03 May

Birthdays

 * James Brown (b.1933, dec.), Frankie Vallie (b.1934), Conny Plank (b.1940, dec.), Mary Hopkin (b.1950), Sandi Toksvig (b.1958), Ben Elton (b.1959),

Events

 * 1965: 1st use of satellite TV, Today Show (USA) on Early Bird Satellite
 * 1968: Britain's first heart transplant carried out at the National Heart Hospital in Marylebone, London.
 * 1979: The UK General Election is won by the Conservative Party led by Margaret Thatcher.
 * 1986: 31st Eurovision Song Contest in Bergen, Norway.
 * 1997: 42nd Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin.
 * 2015: Chelsea FC win the English Premier League with three games to spare.

Charts
year (click for full chart), with no.1 single (new in bold)
 * 1970: Norman Greenbaum - Spirit in the Sky (2/2)
 * 1977: Deniece Williams - Free (1/2)
 * 1978: The Bee Gees - Night Fever (2/2) [announced Wed due to Bank Holiday]
 * 1983: Spandau Ballet - True (2/4)
 * 1992: KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (1/5)
 * 1998: All Saints - Under the Bridge/Lady Marmalade (1/2 nc)
 * 2009: Tinchy Stryder - Number 1 (2/3)
 * 2015: OMI - Cheerleader (1/4)
 * 2019: Stormzy - Vossy Bomp (1/2)

Top of the Pops

 * 1979: JS. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes
 * 1984: Mike Read & Steve Wright. Duran Duran - The Reflex.
 * 1990: Simon Mayo. Madonna - Vogue.
 * 2002: Lisa Snowdon. Sugababes - Freak Like Me