02 December

Birthdays

 * Gianni Versace (b.1946, dec.), Nelly Furtado (b.1978), David Batty (b.1968), Britney Spears (b.1981)

Events

 * 1967: full colour service on BBC2
 * 1971: And Mother Makes Three  (S2)
 * 2000: Coronation Street 40th anniversary week
 * 2020: Three-tier system re-introduced in England

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1965: The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over (2/3)
 * 1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhpsody (2/9)
 * 1980: ABBA - Super Trouper (2/3)
 * 1986: Europe - The Final Countdown (1/2)
 * 1990: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (2/4)
 * 2001: Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (1/3 n.c.)
 * 2007: Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (6/7)
 * 2012: Olly Murs ft. Flo Rida - Troublemaker (2/2)
 * 2016: Clean Bandit - Rock a Bye Baby (4/9)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1965: Pete Murray. The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over.
 * 1971: JS. Slade – Coz I Luv You.
 * 1976: Ed Stewart. Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love.
 * 1982: Peter Powell, Gary Davies, Janice Long & Pat Sharp. The Jam – Beat Surrender.
 * 1993: Tony Dortie. Meat Loaf - I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That).

Stamps

 * none