2nd July

Coronation Street history

 * 1962 - After eight months away Bill Gregory returns and rekindles his romance with Elsie Tanner.
 * 1979 - Len Fairclough surprises Rita when he arrives at the caravan she is sharing with Bet Lynch in Morecambe only to find two men there - Alec Keegan and Tommy Ball.
 * 1980 - Hilda Ogden has a night out with Mike Baldwin as a prize to spend an evening with "Mr Wonderful" that she won in a competition. To his surprise, Mike enjoys himself.
 * 1981 - Leanne Battersby is born.
 * 1990 - Curly Watts is promoted to Assistant Manager at Bettabuys.
 * 1993 - Having sold the Corner Shop to Brendan Scott, Alf Roberts takes an emotional leave of the premises.
 * 1999 - Ashley Peacock meets Maxine Heavey's parents Derek and Doreen for the first time (First appearances of the characters).
 * 2000 - Mike Baldwin suffers a major heart attack.
 * 2003 - Shelley Unwin goes on her hen night where a man called Bob Cummings plans to slip rohipnol tablets into her drink to get her into bed.
 * 2004 - Jack Duckworth sells his unwanted exercise bike to pensioner Ernie Crabb (played in a cameo appearance by Norman Wisdom).

Real world

 * 1967 - Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster) born.
 * 1972 - Lee Boardman (Jez Quigley) born.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 2nd July 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