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Birthdays[]
- Glenda Jackson (b.1936), Billy Joel (b.1949), Martin Fry (b.1958), Dave Gahan (b.1962).
Events[]
- 1967: As You Like It (ITV, ns)
- 1978: body of Aldo Moro is recovered in the boot of a car
- 1981: 100th FA Cup Final.
- 1982: 2nd annual London Marathon
- 1986: BBC1: Video Jukebox, a four and a half hour history of the pop video; Janice Long begins Singled Out.
- 1987: 32nd Eurovision Song Contest held in Brussels.
- 1988: DEF II first broadcast.
- 1990: 30th European Cup Winner's Cup
- 1992: 37th Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmo, Sweden
- 1998: 43rd Eurovision Song Contest held in Birmingham.
- 1999: 45th British Academy Television Awards
- 2010: Chelsea FC win the Premier League
- 2023: Eurovision Song Contest 1st Semi-final
Charts[]
as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
- 1971: Dawn - Knock Three Times (1/5)
- 1978: Boney M - Rivers of Babylon/Brown Girl in the Ring (1/5)
- 1979: Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes (5/6) [announced Wed due to Bank Holiday]
- 1984: Duran Duran - The Reflex (2/4) [announced Wed due to Bank Holiday]
- 1993: George Michael and Queen with Lisa Stansfield - Five Live EP (3/3)
- 1999: Backstreet Boys - I Want It That Way (1/1)
- 2004: Eamon - F**k It (I Don't Want You Back) (4/4)
- 2010: Roll Deep - Good Times (2/3)
Top of the Pops[]
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
- 1968: Jimmy Savile & David Symonds. Louis Armstrong – What A Wonderful World .
- 1974: Noel Edmonds. ABBA - Waterloo.
- 1985: Janice Long & John Peel. Paul Hardcastle - 19.
- 1991: Gary Davies. Cher - The Shoop Shoop Song (It’s In His Kiss).
- 1996: Bear Van Beers. George Michael – Fastlove
- 1997: Jo Whiley. Gary Barlow – Love Won’t Wait.
- 2003: Richard Bacon & Sarah Cawood. Tomcraft – Loneliness
Publications[]
1964
1964
1970
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1970 (see 13 May 1970)
1981
1981
1981 - click for full issue
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1981
1987
1987
1987
1987
1992
1998
2015
2020
2020
Stamps[]
click stamp for full issue details
1979
2013