03 Jan	Jenkins quits Commons for Brussels
06 Jan	EMI fires Sex Pistols
17 Jan	Gilmore executed by firing squad
11 Mar	Roman Polanski charged with rape
23 Mar	Government wins no confidence vote
27 Mar	Hundreds dead in Tenerife plane crash
02 Apr	Hat trick for Red Rum
13 May	Cricket captain sacked over 'circus'
23 May	Dutch children held hostage
04 Jun	Greece releases UK plane-spotters
07 Jun	Queen celebrates Silver Jubilee
04 Jul	Manchester United sack manager
11 Jul	Gay paper guilty of blasphemy
22 Jul	Deng Xiaoping back in power
10 Aug	Tight security for Queen's Irish visit
16 Aug	Rock and roll 'king' Presley dies
31 Aug	Smith keeps power in Rhodesia
12 Sep	Steve Biko dies in custody
07 Oct	Invasion of Swedish identical twins
19 Oct	Kidnapped German found dead
27 Oct	Liberal MP denies murder plot
14 Nov	Firefighters strike over pay claim
15 Nov	Princess Anne gives birth to Master Phillips
19 Nov	Egyptian leader's Israel trip makes history
02 Dec	South African police cleared of Biko death
05 Dec	Egypt severs ties with Arab hardliners
16 Dec	Queen opens 'tube' link to Heathrow
21 Dec	Firemen jeer TUC's pay snub
25 Dec	Silent film legend Chaplin dies
27 Dec	Star Wars fever hits Britain