On This Day

Lists events during EastEnders history, really just for fun but maybe it could be used for something.

January

 * 1 January
 * 2012 - Titles revamped for a fifth time and is the current titles used.
 * 2 January
 * 2003 - Bubble episode, Dot's Story was broadcast.
 * 3 January
 * 4 January
 * 5 January
 * 6 January
 * 7 January
 * 8 January
 * 9 January
 * 10 January
 * 11 January
 * 2002 - Jack Evans was born.
 * 12 January
 * 13 January
 * - Simon Wicks makes a cameo.
 * 14 January
 * 15 January
 * 16 January
 * 17 January
 * 18 January
 * 19 January
 * 20 January
 * 21 January
 * 22 January
 * 23 January
 * 24 January
 * 25 January
 * 26 January
 * 27 January
 * 1990 - Simon Wicks leaves.
 * 28 January
 * 29 January
 * 30 January
 * 31 January
 * 2008 - Monologue episode Pretty Baby.... was broadcast.

February

 * 1 February
 * 2 February
 * 3 February
 * 4 February
 * 5 February
 * 6 February
 * 7 February
 * 8 February
 * 9 February
 * 10 February
 * 11 February
 * 12 February
 * 13 February
 * 2015 - Nick Cotton dies of a heroin overdose.
 * 14 February
 * 2003 - Mark Fowler leaves.
 * 15 February
 * 16 February
 * 17 February
 * 18 February
 * 19 February
 * 1985 - First episode of EE was broadcast on BBC One at 7pm. Also Reg Cox was found murdered.
 * 1987 - Hannah Carpenter leaves to live with her sister in another part of London.
 * 2010 - 25th Anniversary, First Live episode, Episode 3952 was broadcast.
 * 2015 - 30th Anniversary Live and flashback episode.
 * 20 February
 * 2000 - 15th Anniversary episode was broadcast.
 * 21 February
 * 22 February
 * 23 February
 * 24 February
 * 25 February
 * 26 February
 * 1985 - Lofty Holloway and DS Terry Rich arrived.
 * 27 February
 * 28 February
 * 1985 - Tony Carpenter arrived
 * 29 February

March

 * 1 March
 * 2 March
 * 3 March
 * 4 March
 * 5 March
 * 1985 - Mary Smith and Annie Smith arrived.
 * 6 March
 * 7 March
 * 8 March
 * 9 March
 * 10 March
 * 11 March
 * 1997 - Courtney Mitchell was born.
 * 12 March
 * 1985 - Kelvin Carpenter arrived
 * 13 March
 * 14 March
 * 15 March
 * 16 March
 * 17 March
 * 18 March
 * 1993 - Sharmilla Kapoor was born.
 * 19 March
 * 20 March
 * 21 March
 * 1985 - Andy O'Brien and Debbie Wilkins arrived.
 * 1989 - Guizin Osman leaves for Northern Cyprus, taking her children.
 * 1996 - Ben Mitchell was born.
 * 22 March
 * 23 March
 * 1989 - Mehmet Osman leaves to return to Northern Cyprus to win back his wife.
 * 24 March
 * 1988 - Ali Osman was born.
 * 25 March
 * 26 March
 * 27 March
 * 28 March
 * 29 March
 * 30 March
 * 31 March

April

 * 1 April
 * 2004 - Bubble episode, Pat and Mo was broadcast.
 * 2 April
 * 3 April
 * 4 April
 * 1985 - Big Ron arrived.
 * 5 April
 * 6 April
 * 7 April
 * 8 April
 * 9 April
 * 10 April
 * 1998 - First hour long episode, not including specials. Also the first episode to have a scene before the title sequence.
 * 11 April
 * 1994 - This episode marks when EastEnders increased its output to three episodes per week.
 * 12 April
 * 13 April
 * 14 April
 * 15 April
 * 16 April
 * 17 April
 * 2018 - Michelle Fowler leaves.
 * 18 April
 * 19 April
 * 1988 - Lofty Holloway leaves.
 * 20 April
 * 21 April
 * 22 April
 * 23 April
 * 24 April
 * 25 April
 * 26 April
 * 27 April
 * 28 April
 * 29 April
 * 30 April

May

 * 1 May
 * 2 May
 * 3 May
 * 4 May
 * 5 May
 * 6 May
 * 7 May
 * 1985 - Chris Smith arrived.
 * 8 May
 * 9 May
 * 10 May
 * 11 May
 * 1993 - First episode to see a revamp of the opening titles.
 * 12 May
 * 13 May
 * 1993- Pete Beale leaves.
 * 2002 - Bubble episode, Ricky and Bianca Part One was broadcast.
 * 14 May
 * 1987 - DS Terry Rich leaves and is transferred to another division. Also Debbie Wilkins leaves.
 * 1992 - Willy gets put down.
 * 15 May
 * 16 May
 * 17 May
 * 18 May
 * 19 May
 * 1988- Angie Watts leaves.
 * 20 May
 * 2002 - Bubble episode, Ricky and Bianca Part Two was broadcast.
 * 21 May
 * 1996 - Arthur Fowler leaves.
 * 22 May
 * 23 May
 * 1989 - Sue Osman leaves.
 * 1996 - Mark Fowler Junior was born (off screen).
 * 24 May
 * 25 May
 * 26 May
 * 1988 - Mary Smith and Annie Smith leaves.
 * 27 May
 * 1987 - Vicky Fowler was born.
 * 28 May
 * 1987 - Tony Carpenter leaves for Trinidad.
 * 29 May
 * 30 May
 * 31 May

June

 * 1 June
 * 2 June
 * 3 June
 * 4 June
 * 5 June
 * 6 June
 * 7 June
 * 8 June
 * 2007 - Dr. Harold Legg makes his last apperance.
 * 9 June
 * 10 June
 * 11 June
 * 12 June
 * 13 June
 * 1985 - Mehmet Osman arrived.
 * 14 June
 * 15 June
 * Leslie Grantham died early that morning and the episode was dedicated to him.
 * 16 June
 * 17 June
 * 18 June
 * 19 June
 * 20 June
 * 19?? - Hassan Osman dies.
 * 21 June
 * 2006 - Summer Swann was born.
 * 22 June
 * 23 June
 * 24 June
 * 25 June
 * 1985 - Hannah Carpenter arrived.
 * 2004 - Vivienne Hobbs was born.
 * 26 June
 * 27 June
 * 28 June
 * 29 June
 * 2009 - The first time EE was broadcast on BBC Two.
 * 30 June

July

 * 1 July
 * 2 July
 * 3 July
 * 4 July
 * 1985 - Dot Cotton arrived.
 * 2006 - Dennis Rickman Junior was born (off screen).
 * 5 July
 * 6 July
 * 7 July
 * 8 July
 * 9 July
 * 10 July
 * 1985 - DS Roy Quick leaves to work for a security firm.
 * 1998 - The first part of Paris specials was broadcast.
 * 11 July
 * 1998 - The second part of Paris specials was broadcast.
 * 12 July
 * 1994 - EastEnders 1000th episode, although after the final episode reset it was changed to 999th.
 * 1998 - The final part of the Paris specials was shown and was broadcast within the World Cup at 7:30pm.
 * 13 July
 * 14 July
 * 15 July
 * 16 July
 * 1985 - Ernie Mears arrived.
 * 17 July
 * 18 July
 * 19 July
 * 20 July
 * 21 July
 * 1998 - Arjun Kapoor was born.
 * 22 July
 * 23 July
 * 2012 - Seven minutes of live footage footage was inserted, showing Billy Mitchell carrying the Olympic Torch in Episode 4466.
 * 24 July
 * 2003 - Bobby Beale was born.
 * 25 July
 * 26 July
 * 1988 - Lou Beale died peacefully in her sleep.
 * 27 July
 * 28 July
 * 29 July
 * 30 July
 * 31 July

August

 * 1 August
 * 2 August
 * 1988 - Chris Smith leaves to return to Stockport.
 * 3 August
 * 4 August
 * 5 August
 * 6 August
 * 1985 - Martin Fowler was born.
 * 7 August
 * 8 August
 * 9 August
 * 10 August
 * 11 August
 * 12 August
 * 13 August
 * 14 August
 * 1986 - Andy O'Brien dies from being hit by a truck.
 * 15 August
 * 1985 - Ernie Mears leaves.
 * 16 August
 * 2001 - This episode marks when EastEnders increased its output to four episode per week.
 * 17 August
 * 18 August
 * 19 August
 * 20 August
 * 1985 - DS Roy Quick arrived.
 * 21 August
 * 22 August
 * 23 August
 * 24 August
 * 25 August
 * 26 August
 * 27 August
 * 28 August
 * 29 August
 * 30 August
 * 31 August

September

 * 1 September
 * 2 September
 * 2004 - Freddie Mitchell was born (off screen).
 * 3 September
 * 1987 - Kelvin Carpenter leaves.
 * 4 September
 * 5 September
 * 1999 - It was the first episode to be presented in Digital Widescreen and the opening titles we changed to feature the Millennium Dome.
 * 2006 - Janet (Petal) Mitchell was born.
 * 6 September
 * 7 September
 * 2000 - Ethel Skinner dies peacefully in her sleep..
 * 8 September
 * 9 September
 * 10 September
 * 1985 - Lil and Maude arrived.
 * 11 September
 * 12 September
 * John Bardon died early that morning and the episode was dedicated to him.
 * 13 September
 * 14 September
 * 15 September
 * 16 September
 * 17 September
 * 18 September
 * 19 September
 * 20 September
 * 21 September
 * 2003 - Bubble episode, Perfectly Frank was broadcast.
 * 22 September
 * 1997 - EastEnders in Ireland Part One was broadcast.
 * 23 September
 * 1997 - EastEnders in Ireland Part Two was broadcast.
 * 24 September
 * 25 September
 * 1997 - EastEnders in Ireland Part Three was broadcast.
 * 26 September
 * 27 September
 * 28 September
 * 1993 - Jacques Butcher was born (off-screen).
 * 29 September
 * 30 September

October

 * 1 October
 * 2000 - Bubble episode, Return of Nick Cotton was broadcast.
 * 2 October
 * 3 October
 * 4 October
 * 5 October
 * 6 October
 * 7 October
 * 8 October
 * 1985 - Simon Wicks arrived.
 * 9 October
 * 10 October
 * 1989 - Ali Osman leaves.
 * 11 October
 * 12 October
 * 13 October
 * 14 October
 * 15 October
 * 1985 - Sheena Menell arrived.
 * 16 October
 * 17 October
 * 18 October
 * 19 October
 * 1993 - Roly dies.
 * 2009 - George Michael Trott was born.
 * 20 October
 * 21 October
 * 22 October
 * 1985 - Guizin Osman arrived.
 * 23 October
 * 24 October
 * 25 October
 * 26 October
 * 2000 - Chloe Jackson/Rebecca Miller/Bex Fowler was born.
 * 27 October
 * 28 October
 * 2004 - Aleesha Miller was born.
 * 29 October
 * 30 October
 * 31 October

November

 * 1 November
 * 2 November
 * 3 November
 * 4 November
 * 5 November
 * 1998 - Cindy Junior was born.
 * 2001 - Louise Mitchell was born
 * 6 November
 * 7 November
 * 8 November
 * 9 November
 * 10 November
 * 11 November
 * 12 November
 * 13 November
 * 2007 - William Mitchell was born.
 * 14 November
 * 1985 - Cassie Carpenter arrived.
 * 15 November
 * 16 November
 * 17 November
 * 2008 - Amy Mitchell was born.
 * 18 November
 * 19 November
 * 1987 - Naima Jeffery leaves.
 * 2010 - Charity cross over East Street was broadcast.
 * 20 November
 * 21 November
 * 22 November
 * 23 November
 * 24 November
 * 25 November
 * 26 November
 * 19?? - Sheena Menell leaves.
 * 1993 - First charity cross over Dimensions in Time Part One was broadcast.
 * 27 November
 * 1993 - First charity cross over Dimensions in Time Part Two was broadcast.
 * 1997 - Natasha Butcher was aborted.
 * 28 November
 * 29 November
 * Tony Holland died the previous day and the episode was dedicated to him.
 * 30 November

December

 * 1 December
 * 2 December
 * 3 December
 * 4 December
 * 5 December
 * 6 December
 * 7 December
 * 8 December
 * 9 December
 * 1993 - Lucy and Peter Beale was born.
 * 10 December
 * 11 December
 * 12 December
 * 13 December
 * 14 December
 * 2007 - Oscar Branning was born.
 * 15 December
 * 16 December
 * 17 December
 * 18 December
 * 19 December
 * 20 December
 * 21 December
 * 22 December
 * 23 December
 * 24 December
 * 25 December
 * 1986 - Part 1 + 2 hold the record for the highest ratings for a soap in British television history and is also the first two part episode.
 * 1986 - Cassie Carpenter leaves
 * 1990 - Billie/Jasmine O’Brien was born.
 * 1998 - Liam Butcher was born.
 * 2010 - First episode broadcasted in High Definition and titles revamped for a fourth time.
 * 2006 - Pauline Fowler dies in Albert Square gardens.
 * 26 December
 * 1985 - Saeed Jeffery leaves.
 * 1988 - Bubble episode,CivvyStreet was broadcast. Also the first special and first episode to be set prior to the first episode.
 * 1989 - Steven Beale was born.
 * 27 December
 * 28 December
 * 29 December
 * 30 December
 * 31 December