21 April

111/365; 112/366

Birthdays

 * HRH Queen Elizabeth II (b.1926), Iggy Pop (b.1947), Robert Smith (b.1959).

Events

 * 1964: BBC Two begins transmissions
 * 1978: It's a Knockout (ns, BBC1)
 * 1980: Ask the Family (ns, BBC1)
 * 1983: 1 pound coin introduced in United Kingdom; Fame (ns, BBC1)
 * 1986: HRH Queen Elizabeth II 60th birthday.
 * 1991: Blur's first Top 40 single
 * 2016: RIP Prince; Queen Elizabeth II 90th birthday
 * 2020: Life and Birth (ns, BBC1)

Charts
year (click for date), with no.1 single (new in bold) * 14 week run interrupted only the previous week by Harry Styles - Sign of the Times
 * 1966: Spencer Davis Group - Somebody Help Me (2/2)
 * 1981: see 22 April
 * 1991: Chesney Hawkes - The One and Only (5/5)
 * 1996: Mark Morrison - Return of the Mack (2/2)
 * 2002: Oasis - The Hindu Times (1/1)
 * 2013: Rudimental - Waiting All Night (1/1)
 * 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (14/14 nc.)*

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: Pete Murray. Dusty Springfield – You Don’t Have To Say You Love Me.
 * 1977: Tony Blackburn. ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You.
 * 1983: Janice Long & Richard Skinner. David Bowie - Let's Dance.
 * 1988: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Pet Shop Boys - Heart.
 * 1994: Mark Goodier. Prince – The Most Beautiful Girl In The World
 * 2000: Jayne Middlemiss. Fragma – Toca’s Miracle

Stamps

 * click stamp for full issue details.