16th April

Coronation Street history

 * 1958 - Gail Potter born.
 * 1962 - Len Fairclough is sacked from Birtwhistles when someone reports him for doing foreigners - Martha Longhurst confesses to doing the deed.
 * 1969 - Ena Sharples receives a caution from the police for organising a demonstration outside the town hall. To show her remorse she promptly organises a sit-in at the OAP's club house.
 * 1973 - Annie Walker forces Betty Turpin and Bet Lynch to finish decorating the living room of the Rovers in preparating for a forthcoming visit by the retiring Mayoress of Weatherfield.
 * 1979 - Gail Potter celebrates her twenty-first birthday and her engagement with a party at which her mother, Audrey is one of the guests (First appearance of the character).
 * 1990 - Rita Fairclough moves into 10a Coronation Street - the flat above the Kabin.
 * 1997 - A drunk Don Brennan picks up Alma Baldwin in his taxi, intent on getting his revenge on Mike Baldwin.
 * 2002 - The Ramsdens leave the Street to start afresh elsewhere (Final appearance of Charlie Ramsden).
 * 2003 - Tommy and Katy Harris are in hospital following the seige of No.6 by the Morgan brothers.
 * 2006 - Gail Platt receives a birthday card from the supposedly dead Richard Hillman.
 * 2007 - Kasia Barowicz dies from a fall down the stairs at Underworld and Paul and Carla Connor cover up the death to avoid being prosecuted for working illegal hours.

Real world

 * 1904 - Betty Hardy (Clara Midgeley) born.

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


 * 1960s - 1962, 1969
 * 1970s - 1973, 1975, 1979
 * 1980s - 1980, 1984, 1986
 * 1990s - 1990, 1993, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 (I) (II), 2008