7th April

Coronation Street history

 * 1918 - Les Clegg born.
 * 1937 - Mavis Riley born.
 * 1982 - Alec Hobson leaves the Street for the Lake District.
 * 1993 - Bettabuys is held up by gunmen who succeed with their raid despite Andy McDonald tackling them.
 * 1997 - Derek Wilton dies after a heart attack caused by a row with another motorist on his way home for his wofe Mavis' birthday party.
 * 2002 - Maxine Peacock goes into premature labour after husband Ashley learns of her affair with Matt Ramsden.
 * 2006 - Death of Mike Baldwin.
 * 2008 - David Platt goes on a rampage of destruction on the Street.

Real world

 * 1931 - Lynne Perrie (Ivy Brennan) born.
 * 1941 - Gorden Kaye (Bernard Butler) born.
 * 1976 - Margot Bryant appeared for the final time as Minnie Caldwell.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 7th April on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1965, 1969
 * 1970s - 1971, 1975, 1976
 * 1980s - 1980, 1982, 1986
 * 1990s - 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2002, 2003 (I) (II), 2004, 2006, 2008 (I) (II)