16 March

Birthdays

 * Jerry Lewis (b.1926, dec.), Bernardo Bertolucci (b.1941, dec.), Jimmy Nail (b.1954),

Events

 * 1976: Harold Wilson resigns; Beatles back in the charts
 * 1978: Aldo Moro kidnapped; 500th Tomorrow's World
 * 1984: Doctor Who regenerates
 * 1995: Blue Peter explains the internet
 * 1996: Mike Tyson vs. Frank Bruno

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (3/6)
 * 1976: Tina Charles - I Love To Love (3/3)
 * 1982: Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (3/3)
 * 1997: Spice Girls - Mama/Who Do You Think You Are (2/3)
 * 2003: Gareth Gates ft. The Kumars - Spirit in the Sky (1/2)
 * 2008: Duffy - Mercy (5/5)
 * 2014: Dvbbs & Borgeous/Tinie Tempah - Tsunami (Jump) (1/1)
 * 2018: Drake - God's Plan (8/9)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Alan Freeman. Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me.
 * 1972: Ed Stewart. Nilsson - Without You.
 * 1978: Peter Powell. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights.
 * 1989: Simon Mayo, Sybil Ruscoe & Rod McKenzie. Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts.
 * 1995: Lenny Henry. Celine Dion - Think Twice.
 * 2001: Jamie Theakston. Shaggy feat. Rikrok – It Wasn’t Me.