28 September

Birthdays

 * Brigitte Bardot (b.1934), Helen Shapiro (b.1946), Jon Snow (b.1947), Sylvia Kristel (b.1952), Jori Hulkkonen (b.1973), Hillary Duff (b.1987),

Events

 * 1969: Hare Krishna Mantra by Radha Krishna temple reaches no.12 in the charts.
 * 1972: War and Peace (ns, BBC2)
 * 1978: Pope John Paul I dies
 * 1987: Music for the Masses; 21 Years of Radio 1
 * 1989: Blackadder Goes Forth first shown

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1969: Creedence Clearwater Revival - Bad Moon Rising (3/3)
 * 1976: ABBA - Dancing Queen (5/6)
 * 1982: Musical Youth - Pass the Dutchy (1/3)
 * 1986: The Communards - Don't Leave Me This Way (4/4)
 * 1997: Elton John - Candle in the Wind 1997 / Something About the Way You Look Tonight (3/5)
 * 2003: Black Eyed Peas - Where Is The Love? (4/6)
 * 2008: Kings of Leon - Sex On Fire (3/3)
 * 2014: Jessie J - Bang Bang (1/1)
 * 2018: Calvin Harris & Sam Smith - Promises (4/6 nc)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: JS. Engelbert Humperdinck – The Last Waltz
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. David Cassidy - How Can I Be Sure
 * 1978: DLT. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights.
 * 1989: Jenny Powell & Sybil Ruscoe. Black Box Ride On Time.
 * 1995: Steve Lamacq & Jo Whiley. Simply Red – Fairground. (debuts for Lamacq & Whiley)
 * 2001: Gail Hipgrave. Kylie Minogue – Can’t Get You Out Of My Head.

Stamps

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