16th August

Coronation Street history

 * 1901 - The Rovers Return Inn officially opens for business. Jim Corbishley is the first landlord.
 * 1961 - Frank Barlow is promoted at the Post Office while Ken Barlow takes Valerie Tatlock out for the first time.
 * 1971 - Alan Howard and Janet Reid start to get close with each other, leading to an affair.
 * 1989 - Mother of two Gail Tilsley begins a relationship with Martin Platt who is ten years her junior.
 * 1993 - Jim McDonald discovers that separated wife Liz is seeing Colin Barnes. To everyone's surprise he wishes them well.
 * 2004 - Norris Cole angers Emily Bishop when he pays her overdue council tax that she was withholding as a protest.
 * 2006 - Homeless Craig Harris moves in with the Croppers and starts helping out at Roy's Rolls.

Real world
None yet.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 16th August on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1961, 1965, 1967
 * 1970s - 1971, 1972, 1976, 1978
 * 1980s - 1982, 1989
 * 1990s - 1991, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2002, 2004 (I) (II), 2006