14 January

Birthdays

 * Warren Mitchell (b.1926, dec.), Richard Briers (b.1934, dec.), Faye Dunaway (b.1941), Chas Smash (b.1959), Emily Watson (b.1967), Dave Grohl (b.1969)

Events

 * 1966: David Bowie with The Lower Third release debut single
 * 1969: Matt Busby retires from Manchester United
 * 1973: The Brothers (S2), BBC1
 * 1974: You & Me begins on BBC1.
 * 1976: The Bionic Woman US debut (ABC)
 * 1977: David Bowie releases new album Low.
 * 1978: The South Bank Show first shown (LWT)
 * 1983: Miss Great Britain 1983 (BBC1)
 * 1984: Wogan (ns)
 * 2002: UK declared free of foot-and-mouth disease
 * 2016: RIP Alan Rickman

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1965: Georgie Fame - Yeh Yeh (1/2)
 * 1973: Little Jimmy Osmond - Long Haired Lover From Liverpool (5/5)
 * 1975: Status Quo - Down Down (1/1)
 * 1986: Pet Shop Boys - West End Girls (2/2)
 * 1990: NKOTB - Hanging Tough (2/2)
 * 1996: George Michael - Jesus To A Child (1/1)
 * 2001: Jennifer Lopez - Love Don't Cost a Thing (1/1)
 * 2007: Leona Lewis - A Moment Like This (4/4)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1965: David Jacobs. Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames – Yeh Yeh.
 * 1971: JS. Clive Dunn - Grandad.
 * 1982: DLT. Bucks Fizz – The Land Of Make Believe.
 * 1988: Gary Davies & Simon Mayo. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth.
 * 1993: Tony Dortie. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You.
 * 2000: Jamie Theakston. Westlife – Seasons In The Sun.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Elvis Presley – Jailhouse Rock