6th August

Coronation Street history

 * 1962 - Christopher Hewitt is born.
 * 1975 - The residents lay on a special surprise street party for Albert Tatlock's eightieth birthday.
 * 1980 - Renee Roberts's funeral takes place.
 * 1984 - Billy Walker takes over as licencee of the Rovers.
 * 1986 - Gail Tilsley confesses to Brian that Ian Latimer could be the father of her unborn child.
 * 1997 - Two drunken friends of Toyah Battersby's attack Leanne in No. 5 but she is rescued by Samantha Failsworth.
 * 1999 - Fred Elliott and Audrey Roberts take Maud Grimes's pensioner fiancé Sidney Templeton out for the day but the old man dies suddenly in the back of their car.
 * 2004 - Harry Flagg leaves the Street to travel round Europe (Final appearance of the character).

Real world

 * 1928 - Writer Vince Powell born.
 * 1959 - Reece Dinsdale (Joe McIntyre) born.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 6th August on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1962, 1969
 * 1970s - 1973, 1975, 1979
 * 1980s - 1980, 1984, 1986
 * 1990s - 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006 2007 (I) (II), 2008