07 June

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Birthdays

 * Tom Jones (b.1940), Liam Neeson (b.1952), Prince (b.1958, dec.), Damien Hirst (b.1965),

Events

 * 1968: Women machinists at Ford's Dagenham car factory go on strike
 * 1972: Musical "Grease" opens at Broadhurst Theater, New York City.
 * 1975: Sony introduces the Betamax videocassette recorder for sale to the public
 * 1977: HM The Queen's Silver Jubilee is celebrated. The Sex Pistols attempt to perform live on a boat on the River Thames.
 * 2001: Labour Party landslide victory in UK General Election

Charts
as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart:
 * 1970:
 * 1977
 * 1983
 * 1987
 * 1992
 * 1998
 * 2009
 * 2015