08 April

Birthdays

 * Vivienne Westwood (b.1941), Julian Lennon (b.1963), Patricia Arquette (b.1968)

Events

 * 1964: Ready, Steady, Go! Mod Ball (ITV).
 * 1967: Eurovision Song Contest in Vienna, All-Night Light Show Continuum at the Roundhouse.
 * 1973: RIP Pablo Picasso, aged 93; Farmhouse Kitchen, Stars on Sunday, Our Kid (all ns, ITV), A.D.A.M.
 * 1993: New Order via satellite
 * 1994: Kurt Cobain found dead
 * 2005: Funeral of Pope John Paul II
 * 2010: RIP Malcolm McLaren, aged 64; Outnumbered (S3, BBC 1)
 * 2013: RIP Margaret Thatcher, aged 87
 * 2017: RIP Brian Matthew aged 88

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1965: Unit 4 + 2 - Concrete and Clay (1/1)
 * 1975: Bay City Rollers - Bye Bye Baby (4/6)
 * 1980: no chart - see 09 April
 * 1986: Cliff Richard & The Young Ones - Living Doll (3/3)
 * 1990: Madonna - Vogue (1/4)
 * 2001: Emma Bunton - What Took You So Long? (1/2)
 * 2007: The Proclaimers ft Brain Potter & Andy Pipkin - I'm Gonna Be (500 Miles) (3/3)
 * 2012: Carly Rae Jepsen - Call Me Maybe (1/4)
 * 2016: Mike Posner - I Took a Pill in Ibiza (4/4)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1964: Pete Murray & David Jacobs. The Beatles - Can’t Buy Me Love.
 * 1965: David Jacobs. Unit 4 Plus 2 - Concrete and Clay.
 * 1971: JS. T-Rex – Hot Love
 * 1976: Noel Edmonds. Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me.
 * 1982: Simon Bates. Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears.
 * 1993: Tony Dortie. The Blue Bells - Young At Heart.
 * 2005 - moved to Sunday 10 April afternoon due to Charles & Camilla's Wedding on Friday 08 (later postponed to Sat 09).