06 August

Birthdays

 * Mark Speight (1965, dec.), Geri Horner (née Halliwell, 1972).

Events

 * 1965: The Beatles Help! LP released in UK
 * 1978: Pope Paul VI dies, starting the 'year of three Popes'.
 * 1991: The 'World Wide Web' debuts as a publicly available service on the Internet.
 * 1995: 50th anniversary of Hiroshima nuclear bombing.
 * 1997: Microsoft announces $150 million investment in Apple Computer Inc

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: The Beatles - A Hard Day's Night (3/3)
 * 1972: Alice Cooper - School's Out (1/3)
 * 1974: George McRae - Rock Your Baby (3/3)
 * 1985: Madonna - Into the Groove (2/4)
 * 1989: Jive Bunny - Swing the Mood (2/5)
 * 1995: Take That - Never Forget (2/3)
 * 2000: Robbie Williams - Rock DJ (1/1)
 * 2006: Shakira - Hips Don't Lie (2/5 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: JS. Elvis Presley - The Wonder of You
 * 1981: JS. Shakin' Stevens - Green Door.
 * 1987: Gary Davies. Los Lobos - La Bamba.
 * 1992: no show due to Olympic Games.
 * 1999: Scott Mills. Ronan Keating - When You Say Nothing At All.
 * 2004: Tim Kash & Reggie Yates. Busted - 3am