16 March 1976

Tuesday 16 March

1976-03-16

Events

 * British PM Harold Wilson, 60, announces his resignation. The announcement came as a surprise although Wilson insisted there were no hidden reasons for his resignation and the decision had been made two years previously.

Charts

 * BBC Radio 1 12.00 Johnnie Walker including this week's new Top 30 discs:
 * N1 Tina Charles - I Love To Love (1), N2 C.W. McCall - Convoy (3), N3 Billy Ocean - Love Really Hurts Without You (4). HNE/N17 The Beatles - Yesterday. (NE/N31 10cc - I'm Mandy Fly Me (-) )