It was in this year that Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison and Ringo Starr formed The Beatles, the BBC Television Centre opened in London and Penguin Chapter Books was found not guilty of obscenity at the Old Bailey for publishing D H Lawrence's racy novel, Lady Chatterley's Lover.
Harold Macmillan had been Prime Minister for three years, the population of Britain was estimated to be around 53 million and the world's population was just over 3 billion.
The average house price was £2,530 while a pint of beer cost 8p, a loaf of bread 5p and a packet of 20 cigarettes would set you back just less than 25p.
A season ticket to see Manchester United in 1960, when Sir Matt Busby was manager and Sir Bobby Charlton a star player, cost £8.50.
However, back then the club paid its footballers a maximum wage of £50 a week.
It was in 1960 that Sir Francis Chichester, the British sailor, entered and won the first single-handed transatlantic yacht race in the Gipsy Moth III. He completed the crossing in 40 days.
Several notable British personalities were also born in this year, including Jeremy Clarkson, Bono, Hugh Grant, Nigella Lawson, Colin Firth and Jonathan Ross.
