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Events relating to england
English author John Braine publishes his first novel, Room at the Top
English author Stevie Smith publishes her collection of poems Not Waving but Drowning
Laurence Olivier brings the music-hall artist Archie Rice vibrantly to life in John Osborne's The Entertainer
Harold Macmillan's chancellor, Peter Thoneycroft, and his entire treasury team resign when he overrules them on economic policy
The cartoonist Vicky depicts Harold Macmillan as Supermac in London's Evening Standard
Eight members of the Manchester United football team die in an air crash when flying back to England from Belgrade via Munich
Lynn Seymour creates the first of many roles for MacMillan, dancing the Adolescent in The Burrow
Irish dramatist Brendan Behan's play The Hostage is produced in Dublin
Chicken Soup with Barley begins a trilogy by English playwright Arnold Wesker
English author Alan Sillitoe publishes his first novel, Saturday Night and Sunday Morning
18-year-old British pop singer Cliff Richard has his first hit single with Move It
The Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament (CND) is launched in Britain with Bertrand Russell as president
Harold Pinter's first play in London's West End, The Birthday Party, closes in less than a week
The Conservative party wins the UK general election with their highest ever vote and an increased majority
Iain Macleod, appointed colonial secretary in Macmillan's new government, intends to speed up the independence of British colonies
Australian soprano Joan Sutherland becomes a star overnight with her performance at Covent Garden in Lucia di Lammermoor
The Mini is launched, designed by Alec Issigonis, and becomes the best-selling British car of all time
The first prototype of the Hovercraft, designed by British engineer Christopher Cockerell, crosses the English Channel
Keith Waterhouse has a wide success with his second novel, Billy Liar
Harold Pinter's second play in London's West End, The Caretaker, immediately brings him an international reputation
British author Laurie Lee remembers a Cotswold boyhood in Cider with Rosie
Billy Wright becomes the first football player to win 100 caps for England
A Liverpool group of musicians call themselves Long John & the Silver Beatles – a name soon shortened to something more memorable
English poet John Betjeman publishes his long autobiographical poem Summoned by Bells
The English revue Beyond the Fringe has its premiere at the Edinburgh Festival
