21 October

Birthdays

 * Geoffrey Boycott (b.1940), Manfred Mann (b.1940), Eric Faulkner (b.1953), Carrie Fisher (b.1956, dec.), Julian Cope (b.1957), Jade Jagger (b.1971), Kim Kardashian (b.1980),

Events

 * 1966: Aberfan disaster
 * 1972: Upstairs, Downstairs S2 begins.
 * 1973: The Onedin Line S3 begins.
 * 1982: new seasons of Only Fools & Horses, Tenko.
 * 2013: A Question of Sport (ns), Iceland Foods (ns)
 * 2017: Gunpowder (ns, BBC1)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1965: Ken Dodd - Tears (4/4)
 * 1975: Art Garfunkel - I Only Have Eyes For You (1/2)
 * 1980: Barbra Streisand - Woman In Love (1/3)
 * 1986: Nick Berry - Every Loser Wins (2/3)
 * 1990: The Beautiful South - A Little Time (1/1)
 * 2001: Afroman - Because I Got High (1/3)
 * 2007: Sugababes - About You Now (4/4)
 * 2012: Calvin Harris ft. Florence Welch - Sweet Nothing (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1965: Alan Freeman. Ken Dodd - Tears.
 * 1971: JS. Rod Stewart – Maggie May
 * 1976: Ed Stewart. Pussycat – Mississippi.
 * 1982: Peter Powell. Culture Club - Do You really Want to Hurt Me?
 * 1993: Tony Dortie. Meat Loaf - I’d Do Anything For Love (But I Won’t Do That).

Stamps
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