28 May

148/365 - 149/366

Birthdays

 * Steve Strange (b. 1959, dec.), Kylie Minogue (b.1968), Carey Mulligan (b.1985),

Events

 * 1969: 13th European Cup:Milan v. Ajax in Madrid
 * 1974: Eight killed in fascist bomb attack in Brescia, Italy
 * 1975: 19th European Cup, Bayern Munich v. Leeds United in Paris.
 * 1976: Taxi Driver wins Plame d'Or at Cannes film festival.
 * 1980: 24th European Cup: Nottingham Forest v. Hamburg in Madrid.
 * 1982: Pope John Paul II arrives in UK
 * 1984: Eric Morecambe dies, aged 58.
 * 1997: 5th UEFA Champions League Final: Borussia Dortmund v. Juventus in Munich
 * 2003: 11th UEFA Champions League Final: Milan v. Juventus in Manchester.
 * 2011: 19th UEFA Champions League Final: Barcelona v. Manchester United in London
 * 2017: Tom Dumoulin wins the 100th Giro d’Italia in Milan.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: Cilla Black - You're My World (1/4)
 * 1969: The Beatles with Billy Preston - Get Back (6/6)
 * 1972: T Rex - Metal Guru (3/4)
 * 1974: Rubettes - Sugar Baby Love (3/4)
 * 1980: MASH - Theme from Mash (Suicide is Painless) (1/3)
 * 1985: Paul Hardcastle - 19 (4/5)
 * 1989: VV AA - Ferry Cross The Mersey (3/3)
 * 1995: Robson & Gerome - Unchianed Melody (3/7)
 * 2000: Sonique - It Feels So Good (1/3)
 * 2006: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (9/9)

Top of the Pops
year (click for show details): Presenter(s). No.1 Artist - Song.
 * 1970: Tony Blackburn. England World Cup Squad - Back Home.
 * 1981: Simon Bates. Adam & The Ants - Stand & Deliver. (Cup Final Special)
 * 1987: Mike Smith. Starship - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.
 * 1992: Mark Franklin & Femi Oke. KWS - Please Don’t Go.
 * 1999: Gail Porter. Shanks & Bigfoot – Sweet Like Chocolate.
 * 2004: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton. Frankee - F.U.R.B.