05 April

Birthdays

 * Spencer Tracy (b.1900, d. 1967), Bette Davis (b.1908, d.1989), John Le Mesurier (b.1912, d.1983), Gregory Peck (b.1916, d.2003), Joe Meek (b.1929, d.1967), Nigel Hawthorne (b.1929, d.2001), Jane Asher (b.1946), Agnetha Fältskog (b.1950), Janice Long (b.1955, d.2021), Pharrell Williams (b.1973), Lily James (b.1989)



Events

 * 1969: The Boat Race, Doctor Who, Birds Eye View.
 * 1983: Bowie at no.1; Razzmatazz (ns, ITV).
 * 1984: 24-hour strike puts BBC1 off the air.
 * 2008: Doctor Who S4 begins.
 * 2009: Lady Gaga UK double no.1
 * 2018: RIP Eric Bristow
 * 2019: PM May requests new Brexit extension date.
 * 2020: HM The Queen makes historic speech

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1970: Simon & Garfunkel - Bridge Over Troubled Water (3/3)
 * 1977: ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You (2/5)
 * 1983: David Bowie - Let's Dance (1/3)
 * 1992: Shakespears Sister - Stay (8/8)
 * 1998: Run DMC vs Jason Nevins - It's Like That (4/6)
 * 2009: Lady Gaga - Poker Face (3/3)
 * 2015: Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand (2/3)
 * 2019: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (6/7)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1973: Tony Blackburn. Gilbert O’Sullivan – Get Down.
 * 1979: Tony Blackburn. Gloria Gaynor – I Will Survive.
 * 1984: no show due to BBC1 strike.
 * 1990: Anthea Turner. Snap! - The Power.
 * 2002: Lisa Snowdon. Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody.