01 December

Birthdays

 * Matt Monro (b.1930, dec.), Woody Allen (b.1935), Bette Midler (b.1945), Gilbert O'Sullivan (b.1946), Salvatore Schillaci (b.1964),



Events

 * 1976: Sex Pistols on live TV with Bill Grundy.
 * 1984: Beverly Hills Cop US premiere
 * 1989: USSR President Mikhail Gorbachev meets Pope John Paul II at the Vatican

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home (1/7)
 * 1981: Julio Iglesias - Begin the Beguine (1/1)
 * 1991: George Michael & Elton John - Don't Let The Sun Go Down On Me (1/2)
 * 1996: Peter Andre - I Feel You (1/1)
 * 2002: Daniel Bedingfield - If You're Not The One (1/1)
 * 2013: Calvin Harris, Alesso, Hurts - Under Control (1/1)
 * 2017: Camila Cabello ft Young Thug - Havana (5/5)
 * 2023: Jack Harlow - Lovin On Me (3/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Simon Dee. Tom Jones - Green Green Grass of Home.
 * 1977: DLT. Wings – Mull Of Kintyre
 * 1983: DLT & Steve Wright. Billy Joel – Uptown Girl.
 * 1988: Bruno Brookes & Mike Read. Robin Beck – The First Time.
 * 1994: Lily Savage. Lady B - Let Me Be Your Fantasy.
 * 2000: Jayne Middlemiss. Destiny’s Child – Independent Women Part 1.

Stamps
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