11 March

Birthdays

 * Harold Wilson (b.1916, dec.), Rupert Murdoch (b.1931), Douglas Adams (b.1952), Emma Chambers (b.1964, dec.)

Events

 * 1979: Agony begins (ITV)
 * 1981: A Song For Europe
 * 1985: Mikhail Gorbachev becomes Soviet leader.
 * 1986: Simon Mayo's first Top 40.
 * 1988: Last episode of Play School
 * 1990: Lithuania declares itself independent from the Soviet Union.
 * 2002: BBC 6 Music begins transmissions.
 * 2018: RIP Ken Dodd

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1965: Tom Jones - It's Not Unusual (1/1)
 * 1975: Telly Savalas - If (2/2)
 * 1980: Fern Kinney - Together We Are Beautiful (1/1)
 * 1986: Diana Ross - Chain Reaction (2/3)
 * 1990: Beats International ft Lady Lynton - Dub Be Good To Me (3/4)
 * 2001: Westlife - Uptown Girl (1/1)
 * 2007: Take That - Shine (2/2)
 * 2012: Gotye ft Kimbra - Somebody That I used To Know (4/5 n.c.)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1964: David Jacobs & Pete Murray. Cilla Black – Anyone Who Had A Heart
 * 1965: David Jacobs. The Rolling Stones – The Last Time.
 * 1971: Ed Stewart. Mungo Jerry – Baby Jump.
 * 1976: Noel Edmonds. Tina Charles – I Love To Love.
 * 1982: Simon Bates. Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight.
 * 1993: Tony Dortie. 2 Unlimited – No Limit.
 * 2005: Fearne Cotton. Stereophonics – Dakota.