Timeline:1960s
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[edit] 1960
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Apr 26 | Roger Andrew Taylor born in Castle Bromwich, West Midlands to Hughie and Jean Taylor |
| May 30 | Stephen Duffy born |
| Jun 20 | Nigel John Taylor born at Sorento Maternity Hospital in Birmingham to Jack and Eugenie (Jean) Taylor |
[edit] 1961
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Feb 16 | Andrew Taylor born at Tynemouth Jubilee Infirmary in North Shields (near Newcastle), to Ronnie and Blanche Taylor; he was raised in the fishing village of Cullercoats. (Sandra is his stepmother.) |
[edit] 1962
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Jun 8 | Nicholas James Bates born in or around Moseley, near Birmingham, to Roger and Sylvia Bates |
[edit] 1963
[edit] 1964
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| May 3 | Sterling Campbell born in New York City |
| ? | Warren gets a drum kit |
| ? | Six-year-old Simon is kicked out of Middlesex Cub Scouts for retaliating against an older boy by smacking him in the face with a pair of shoes |
| ? | Simon begins acting classes |
| ? | Simon makes first record with Pinner Parish Church choir ("Ave Verum" and "O For the Wings of a Dove") |
| ? | Simon is the boy in the "not-so-white" shirt in a TV commercial for Persil laundry detergent; he is also in several other commercials |
[edit] 1965
[edit] 1966
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| ? | Andy gets his first guitar, "but it was plastic at the time..." |
| ? | Andy's neighbor David Black (later to replace Mick Ronson when the Spiders from Mars spun off from David Bowie) begins teaching him how to play |
| ? | Warren gets his first guitar |
| ? | A vicar takes Simon on a boat outing to the Norfolk Broads, and Simon's passion for sailing is born |
[edit] 1967
[edit] 1968
| Date | Event |
|---|---|
| Oct | Roger Vadim's cult classic film "Barbarella" released |
| ? | Simon stars in West End musical "Tom Brown's Schooldays" |
