01 December

Birthdays

 * Matt Monro (b.1930, dec.), Woody Allen (b.1935), Bette Midler (b.1945), Gilbert O'Sullivan (b.1946), Salvatore Schillaci (b.1964),



Events

 * 1976: Sex Pistols on live TV with Bill Grundy.
 * 1984: Beverly Hills Cop US premiere
 * 1989: USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart. Full list of December No.1s
 * 1966: Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (1/7)
 * 1981: Julio Iglesias - Begin the Beguine (1/1)
 * 1991: George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (1/2)
 * 1996: Peter Andre - I Feel You (1/1)
 * 2002: Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One (1/1)
 * 2013: Calvin Harris, Alesso, Hurts - Under Control (1/1)
 * 2017: Camila Cabello ft Young Thug - Havana (5/5)
 * 2023:

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Simon Dee. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home.
 * 1977: DLT. Wings – Mull Of Kintyre
 * 1983: DLT & Steve Wright. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl.
 * 1988: Bruno Brookes & Mike Read. Robin Beck – The First Time.
 * 1994: Lily Savage. Lady B - Let Me Be Your Fantasy.
 * 2000: Jayne Middlemiss. Destiny’s Child – Independent Women Part 1.

Stamps
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