The <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Murder_(Abolition_of_Death_Penalty)_Act_1965" id="mwAQY" rel="mw:WikiLink" title="Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965">Murder (Abolition of Death Penalty) Act 1965</a> is given Royal Assent, formally abolishing the death penalty in the United Kingdom for almost all crimes.