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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
16 May May 18 May

Birthdays[]

  • Enya (b.1961), Trent Reznor (b.1965)

Events[]

  • 1974: 18th European Cup replay in Brussels
  • 1975: 10cc release I'm Not in Love [1]
  • 1990: FA Cup Final replay
  • 1993: Intel reveal new new Pentium processor.
  • 1997: FA Cup Final Chelsea v. Middlesborough
  • 2006: 14th UEFA Champions League Final
  • 2012: Donna Summer dies, aged 63.
  • 2014: FA Cup Final Arsenal v. Hull City

Notes[]

  1. to be verified

Charts[]

as announced on this day with no.1 single (new in bold). Click year for full chart:

  • 1970: England World Cup Squad - Back Home (2/3)
  • 1977: Rod Stewart - I Don't Wanna Talk About It/The First Cut Is The Deepest (1/4)
  • 1983: Spandau Ballet - True (4/4)
  • 1992: KWS - Please Don't Go/Game Boy (3/5)
  • 1998: All Saints - Under the Bridge/Lady Marmalade (1/2 n.c.)
  • 2009: Black Eyed Peas - Boom Boom Pow (1/2 n.c.)
  • 2015: OMI - Cheerleader (3/4)
  • 2019: Ed Sheeran & Justin Bieber - I Don't Care (1/ )

Top of the Pops[]

  • 1979: Peter Powell. Art Garfunkel - Bright Eyes.
  • 1984: Simon Bates & Peter Powell. Duran Duran - The Reflex.
  • 1990 : FA Cup Final replay - see 18 May for the week's TOTP
  • 2002: Richard Blackwood. Ronan Keating - If Tomorrow Never Comes

Publications[]

Stamps[]

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