03 January

Birthdays

 * George Martin (b.1926), David Vine (b.1935), John Thaw (b.1932), Victoria Principal (b.1950), Mel Gibson (b.1956), Michael Schumacher (b.1969), Greta Thunberg (b.2003),



Events

 * 1970: Dr Who (S7, BBC1 Colour)
 * 1982: Gulliver in Lilliput, So You Want to Stop Smoking?, Holiday (all new series, BBC1)
 * 2007: National Express motorway accident
 * 2015: RIP Roger Kitter.

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1968: The Beatles - Hello Goodbye (5/7)
 * 1971: Clive Dunn - Grandad (1/3)
 * 1988: Pet Shop Boys - Always On My Mind (4/4)
 * 1993: Whitney Houston - I Will Always Love You (6/10)
 * 1999: Steps - Heartbeat/Tragedy (1/1)
 * 2010: Lady Gaga - Bad Romance (1/2 n.c.)
 * 2020: Stormyz/Ed Sheeran/Burna Boy - Own It (1/3)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1974: DLT. Slade – Merry Xmas Everybody
 * 1980: Peter Powell. Pink Floyd – Another Brick In The Wall (Part 2).
 * 1985: John Peel & Richard Skinner. Band Aid - Do They Know It's Christmas?
 * 1991: Gary Davies. Iron Maiden – Bring Your Daughter… To The Slaughter