1960

March

 * 23 - American humorist Franklin Adams dies in New York City. (DW: The Seeds of Doom, date and place from Wikipedia)

September

 * 22 - Tegan Jovanka, companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, is born in Brisbane, Australia. (BFA: The Gathering)

December

 * 09 - Coronation Street debuts on TV on Earth. Several cast members of this long-running series are destined to be killed by the Vore (EDA: The Gallifrey Chronicles) and the Doctor once had a strange dream involving the series (ST: Christmas Special).

Unknown date

 * The Doctor receives an honorary degree from St. Cedd's College, Cambridge and also visit Professor Chronotis (DW: Shada)

April

 * 16 - Ricco Ross is born.

May

 * Donald Wilson, head of Serial Drama for the BBC, establishes the Monitoring Group, also known as the Survey Group, whose job is to keep the BBC informed about current trends in various genres of entertainment. In 1962, a report on science fiction progamming possibilities by this body leads to the creation of Doctor Who.

July

 * 20 - Johnathon Morris is born.

September

 * 09 - Hugh Grant is born.
 * 10 - Police Surgeon debuts on ITV in Britain. It is one of the first British TV series created by Sydney Newman, who later creates Doctor Who. It runs until 3 December 1960 and its star, Ian Hendry, immediately moves to another Newman creation, The Avengers.

December

 * 09 - Coronation Street debuts on UK television. Still in production in 2009, it becomes the longest-running UK drama TV series of all time, and one of the only shows to surpass Doctor Who in longevity. Many Doctor Who cast members (before and after their involvement in Who) will appear on the series over the decades, and the series' popularity in the ratings is considered a contributing factor in the cancellation of Doctor Who in 1989, after it had been scheduled against the still-popular programme.

Reference

 * Doctor Who: A History of the Universe, by Lance Parkin. Virgin Publishing, Ltd., 1996. ISBN 0-426-20471-9