12 July

193/365 -194/366

Birthdays

 * Brian Cant (b.1933, dec.), Bill Cosby (b.1937), Wilko Johnson (b.1947, dec.), Cheryl Ladd (b.1951), Gareth Gates (b.1984),

Events

 * 1969: Star Trek shown for the first time on BBC One
 * 1979: Minnie Ripperton RIP
 * 1980: Miss Universe (ITV)
 * 1982: RIP Kenneth More
 * 1984: Beat This! A Hip Hop History (BBC2)
 * 2013: RIP Alan Whicker
 * 2015: Wimbledon Men's Singles Final,  Novak Đoković vs. Roger Federer
 * 2018: Donald Trump on 'working visit' to the UK

Charts
as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart:
 * 1967: Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (6/6)
 * 1970: Mungo Jerry - In the Summertime (6/7)
 * 1977: Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again (3/3)
 * 1983: Rod Stewart - Baby Jane (3/3)
 * 1992: Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt (1/3)
 * 1998: Another Level - Freak Me (1/1)
 * 2009: Cascada - Evacuate the Dancefloor (2/2)
 * 2015: David Zowie - House Every Weekend (1/1)
 * 2019: Shawn Mendes / Camila Cabello - Senorita (1/6 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and umber one single.
 * 1979: Mike Read. Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?
 * 1984: John Peel & Tommy Vance. FGTH - Two Tribes.
 * 1990:  Anthea Turner. Elton John - Sacrifice.
 * 1996: Bear Van Beers. Fugees - Killing Me Softly.
 * 2002: Jamie Theakston. Elvis versus JXL – A Little Less Conversation.