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Birthdays

 * Richard O'Sullivan (b.1944), Anne Dudley (b.1956).

Events

 * 1977: 22nd Eurovision Song Contest held in London.
 * 1982: IBM releases PC-DOS version 1.1
 * 1995: Jacques Chirac wins French presidential election
 * 2000: Vladimir Putin is sworn in as president of Russia for the first time.
 * 2008: Dmitry Medvedev is sworn in as the 3rd President of the Russian Federation
 * 2012: Vladimir Putin sworn in for third six-year term as President of Russia
 * 2015: UK General Elections. Conservative Party win outright majority and David Cameron returns as Prime Minister.
 * 2017: Emmanuel Macron wins France's presidential election.
 * 2018: Vladimir Putin is sworn in for a fourth term as Russian president

Top of the Pops

 * 1970: JS. Norman Greenbaum – Spirit In The Sky


 * 1981: Peter Powell. Adam & The Ants - Stand and Deliver.
 * 1987: Mike Smith. Starship - Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now.
 * 1992: Adrian Rose & Femi Oke. KWS - Please Don't Go.
 * 1999:  Kate Thornton. Westlife - Swear It Again.
 * 2004: Tim Kash & Reggie Yates. Eamon - I Don’t Want You Back.

Stamps

 * 1980: London Landmarks.