02 March

Birthdays

 * Mikhail Gorbachev (b.1931, dec.), Rory Gallagher (b.1948), Karen Carpenter (b.1950, dec.), Jay Osmond (b.1955), Jon Bon Jovi (b.1962), Daniel Craig (b.1968), Alexander Armstrong (b.1970), Chris Martin (b.1977)

Events

 * 1965: The Sound of Music, US premiere
 * 1982: Bowie in Baal (BBC1)
 * 1999: RIP Dusty Springfield
 * 2020: Ready, Steady, Cook (ns 'revived', BBC1)

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (1/6)
 * 1976: Tina Charles - I Love To Love (1/3)
 * 1982: Tight Fit - The Lion Sleeps Tonight (1/3)
 * 1997: No Doubt - Don't Speak (3/3)
 * 2003: Christina Aguilera - Beautiful (1/2)
 * 2008: Duffy - Mercy (3/5)
 * 2014: Pharrell Williams - Happy (4/4 n.c.)
 * 2018: Drake - God's Plan (6/9)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Pete Murray. Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me.
 * 1972: Tony Blackburn. Chicory Tip - Son of My Father.
 * 1978: Noel Edmonds. ABBA – Take A Chance On Me.
 * 1989: Gary Davies & Anthea Turner. Simple Minds - Belfast Child.
 * 1995: Keith Allen. Cline Dion - Think Twice.
 * 2001: Jamie Theakston. Atomic Kitten - Whole Again.