26 October

Birthdays

 * Hillary Clinton (b.1947).

Events

 * 1964: Bewitched begins on BBC1.
 * 1965: The Beatles awarded MBEs
 * 1966: RIP Alma Cogan
 * 1978: Teenage Kicks debut on TOTP
 * 1983: This Is Your Life (ns, ITV), Arena (ns, BBC 2)
 * 1994: Israel and Jordan sign peace treaty

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1969: The Archies - Sugar Sugar (2/6)
 * 1976: Pussycat - Mississippi (3/4)
 * 1982: Culture Club - Do You Really Want to Hurt Me (2/3)
 * 1997: Aqua - Barbie Girl (1/4)
 * 2003: Fatman Scoop - Be Faithful (1/2)
 * 2008: Girls Aloud - The Promise (1/1)
 * 2014: Meghan Trainor - All About That Bass (4/4)
 * 2018: Lady Gaga & Bradley Cooper - Shallow (1/2)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Alan Freeman & Stuart Henry. The Bee Gees – Massachusetts. Stuart Henry debut
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Lieutenant Pigeon – Mouldy Old Dough.
 * 1978: JS. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – Summer Nights.
 * 1989: Bruno Brookes. Jive Bunny & The Mastermixers – That’s What I Like.
 * 1995: Simon Mayo. Coolio feat. LV – Gangsta’s Paradise
 * 2001: Jamie Theakston. Afroman - Because I Got High

Stamps

 * click stamp for full issue details.