11 June

Birthdays

 * Gene Wilder (b.1933, dec.), Lynsey de Paul (b.1948, dec.), Hugh Laurie (b.1959).

Events

 * 1979: RIP John Wayne.
 * 1982: Pop John Paul II in Argentina.
 * 1987: General Election held in the UK
 * 1988: Nelson Mandela 70th birthday tribute
 * 2002: McCartney Mills wedding
 * 2009: H1N1 swine flu declared global pandemic.
 * 2015: RIP Ron Moody

Charts
year (click for full chart), with no.1 single (new in bold)
 * 1964: Cilla Black - You're My World (3/4)
 * 1969: The Beatles - The Ballad of John & Yoko (1/3)
 * 1972 Don McLean - VIncent (1/2)
 * 1974: Ray Stevens - The Streak (1/1)
 * 1985: The Crowd - You'll Never Walk Alone (1/2)
 * 1989: Jason Donovan - Sealed With A Kiss (2/2)
 * 1995: Robson & Gerome - Unchained Melody (5/7)
 * 2000: Sonique - It Feels So Good (3/3)
 * 2006: Nelly Furtado - Maneater (1/3)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: Tony Blackburn. Mungo Jerry – In The Summertime.
 * 1981: JS. Smokey Robinson – Being With You.
 * 1986: Mike Smith. Doctor & The Medics – Spirit In The Sky.
 * 1987: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Whitney Houston – I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me).
 * 1992: see 13 June
 * 1999: Jamie Theakston. Baz Luhrmann – Everybody’s Free (To Wear Sunscreen)
 * 2004: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton. Mario Winans – I Don’t Wanna Know.

Stamps
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