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#1 Songs in America
(April 27th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Kiss on My List"
Hall & Oates
4/11 - 5/1
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Come on Eileen"
Dexys Midnight Riders
4/23 - 4/29
1984 - "Against All Odds"
Phil Collins
4/21 - 5/11
1985 - "We Are the World"
USA for Africa
4/13 - 5/10
1986 - "Kiss"
Prince
4/19 - 5/2
1987 - "I Knew You Were Waiting"
Aretha Franklin and George Michael
4/18 - 5/1
1988 - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Whitney Houston
4/23 - 5/6
1989 - "Like a Prayer"
Madonna
4/22 - 5/12
Other Notable Birthdays
Ulysses S. Grant (Former U.S. President)
April 27, 1822 - July 23, 1885
Passed Away at Age 63 From Throat Cancer
18th President of the United States
Rogers Hornsby (Baseball)
April 27, 1896 - January 5, 1963
* 7x Batting Champion
2x National League MVP
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1942
Jack Klugman (Actor)
April 27, 1922 - December 24, 2012
Passed Away at Age 90 From Prostate Cancer
Played Oscar on The Odd Couple (TV Series)
Casey Kasem (Radio Personality)
April 27, 1932 - June 15, 2014
Host of American Top 40
* Also the Voice of Shaggy From Scooby-Doo
Chuck Knox (Football Coach)
April 27, 1932 - May 12, 2018
Passed Away at Age 86 From a Long Battle of Dementia
Won NFL Coach of the Year With 3 Different Teams
1973 (Los Angeles Rams)
1980 (Buffalo Bills)
1984 - Seattle Seahawks
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Verne Gagne (Wrestling Promoter)
February 26, 1926 - April 27, 2015
Passed Away at Age 89 From Alzheimer's Disease
Founded AWA Wrestling
Jerry Springer (TV Host)
February 13, 1944 - April 27, 2023
Passed Away at Age 79 From Pancreatic Cancer
Hosted the Jerry Springer Show From 1991 to 2018
* Mayor of Cincinnati From 1977 to 1978
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Love Letter
Director: Amy Holden Jones
Starring: Jamie Lee Curtis, Bonnie Bartlett and James Keach
Budget: $600,000
Box Office: $5.2 Millon
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Final Episode of Masquerade
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Starring Kirstie Alley
1986 - Final Episode of Jayce and the Wheeled Warriors (Animation)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
1988 - China Beach Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 62
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Slates (EP)
The Fall
1983 - Whammy!
The B-52’s (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #29
1987 - You Boyz Make Big Noize
Slade (14th Album)
* Reached #98 in the UK
Fun Fact!
Slade’s Most Successful Album Was Their 1972 Album, Slayed?
* Hit #1 in the UK and #69 in the US
1988 - Flirt
Evelyn “Champagne” King (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #192
* #20 in R&B
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - The First Female Soccer Official Was Hired by the NASL
1981 - Tommy Rich Beat Harley Race to Win the NWA Heavyweight Championship
1982 - Kenneth Sims (DE) Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the New England Patriots
Top 10 Picks
1. Kenneth Sims DE
New England Patriots
College: Texas
2. Johnie Cooks LB
Baltimore Colts
College: Mississippi State
3. Chip Banks LB
Cleveland Browns
College: USC
4. Art Schlichter QB
Baltimore Colts
College: Ohio State
5. Jim McMahon QB
Chicago Bears
College: BYU
6. Jeff Bryant DE
Seattle Seahawks
College: Clemson
7. Darrin Nelson RB
Minnesota Vikings
College: Stanford
8. Mike Munchak OG
Houston Oilers
College: Penn State
9. Gerald Riggs RB
Atlanta Falcons
College: Arizona State
10. Marcus Allen RB
Oakland Raiders
College: USC
* Heisman Trophy Winner
1983 - Nolan Ryan Struck Brad Miller to Become the All-Time Strikeout Leader in Major League Baseball
* The Astros Beat the Expos 4 - 2 at Olympic Stadium in Montreal on a Wednesday Afternoon
Attendance: 19,309
1984 - The Cleveland Indians Beat Detroit Tigers 8 - 4 in 19 innings on a Friday Evening
Game Duration: 5:44
Attendance: 34,112
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In Other 80s News
(On April 23rd)
1981 - Ringo Starr Married Barbara Bach in London
* Still Married
April 27th in 80s History
Nolan Ryan Became the All-Time Strikeout Leader
1986 - Captain Midnight Jammed HBO’s Signal
* Wanted to Protest the $12.95 Monthly Fee
Fun Fact!
HBO Launched On November 8, 1972 Making it the Oldest Paid Television Network in the United States
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1983 - Nolan Ryan Passed Walter Johnson to Became Major League Baseball's All-Time Strikeout Leader
* Still Holds the Major League Record with 5,714 Career Strikeouts
Happy 80s Birthdays
1942 - Keith Keltner (Drummer)
1947 - Ann Peebles (Singer)
1948 - Kate Pierson (Bassist) B-52’s
1951 - Ace Frehley (Guitarist) Kiss (Space Ace)
1952 - "The Iceman" George Gervin (Basketball)
1954 - Herman Edwards (Football)
1957 - Willie Upshaw (Baseball)
1959 - Sheena Easton (Singer)
1960 - Mike Krushelnyski (Hockey)
Fun Fact!
“The Iceman” George Gervin Led the NBA in Scoring 4 Times (1978, 1979, 1980, 1982)
* 9x All-Star
Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1996
In Other News
(On April 26th)
1974 - Over 10,000 People Marched in Washington, D.C. Calling For the Impeachment of President Richard Nixon For the Watergate Scandal
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Did You Know?
Nolan Ryan Also Has the Major League Record With 7 No-Hitters
Headlines
(April 27th)
1981 - Tommy Rich Beat Harley Race to Win the NWA Heavyweight Championship
1987 - Austrian President Kurt Waldheim and Wife, Elisabeth Were Banned From Entering the United States
* Waldheim Aided Thousands of Executions of Jews as a German Officer During World War II
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1982 - Defensive End, Kenneth Sims Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the New England Patriots
College: Texas
Played 8 Seasons in the NFL
* All With the Patriots
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