10 February

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
09 February			February		11 February
albums released

Birthdays

• Mark Spitz (b.1950), Robert Addie (b.1960, dec.), Laura Dern (b.1967), Holly Willoughby (b.1981)

Events

• 1977: ABBA arrive in the UK 
• 1979: Rod Stewart US no.1 
• 2005: Prince Charles announces engagement 
• 2006: XX Winter Olympic Games open in Turin 
• 2008: 50th Grammy Awards, 61st BAFTAs 
• 2013: 55th Grammy Awards 
• 2018: Premier League record attendance of 83,222 
• 2019: RIP Jan-Michael Vincent 

Charts

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

• 1966: The Overlanders - Michelle (3/3)
• 1976: Slik - Forever and Ever (1/1)
• 1981: John Lennon - Woman (2/2)
• 1987: George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (2/2)
• 1991: The Simpsons - Do the Bartman (1/3)
• 2002: Enrique Iglesias - Hero (3/4)
• 2008: Basshunter - Now You're Gone (4/5)
• 2013: Macklemore - Thrift Shop (1/1)
• 2017: Ed Sheeran - Shape of You (5/14 n.c.)

Top of the Pops

host DJ and number one single. Click year for show details.

• 1966: David Jacobs. Nancy Sinatra – These Boots Are Made For Walkin’.
• 1972: No show due to BBC coverage of the Winter Olympics.
• 1977: DLT. Julie Covington – Don’t Cry For Me Argentina.
• 1983: Janice Long & Pat Sharp. Men At Work - Down Under.
• 1994: Mark Goodier. D:REAM – Things Can Only Get Better. BRITS 1994 special

Publications

1968

1968

1973 - click for full issue or see 10 February 1973

1973

1973

1973

1979

1988 - click for full issue

1990

1996

2007

2007

2018

2024

2024

2024

Stamps

Click on stamp for full details

1982: Charles Darwin