02 August

Birthdays

 * Andrew Gold (b.1951, dec.)

Events

 * 1980: Bologna train station bomb.
 * 2020: SpaceX splashdown.

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 (3/3)
 * 1977: Donna Summer - I Feel Love. (3/4)
 * 1983: Paul Young - Wherever I Lay My Hat. (3/3)
 * 1992: Snap! - Rhythm Is A Dancer (1/6)
 * 1998: Spice Girls - Viva Forever (2/2)
 * 2009: Black Eyed Peas - I Gotta Feeling (1/2 n.c.)
 * 2019: Mendes/Cabello - Senorita (3/ )

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single.
 * 1979: Peter Powell. Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays.
 * 1984: Simon Bates & Gary Davies. FGTH - Two Tribes.
 * 1990: Bruno Brookes.Partners in Kryme – Turtle Power.
 * 1996: Jas Mann. Spice Girls - Wannabe.
 * 2002: Sarah Cawood. Gareth Gates – Anyone Of Us (Stupid Mistake)

Stamps
Click on stamp for full issue details
 * 1978: Cycling - Centenaries of Cyclists Touring Club and British Cycling Federation 1878/1978
 * 1990: 90th Birthday of Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother
 * 1994: The Four Seasons. Summertime Events