01 May

121/365 - 122-366

Birthdays

 * Una Stubbs (b.1937, dec.), Joanna Lumley (b.1946), Sarah Armstrong-Jones (b.1964), Jamie Dornan (b.1982)

Events

 * 1965: FA Cup Final
 * 1974: ...And Mother Makes Five, Up the Workers (ITV)
 * 1976: FA Cup Final
 * 1978: First 'May Day' Bank Holiday
 * 1994: Ayrton Senna dies in F1 crash
 * 1997: UK General Election
 * 2011: RIP Henry Cooper

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: Louis Armstrong - What A Wonderful World (2/4)
 * 1973: Dawn ft Tony Orlando - Tie A Yellow Ribbon (3/4)
 * 1979: Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes (4/6)
 * 1984: Duran Duran - The Reflex (1/4)
 * 1988: S-Express - Theme from S-Express (2/2)
 * 1994: Tony Di Bart - The Real Thing (1/1)
 * 2005: Tony Christie ft Peter Kay - (Is This The Way To) Amarillo (7/7)
 * 2011: LMFAO - Party Anthem (2/4)
 * 2020: Live Lounge Allstars - Times Like These (BBC Radio 1 Stay Home) (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1969: Alan Freeman. The Beatles & Billy Preston – Get Back.
 * 1975: DLT. Mud – Oh Boy.
 * 1980: Tommy Vance. Dexy’s Midnight Runners – Geno.
 * 1986: Mike Smith. George Michael – A Different Corner.
 * 1998: Jamie Theakston. Boyzone – All That I Need.