06 September

Birthdays

 * Roger Waters (b.1943), Pat Nevin (b.1963), Emily Maitlis (b.1970), Dolores O’Riordan (b.1971, dec.), Idris Elba (b.1972), Carlo Cudicini (b.1973), Philippa Middleton (b.1983).

Events

 * 1972: Summer Olympics resume in Munich, Germany after massacre of 11 Israeli athletes.
 * 1979: Blankety Blank (S2); Madness on TOTP
 * 1980: Tiswas (ns), Metal Mickey (ns)
 * 1981: Mastermind (S10), Blood Money (ns, BBC1)
 * 1982: Angels (BBC1, S08)
 * 1986: Casualty first aired; Bananarama US #1, Dr Who (ns, S23)
 * 1989: Doctor Who new and final season of 20th Century begins.
 * 1990: 7th MTV Video Music Awards won by Sinead O'Connor.
 * 1997: Funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales held at Westminster Abbey.
 * 2007: Luciano Pavarotti dies, aged 71.
 * 2010: The King's Speech premièred.
 * 2018: Burt Reynolds dies, aged 82.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - The Last Waltz (1/5)
 * 1977: Elvis Presley - Way Down (2/5)
 * 1983: UB40 - Red Red Wine (2/3)
 * 1987: Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up (3/5)
 * 1992: Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (6/6)
 * 1998: All Saints - Bootie Call (1/1)
 * 2009: Jay-Z Ft Rihanna & Kanye West - Run This Town (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1979: Peter Powell. Cliff Richard - We Don't Talk Anymore.
 * 1984: Janice Long & John Peel (introducing Bruno Brookes). Stevie Wonder - I Just Called To Say I Love You.
 * 1990: Jakki Brambles. Bombalurina - Itsy Bitsy Teeny Weeny Yellow Polka Dot Bikini.
 * 1991: Jakki Brambles, final show. Bryan Adams – (Everything I Do) I Do It For You.
 * 1996: Julia Carling. Spice Girls - Wannabe.
 * 2002: Jamie Theakston. Atomic Kitten - The Tide Is High.

Stamps
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