03 December

Events

 * 1967: Romeo & Juliet, The World About Us, The Black & White Minstrel Show.
 * 1978: BBC1 Pinocchio, BBC2 Romeo & Juliet (BBC TV Shakespeare)
 * 1979: The Mighty Micro (ITV)
 * 1983: ITV new series: 321, Cannon & Ball.
 * 1987: new seasons - A Question Of Sport (BBC1), Yes, Prime Minister (BBC2)
 * 2019: NATO 70th anniversary

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1964: Rolling Stones - Little Red Rooster (1/1)
 * 1972: Chuck Berry My Ding-a-Ling (3/4)
 * 1974: Barry White - You're My First, My Last, My Everything (1/2)
 * 1985: Wham! - I'm You Man (2/2)
 * 1989: NKOTB - You Got It (The Right Stuff) (3/3)
 * 1995: Michael Jackson - Earth Song (1/6)
 * 2000: S Club 7 - Never Had A Dream Come True (1/1)
 * 2006: Take That - Patience (2/4)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1964: David Jacobs. The Beatles – I Feel Fine/She's a Woman
 * 1970: JS. Dave Edmunds – I Hear You Knockin’.
 * 1981: David Jensen. Julio Iglesias – Begin The Beguine
 * 1987: Gary Davies & Janice Long. T'Pau - China In Your Hands.
 * 1992: Tony Dortie. Whitney Houston – I Will Always Love You.
 * 1999: Gail Porter. Cliff Richard - The Millennium Prayer.
 * 2004: Fearne Cotton & Reggie Yates. Girls Aloud – I’ll Stand By You.