12 March

Birthdays

 * Jack Kerouac (b.1922, dec.), Al Jarreau (b.1940, dec.), Liza Minnelli (b.1946), Graham Coxon (b.1969), Pete Doherty (b.1979).

Events

 * 1969: Paul & Linda wed
 * 1980: Arena: My Way (BBC 2)
 * 1981: Sorry!, Brave New World (BBC 1)
 * 2012: The Hunger Games US premiere
 * 2019: 30th anniversary World Wide Web

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: Cilla Black - Anyone Who Had a Heart (3/3)
 * 1969: Peter Sarstedt - Where Do You Go To (My Lovely) (3/4)
 * 1972: Nilsson - Without You (2/5)
 * 1974: Paper Lace - Billy Don't Be A Hero (1/3)
 * 1985: Dead Or Alive - You Spin Me Round (Like a Record) (2/2)
 * 1989: Jason Donovan - Too Many Broken Hearts (2/2)
 * 1995: Celine Dionne - Think Twice (7/7)
 * 2000: Chicane ft Bryan Adams - Don't Give Up (1/1)
 * 2006: Chico - It's Chico Time (2/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: JS. Lee Marvin – Wand’rin Star.
 * 1981: Tommy Vance. Roxy Music - Jealous Guy.
 * 1987: Mike Smith & Steve Wright. Boy George - Everything I Own.
 * 1992: Tony Dortie & Claudia Simon. Shakespear’S Sister – Stay.
 * 1999: Gail Porter. Boyzone – When The Going Gets Tough.
 * 2004: Tim Kash. Britney Spears – Toxic.