rd]] (until 10 March)
** [[List of MPs elected in the 1966 United Kingdom general election|44th]] (starting 18 April)


==Events==
==Events==
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**[[Stop-motion]] [[children's television series]] ''[[Camberwick Green]]'' first shown on [[BBC One]] as part of ''[[Watch with Mother]]''.
**[[Stop-motion]] [[children's television series]] ''[[Camberwick Green]]'' first shown on [[BBC One]] as part of ''[[Watch with Mother]]''.
*4 January – More than 4,000 people attend a memorial service at [[Westminster Abbey]] for the broadcaster [[Richard Dimbleby]], who died last month aged 52.
*4 January – More than 4,000 people attend a memorial service at [[Westminster Abbey]] for the broadcaster [[Richard Dimbleby]], who died last month aged 52.
*12 January – Three British MPs visiting [[Rhodesia]] ([[Christopher Rowland]], [[Jeremy Bray]] and [[David Ennals]]) are assaulted by supporters of Rhodesian Prime Minister [[Ian Smith]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/12/newsid_3311000/3311019.stm|title=UK politicians assaulted in Rhodesia|access-date=2008-02-03|date=12 January 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117080144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/12/newsid_3311000/3311019.stm|archive-date=17 January 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*12 January – Three British MPs visiting [[Rhodesia]] ([[Christopher Rowland]], [[Jeremy Bray]] and [[David Ennals]]) are assaulted there by supporters of Rhodesian Prime Minister [[Ian Smith]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/12/newsid_3311000/3311019.stm|title=UK politicians assaulted in Rhodesia|access-date=2008-02-03|date=12 January 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117080144/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/january/12/newsid_3311000/3311019.stm|archive-date=17 January 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*20 January
*20 January
**[[Elizabeth II|The Queen]] commutes the death sentence on a Black prisoner in [[Rhodesia]], two months after its abolition in the UK.
**[[Elizabeth II|The Queen]] commutes the death sentence on a Black prisoner in [[Rhodesia]], two months after its abolition in the UK.
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*21 January – The White minority-ruled regime in Rhodesia rejects the royal prerogative commuting death sentences on two Africans.
*21 January – The White minority-ruled regime in Rhodesia rejects the royal prerogative commuting death sentences on two Africans.
*27 January – The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] unexpectedly retains the parliamentary seat of [[Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)|Hull North]] in a by-election, with a swing of 4.5% to their candidate from the opposition Conservatives, and a majority up from 1,181 at the 1964 General Election to 5,351.
*27 January – The [[Labour Party (UK)|Labour Party]] unexpectedly retains the parliamentary seat of [[Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)|Hull North]] in a by-election, with a swing of 4.5% to their candidate from the opposition Conservatives, and a majority up from 1,181 at the 1964 General Election to 5,351.
*30 January – [[Action Man]] toy action figure launched in the UK.
*30 January – [[Action Man]] toy figure launched in the UK.
*31 January – The United Kingdom ceases all trade with Rhodesia.
*31 January – The United Kingdom ceases all trade with Rhodesia.
*9 February – A prototype Fast Reactor nuclear reactor opens at [[Dounreay]] on the north coast of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9/newsid_2730000/2730083.stm|title=New nuclear reactor for Dounreay|access-date=2008-02-03|date=9 February 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216120425/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9/newsid_2730000/2730083.stm|archive-date=16 February 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*9 February – A prototype Fast Reactor nuclear reactor opens at [[Dounreay]] on the north coast of [[Scotland]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9/newsid_2730000/2730083.stm|title=New nuclear reactor for Dounreay|access-date=2008-02-03|date=9 February 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080216120425/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/february/9/newsid_2730000/2730083.stm|archive-date=16 February 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*17 February – The UK protests to South Africa over its supplying of petrol to Rhodesia.
*17 February – The UK protests to South Africa over its supplying of petrol to Rhodesia.
*19 February – Naval minister [[Christopher Mayhew]] resigns.
*19 February – Naval minister [[Christopher Mayhew]] resigns over a government policy to abandon an aircraft carrier project.
*28 February – [[Harold Wilson]] calls a snap general election for 31 March, in hope of increasing his vulnerable single-seat majority in Parliament.
*28 February – [[Harold Wilson]] calls a snap general election for 31 March, in hope of increasing his vulnerable single-seat majority in Parliament.
*1 March – [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] [[James Callaghan]] announces the decision to embrace decimalisation of the pound (which will be effected on 15 February 1971).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/1/newsid_2513000/2513943.stm|title=Britain to go decimal in 1971|access-date=2008-02-03|date=1 March 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307123550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/1/newsid_2513000/2513943.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*1 March – [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]] [[James Callaghan]] announces the decision to embrace decimalisation of the pound (which will be effected on 15 February 1971).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/1/newsid_2513000/2513943.stm|title=Britain to go decimal in 1971|access-date=2008-02-03|date=1 March 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307123550/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/march/1/newsid_2513000/2513943.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
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===April–June===
===April–June===
*1 April – Local government reorganisation sees the reduction in the number of local authorities, with many smaller urban districts and boroughs being absorbed into newly created and expanded boroughs. The reorganisation also sees a number of county boundaries altered. The West Midlands region sees some of the most notable changes, with most of [[Sedgley]] and [[Brierley Hill]] being added to an expanded [[Dudley]] borough, which also takes in the southern part of [[Coseley]]. [[Warley County Borough]] is created from the former boroughs of [[Oldbury, West Midlands|Oldbury]], [[Smethwick]] and [[Rowley Regis]] as well as parts of Dudley, [[Tipton]] and [[Halesowen]]. Dudley is transferred from [[Worcestershire]] to [[Staffordshire]], while Smethwick and Rowley Regis are both transferred from Staffordshire to Worcestershire.
*1 April – Significant changes to the boundaries of [[Somerset]] and adjacent counties.
*6 April – [[Hoverlloyd]] inaugurate the first regular [[hovercraft]] service across the [[English Channel]], from [[Port of Ramsgate|Ramsgate Harbour]] to [[Calais]] using passenger-carrying [[SR.N6]] craft (discontinued in 2000 due to competition with the [[Channel Tunnel]]).
*6 April – [[Hoverlloyd]] inaugurate the first regular [[hovercraft]] service across the [[English Channel]], from [[Port of Ramsgate|Ramsgate Harbour]] to [[Calais]] using passenger-carrying [[SR.N6]] craft (discontinued in 2000 due to competition with the [[Channel Tunnel]]).
*7 April – The United Kingdom asks the [[United Nations Security Council]] to use force to stop [[oil tanker]]s that violate the oil embargo against [[Rhodesia]]. Authority is given on 10 April.
*7 April – The United Kingdom asks the [[United Nations Security Council]] to use force to stop [[oil tanker]]s that violate the oil embargo against [[Rhodesia]]. Authority is given on 10 April.
*11 April – [[Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath|The Marquess of Bath]], in conjunction with [[Chipperfield's Circus#Jimmy Chipperfield|Jimmy Chipperfield]], opens [[Longleat Safari Park]], with "the [[lion]]s of Longleat", at his [[Longleat House]], the first such drive-through [[safari park]] outside of [[Africa]].
*11 April – [[Henry Thynne, 6th Marquess of Bath|The Marquess of Bath]], in conjunction with [[Chipperfield's Circus#Jimmy Chipperfield|Jimmy Chipperfield]], opens [[Longleat Safari Park]], with "the [[lion]]s of Longleat", at his [[Longleat House]], the first such drive-through [[safari park]] outside of [[Africa]].
*15 April – ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine uses the phrase '[[Swinging London]]'.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gilbert|first=David|year=2006|title='The Youngest Legend in History': Cultures of Consumption and the Mythologies of Swinging London|journal=The London Journal|volume=31|pages=1–14|doi=10.1179/174963206X113089|s2cid=159698288|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*15 April – ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' magazine uses the phrase '[[Swinging London]]'.<ref>{{cite journal|last=Gilbert|first=David|year=2006|title='The Youngest Legend in History': Cultures of Consumption and the Mythologies of Swinging London|journal=The London Journal|volume=31|pages=1–14|doi=10.1179/174963206X113089|s2cid=159698288|doi-access=free}}</ref>
*19 April – [[Ian Brady]] and [[Myra Hindley]] go on trial at [[Chester]] [[Crown Court]], charged with murdering two children and a teenager in the highly publicised [[Moors murders]] which came to light six months earlier.
*19 April – [[Ian Brady]] and [[Myra Hindley]] go on trial at [[Chester]] [[Crown Court]], charged with murdering two children and a teenager in the highly publicised [[Moors murders]] which came to light in October last year.
*30 April
*30 April
**[[Liverpool F.C.]] win the [[Football League First Division]] title for the second time in three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1944-1969/title-reclaimed-after-chelsea-win|title=Title reclaimed after Chelsea win|work=LiverpoolFC.tv|access-date=2011-05-03}}</ref>
**[[Liverpool F.C.]] win the [[Football League First Division]] title for the second time in three seasons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liverpoolfc.tv/history/timeline/1944-1969/title-reclaimed-after-chelsea-win|title=Title reclaimed after Chelsea win|work=LiverpoolFC.tv|access-date=2011-05-03}}</ref>
**Regular [[hovercraft]] service begins over the [[English Channel]] (continues until opening of the [[Channel Tunnel]] in 2000).
**Regular [[hovercraft]] service begins over the [[English Channel]].
*1 May – [[The Beatles]] play their last conventional live concert in Britain, at the [[Empire Pool (Wembley)]] on the bill alongside [[The Rolling Stones]] and [[The Who]].
*1 May – [[The Beatles]] play their last conventional live concert in Britain, at the [[Empire Pool (Wembley)]] on the bill alongside [[The Rolling Stones]] and [[The Who]].
*2 May – Scottish inventor [[James Goodfellow]] obtains a patent for an [[automated teller machine]] using a plastic card and [[Personal identification number|PIN]].<ref>UK Patent No.1,197,183. {{cite web|title=The man who really invented the cash machine|first=Steven|last=Brocklehurst|date=2017-06-27|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40416025|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2021-05-16}}</ref>
*2 May – Scottish inventor [[James Goodfellow]] obtains a patent for an [[automated teller machine]] using a plastic card and [[Personal identification number|PIN]].<ref>UK Patent No.1,197,183. {{cite web|title=The man who really invented the cash machine|first=Steven|last=Brocklehurst|date=2017-06-27|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-40416025|publisher=BBC News|accessdate=2021-05-16}}</ref>
*3 May – [[Pirate radio in the United Kingdom|"Pirate" radio]] stations [[Swinging Radio England]] and Britain Radio commence broadcasting on [[AM broadcasting|AM]] with a combined potential 100,000 watts from the same ship anchored off the south coast of England in international waters.
*3 May – [[Pirate radio in the United Kingdom|"Pirate" radio]] stations [[Swinging Radio England]] and Britain Radio commence broadcasting on [[AM broadcasting|AM]] with a combined potential 100,000 watts from the same ship anchored off the south coast of England in international waters.
*6 May – The [[Moors murders|Moors murderers]], [[Ian Brady]] and [[Myra Hindley]], are sentenced at [[Chester Crown Court]] to life imprisonment for three child murders committed between November 1963 and October 1965 in the north west of England. Brady is guilty of all three murders and receives three concurrent terms of life imprisonment, while Hindley is found guilty of two murder charges and an accessory charge in connection to the third which receives two concurrent life sentences alongside a seven-year fixed term.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_2512000/2512119.stm|title=Moors murderers jailed for life|access-date=2008-02-03|date=6 May 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307123454/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_2512000/2512119.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008|url-status= live}}</ref>
*6 May – The [[Moors murders|Moors murderers]], [[Ian Brady]] and [[Myra Hindley]], are sentenced at [[Chester Crown Court]] to life imprisonment for three child murders committed between November 1963 and October 1965 in the north west of England. Brady is guilty of all three murders and receives three concurrent terms of life imprisonment, while Hindley is found guilty of two murder charges and an accessory charge in connection to the third. She is sentenced to two concurrent life sentences alongside a seven-year fixed term.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_2512000/2512119.stm|title=Moors murderers jailed for life|access-date=2008-02-03|date=6 May 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307123454/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/6/newsid_2512000/2512119.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008|url-status= live}}</ref>
*12 May – African members of the UN Security Council say that the [[British Army]] should blockade Rhodesia.
*12 May – African members of the UN Security Council say that the [[British Army]] should blockade Rhodesia.
*14 May – [[Everton F.C.]] defeat [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] 3–2 in the [[1966 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], overturning a 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday lead during the final 16 minutes of the game.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080124183843/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1966.htm "Wembley – Saturday 14th May – Everton 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2.]</ref>
*14 May – [[Everton F.C.]] defeat [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] 3–2 in the [[1966 FA Cup Final|FA Cup final]] at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]], overturning a 2–0 Sheffield Wednesday lead during the final 16 minutes of the game.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080124183843/http://www.fa-cupfinals.co.uk/1966.htm "Wembley – Saturday 14th May – Everton 3 Sheffield Wednesday 2."]</ref>
*16 May – A strike is called by the [[National Union of Seamen]], ending on 29 May.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/23/newsid_2504000/2504227.stm|title=Emergency laws over seamen's strike|work=BBC On This Day|access-date=2008-02-03|date=23 May 1966|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209013952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/23/newsid_2504000/2504227.stm|archive-date=9 February 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*16 May – A strike is called by the [[National Union of Seamen]], ending on 29 May.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/23/newsid_2504000/2504227.stm|title=Emergency laws over seamen's strike|work=BBC On This Day|access-date=2008-02-03|date=23 May 1966|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080209013952/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/may/23/newsid_2504000/2504227.stm|archive-date=9 February 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*17 May – [[Bob Dylan]] is called "[[Electric Dylan controversy|Judas]]" during his [[The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert|performance]] at the [[Manchester Free Trade Hall]].
*17 May – [[Bob Dylan]] is called "[[Electric Dylan controversy|Judas]]" during his [[The Bootleg Series Vol. 4: Bob Dylan Live 1966, The "Royal Albert Hall" Concert|performance]] at the [[Manchester Free Trade Hall]] for performing with an electric band in the second half.
*18 May – [[Home Secretary]] [[Roy Jenkins]] announces that the number of police forces in England and Wales will be cut to 68.
*18 May – [[Home Secretary]] [[Roy Jenkins]] announces that the number of police forces in England and Wales will be cut to 68.
*26 May – [[British Guiana]] achieves independence from the United Kingdom, becoming [[Guyana]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guyana/ Guyana]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.</ref>
*26 May – [[British Guiana]] achieves independence from the United Kingdom, becoming [[Guyana]].<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/guyana/ Guyana]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.</ref>
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*16 June – [[The Beatles]] perform live on [[BBC]] television's ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', the UK's major television pop music show, for the first and only time, miming to both "[[Paperback Writer]]" and its b-side, "[[Rain (Beatles song)|Rain]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eab79562db7b467e9e4d2fb66f8fe72e|title = Broadcast – BBC Programme Index|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/1966/06/16/beatles-only-live-top-of-the-pops-appearance/|title = The Beatles Bible – the Beatles' only live Top of the Pops appearance|date = 5 May 2020|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Turner|first=Steve|author-link=Steve Turner (writer)|title=Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year|year=2016|publisher=Ecco|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-0-06-247558-9|pages=211, 213}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Everett|first=Walter|author-link=Walter Everett (musicologist)|year=1999|title=The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-0-19-512941-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTkHAldi4bEC| page = 68}}</ref> The appearance is subsequently lost due to the BBC's habit of [[Lost television broadcast#Wiping|wiping]] expensive video tape for reuse,<ref>{{cite book|last=Rodriguez|first=Robert|title=Revolver: How the Beatles Reimagined Rock 'n' Roll|year=2012|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-61713-009-0|location=Milwaukee, WI| page = 164}}</ref> but in 2019 a collector unearths 11 seconds of the performance<ref>{{cite web |title=Clip of 'lost' Beatles Top of the Pops performance unearthed |date=8 April 2019 |publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47854806|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> and a longer 92 seconds is found later in the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Footage of Beatles' only Top of the Pops live show found |date=29 May 2019 |publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-48450810/footage-of-beatles-only-top-of-the-pops-live-show-found|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>
*16 June – [[The Beatles]] perform live on [[BBC]] television's ''[[Top of the Pops]]'', the UK's major television pop music show, for the first and only time, miming to both "[[Paperback Writer]]" and its b-side, "[[Rain (Beatles song)|Rain]]".<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/eab79562db7b467e9e4d2fb66f8fe72e|title = Broadcast – BBC Programme Index|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.beatlesbible.com/1966/06/16/beatles-only-live-top-of-the-pops-appearance/|title = The Beatles Bible – the Beatles' only live Top of the Pops appearance|date = 5 May 2020|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Turner|first=Steve|author-link=Steve Turner (writer)|title=Beatles '66: The Revolutionary Year|year=2016|publisher=Ecco|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-0-06-247558-9|pages=211, 213}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Everett|first=Walter|author-link=Walter Everett (musicologist)|year=1999|title=The Beatles as Musicians: Revolver Through the Anthology|publisher=Oxford University Press|location=New York, NY|isbn=978-0-19-512941-0|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=eTkHAldi4bEC| page = 68}}</ref> The appearance is subsequently lost due to the BBC's habit of [[Lost television broadcast#Wiping|wiping]] expensive video tape for reuse,<ref>{{cite book|last=Rodriguez|first=Robert|title=Revolver: How the Beatles Reimagined Rock 'n' Roll|year=2012|publisher=Backbeat Books|isbn=978-1-61713-009-0|location=Milwaukee, WI| page = 164}}</ref> but in 2019 a collector unearths 11 seconds of the performance<ref>{{cite web |title=Clip of 'lost' Beatles Top of the Pops performance unearthed |date=8 April 2019 |publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/entertainment-arts-47854806|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref> and a longer 92 seconds is found later in the year.<ref>{{cite web|title=Footage of Beatles' only Top of the Pops live show found |date=29 May 2019 |publisher=[[BBC News]]|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/av/uk-england-birmingham-48450810/footage-of-beatles-only-top-of-the-pops-live-show-found|access-date=11 February 2022}}</ref>
*23 June – [[The Beatles]] go on top of the British singles charts for the tenth time with "[[Paperback Writer]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/stats_no1_s.html|author=The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles|title=The U.K. Singles Chart Number Ones|year=2009|work=Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages|access-date=2013-03-05|author-link=The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles}}</ref>
*23 June – [[The Beatles]] go on top of the British singles charts for the tenth time with "[[Paperback Writer]]".<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jpgr.co.uk/stats_no1_s.html|author=The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles|title=The U.K. Singles Chart Number Ones|year=2009|work=Graham Calkin's Beatles Pages|access-date=2013-03-05|author-link=The Guinness Book of British Hit Singles}}</ref>
*29 June – [[Barclays]] introduces the [[Barclaycard]], the first British [[credit card]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|author2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=[[London]]|pages=424–425|isbn=978-0-7126-5616-0}}</ref>
*29 June – [[Barclays]] introduces the [[Barclaycard]], the first British [[credit card]].<ref name=CBH>{{cite book|last=Palmer|first=Alan|last2=Palmer |first2=Veronica|year=1992|title=The Chronology of British History|publisher=Century Ltd|location=[[London]]|pages=424–425|isbn=978-0-7126-5616-0}}</ref>


===July–September===
===July–September===
*3 July
*3 July – 31 arrests are made after a protest against the [[Vietnam War]] outside the [[United States Embassy in London]] in [[Grosvenor Square]] by around 4,000 people turns violent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_2757000/2757911.stm|title=Arrests in London after Vietnam rally|access-date=2008-02-03|date=3 July 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307123559/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_2757000/2757911.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
**31 arrests are made after a protest against the [[Vietnam War]] outside the [[United States Embassy in London]] in [[Grosvenor Square]] by around 4,000 people turns violent.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_2757000/2757911.stm|title=Arrests in London after Vietnam rally|access-date=2008-02-03|date=3 July 1966|publisher=[[BBC News]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080307123559/http://news.bbc.co.uk/onthisday/hi/dates/stories/july/3/newsid_2757000/2757911.stm|archive-date=7 March 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*11 July – [[British Motor Corporation]] and [[Jaguar Cars]] announce plans to merge as [[British Motor Holdings]].
**The Fire, Auto & Marine Insurance Company enters the [[liquidation]] process leaving 400,000 motorists uninsured.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ministers in talks on car insurance safeguards|newspaper=The Scotsman|date=5 July 1966|page=6}}</ref> [[Emil Savundra]] will later be jailed for fraud in connection with the company's trading and collapse.<ref>{{cite book|title=Fraud: The Amazing Career of Doctor Savundra|year=1978|isbn=0-340-22601-3|last1=Connell|first1=Jon|publisher=Hodder & Stoughton|location=London|first2=Douglas|last2=Sutherland|author2-link=Douglas Sutherland}}</ref>
*11 July – Scotsman [[Angus Barbieri's fast|Angus Barbieri]] ends a 382-day [[Fasting|fast]]; during the fast, he consumed only water, vitamins, salts, yeast, and a small amount of milk and sugar, and lost {{cvt|276|lb}}.
*11 July
**[[British Motor Corporation]] and [[Jaguar Cars]] announce plans to merge as [[British Motor Holdings]].
**Scotsman [[Angus Barbieri's fast|Angus Barbieri]] ends a 382-day [[Fasting|fast]]; during the fast, he consumed only water, vitamins, salts, yeast and a small amount of milk and sugar, and lost {{cvt|276|lb}}.
*12 July – [[Zambia]] threatens to leave the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] because of British peace overtures to [[Rhodesia]].
*12 July – [[Zambia]] threatens to leave the [[Commonwealth of Nations|Commonwealth]] because of British peace overtures to [[Rhodesia]].
*14 July – [[Gwynfor Evans]] is elected as the Member of Parliament for [[Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen]], the first ever [[Plaid Cymru]] MP, after his victory at [[1966 Carmarthen by-election|a by-election]], overturning the previous Labour majority with an 18% swing.
*14 July – [[Gwynfor Evans]] is elected as the Member of Parliament for [[Carmarthen (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen]], the first ever [[Plaid Cymru]] MP, after his victory at [[1966 Carmarthen by-election|a by-election]], overturning the previous Labour majority with an 18% swing.
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**[[Everton F.C.]] sign [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'s World Cup winning midfield player [[Alan Ball, Jr.]] for a national record fee of £110,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/tireless-footballer-who-starred-for-england-in-1966-1.1295602|title=Tireless footballer who starred for England in 1966}}</ref>
**[[Everton F.C.]] sign [[Blackpool F.C.|Blackpool]]'s World Cup winning midfield player [[Alan Ball, Jr.]] for a national record fee of £110,000.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/news/tireless-footballer-who-starred-for-england-in-1966-1.1295602|title=Tireless footballer who starred for England in 1966}}</ref>
**The [[Colonial Office]] merges with the [[Commonwealth Relations Office]] to form a new [[Commonwealth Office]].
**The [[Colonial Office]] merges with the [[Commonwealth Relations Office]] to form a new [[Commonwealth Office]].
*2 August – Spanish government forbids overflights by British military aircraft.
*2 August – The Spanish government forbids overflights by British military aircraft.
*4 August – The [[Kray Twins]] are questioned in connection with a murder in [[London]].
*4 August – The [[Kray Twins]] are questioned in connection with a murder in [[London]].
*5 August – [[The Beatles]] release the album ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/beatles-revolvermft.shtml|title=The Beatles, Revolver|work=PopMatters|access-date=2008-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127144724/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/beatles-revolvermft.shtml|archive-date=27 January 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*5 August – [[The Beatles]] release the album ''[[Revolver (Beatles album)|Revolver]]''.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/beatles-revolvermft.shtml|title=The Beatles, Revolver|work=PopMatters|access-date=2008-02-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080127144724/http://www.popmatters.com/music/reviews/b/beatles-revolvermft.shtml|archive-date=27 January 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*10 August – [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] succeeds [[Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham|Michael Stewart]] as [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]].
*10 August – [[George Brown, Baron George-Brown|George Brown]] succeeds [[Michael Stewart, Baron Stewart of Fulham|Michael Stewart]] as [[Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs|Foreign Secretary]].
*12 August – [[Shepherd's Bush murders]]: Three policemen are shot dead in West London while sitting in their patrol car in Braybrook Street.
*12 August – [[Shepherd's Bush murders]]: Three plain clothes policemen are shot dead in West London while investigating a suspicious vehicle in Braybrook Street.
*15 August – John Whitney is arrested and charged with the Shepherd's Bush murders.
*15 August – John Whitney is arrested and charged with the Shepherd's Bush murders.
*17 August – John Duddy is arrested in [[Glasgow]] and charged with the Shepherd's Bush murders.
*17 August – John Duddy is arrested in [[Glasgow]] and charged with the Shepherd's Bush murders. A third suspect is still at large.
*18 August – [[Tay Road Bridge]] opens.<ref name=CBH/>
*18 August – [[Tay Road Bridge]] opens.<ref name=CBH/>
*22 August – [[Centre Point]], a 32-floor office building at [[St Giles Circus]] in [[London]], designed by [[Richard Seifert]] for property speculator [[Harry Hyams]], is completed. It remains empty for around a decade.<ref>{{cite book|first=Elain|last=Harwood|title=England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Batsford|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7134-8818-0}}</ref>
*24 August – [[Tom Stoppard]]'s ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' is first staged, at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael H.|last=Hutchins|title=A Tom Stoppard Bibliography: Chronology|work=The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide|url=http://www.sondheimguide.com/Stoppard/chronology.html|date=14 August 2006|access-date=2008-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619060820/http://www.sondheimguide.com/Stoppard/chronology.html|archive-date=19 June 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*24 August – [[Tom Stoppard]]'s tragicomedy ''[[Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead]]'' is first staged, at the [[Edinburgh Festival Fringe]].<ref>{{cite web|first=Michael H.|last=Hutchins|title=A Tom Stoppard Bibliography: Chronology|work=The Stephen Sondheim Reference Guide|url=http://www.sondheimguide.com/Stoppard/chronology.html|date=14 August 2006|access-date=2008-06-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080619060820/http://www.sondheimguide.com/Stoppard/chronology.html|archive-date=19 June 2008|url-status=live}}</ref>
*29 August – The Beatles play their very last concert, at [[Candlestick Park]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]].
*29 August – The Beatles play their very last concert, at [[Candlestick Park]] in [[San Francisco]], [[California]].
*1 September – 98 British tourists die when [[Britannia Airways Flight 105]] crashes in [[Ljubljana]], [[Yugoslavia]].
*1 September – 98 British tourists die when [[Britannia Airways Flight 105]] crashes in [[Ljubljana]], [[Yugoslavia]].
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*5 September – [[Selective Employment Tax]] imposed.
*5 September – [[Selective Employment Tax]] imposed.
*15 September – Britain's first [[UGM-27 Polaris|Polaris]] [[submarine]], [[HMS Resolution (S22)|HMS ''Resolution'']], launched at [[Barrow-in-Furness]].<ref>{{cite book|editor=Chumbley, Stephen|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|year=1995|isbn=978-0-85177-605-7|page=531}}</ref>
*15 September – Britain's first [[UGM-27 Polaris|Polaris]] [[submarine]], [[HMS Resolution (S22)|HMS ''Resolution'']], launched at [[Barrow-in-Furness]].<ref>{{cite book|editor=Chumbley, Stephen|title=Conway's All the World's Fighting Ships 1947–1995|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Conway Maritime Press|year=1995|isbn=978-0-85177-605-7|page=531}}</ref>
*17 September – [[Oberon class submarine|''Oberon'' class submarine]] [[HMCS Okanagan (S74)|HMCS ''Okanagan'']] launched at [[Chatham Dockyard]], the last warship to be built there.
*17 September – {{sclass|Oberon|submarine|1}} {{HMCS|Okanagan}} launched at [[Chatham Dockyard]], the last warship to be built there.
*19 September – [[Buster Edwards]] returns from Mexico to London to be arrested for involvement in the [[Great Train Robbery (1963)]].
*19 September – [[Buster Edwards]] returns from Mexico to London to be arrested for involvement in the [[Great Train Robbery (1963)]].
*27 September – [[British Motor Corporation]] makes 7,000 employees redundant.
*27 September – [[British Motor Corporation]] makes 7,000 employees redundant.
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*29 October – Actor [[William Hartnell]] makes his last regular appearance as the [[First Doctor]] in the concluding moments of Episode 4 of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', regenerating into the [[Second Doctor]] played by [[Patrick Troughton]] at its conclusion.
*29 October – Actor [[William Hartnell]] makes his last regular appearance as the [[First Doctor]] in the concluding moments of Episode 4 of the ''[[Doctor Who]]'' serial ''[[The Tenth Planet]]'', regenerating into the [[Second Doctor]] played by [[Patrick Troughton]] at its conclusion.
*5 November – 38 African states demand that the United Kingdom use force against the [[Rhodesia]]n government.
*5 November – 38 African states demand that the United Kingdom use force against the [[Rhodesia]]n government.
*9 November – The [[Rootes Group]] launches the [[Hillman Hunter]], a four-door family saloon to compete with the [[Austin 1800]], [[Ford Cortina]], and [[Vauxhall Victor]].
*9 November – The [[Rootes Group]] launches the [[Hillman Hunter]], a four-door family saloon to compete with the BMC Farina range, [[Ford Cortina]] and [[Vauxhall Victor]].
*16 November – [[BBC television drama]] ''[[Cathy Come Home]]'', filmed in a [[docudrama]] style, is broadcast on [[BBC One]]. Viewed by a quarter of the British population, it is considered influential on public attitudes to [[homelessness]] and the related social issues it deals with.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Corner|title=Cathy Come Home|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/cathycomeho/cathycomeho.htm|work=[[Museum of Broadcast Communications]]|access-date=2010-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928173800/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/cathycomeho/cathycomeho.htm|archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> It was written by [[Jeremy Sandford]], produced by [[Tony Garnett]] and directed by [[Ken Loach]].
*16 November – [[BBC television drama]] ''[[Cathy Come Home]]'', filmed in a [[docudrama]] style, is broadcast on [[BBC One]]. Viewed by a quarter of the British population, it is considered influential on public attitudes to [[homelessness]] and the related social issues it deals with.<ref>{{cite web|first=John|last=Corner|title=Cathy Come Home|url=http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/cathycomeho/cathycomeho.htm|work=[[Museum of Broadcast Communications]]|access-date=2010-06-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130928173800/http://www.museum.tv/archives/etv/C/htmlC/cathycomeho/cathycomeho.htm|archive-date=28 September 2013}}</ref> It was written by [[Jeremy Sandford]], produced by [[Tony Garnett]] and directed by [[Ken Loach]].
*24 November
*24 November
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*30 November – [[Barbados]] achieves independence.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/barbados/ Barbados]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.</ref>
*30 November – [[Barbados]] achieves independence.<ref>[https://www.cia.gov/the-world-factbook/countries/barbados/ Barbados]. ''[[The World Factbook]]''. [[Central Intelligence Agency]].. Retrieved on 2008-02-03.</ref>
*1 December – UK Prime Minister [[Harold Wilson]] and [[Rhodesia]]n Prime Minister [[Ian Smith]] negotiate on board HMS ''Tiger'' in the Mediterranean Sea.
*1 December – UK Prime Minister [[Harold Wilson]] and [[Rhodesia]]n Prime Minister [[Ian Smith]] negotiate on board HMS ''Tiger'' in the Mediterranean Sea.
*12 December – [[Harry Roberts (criminal)|Harry Roberts]], John Whitney and John Duddy are sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] (each with a recommended minimum of 30 years) for the [[Shepherd's Bush murders]] of three London policemen in August. Roberts, arrested on 15 November in Hertfordshire, will eventually spend nearly 48 years in prison.
*12 December – [[Harry Roberts (criminal)|Harry Roberts]], John Whitney and John Duddy are sentenced to [[life imprisonment]] (each with a recommended minimum of 30 years) for the [[Shepherd's Bush murders]] of three London policemen in August.
*20 December – Harold Wilson withdraws all his previous offers to the [[Rhodesia]]n government and announces that he will agree to [[independence]] for the country only after the establishment of Black majority government there.
*20 December – Harold Wilson withdraws all his previous offers to the [[Rhodesia]]n government and announces that he will agree to [[independence]] for the country only after the establishment of Black majority government there.
*22 December – Rhodesian Prime minister Ian Smith declares that he considers that Rhodesia is already a republic.
*22 December – Rhodesian Prime minister Ian Smith declares that he considers that Rhodesia is already a republic.
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===Undated===
===Undated===
*[[General medical services#1966 GP Contract|1966 GP Contract]] agreed.
*[[General medical services#1966 GP Contract|1966 GP Contract]] agreed.
*[[Centre Point]], a 32-floor office building at [[St Giles Circus]] in [[London]], designed by [[Richard Seifert]] for property speculator [[Harry Hyams]], is completed. It remains empty for around a decade.<ref>{{cite book|first=Elain|last=Harwood|title=England: a Guide to Post-War Listed Buildings|edition=rev.|location=London|publisher=Batsford|year=2003|isbn=978-0-7134-8818-0}}</ref>
*[[London School of Contemporary Dance]] founded.<ref name="Hutchinson Factfinder"/>
*[[London School of Contemporary Dance]] founded.<ref name="Hutchinson Factfinder"/>
*Mathematician [[Michael Atiyah]] wins a [[Fields Medal]].<ref name="Hutchinson Factfinder"/>
*Mathematician [[Michael Atiyah]] wins a [[Fields Medal]].<ref name="Hutchinson Factfinder"/>
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==Publications==
==Publications==
*[[Agatha Christie]]'s [[Hercule Poirot]] novel ''[[Third Girl]]''.
*[[Agatha Christie]]'s [[Hercule Poirot]] novel ''[[Third Girl]]''.
*[[Len Deighton]]'s novel ''[[Billion-Dollar Brain]]''.
*[[Len Deighton]]'s spy novel ''[[Billion-Dollar Brain]]''.
*[[Ian Fleming]]'s [[James Bond]] short story collection ''[[Octopussy and The Living Daylights]]''.
*[[Ian Fleming]]'s [[James Bond]] short story collection ''[[Octopussy and The Living Daylights]]''.
*[[Seamus Heaney]]'s poetry collection ''[[Death of a Naturalist]]''.
*[[Seamus Heaney]]'s poetry collection ''[[Death of a Naturalist]]''.
*[[Alistair MacLean]]'s novel ''[[When Eight Bells Toll]]''.
*[[Alistair MacLean]]'s spy thriller ''[[When Eight Bells Toll]]''.
*[[Mary Renault]]'s novel ''[[The Mask of Apollo]]''.
*[[Mary Renault]]'s historical novel ''[[The Mask of Apollo]]''.
*[[Jean Rhys]]'s novel ''[[Wide Sargasso Sea]]''.
*[[Jean Rhys]]'s novel ''[[Wide Sargasso Sea]]''.
*[[Paul Mark Scott|Paul Scott]]'s novel ''[[The Jewel in the Crown (novel)|The Jewel in the Crown]]'', first in the [[Raj Quartet]].
*[[Paul Scott (novelist)|Paul Scott]]'s novel ''[[The Jewel in the Crown (novel)|The Jewel in the Crown]]'', first in the [[Raj Quartet]].
*[[Leslie Thomas]]' comic novel ''[[The Virgin Soldiers]]''.
*[[Leslie Thomas]]' comic novel ''[[The Virgin Soldiers]]''.


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*13 January – [[Simon Shelton]], English actor (d. [[2018 in the United Kingdom|2018]])
*13 January – [[Simon Shelton]], English actor (d. [[2018 in the United Kingdom|2018]])
*14 January – [[Rob Flello]], lawyer and politician
*14 January – [[Rob Flello]], lawyer and politician
*25 January – [[Donal MacIntyre]], Irish born journalist
*25 January – [[Donal MacIntyre]], Irish-born journalist
*29 January – [[Keith Dublin]], English footballer
*29 January – [[Keith Dublin]], English footballer
*31 January – [[Dexter Fletcher]], actor and director
*31 January – [[Dexter Fletcher]], actor and director
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*24 February – [[Ben Miller]], English comedian, actor and director
*24 February – [[Ben Miller]], English comedian, actor and director
*25 February
*25 February
** [[Charlie MacEwan]], former British Army officer<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web | title = Life Peers to Order of the Companion of Honour | work = BBC News | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/12/98/new_year_honours/244939.stm | date = 31 December 1998}}</ref>
** [[Charlie MacEwan]], British Army officer<ref name="BBC News">{{cite web | title = Life Peers to Order of the Companion of Honour | work = BBC News | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/special_report/1998/12/98/new_year_honours/244939.stm | date = 31 December 1998}}</ref>
** [[Robert Napper]], murderer
** [[Robert Napper]], murderer
*28 February – [[Robert Rowland]], politician (died 2021)
*28 February – [[Robert Rowland]], politician (died 2021)
*1 March - [[Paul Hollywood]], chef and television presenter
*2 March – [[David Wickham]], concert pianist, musical director and conductor
*2 March – [[David Wickham]], concert pianist, musical director and conductor
*3 March – [[Nick Rhodes (biochemist)|Nick Rhodes]], biochemist
*3 March – [[Nick Rhodes (biochemist)|Nick Rhodes]], biochemist
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**[[Patrick Hannan (musician)|Patrick Hannan]], English pop drummer with The Sundays
**[[Patrick Hannan (musician)|Patrick Hannan]], English pop drummer with The Sundays
**[[Wash West]], English-born film director
**[[Wash West]], English-born film director
*6 March – [[Alan Davies]], comedian and actor
*6 March – [[Alan Davies]], comedy performer
*8 March – [[Gregory Barker]], British Conservative politician and MP for [[Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency)|Bexhill and Battle]]
*8 March – [[Gregory Barker]], British Conservative politician, MP for [[Bexhill and Battle (UK Parliament constituency)|Bexhill and Battle]]
*9 March – [[Melanie Dawes]], civil servant
*9 March – [[Melanie Dawes]], civil servant
*13 March – [[Alastair Reynolds]], science fiction author
*13 March – [[Alastair Reynolds]], science fiction author
*17 March – [[Andrew Rosindell]], British Conservative politician and MP for [[Romford (UK Parliament constituency)|Romford]]
*17 March – [[Andrew Rosindell]], British Conservative politician, MP for [[Romford (UK Parliament constituency)|Romford]]
*18 March – [[Joanna Cherry]], Scottish politician and lawyer
*18 March – [[Joanna Cherry]], Scottish politician and lawyer
*19 March – [[Nigel Clough]], English footballer and football manager
*19 March – [[Nigel Clough]], English footballer and football manager
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===April–June===
===April–June===
*1 April
*1 April
**[[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]], British radio disc-jockey<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3YP9wSzVrSPhq7mkN5CZkKn/chris-evans |publisher=Chris Evans Breakfast Show ([[BBC Radio 2]]) |title=Chris Evans |access-date=4 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627064309/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3YP9wSzVrSPhq7mkN5CZkKn/chris-evans |archive-date=27 June 2015 }}</ref>
**[[Chris Evans (presenter)|Chris Evans]], broadcast music presenter<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3YP9wSzVrSPhq7mkN5CZkKn/chris-evans |publisher=Chris Evans Breakfast Show ([[BBC Radio 2]]) |title=Chris Evans |access-date=4 July 2016 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627064309/http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/profiles/3YP9wSzVrSPhq7mkN5CZkKn/chris-evans |archive-date=27 June 2015 }}</ref>
**[[Sharon Hodgson]], British Labour politician and MP for [[Gateshead East and Washington West (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East and Washington West]]
**[[Sharon Hodgson]], British Labour politician, MP for [[Gateshead East and Washington West (UK Parliament constituency)|Gateshead East and Washington West]]
*2 April – [[Teddy Sheringham]], English footballer
*2 April – [[Teddy Sheringham]], English footballer
*9 April – [[John Hammond (weather forecaster)|John Hammond]], weather forecaster
*9 April – [[John Hammond (weather forecaster)|John Hammond]], weather forecaster
*10 April – [[Steve Claridge]], English footballer
*10 April – [[Steve Claridge]], English footballer
*11 April – [[Lisa Stansfield]], British soul singer
*11 April – [[Lisa Stansfield]], British soul singer
*15 April
*15 April – [[Samantha Fox]], British model and singer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ben-shotts-almanac-for-april-2008-2j2g85h0bhm|title=Ben Shott's Almanac for April 2008|work=The Times|location=London|access-date=23 February 2018|last1=Schott|first1=Ben}}</ref>
**[[Cressida Cowell]], English children's author, known for novel ''How to Train Your Dragon''
**[[Samantha Fox]], British model and singer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/ben-shotts-almanac-for-april-2008-2j2g85h0bhm|title=Ben Shott's Almanac for April 2008|work=The Times|location=London|access-date=23 February 2018|last1=Schott|first1=Ben}}</ref>
*21 April – [[Chris Whitty]], epidemiologist, [[Chief Medical Officers (United Kingdom)|Chief Medical Officer for England]]
*21 April – [[Chris Whitty]], epidemiologist, [[Chief Medical Officers (United Kingdom)|Chief Medical Officer for England]]
*29 April – [[Phil Tufnell]], British cricketer
*29 April – [[Phil Tufnell]], British cricketer
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**[[Helena Bonham Carter]], English actress
**[[Helena Bonham Carter]], English actress
**[[Zola Budd]], South African athlete
**[[Zola Budd]], South African athlete
**[[Shona Robison]], Scottish politician
*27 May – [[Heston Blumenthal]], chef and food writer
*29 May – [[James Richardson (presenter)|James Richardson]], television presenter and journalist
*29 May – [[James Richardson (presenter)|James Richardson]], television presenter and journalist
*4 June – [[Bill Wiggin]], British Conservative politician, Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries, and MP for [[Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)|Leominster]]
*4 June – [[Bill Wiggin]], British Conservative politician, Shadow Minister for Agriculture & Fisheries and MP for [[Leominster (UK Parliament constituency)|Leominster]]
*3 June – [[Jonathan Shaw (politician)|Jonathan Shaw]], British Labour politician and MP for [[Chatham and Aylesford (UK Parliament constituency)|Chatham and Aylesford]]
*3 June – [[Jonathan Shaw (politician)|Jonathan Shaw]], British Labour politician, MP for [[Chatham and Aylesford (UK Parliament constituency)|Chatham and Aylesford]]
*7 June – [[Mark Ravenhill]], English playwright (''[[Shopping and Fucking]]'')
*7 June – [[Mark Ravenhill]], English playwright (''[[Shopping and Fucking]]'')
*8 June – [[Doris Pearson]], British musician
*8 June – [[Doris Pearson]], British musician
*19 June – [[Samuel West]], British actor
*19 June – [[Samuel West]], British actor
*22 June – [[Michael Park (rally co-pilot)|Michael Park]], British rally co-driver (died 2005)
*22 June – [[Michael Park (rally co-pilot)|Michael Park]], British rally co-driver (died 2005)
*24 June – [[Lucinda Russell]], Scottish racehorse trainer


===July–September===
===July–September===
*8 July – [[Guto Harri]], broadcaster and communications consultant
*11 July – [[Melanie Appleby]], singer (d. 1990)
*11 July – [[Melanie Appleby]], singer (d. 1990)
*12 July – [[Tamsin Greig]], actress
*12 July – [[Tamsin Greig]], actress
*16 July – [[Johnny Vaughan]], journalist and critic
*16 July – [[Johnny Vaughan]], journalist and critic
*24 July – [[Martin Keown]], footballer
*24 July – [[Martin Keown]], footballer
*25 July – [[Diana Johnson]], British Labour politician and MP for [[Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull North]]
*25 July – [[Diana Johnson]], British Labour politician, MP for [[Kingston upon Hull North (UK Parliament constituency)|Kingston upon Hull North]]
*28 July – [[Paul Loughlin]], English rugby player
*28 July – [[Paul Loughlin]], English rugby player
*August – [[Simon Stevens (NHS England)|Simon Stevens]], chief executive of [[NHS England]]
*August – [[Simon Stevens (NHS England)|Simon Stevens]], chief executive of [[NHS England]]
*3 August – [[Thangam Debbonaire]], British Labour politician and MP for [[Bristol West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol West]]
*3 August – [[Thangam Debbonaire]], British Labour politician, MP for [[Bristol West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol West]]
*7 August – [[David Cairns (politician)|David Cairns]], Scottish Labour politician, Parliamentary [[Under-Secretary of State]] for Scotland and MP for [[Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverclyde]] (died 2011)
*7 August – [[David Cairns (politician)|David Cairns]], Scottish Labour politician, Parliamentary [[Under-Secretary of State]] for Scotland and MP for [[Inverclyde (UK Parliament constituency)|Inverclyde]] (died 2011)
*12 August – [[Tobias Ellwood]], British Conservative politician and MP for [[Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth East]]
*10 August – [[Charlie Dimmock]], English TV gardening expert
*12 August – [[Tobias Ellwood]], British Conservative politician, MP for [[Bournemouth East (UK Parliament constituency)|Bournemouth East]]
*24 August – [[Nick Denton]], English journalist and businessman, founded [[Gawker Media]]
*24 August – [[Nick Denton]], English journalist and businessman, founder of [[Gawker Media]]
*26 August – [[Shirley Manson]], Scottish alternative rock singer and [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] frontwoman
*26 August – [[Shirley Manson]], Scottish alternative rock singer and [[Garbage (band)|Garbage]] frontwoman
*31 August – [[Alice Oswald]], poet
*7 September – [[Toby Jones]], actor
*22 September – [[Ruth Jones]], Welsh actress
*22 September – [[Ruth Jones]], Welsh actress
*23 September – [[Adam Price]], Welsh [[Plaid Cymru]] politician and MP for [[Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen East and Dinefwr]]
*23 September – [[Adam Price]], Welsh [[Plaid Cymru]] politician, MP for [[Carmarthen East and Dinefwr (UK Parliament constituency)|Carmarthen East and Dinefwr]]
*29 September – [[Ben Miles]], actor
*29 September – [[Ben Miles]], actor


===October–December===
===October–December===
*9 October – [[David Cameron]], British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] leader, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], MP for [[Witney (UK Parliament constituency)|Witney]] and previously [[Leader of the Opposition (UK)|Leader of the Opposition]] in the [[British House of Commons|House of Commons]].
*9 October – [[David Cameron]], British [[Conservative Party (UK)|Conservative Party]] leader, [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]], MP for [[Witney (UK Parliament constituency)|Witney]] and previously [[Leader of the Opposition (UK)|Leader of the Opposition]].
*10 October – [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]], English footballer
*10 October – [[Tony Adams (footballer)|Tony Adams]], English footballer
*11 October – [[Stephen Williams (British politician)|Stephen Williams]], British Liberal Democrat politician and MP for [[Bristol West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol West]]
*11 October – [[Stephen Williams (British politician)|Stephen Williams]], British Liberal Democrat politician, MP for [[Bristol West (UK Parliament constituency)|Bristol West]]
*15 October – [[Dave Stead]], English drummer
*17 October – [[Mark Gatiss]], English writer and actor
*26 October – [[Steve Valentine]], British actor
*26 October – [[Steve Valentine]], British actor
*1 November – [[Jeremy Hunt (politician)|Jeremy Hunt]], British Conservative politician and [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
*1 November – [[Jeremy Hunt (politician)|Jeremy Hunt]], British Conservative politician, [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]]
*8 November – [[Gordon Ramsay]], Scottish-born chef
*8 November – [[Gordon Ramsay]], Scottish-born chef
*10 November
*10 November
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** [[Dave Harold]], snooker player
** [[Dave Harold]], snooker player
**[[Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1966)|Martin Taylor]], English soccer goalkeeper and coach
**[[Martin Taylor (footballer, born 1966)|Martin Taylor]], English soccer goalkeeper and coach
*11 December – [[Rianna Scipio]], British television host, journalist, producer and director<ref name="bfi">{{cite web |title=Rianna Scipio |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131211143925/http://explore.bfi.org.uk/4ce2baadce95f |website=explore.bfi.org.uk |publisher=web.archive.org |access-date=2 August 2023}}</ref>
*12 December – [[Ian Paisley Jr]], Northern Irish politician
*12 December – [[Ian Paisley Jr]], Northern Irish politician
*16 December – [[Dennis Wise]], English footballer and football manager
*16 December – [[Dennis Wise]], English footballer and football manager
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**[[Martin Bayfield]], rugby player, actor and stuntman
**[[Martin Bayfield]], rugby player, actor and stuntman
**[[Kiefer Sutherland]], English-born Canadian actor
**[[Kiefer Sutherland]], English-born Canadian actor
*22 December – [[David Wright (politician)|David Wright]], British Labour politician and MP for [[Telford (UK Parliament constituency)|Telford]]
*22 December – [[David Wright (politician)|David Wright]], British Labour politician, MP for [[Telford (UK Parliament constituency)|Telford]]
*25 December – [[Stephen Twigg]], politician
*25 December – [[Stephen Twigg]], politician
*27 December – [[Marianne Elliott]], theatre director and producer
*27 December – [[Marianne Elliott]], theatre director and producer
*29 December – [[Martin Offiah]], English rugby league and, briefly, rugby union footballer of the 1980s, 1990s and 2000s (decade)
*29 December – [[Martin Offiah]], English rugby league and, briefly, rugby union footballer, active 1987–2002


===Undated===
===Undated===
*[[Matt Jarvis (psychologist)|Matt Jarvis]], psychologist
*[[Matt Jarvis (psychologist)|Matt Jarvis]], psychologist
*[[Daljit Nagra]], poet


==Deaths==
==Deaths==
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*1 July – [[Pauline Boty]], [[pop art]] painter (born 1938)
*1 July – [[Pauline Boty]], [[pop art]] painter (born 1938)
*13 July – [[Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Princess Beatrice]], granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married into the Spanish royal family (born 1884)
*13 July – [[Princess Beatrice of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha|Princess Beatrice]], granddaughter of Queen Victoria, married into the Spanish royal family (born 1884)
*25 September – [[Billy Smart Sr.]], circus owner (born 1894)
*7 October – [[Johnny Kidd (singer)|Johnny Kidd]], rock singer/songwriter, car accident (born 1935)
*7 October – [[Johnny Kidd (singer)|Johnny Kidd]], rock singer/songwriter, car accident (born 1935)
*10 October – [[Charlotte Cooper (tennis)|Charlotte Cooper]], tennis player (born 1870)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Charlotte Cooper |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
*10 October – [[Charlotte Cooper (tennis)|Charlotte Cooper]], tennis player (born 1870)<ref>{{cite web |title=Olympedia – Charlotte Cooper |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/45 |website=olympedia.org |access-date=20 July 2021}}</ref>
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[[Category:Years of the 20th century in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1966 by country]]
[[Category:1960s in the United Kingdom]]
[[Category:1966 in Europe]]

Revision as of 19:14, 17 July 2024

1966 in the United Kingdom
Other years
1964 | 1965 | 1966 (1966) | 1967 | 1968
Constituent countries of the United Kingdom
England | Northern Ireland | Scotland | Wales
Popular culture

Events from the year 1966 in the United Kingdom.

Incumbents

Events

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Undated

Publications

Births

January–March

April–June

July–September

October–December

Undated

Deaths

See also

References

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