The number one British single today in 1960:

The number one single today in 1978:

The number one British single today in 1995 came from a Swedish group that did a wacky country-ish song:

The number one British album today in 2007 was Amy Winehouse’s “Back to Black”:

Birthdays begin with Tim Harris of the Foundations:

Chas Smith, who played horns for Madness …

… was born on the same day as Geoff Tate, vocalist for Queensryche:

Dave Grohl of Nirvana:

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