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| 1st Nuclear Power Station Eden, Robert Anthony |  |
| 20th Aug Calder Hall 1stNuclear power is generated in Britain is produced in Calder Hall |
| 26th of July Movement Guevara, Ernesto "Che" |  |
| While in Mexico Guevara joins Fidel Castro's revolutionary 26th of July Movement |
| 25th Nov When the cabin cruiser Granma sets out from Tuxpan, Veracruz for Cuba, Guevara is one of only four non-Cubans aboard |
| Adviser Lukyanov, Anatoly Ivanovich |  |
| Moscow Appointed Adviser to the Council of Ministers |
| Alliance Nasser, Gamal Abdel |  |
| April Nasser signs a military Alliance with SaudiArabia |
| ANC Mbeki, Thabo Mvuyelwa |  |
| Appointed Member of the ANC |
| Angolan Communist Party Andrade, Joaquim |  |
| The PLUA merges with the PCA to form the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) |
| Angolan Communist Party Andrade, M rio Pinto de | |
| The PLUA merges with the PCA to form the Popular Movement for the Liberation of Angola (MPLA) |
| Armament Strauss, Franz Josef |  |
| Bonn Begins German rearmament |
| Arrest Ben Bella, Ahmed |  |
| Captured by the French & interned in France |
| Arrest Makarios, Mikhail Khristodolou Mouskos |  |
| Arrested by the British for suspected terrorism & deported to the Seychelles |
| Arrest Doenitz, Karl | |
| 30th Sep Doenitz is released from prison |
| Arrest Nagy, Imre |  |
| Budapest Releases the Hungarian Primate, Cardinal Mindszenty |
| Arrest Gomulka, Wladyslaw |  |
| Readmitted into the Polish United Workers Party |
| Arrest Wyszynski, Stefan | |
| Released after the death of Stalin & restored |
| Arrest Lutuli, Albert | |
| Pretoria Africa Arrested for treason although never tried |
| Arrest Djilas, Milovan |  |
| Imprisoned for his opposition to the regime |
| Assassination Somoza Garcia, Anastasio |  |
| Somoza Garcia is assassinated, succeeded in office by his sons Luis & Anastasio |
| Aswan Dam Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Aswan Dam The USA& Britain had agreed to help pay for the Aswan Dam but cancelled after Egypt had bought tanks from Communist Czechoslovakia & befriended China |
| 26th July Aswan Dam The nationalization of the Suez Vanal is announced in order to raise revenue for the construction of the Aswan High Dam on the Nile River |
| Beatles, The Harrison, George | |
| Liverpool Paul McCartney introduces George Harris on to the Quarrymen |
| Beatles, The Lennon, John Winston | |
| Julia, John Lennon's mother, buys him his first guitar through a mail order ad, his incessant playing prompts John's Aunt Mimi to say, "The guitar's all very well as a hobby, John, but you'll never make a living out of it." |
| Birth Almond, Peter Mark Sinclair | |
| 9th July Southport Birth of Peter Mark Sinclair Almond |
| Birth Barker, Sue | |
| 19th April Paignton Birth of Sue Barker |
| Birth Coe, Sebastian Newbold | |
| 29th Sep Birth of Sebastian Newbold Coe |
| Birth Rotten, Johnny | |
| 31st Jan Birth of Johnny Rotten, as John Joseph Lydon |
| Birth Ahmadinejad, Mahmoud |  |
| 28th Oct Garmsar Birth of Mahmoud Ahmadinejad |
| Birth Borg, Bjorn |  |
| 6th June Soldertaljie Birth of Bjorn Borg |
| Bishop of Poland John Paul II | |
| Krakow Appointed Auxiliarty Bishop |
| Bombing of Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| 31st Oct Suez Canal The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Nasser then sinks all 40 ships in the canal & closes it until 1957 |
| Bombing of Egypt Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 31st Oct Suez Canal The UK & France bomb Egypt to force the reopening of the canal with Operation Musketeer, Nasser then sinks all 40 ships in the canal & closes it until 1957 |
| Broadcast Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 4th Nov London Makes a TV broadcast to the nation appealing for national unity |
| Budget MacMillan, Maurice Harold | |
| London Introduces Premium Bonds & cuts Government food subsidies |
| Calder Hall Elizabeth II | |
| 17th Oct Calder Hall Opens Calder HallNuclear power station |
| Capture of Gaza Eden, Robert Anthony | |
| 2nd Nov Gaza Gaza falls to the British forces |
| Capture of Sinai Nasser, Gamal Abdel | |
| Nov Sinai Israel captures the Sinai |
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