28 August


 * *All UK (except Scotland) Bank Holidays.

Birthdays

 * Windsor Davies (b.1930), David Soul (b.1943), Hugh Cornwell (b.1949), Wayne Osmond (b.1951), Kim Appleby (b.1961), Shana Twain (b.1965), Mary McCartney (b.1969 - first child of Paul & Linda), Jack Black (b.1969), James Jagger (b.1985),

Events

 * 1973: Let’s Get It On by Marvin Gaye released in the US.
 * 1974: Soyuz 15 returns to Earth
 * 1979: IRA bomb explodes in Brussels' Great Market.
 * 1981: Sebastian Coe sets 1 mile record of 3:47.33
 * 2003: 20th MTV Video Music Awards
 * 2004: GB win 4×100m relay Olympic gold medal
 * 2011: 28th MTV Video Music Awards

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: The Beach Boys - Do It Again (1/1)
 * 1973: Donny Osmond - Young Love (2/4)
 * 1979: Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore (2/4)
 * 1984: George Michael - Careless Whisper (3/3)
 * 1988: Yaz - the Only Way Is Up. (5/5)
 * 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (14/15)
 * 2005: Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle (1/1)
 * 2011: Olly Murs - Heart Skips A Beat
 * 2015: Rachel Platten - Fight Song (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: JS. Zager & Evans – In The Year 2525
 * 1975: Tony Blackburn. The Stylistics - I Can't Give You Anything
 * 1980: Peter Powell & B.A. Robertson. David Bowie - Ashes To Ashes.
 * 1986: Janice Long & John Peel. Boris Gardiner – I Want To Wake Up With You.
 * 1998: Jamie Theakston. Boyzone - No Matter What.
 * 2005: Reggie Yates & Lulu. Oasis - The Importance of Being Idle.