08 September

Birthdays

 * Mirco Antenucci (b.1984)

Events

 * 1981: Only Fools and Horses (ns, BBC1)
 * 1989: Casualty, (ns,S04), Challenge Anneka (ns, S01),
 * 2022: HM Queen Elizabeth II dies, aged 96
 * 2023: 10th Men's Rugby World Cup begins; earthquake in Morocco.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: The Beatles - Yellow Submarine/Eleanor Rigby (4/4)
 * 1981: Soft Cell - Tainted Love (2/2)
 * 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do.. (10/16)
 * 1996: Peter André - Flava (1/1)
 * 2002: Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High (Get the Feeling) (2/3)
 * 2013: Katy Perry - Roar (1/2)
 * 2017: Taylor Swift - Look What You Made Me Do (2/2)
 * 2023: Doja Cat - Paint the Town Red (1/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: David Jacobs. The Beatles - Eleanor Rigby (only)
 * 1977: David Jensen. Elvis Presley - Way Down.
 * 1983: Andy Peebles & Peter Powell. UB40 - Red Red Wine.
 * 1988: Andy Crane & Mike Read. Phil Collins - Groovy kind of Love.
 * 1994: Brian Harvey & Tony Mortimer. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around.
 * 2000: Jamie Theakston. A1 - Take On Me.

Stamps
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