2nd April

Coronation Street history

 * 1962 - Ena Sharples comes round and is her old self after her stroke.
 * 1969 - Elsie Tanner discovers that boyfriend Dave Smith is married.
 * 1975 - Bet Lynch finds out that her long-lost soldier son, Martin Downes, has been killed in Northern Ireland and she contemplates suicide.
 * 1980 - Ena Sharples returns to St. Anne's in anger as her Community Centre Flat still isn't ready (Final appearance of the character).
 * 1986 - Peter and Susan Barlow celebrate their 21st birthday with a party.
 * 1990 - Tracy Barlow causes a chip pan fire at No.1 and is rescued by Dave Barton.
 * 1993 - After a gap of many years Reg Holdsworth is re-introduced to Maureen Naylor's mother and his nemesis, Maud Grimes (First appearance of the character).
 * 2004 - Penny King refuses both Fred Elliott's proposal of marriage and his offer of friendship.
 * 2007 - Tracy Barlow is found guilty of the murder of Charlie Stubbs and sentenced to life imprisonment.

Real world

 * 1984 - Transmission of tonight's episode was delayed for a tribute to Jack Howarth who had died two days previously.

Episodes
Episodes were broadcast on 2nd 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