12 December

Events

 * 1969: Milan bank bomb explosion
 * 1992: The Royal Variety Performance
 * 2019: UK General Election

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1971: Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in The West) (2/4)
 * 1978: Boney M - Mary's Boy Child (2/4)
 * 1993: Take That - Babe (1/1)
 * 1999: Cliff Richard - Millennium Prayer (3/3)
 * 2004: Band Aid 20 - Do They Know It's Christmas (2/4)
 * 2010: Black Eyed Peas - The Time (Dirty Bit) (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1968: JS. Scaffold – Lily The Pink.
 * 1974: JS. Barry White – You’re The First, The Last, My Everything.
 * 1985: Gary Davies & Janice Long. Whitney Houston – Saving All My Love For You.
 * 1991: Claudia Simon & Tony Dortie. George Michael & Elton John – Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me
 * 1997: Jo Whiley. Teletubbies – Teletubbies Say “Eh-Oh”.
 * 2003: Tim Kash. Will Young – Leave Right Now.

Stamps

 * none