24 May

144/365 - 145/366

Birthdays

 * Bob Dylan (b.1941), Jim Broadbent (b.1949), Alfred Molina (b.1953), Kristin Scott Thomas (b.1960), Eric Cantona (b.1966).

Events

 * 1969: The Beatles' Get Back single goes N1 in the US
 * 1979: 32nd Cannes Film Festival: Apocalypse Now and Die Blechtrommel are joint winners of the Palme d'or; Tubeway Army TOTP debut.
 * 1995: Harold Wilson RIP.
 * 1997: Tribal Gathering 97 electronic music festival.
 * 2002: Russia and the United States sign the Moscow Treaty
 * 2003: 48th Eurovision Song Contest in Riga
 * 2008: 53rd Eurovision Song Contest in Belgrade.

Charts
as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart:
 * 1970: England World Cup Squad - Back Home (3/3)
 * 1977: Rod Stewart - I Don't Wanna Talk About It/The First Cut Is The Deepest (2/4)
 * 1983: New Edition - Candy Girl (1/1)
 * 1992: KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (4/5)
 * 1998: Tamperer ft Maya - Feel It (1/1)
 * 2009: Dizzee Rascal/Van Helden - Bonkers (1/2)
 * 2015: OMI - Cheerleader (4/4)
 * 2019: Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (2/ )

Top of the Pops

 * 1979: David Jensen. Blondie - Sunday Girl. (Tubeway Army debut)
 * 1984: Janice Long & Mike Smith. Duran Duran - The Reflex.
 * 1990: Adamski – Killer. Anthea Turner
 * 2002: Liz Bonnin (debut). Liberty X - Just A Little.

Stamps
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