02 July

Birthdays

 * Mark Kermode (b.1963), Peter Kay (b.1973), Gene Gallagher (b.2001),

Events

 * 1964: Towards 2000 (ATV)
 * 1966: Wimbledon 66 Ladies Final, Doubles Finals; Take a Cool Look (ns, ATV)
 * 1978: four new series on ITV, Space 1999 - Breakaway
 * 1979: Oh Boy! returns (ITV)
 * 1980: Sheena Easton on The Big Time (BBC1)
 * 1981: We Are the Champions (ns, BBC1)
 * 1988: Wimbledon 88 Women's Finals
 * 2018: RIP Alan Longmuir
 * 2021: Ed Sheeran's 10th UK no.1

Charts
year (click for full chart), with no.1 single (new in bold)
 * 1964: Roy Orbison - It's Over (2/2)
 * 1969: Thunderclap Newman - Something in the Air (1/3)
 * 1972: Donny Osmond - Puppy Love (1/5)
 * 1974: Charles Aznavour - She (2/4)
 * 1985: Sister Sledge - Frankie (2/4)
 * 1989: Soul II Soul - Back to Life (However Do You Want Me) (3/4)
 * 1995: Outhere Brothers - Boom Boom Boom (1/4)
 * 2000: Eminem - The Real Slim Shady (1/1)
 * 2006: Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (1/5)
 * 2021: Ed Sheeran - Bad Habits (1/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: No show due to Wimbledon 1970.
 * 1981: DLT. Michael Jackson – One Day In Your Life.
 * 1987: Simon Bates. Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin.
 * 1992: Tony Dortie. Erasure – ABBA-esque.
 * 1999: Gail Porter. ATB - 9 pm (Til I Come)
 * 2004: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton. McFly - Obviously