16 May

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Birthdays

 * Roy Hudd (b.1936), Robert Fripp (b.1946), Jonathan Richman (b.1951), Pierce Brosnan (b.1953), Hazel O'Connor (b.1955), Olga Korbut (b.1955), Glenn Gregory (b.1958), Mary Anne Hobbs (b.1964), Janet Jackson (b.1966), Laura Pausini (b.1974), Megan Fox (b.1986).

Events

 * 1966: Beach Boys' Pets Sounds is released.
 * 1973: 13th European Cup Winner's Cup AC Milan v. Leeds in Saloniki
 * 1974: Helmut Schmidt becomes West German Chancellor
 * 1979: 19th European Cup Winner's Cup
 * 1984: 24th European Cup Winner's Cup Juventus v. Porto in Basel.
 * 1986: Top Gun US premiere.
 * 1987: 106th FA Cup Final.
 * 1991: Queen Elizabeth II becomes first British monarch to address US congress.
 * 2002: Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones on general release worldwide.
 * 2007: Nicolas Sarkozy becomes the 23rd President of France
 * 2009: 54th Eurovision Song Contest held in Moscow.
 * 2020: Eurovision: Europe Shine a Light

Charts
as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1971: Dawn - Knock Three Times (2/5)
 * 1978: Boney M - Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring (2/5)
 * 1993: Ace of Base - All That She Wants (1/3)
 * 1999: Boyzone - You Needed Me (1/1)
 * 2004: Frankee - F.U.R.B. (1/3)
 * 2010: Roll Deep - Good Times (3/3)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1968: Alan Freeman. The Union Gap Feat. Gary Puckett – Young Girl.
 * 1974: DLT. The Rubettes – Sugar Baby Love.
 * 1985: Gary Davies & Peter Powell. Paul Hardcastle - 19.
 * 1991: Bruno Brookes. Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss).
 * 1996: Ian Wright. George Michael – Fastlove
 * 1997: Dannii Minogue. Olive - You're Not Alone.
 * 2003: Liz Bonnin & Richard Bacon. R. Kelly – Ignition

Stamps
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