19 July

200/365 - 201/366

Birthdays

 * Brian May (b.1947),

Events

 * 1965: Swing Into Summer
 * 1969: Apollo 11 goes into Moon orbit.
 * 1975: Separation of Apollo and Soyuz in orbit
 * 1980: Olympic Games open in Moscow, USSR.
 * 1983: Superman III on UK general release
 * 1992: Italian judge Paolo Borsellino murdered by the Mafia.
 * 1993: Ian Botham's last first-class cricket match.
 * 1996: Olympics Games Opening in Atlanta, USA
 * 2019: First night of The Proms; RIP Rutger Hauer
 * 2021: 'Freedom Day'

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: The Beatles - All You Need Is Love (1/3)
 * 1970: Mungo Jerry - In The Summertime (7/7)
 * 1977: Donna Summer - I Feel Love (1/4)
 * 1983: Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat (1/3)


 * 1992: Jimmy Nail - Ain't No Doubt (2/3)
 * 1998: Jamiroquai - Deeper Underground (1/1)
 * 2009: JLS - Beat Again (1/2)
 * 2019: Ed Sheeran ft Khalid - Beautiful People (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and umber one single.
 * 1979: David Jensen. Tubeway Army - Are 'Friends' Electric?
 * 1984: Peter Powell & Richard Skinner. FGTH - Two Tribes.
 * 1990: Mark Goodier. Elton John - Sacrifice.
 * 1996: Keith Allen. Gary Barlow – Forever Love.
 * 2002: Richard Blackwood. Gareth Gates – Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake).

Stamps

 * 1965: 700th Anniversary of Simon de Montfort's Parliament
 * 1988: The Armada 1588
 * 2005: Motorcycles