10 November

Birthdays

 * Tim Rice (b.1944), Greg Lake (b.1947, dec.), Hugh Bonneville (b.1963),

Events

 * 1978: Butterflies first shown, BBC2; new albums by Kate Bush, Queen and The Clash released.
 * 1989: the world awakes to the news that the Berlin Wall has fallen.
 * 1990: Home Alone, US premiere
 * 2012: US presidential election results declared
 * 2014: The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1 premiere in London

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: The Four Tops – Reach Out, I’ll Be There (3/3)
 * 1981: The Police - Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic (1/1)
 * 1991: Vic Reeves & The Wonder Stuff - Dizzy (2/2)
 * 1996: Jobson & Ramone - What Becomes of the Broken Hearted (2/2)
 * 2002: Westlife - Unbreakable (1/1)
 * 2013: Storm Queen - Look Right Through (1/1)
 * 2017: Camila Cabello ft Young Thug - Havana (2/5)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Pete Murray. The Four Tops – Reach Out, I’ll Be There.
 * 1977: Noel Edmonds. ABBA - The Name of the Game
 * 1983: David Jensen & John Peel. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl.
 * 1988: Bruno Brookes & Sybil Ruscoe. Enya - Orinoco Flow.
 * 1994: Bruno Brookes. Pato Banton - Baby Come Back.
 * 2000: Jamie Theakston. Madonna – Don’t Tell Me.

Stamps
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