21 November

Birthdays

 * Liza Tarbuck (b.1964), Björk Guðmundsdóttir (b.1965),

Events

 * 1971: Royal Variety Performance
 * 1972: The Edwardians
 * 1974: Birmingham pub bombs
 * 1976: Rocky premières in New York
 * 1977: first Concorde flight London to New York
 * 1986: Children in Need
 * 1989: BBC TV broadcasts live from the House of Commons for the first time
 * 2022: England and Wales play opening games at World Cup

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1971: Slade - Coz I Luv You (3/4)
 * 1978: Boomtown Rats - Rat Trap (2/2)
 * 1993: Meat Loaf - I'd Do Anything For Love (But I Won't Do That) (6/7)
 * 1999: Wamdue Project - King of My Castle (1/1)
 * 2004: Girls Aloud - I'll Stand By You (1/2)
 * 2010: JLS - Love You More (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1968: Pete Murray. Hugo Montenegro – The Good, The Bad And The Ugly.
 * 1974: Noel Edmonds. David Essex - Gonna Make You A Star.
 * 1985: Paul Jordan & Janice Long. Feargal Sharkey – A Good Heart.
 * 1991: Steve Anderson & Mark Franklin. Michael Jackson - Black or White.
 * 1997: Jo Whiley. Aqua - Barbie Girl.
 * 2003: Fearne Cotton, Reggie Yates, Margherita Taylor & Richard Bacon. Busted – Crashed The Wedding.

Stamps
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