03 September

Birthdays

 * Pauline Collins (b.1940), Steve Jones (b.1955), Charlie Sheen (b.1965), Gareth Southgate (b.1970), Fearne Cotton (b.1981).

Events

 * 1967: Sweden begins driving on right-hand side of road.
 * 1968: Ringo Starr returns to The Beatles
 * 1969: 30th anniversary of outbreak of WWII
 * 1971: John Lennon leaves the UK indefinitely for NYC.
 * 1977: Doctor Who (ns, S15)
 * 1984: The Six O'Clock News launches on BBC 1.
 * 1995: eBay (Electronic Bay) founded by Pierre Omidyar.
 * 2004: The Beslan school massacre ends

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: Honeycombs - Have I The Right? (2/2)
 * 1972: Slade - Mama Weer All Crazee Now (1/4)
 * 1974: The Osmonds - Love Me For A Reason (2/3)
 * 1985: David Bowie & Mick Jagger - Dancing in the Street (1/4) (straight in)
 * 1989: Black Box - Right On Time (1/6)
 * 1995: Michael Jackson - You Are Not Alone (1/2)
 * 2000: A1 - Take On Me (1/1)
 * 2006: Justin Timberlake - Sexyback

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: Tony Blackburn. Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You
 * 1981: Peter Powell. Soft Cell - Tainted Love.
 * 1987: Mike Smith. Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up.
 * 1992: Mark Franklin & Femi Oke. Snap! - Rythm is a Dancer.
 * 1999: Gail Porter. Lou Bega. LOU BEGA – Mambo No. 5.
 * 2004: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Natasha Bedingfield – These Words.