08 May

Birthdays

 * David Attenborough (b.1926), Jack Charlton (.1935), Peter Benchley (b.1940), Gary Glitter (b.1944), Keith Jarrett (b.1945), Chris Frantz (b.1951), Philip Bailey (b.1951), Enrique Iglesias (b.1975), Michelle McManus (b.1980).

Events

 * 1945: General Wilhelm Keitel formally surrenders Germany to the Allies ("VE Day").
 * 1966: NME Poll WInners Concert (ITV), Man In Space (BBC2)
 * 1970: The Beatles final album Let It Be released.
 * 1971: FA Cup Final, Arsenal v. Liverpool.
 * 1974: 14th European Cup Winner's Cup
 * 1984: The Young Ones (S2), Thames Barrier officially completed.
 * 1988: Francois Mitterand elected President of France.
 * 1989: A new recording of Ferry Cross The Mersey in aid of those affected by the Hillsborough disaster released.
 * 1994: American actor George Peppard dies, aged 65.
 * 1996: Paris Saint-Germain win 36th European Cup Winner's Cup against Rapid Wien 1-0 in Brussels
 * 1999: Dirk Bogarde dies, aged 78.
 * 2008: Dmitry Medvedev appoints Vladimir Putin as Russian Prime Minister.
 * 2013: Sir Alex Ferguson announces his retirement as Manchester United's manager at the end of the season.
 * 2016: Sadiq Khan is elected Mayor of London, the first Muslim mayor of a major Western city.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Sandi Shaw - Puppet On A String (2/3)
 * 1973: Dawn ft. Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon (4/4)
 * (1979: announced on Wed 09 May)
 * (1984: announced on Wed 09 May)
 * 1988: Fairground Attraction - Perfect (1/1)
 * 1994: Stiltskin - Inside (1/1)
 * 2005: Akon - Lonely (1/2)
 * 2011: LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem (4/4)
 * 2020: Drake - Toosie Slide (1/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: JS. The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back.
 * 1975: JS. Mud – Oh Boy.
 * 1980: Peter Powell. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno.
 * 1986: Janice Long & John Peel. Falco – Rock Me Amadeus.
 * 1998: Jamie Theakston. All Saints – Under The Bridge.

Stamps

 * 2010-05-08 London Festival of Stamps Kings Stamps min sheet.jpg: London 2010 Festival of Stamps : The Kings Stamps.