13 December

Birthdays

 * Taylor Swift (b. 1989),



Events

 * 1965: Jackanory first broadcast
 * 1981: A Midsummer Night's Dream (BBC)
 * 2018: David Dimbleby's final Question Time
 * 2019: Conservatives win UK General Election

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: The Beatles - Hello Goodbye (2/7)
 * 1970: Dave Edmunds - I Hear You Knocking (4/6)
 * 1977: Wings - Mull of Kintyre/Girls School (3/9)
 * 1983: The Flying Pickets - Only You (2/5)
 * 1987: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (1/4)
 * 1992: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (3/10)
 * 1998: B'Witched - To You I Belong (1/1)
 * 2009: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (1/2 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1973: Tony Blackburn. Slade - Merry Xmas Everybody.
 * 1979: Mike read. Pink Floyd - Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2).
 * 1984: Peter Powell & Steve Wright. Band Aid - Do They Know It’s Christmas?
 * 1990: Simon Mayo. Vanilla Ice – Ice Ice Baby.
 * 1996: Ian Broudie. Boyzone – A Different Beat.
 * 2002: Liz Bonnin. Eminem – Lose Yourself.