A Pop Culture Scrapbook
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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
08 December
December 10 December
albums released


Birthdays[]

  • Kirk Douglas (b.1916), Judi Dench (b.1934), Billy Bremner (b.1942), Joan Armatrading (b.1950), Donny Osmond (b.1957),

Events[]

  • 1967: Nicolae Ceaușescu becomes President of Romania 
  • 1979: Sports Review of 1979, The Old Curiosity Shop, Henry IV
  • 1990: Lech Wałęsa wins Polish election
  • 1997: Tomorrow Never Dies premiere, London.
  • 2000: fastest goal in English Premier League
  • 2002: Star Trek: Nemesis US premiere
  • 2012: Sir Patrick Moore RIP
  • 2017: Star Wars: Ep. VIII - The Last Jedi, US premiere

Charts[]

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

  • 1965: The Seekers - The Carnival Is Over (3/3)
  • 1975: Queen - Bohemian Rhpsody (3/9)
  • 1980: ABBA - Super Trouper (3/3)
  • 1986: Europe - The Final Countdown (2/2)
  • 1990: Vanilla Ice - Ice Ice Baby (3/4)
  • 2001: Daniel Bedingfield - Gotta Get Thru This (2/3 n.c.)
  • 2007: Leona Lewis - Bleeding Love (7/7)
  • 2012: Gabrielle Aplin - the Power of Love (1/1)

Top of the Pops[]

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

  • 1965: JS. The Seekers – The Carnival Is Over.
  • 1971: Tony Blackburn. Benny Hill - Ernie (The Fastest Milkman in the West).
  • 1976: David Hamilton. Showaddywaddy – Under The Moon Of Love.
  • 1982: Simon Bates. The Jam - Beat Surrender.
  • 1993: Mark Franklin. Mr. Blobby - Mr Blobby.

Publications[]

Stamps[]

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