5th December

Coronation Street history

 * 1973 - Stan and Hilda Ogden celebrate their 30th wedding anniversary. Norma Ford leaves the street.
 * 1983 - Ivy Tilsley resigns as supervisor of Baldwin's Casuals. First appearance of Shirley Armitage.
 * 1984 - Billy Walker leaves Weatherfield after selling the Rovers licence to Newton & Ridley. This is his last appearance.
 * 1997 - Katie Mallett is christened. Curly Watts and Samantha Failsworth are godparents. Katie's mother Zoe Tattersall shows up at the party having sold the baby to Gary and Judy Mallett.
 * 1999 - Norris Cole starts working at the Kabin.

Real world
None yet.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 5th December on the following years:


 * 1960s - 1962, 1966
 * 1970s - 1973, 1977, 1979
 * 1980s - 1983, 1984, 1985
 * 1990s - 1990, 1994, 1997, 1999
 * 2000s - 2003, 2005 (I), (II), 2007, 2008