09 January

Birthdays

 * Simone de Beauvoir (b.1908, dec.), Richard Nixon (b.1913, dec.), Clive Dunn (b.1920, dec.), Joan Baez (b.1941), Freddie Starr (b.1943, dec.), Kate Middleton (b.1982), Paolo Nutini (b.1987)



Events

 * 1972: UK national miners strike begins
 * 1976: Bouquet of Barbed Wire (ns, ITV)
 * 1979: Blake's Seven (S2)
 * 1984: The Jewel in the Crown (ns)
 * 1986: Blackadder II (ns), Yes, Prime Minister (ns)
 * 2006: Life On Mars (ns)
 * 2007: Beatles stamp issue; Steve Jobs announces iPhone.
 * 2023: First satellite launch from UK soil

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: The Beatles - I Want to Hold Your Hand (5/5)
 * 1972: The New Seekers - I'd Like To Teach The World To Sing (In Perfect Harmony) (2/4)
 * 1979: Village People - YMCA (2/3)
 * 1994: Chaka Demus - Twist & Shout (2/2)
 * 2000: Westlife - I Have A Dream/Seasons In the Sun (4/4)
 * 2005: Elvis Presley - Jailhouse Rock (1/1) *
 * 2011: Rihanna ft Drake - What's My Name (1/1)
 * Jailhouse Rock becomes the lowest-selling number one in UK history, although the first to enter at number one twice.

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Stuart Henry. Marmalade – Ob-La-Di-Ob-La-Da.
 * 1975: Tony Blackburn. Mud - Lonely This Christmas.
 * 1986: Mike Smith & Steve Wright. Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls.
 * 1992: Claudia Simon & Mark Franklin. Queen - Bohemian Rhapsody.
 * 1998: Jo Whiley. VV AA - Perfect Day.
 * 2004: Michael Andrews Feat. Gary Jules – Mad World