03 April

Birthdays

 * Sally Thomsett (b.1950), Alec Baldwin (b.1958), Eddie Murphy (b.1961), Nigel Farage (b.1964), Matthew Goode (b.1978), Leona Lewis (b.1985),

Events

 * 1971: Eurovision Song Contest, Dublin.
 * 1972: Terry Wogan begins his Breakfast Show on R2
 * 1974: The Family
 * 1975: Crossroads wedding.
 * 1976: Eurovision Song Contest, The Hague.
 * 1977: Jesus of Nazareth
 * 1978: Jamie & the Magic Torch, Whodunnit, Rumpole of The Bailey. (all ns, ITV)
 * 1979: The Budget; Miss England, The Tour of Life
 * 1981: Brixton riots
 * 1982: War in the Falklands; Charles & Di at The Grand National.
 * 1994: Pink Floyd's fourth no.1 album
 * 2010: Debut of the eleventh Doctor Who.
 * 2018: Cunk on Britain (ns, BBC2)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: The Beatles - Lady Madonna (2/2)
 * 1973: Gilbert O'Sullivan - Get Down (1/2)
 * 1979: Gloria Gaynor - I Will Survive (4/4)
 * 1984: Lionel Richie - Hello (3/6)
 * 1988: Pet Shop Boys - Heart (1/3) (fourth no.1)
 * 1994: Take That - Everything Changes (1/2) (fourth no.1)
 * 2005: Tony Christie ft Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (3/7)
 * 2011: Jennifer Lopez ft Pitbull - On The Floor (1/2)
 * 2020: Weeknd - Blinding Lights (6/8 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Alan Freeman. Marvin Gaye – I Heard It Through The Grapevine.
 * 1975: JS. Bay City Rollers – Bye Bye Baby.
 * 1980: David Jensen. The Jam – Going Underground.
 * 1986: Janice Long & John Peel. Cliff Richard & The Young Ones – Living Doll. new theme tune - The Wizard
 * 1998: Zoë Ball. RUN D.M.C. versus Jason Nevins – It’s Like That.