17 May

137/365 - 138/366

Birthdays

 * Enya (b.1961), Trent Reznor (b.1965)

Events

 * 1974: 18th European Cup replay in Brussels
 * 1975: 10cc release I'm Not in Love
 * 1990: FA Cup Final replay
 * 1993: Intel reveal new new Pentium processor.
 * 1997: FA Cup Final Chelsea v. Middlesborough
 * 2006: 14th UEFA Champions League Final
 * 2012: Donna Summer dies, aged 63.
 * 2014: FA Cup Final Arsenal v. Hull City

Charts
as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart:
 * 1970: England World Cup Squad - Back Home (2/3)
 * 1977: Rod Stewart - I Don't Wanna Talk About It/The First Cut Is The Deepest (1/4)
 * 1983: Spandau Ballet - True (4/4)
 * 1992: KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (3/5)
 * 1998: All Saints - Under the Bridge/Lady Marmalade (1/2 n.c.)
 * 2009: Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow (1/2 n.c.)
 * 2015: OMI - Cheerleader (3/4)
 * 2019: Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (1/ )

Top of the Pops

 * 1979: Peter Powell. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes.
 * 1984: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Duran Duran - The Reflex.
 * 1990 : FA Cup Final replay - see 18 May for the week's TOTP
 * 2002: Richard Blackwood. Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes

Stamps
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