30 April

Birthdays

 * Dickie Davies (b.1933), Lars Von Trier (b.1956), Steven Mackintosh (b.1967), Kirsten Dunst (b.1982).

Events

 * 1973: The Tomorrow People (S1, ITV), Bless This House (ns, ITV)
 * 1975: Vietnam War ends.
 * 1980: Terrorists seize Iranian Embassy in London
 * 1983: Michael Jackson's Beat it US no.1
 * 1988: 33rd Eurovision Song Contest held in Dublin.
 * 1989: World Wide Web first launched in the public domain by Tim Berners-Lee
 * 1999: Soho nail bomb
 * 2005: Chelsea FC win League title

Charts
year (click for full chart), with no.1 single (new in bold)
 * 1964: Peter and Gordon - World Without Love (2/2)
 * 1969: The Beatles with Billy Preston - Get Back (2/6)
 * 1972: Royal Scots Dragoon Guards - Amazing Grace (4/5)
 * 1974: ABBA - Waterloo (1/2)
 * 1985: Phyliss Nelson - Move Closer (1/1)
 * 1989: The Bangles - Eternal Flame (4/4)
 * 1995: Oasis - Some Might Say (1/2) debut no.1
 * 2000: Oxide & Neutrino - Bound 4 Da Reload (1/1)
 * 2006: Gnarls Barkley - Crazy (5/9)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1970: Tony Blackburn. Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky.
 * 1981: JS. Bucks Fizz - Making Your Mind Up.
 * 1987: Peter Powell & Steve Wright. Madonna - La Isla Bonita.
 * 1992: Claudia Simon & Tony Dortie. Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy.
 * 1999: Jamie Theakston. Westlife – Swear It Again
 * 2004: Tim Kash & Fearne Cotton. EAMON – I Don’t Want You Back.
 * 2006: Fearne Cotton & Rufus Hound. Gnarls Barkley - Crazy. Red Hot Chili Peppers Special