27 September

Birthdays

 * Gordon Honeycombe (b.1936, dec.), Peter Bonetti (b.1941), Alvin Stardust (b.1942, dec.), Meat Loaf, (Marvin Lee Aday, b.1947), Barbara Dickson (b.1947), Michele Dotrice (b.1948), Lorenzo Cherubini (b.1966), Gwyneth Paltrow (b.1972), Francesco Totti (b.1976), Avril Lavigne (b.1984).

Events

 * 1968: France denies UK entry into common market. Hair West End debut.
 * 1975: Supersonic (ITV)
 * 1982: Depeche Mode release A Broken Frame.
 * 1993: Pet Shop Boys release Very. Cracker TV debut.
 * 1998: Search engine Google is created.
 * 2015: Supermoon and Blood Moon coincide.
 * 2018: Google celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz (4/5)
 * 1970: Freda Payne - Band of Gold (3/6)
 * 1977: Elvis Presley - Way Down (5/5)
 * 1983: Culture Club - Karma Chameleon (2/6)
 * 1987: M/A/R/R/S - Pump Up the Volume (1/2)
 * 1992: The Shamen - Ebeneezer Goode (3/4)
 * 1998: B*Witched - Roller Coaster (1/2)
 * 2009: Taio Cruz - Break Your Heart (2/3)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1973: Noel Edmonds. Simon Park Orchestra – Eye Level.
 * 1974: Tony Blackburn. Carl Douglas – Kung Fu Fighting.
 * 1979: JS. The Police - Message In A Bottle.
 * 1984: Peter Powell & Mike Smith. Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You.
 * 1990: Anthea Turner. Maria McKee - Show Me Heaven.
 * 1996: Harry Hill. Fugees - Ready Or Not.
 * 2002: Sarah Cawood. Pinkl - Just Like A Pill.

Stamps
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