30 March

Birthdays

 * Warren Beatty (b.1937), Eric Clapton (b.1945), Lene Lovich (b.1949), Robbie Coltrane (b.1950, dec.), Tracy Chapman (b.1964), Piers Morgan (b.1965), Celine Dion (b.1968), Simon Webbe (b.1979)



Events

 * 1967: The Beatles' photo shoot for the Sgt. Pepper
 * 1972: Home rule in Northern Ireland
 * 1981: Ronald Reagan assassination attempt
 * 1997: Channel 5 launched in the UK

Charts
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
 * 1967: Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me (5/6)
 * 1976: Brotherhood of Man - Save Your Kisses For Me (2/6)
 * 1982: Goombay Dance Band - Seven Tears (2/3)
 * 1997: Chemical Brothers - Block Rockin' Beats (1/1 - straight in)
 * 2003: Room 5 Ft Oliver Cheatham - Make Luv (1/4)
 * 2008: Estelle ft Kanye West - American Boy (2/4)
 * 2014: 5 Seconds of Summer - She Looks So Perfect (1/1)
 * 2018: Rudimental/Glynne/Macklemore - These Days (1/1)

Top of the Pops
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.
 * 1967: Pete Murray . Engelbert Humperdinck - Release Me.
 * 1972: Ed Stewart . Nilsson - Without You.
 * 1978: David Jensen. Kate Bush - Wuthering Heights.
 * 1989: Bruno Brookes & Gary Davies. Madonna - Like A Prayer
 * 1995: Ant & Dec. The Outhere Brothers – Don’t Stop (Wiggle Wiggle)
 * 2001: Gail Porter. Hear’Say – Pure And Simple

Stamps

 * 2011: 50th Anniversary of the E Type Jaguar