07 July

Birthdays

 * Jon Pertwee (b.1919, dec.), Ringo Starr (b.1940),

Events

 * 1973: Wimbledon Finals Day.
 * 1974: FIFA World Cup Final in Munich
 * 1979: Wimbledon Finals Day (Men's: Borg v. Tanner), How The West Was Won (ns, ITV)
 * 1981: Ghost Town goes to no.1; Duran Duran on OGWT
 * 1990: England's final Italia 90 match
 * 1991: Bryan Adams begins his 16-week run at No.1 with Everything I Do (I Do It For You).
 * 2018: World Cup quarter finals.
 * 2019: FIFA Women's World Cup Final
 * 2021: Euro 2020 semi-final: England v. Denmark
 * 2022: Boris Johnson announces resignation.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1966: The Kinks - Sunny Afternoon (1/2)
 * 1981: The Specials - Ghost Town (1/3)
 * 1987: Pet Shop Boys - It's a Sin (2/3)
 * 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do (I Do It For You) (1/16)
 * 1996: Fugees - Killing Me Softly (5/5 n.c.)
 * 2002: Elvis vs JXL - A Little Less Conversation (4/4)
 * 2013: John Newman - Love Me Again (1/1)
 * 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (8/11 n.c)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
 * 1966: David Jacobs. Kinks - Sunny Afternoon.
 * 1977: Tony Blackburn. Hot Chocolate - So You Win Again.
 * 1983: David Jensen & John Peel. Rod Stewart - Baby Jane
 * 1988: Janice Long & Simon Mayo. Glenn Medeiros – Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You.
 * 1994: Mark Goodier. Wet Wet Wet – Love Is All Around.
 * 2000: Jamie Theakston. The No. 1 record, The Real Slim Shady by Eminem, was not shown as it was considered unsuitable for an early evening audience. It was shown instead on the Saturday night repeat.