17 July

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Birthdays

 * Tim Brooke-Taylor (b.1940), Peter Sissons (b.1942), Camilla Parker Bowles (b.1947), Wolfgang Flür (b.1947), David Hasselhoff (b.1952), Angela Merkel (b.1954), Gino D'Acampo (b.1976).

Events

 * 1965: Lucky Stars 200th show
 * 1968: World premiere of Yellow Submarine in London.
 * 1975: Apollo 18 and Soyuz 19 make 1st US/USSR linkup in space.
 * 1979: Sebastian Coe runs world record 3:49 mile in Oslo.
 * 1987: First Night of The Proms
 * 1994: FIFA World Cup Final: Brazil v. Italy at he RoseBowl in Pasadena, California
 * 2005: Edward Heath dies, aged 89. TOTP broadcast on Sunday for the first time.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: The Equals - Baby Come Back (3/3)
 * 1973: Peters & Lee - Welcome Home (1/1)
 * 1979: Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric? (4/4)
 * 1984: FGTH - Two Tribes (6/9)
 * 1988: Glen Medeiros - Nothing's Gonna Change My Love For You (3/4)
 * 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (8/15)
 * 2005: James Blunt - You're Beautiful (1/5)
 * 2011: Wanted - Glad You Came (1/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1969: Tony Blackburn: Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air
 * 1975: DLT. Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love.
 * 1980: no show due to strike
 * 1986: Mike Smith - Papa Don't Preach
 * 1998: Jamie Theakston. Another Level - Freak Me

Stamps
click on stamp for issue details