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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 2025
28 June
June 30 June


Birthdays[]

  • Sam Bailey (b.1977), Nicole Scherzinger (b.1978),

Events[]

  • 1960: BBC Television Centre opens
  • 1968: Hyde Park free festival
  • 1981: Kim Wilde releases debut album, Duran Duran go on tour
  • 1986: FIFA World Cup Final
  • 1987: The Living Daylights, UK premiere
  • 2008: UEFA Euro 2008 Final, Glastonbury final day
  • 2020: Global coronavirus deaths pass 10 million

Charts[]

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

  • 1967: Procul Harum - A Whiter Shade of Pale (4/6)
  • 1976: The Real Thing -You To Me Are Everything (2/3)
  • 1982: Captain Sensible - Happy Talk (1/2) (up 32 places)
  • 1997: Puff Daddy - I'll Be Missing You (2/6 nc)
  • 2003: Evanescence - Bring Me To Life (4/4)
  • 2008: Ne Yo - Closer (1/1)
  • 2014: Oliver Heldens & Becky Hill - Gecko (Overdrive) (1/1)
  • 2018: George Ezra - Shotgun (1/4 nc)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1967: JS. Procol Harum – A Whiter Shade Of Pale
  • 1972: JS. Slade - Take Me Bak 'Ome.
  • 1973: JS. Slade – Skweeze Me Pleeze Me.
  • 1978: DLT. John Travolta & Olivia Newton-John – You’re The One That I Want.
  • 1989: Anthea Turner. Soul II Soul – Back To Life (However Do You Want Me).
  • 1995: Mark Goodier. Robson & Jerome – Unchained Melody
  • 2001: Jamie Theakston. Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya & Pink – Lady Marmalade.

Publications[]

Stamps[]

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