06 July

Birthdays

 * Bill Haley (b.1925, dec.), George W. Bush (b.1946), Sylvester Stallone (b.1946), Richard Beckinsale (b.1947, dec.), Geoffrey Rush (b.1951), Jennifer Saunders (b.1958), 50 Cent (b.1975).

Events

 * 1964: Hard Day's Night London premiere (general release 07 July)
 * 1968: Wimbledon Womens' Final
 * 1974: Wimbledon Mens' Final
 * 1979: Wimbledon Womens' Final
 * 1985: Wimbledon Womens' Final
 * 1986: 100th Wimbledon Men's Final
 * 1991: Wimbledon Women's Tennis Final
 * 1994: Forrest Gump US general release (UK October)
 * 1996: Wimbledon Women's Tennis Final
 * 1997: Wimbledon Men's Tennis Final
 * 2002: Wimbledon Women's Tennis Final (Williams sisters)
 * 2003: Wimbledon Men's Tennis Final (Federer first title)
 * 2008: Wimbledon Men's Tennis (Nadal first title)
 * 2020: RIP Ennio Morricone

Charts
as announced on this day, with no. 1 single (new in Bold). Click on year for full chart.
 * 1976: The Real Thing -You To Me Are Everything (3/3)
 * 1982: Captain Sensible - Happy Talk (2/2)
 * 1997: Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (3/6 nc)
 * 2003: Beyoncé - Crazy In Love (1/3)
 * 2008: Dizzee Rascal - Dance Wiv Me (1/4)
 * 2014: Ariana Grande ft Iggy Azalea - Problem (1/1)
 * 2018: George Ezra - Shotgun (2/4 nc)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Alan Freeman. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Donny Osmond - Puppy Love.
 * 1973: Noel Edmonds. Slade – Skweeze Me Pleeze Me.
 * 1978: No show due to World Cup 1978.
 * 1989: Nicky Campbell. Soul II Soul – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me).
 * 1995: Wendy Lloyd. The Outhere Brothers – Boom Boom Boom
 * 2001: Gail Porter. Hear’Say – The Way To Your Love


 * 2018: TOTP The Story of 1986