1960

Events

 * 22 September - Tegan Jovanka, companion of the Fourth and Fifth Doctors, was born. (AUDIO: The Gathering)
 * 9 December - Coronation Street debuted on television on Earth. Several cast members of this long-running series were destined to be killed by the Vore (PROSE: The Gallifrey Chronicles) and the Sixth Doctor once had a strange dream involving the series (PROSE: Christmas Special).

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 * The Doctor received an honourary degree from St Cedd's College, Cambridge and visited Professor Chronotis. (HOMEVID: Shada)
 * 11 March - Actor Robert Glenister was born.
 * 1 April - Actor Michael Praed was born.
 * 16 April - Actor Ricco Ross was born.
 * 19 April - Actor Mark Greenstreet was born.
 * Donald Wilson, head of Serial Drama for the British Broadcasting Corporation, established the Monitoring Group, also known as the Survey Group, whose job was to keep the BBC informed about current trends in various genres of entertainment. In 1962, a report on science fiction programming possibilities by this body led to the creation of Doctor Who.
 * 3 June - Actor Bradley Walsh was born.
 * 20 July - Actor Johnathon Morris was born.
 * 9 September - Actor Hugh Grant was born.
 * 29 September - Actor Howard Cooke was born.
 * 11 October - Actor Nicola Bryant was born.
 * 10 December - Actor Keith Jayne was born.