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102nd day of the year (103rd in leap year)

M T W Th F Sa Su
1964
1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970
1971 1972 1973 1974 1975
1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981
1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987
1988 1989 1990 1991 1992
1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998
1999 2000 2001 2002 2003
2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009
2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015
2016 2017 2018 2019 2020
2021 2022 2023 2024 2025 2026
11 April
April 13 April
Easter Sunday: 1998, 2009, 2020.

Easter Monday: 1971, 1982, 1993, 2004.

Good Friday: 1968, 1974



Birthdays[]

Events[]

  • 1961: Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first person to orbit Earth (Vostok 1)
  • 1977: Citizen Smith first broadcast as a Comedy Special.
  • 1981: First Space Shuttle launched, 20 years after Gagarin's first orbit.
  • 1984: Electronic Office (ns, BBC1)
  • 1985: C.A.T.S. Eyes (ns, ITV), Friday Zone (ns, C4)
  • 1989: Sporting Triangles, No Strings (both ns, ITV)
  • 1990: 1st meeting of East German democratically elected parliament, acknowledges responsibility for Nazi holocaust & asks for forgiveness.
  • 1992: Euro Disney (Disneyland Paris) opens in Marne-la-Vallee, France.
  • 2020: RIP Tim Brooke-Taylor
  • 2021: Pubs, restaurants, hairdressers re-open.

Top of the Pops[]

year (click for show details): Presenter(s). No.1 Artist - Song.

  • 1973: No show due to a BBC strike. Kenny Everett scheduled as host.
  • 1979: Peter Powell. Art Garfunkel – Bright Eyes
  • 1984: Richard Skinner & Dave Lee Travis. Lionel Richie - Hello.
  • 1990: Mark Goodier. Madonna - Vogue.
  • 2002: Sarah Cawood. Gareth Gates – Unchained Melody

Charts[]

year (click for full Official Chart), with no.1 single Artist - Song (new in bold).

  • 1970: Dana - All Kinds of Everything (1/2)
  • 1977: ABBA - Knowing Me, Knowing You (3/5)
  • 1983: David Bowie: Let's Dance (2/3)
  • 1992: Right Said Fred - Deeply Dippy (1/3)
  • 1998: RUN DMC - It's Like That (5/6)
  • 2009: Calvin Harris - I'm Not Alone (1/2)
  • 2015: Jess Glynne - Hold My Hand (3/3)
  • 2019: Lewis Capaldi - Someone You Loved (7/7)
  • 2024: Hozier - Too Sweet (1/ )

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