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July 1954

Neil Francis Tennant is born on July 10th in North Shields, Northumberland.

On this day

1991

Neil and Chris appear as guests on a special Christmas-season episode of the U.K. Saturday morning television show Going Live!. Later this evening, Paul Gambaccini hosts an ‘appreciation’ of the Pet Shop Boys on BBC Radio 1.

1999

The Pet Shop Boys win their libel suit against Roger Scruton, who had falsely written that they had little involvement in creating their music. The Boys are awarded ten thousand pounds plus their legal costs.

2009

They perform this evening at London’s O2 Arena. The show is recorded and filmed for CD/DVD release.