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| 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 | |
| July | 01 August | |||||
Birthdays[]
- Jim Corr (b.1964), J.K. Rowling (b.1965), Will Champion (Coldplay, b.1978), Simon/Stephanie Hirst (b.1975), Harry Potter (b.1980)
Events[]
- 1968: first episode of Dad's Army shown on BBC One; The Beatles close Apple Boutique in London, giving clothes away for free
- 1971: Apollo 15 astronauts take 6½ hour electric car ride on Moon
- 1976: Olympic marathon run in Montreal
- 1977: Festival 77 - 25 years of BBC TV
- 1990: Bosnia-Herzegovina declares independence
- 2009: RIP Bobbie Robson
- 2022: Women's EUROs final at Wembley.
Charts[]
as announced on this day, with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart.
- 1968: Tommy James & The Shondells - Mony Mony (1/3 n.c.)
- 1973: Gary Glitter - I'm The Leader of the Gang (I Am) (2/4)
- 1979: The Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays (2/4)
- 1984: FGTH - Two Tribes (8/9)
- 1988: Yaz - The Only Way Is Up (1/5)
- 1994: Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around (10/15)
- 2005: James Blunt - You're Beautiful (3/5)
- 2011: JLS ft DEV - She Makes Me Wanna (1/1)
- 2015: Little Mix - Black Magic (3/3)
- 2020: -
Top of the Pops[]
host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details
- 1969: Alan Freeman. The Rolling Stones - Honky Tonk Women.
- 1975: Tony Blackburn. Bay City Rollers - Give A Little Love.
- 1980: no show due to strike. (final week)
- 1986: Janice Long & Mike Read. Chris de Burgh - The Lady in Red
- 1998: Jayne Middlemiss. Spice Girls - Viva Forever.
- 2005: Fearne Cotton & Christian O'Connell. James Blunt - You're Beautiful
Publications[]
see 31 July 1965 for more Daleks!
1965
1971
1971
1976
1976
1976 (click for full issue)
1982
1982
1982
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1982
1985 (click for full issue)
2021
2021
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1976
Stamps[]
click on stamp for issue details
1984 - The Royal Mail
2017 - The First World War, 1917
2018 - Hampton Court Palace