19 May

139/365 - 140/366

Birthdays

 * David Jacobs (b.1926, dec.), Alma Cogan (b.1932, dec.), James Fox (b.1939), Pete Townshend (b.1945), Michele Placido (b.1946), Grace Jones (b.1948), Victoria Wood (b.1953, dec.), Martyn Ware (b.1956), Yazz (b.1960), Sam Smith (b.1992).

Events

 * 1965: European Cup Winner's Cup, West Ham v. 1860 Munich
 * 1984: FA Cup Final, Everton v. Watford.
 * 1986: Peter Gabriel releases So
 * 1999: Star Wars Ep.1 The Phantom Menace on general release in US
 * 2001: Man Utd. win third Premier League
 * 2005: The Thick of It first shown (BBC Four)
 * 2012: Champions League final, Bayern M. v Chelsea

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: Manfred Mann - Pretty Flamingo (3/3)
 * 1981: Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver (3/5)
 * 1987: Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now (3/4)
 * 1991: Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) (4/5)
 * 1996: Gina G - Ooh Ahh Just A Little Bit (1/1)
 * 2002: Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes (1/1)
 * 2013: Get Lucky - Daft Punk ft. Pharrell Williams (4/4)
 * 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (2/11 n.c)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: David Jacobs. Manfred Mann – Pretty Flamingo (new TOTP logo)
 * 1977: David Jensen. Rod Stewart - The First Cut..
 * 1983: Simon Bates & Gary Davies. Spandau Ballet - True.
 * 1988: Simon Bates & Gary Davies. Wet Wet Wet – With A Little Help From My Friends.
 * 1994: Bruno Brookes & Alice Cooper. Manchester United FC – Come On You Reds
 * 2000: Jamie Theakston. Madison Avenue – Don’t Call Me Baby.