28 July

209/365 - 210/366

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
27 July			July		29 July

Birthdays

• Simon Dee (b.1935), Peter Doyle (b.1949, dec.), Malcolm Holmes (b.1960), Harry Kane (b.1993)

Events

• 1968: The Beatles' Mad Day Out.
• 1981: The Royal Fireworks
• 1984: Opening Ceremony of the 1984 Summer Olympics in L.A.
• 1997: Changing Rooms (S2)

Charts

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

• 1966: Chris Farlowe - Out of Time (1/1)
• 1981: Shakin' Stevens - Green Door (1/4)
• 1987: Los Lobos - La Bamba (1/2)
• 1991: Bryan Adams - Everything I Do.. (4/16)
• 1996: Spice Girls - Wannabe (2/7)
• 2002: Gareth Gates - Anyone of Us (Stupid Mistake) (3/3)
• 2013: AVICII - Wake Me Up (2/3)
• 2017: Luis Fonsi - Despacito (10/11 n.c.)

Top of the Pops

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

• 1966: No show due to World Cup 1966.
• 1977: Noel Edmonds. Donna Summer – I Feel Love
• 1983: Janice Long & Mike Read. Paul Young – Wherever I Lay My Hat (That’s My Home).
• 1988: Nicky Campbell & Gary Davies. Glenn Medeiros – Nothing’s Gonna Change My Love For You.
• 1994: Bruno Brookes. Wet Wet Wet - Love Is All Around.
• 2000: Jamie Theakston. Five & Queen – We Will Rock You.

Publications

1973

1973

1973

1979

1979

1984

1984

1984 - click for full issue

1984 (with Record Mirror)

1990

1990

2007

2007

2007

2007

2012

2012

2018

2018

2020

2020 - Q final issue

Stamps

1971 - Literary Anniversaries

2014 - The Great War

2016 - Beatrix Potter