Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Ann-Margret (Actress) I Oughta Be In Pictures
1949 - Paul Guilfoyle (Actor) Wall Street
1950 - Jay Leno (Comedian))
1952 - Mary McDonnell (Actress) E/R
1953 - Kim Gordon (Bassist) Sonic Youth
1958 - Hal Sutton (Golf)
1964 - Barry Larkin (Baseball)
1966 - John Daly (Golf)
1966 - Too Short (Rapper)
1967 - Kari Wuhrer (Actress) Remote Control (MTV)
1971 - Chris Young (Actor) The Great Outdoors
1978 - Robert Oliveri (Actor) Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Fun Fact!
Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Tom Browning Threw a Perfect Game Against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 16, 1988
In Other News
(On April 28th)
1788 - Maryland Became the 7th U.S. State
* Population Was 300,000
Now Over 6 Million
1923 - Wembley Stadium is Opened in London
* Originally Named The Empire Stadium
1945 - Benito Mussolini and His Mistress Clara Petacci were Shot and Killed by Walter Audisio
* A Member of the Italian Resistance Movement
1967 - Muhammad Ali Was Stripped of His Championship Belts and Boxing License Because He Refused His Induction into the United States Army
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1988 - The Baltimore Orioles Set a MLB Record by Losing Their 21st Straight Game to Start the Season
Still a Major League Record
Fun Fact!
The Longest Losing Streak in Major League History is 29 by the 1889 Louisville Colonels
* The 1963 Philadelphia Phillies Hold the Modern Day Record With 23 Losses in a Row
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1988 - Flight Attendant, Clarabelle Lansing Fell to Her Death After Getting Blown Out of Aloha Airlines Flight 243
* Part of the Plane's Fuselage Ripped Open in Mid-Flight
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#1 Songs in America
(April 28th)
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
George Rogers Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft
Other Notable Birthdays
James Monroe (Former U.S. President)
April 28, 1758 - July 4, 1831
Passed Away at Age 73 From Heart Failure and Tuberculosis
* 3rd President to Die on Independence Day (John Admas, Thomas Jefferson)
5th President of the United States
Ferruccio Lamborghini (Italian Automobile Designer)
April 28, 1916 - February 20, 1993
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Heart Attack
Designed the Lamborghini
Marcia Strassman (Actress)
April 28, 1948 - October 24, 2014
Passed Away at Age 66 From Breast Cancer
Played Julie Kotter in Welcome Back Kotter
* Also Diane Szalinski in the 1989 film Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
Tom Browning (Baseball)
April 28, 1960 – December 19, 2022
The Emergency Personal Found Browning in His Kentucky Home Not Breathing at Age 62
Tom Browning (Cincinnati Reds) Threw a Perfect Game Against the Los Angeles Dodgers on September 16, 1988
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Jim Valvano (Basketball Coach)
March 10, 1946 - April 28, 1993
Passed Away at Age 47 From a Metastatic Adenocarcinoma (Glandular Cancer)
* Coached NC State From 1980 to 1990
Won the National Championship in 1983
Lou Thesz (Wrestler)
April 24, 1916 - April 28, 2002
Passed Away at Age 86 From Complications of Bypass Surgery
Considered One of the Greatest Wrestlers of All-Time
* 3x NWA Heavyweight Champion
Steve Howe (Baseball)
March 10, 1958 - April 28, 2006
Passed Away at Age 48 in a Automobile Accident
* Had Methamphetamine's in His System When His Truck Rolled Over at Coachella
Won Rookie of the Year in 1980 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
John Singleton (Director)
January 6, 1968 - April 28, 2019
Passed Away at Age 51 From a Stroke
Directed Boyz in the Hood
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Loverboy
Director: John Micklin Silver
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Kate Jackson, Carrie Fisher and Kirstie Alley
Budget: $8.5 Million
Box Office: $3.9 Million
1989 - K-9
Director: Rod Daniel
Starring: John Belushi, Mel Harris, Kevin Tighe and Ed O’Neil
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $78.2 Million
1989 - Miss Firecracker
Director: Thomas Schlamme
Starring: Holly Hunter, Mary Steenburgen, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard and Scott Glenn
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $1.8 Million
1989 - Criminal Law
Director: Martin Campbell
Starring: Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon and Tess Harper
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $9.9 Million
1989 - The Horror Show
Director: James Isaac
Starring: Lance Henriksen and Brion James
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No Television Debuts or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Richard Mulligan Won 2 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series For Soap (1980) and Empty Nest (1989)
Click Here For More 80s TV Fun Facts And Awards
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Flush the Fashion
Alice Cooper (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #44
1980 - Go To Heaven
Grateful Dead (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
1982 - Marshall Crenshaw
Marshall Crenshaw (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #50
1986 - Strength in Numbers
38 Special (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1989 - Mr. Music Head
Adrian Belew (4th Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - George Rogers RB (South Carolina) Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints
Top 10 Picks
1. George Rogers RB
New Orleans Saints
College: South Carolina
2. Lawrence Taylor LB
New York Giants
College: North Carolina
3. Freeman McNeil RB
New York Jets
College: UCLA
4. Kenny Easley S
Seattle Seahawks
College: UCLA
5. E.J. Junior LB
St. Louis Cardinals
College: Alabama
6. Rich Campbell QB
Green Bay Packers
College: California
7. Hugh Green LB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
College: Pitt
8. Ronnie Lott CB
San Francisco 49ers
College: USC
9. Mel Owens LB
Los Angeles
College: Michigan
10. David Verser WR
Cincinnati Bengals
College: Kansas
1985 - Billy Martin Was Named New York Yankees Manager For 4th Time
1987 - NBA Announced Charlotte and Miami Will Get Expansion Teams
1987 - Vinny Testaverde (QB) Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Top 10 Picks
1. Vinny Testaverde QB
Tampa Bay Buccaneers
College: Miami (FL)
2. Cornelius Bennett LB
Baltimore Colts
College: Alabama
3. Alonzo Highsmith RB
Houston Oilers
College: Miami (FL)
4. Brent Fullwood RB
Green Bay Packers
College: Auburn
5. Mike Junkin LB
Cleveland Browns
College: Duke
6. Kelly Stouffer QB
St. Louis Cardinals
College: Colorado State
7. Reggie Rogers DE
Detroit Lions
College: Washington
8. Shane Conlan LB
Buffalo Bills
College: Penn State
9. Jerome Brown DT
Philadelphia Eagles
College: Miami
10. Rod Woodson DB
Pittsburgh Steelers
College: Purdue
1988 - The Baltimore Orioles Set a MLB Record Losing Their 21st Straight Game to Start the Season
* The Twins beat the Orioles 4 - 2 at the Metrodome in Minnesota on a Thursday Afternoon
Attendance: 23,006
The Orioles won their next game 9-0 over the Chicago White Sox
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - The USS Enterprise Became the First Nuclear-Powered Aircraft Carrier
* Traveled to the Suez Canal to Relieve the USS Coral Sea
1986 - Soviet Authorities Had to Publicly Announce the Chernobyl Disaster After High Levels of Radiation Were Detected at a Nuclear Power Plant in Sweden
1989 - Jon Bon Jovi Married His High School Sweetheart Dorothea Hurley in Las Vegas
* Still Married
Headlines
(April 28th)
1981 - Running Back, George Rogers Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the New Orleans Saints
College: South Carolina
* Rogers Was the 1980 Heisman Trophy Winner
Played 7 Seasons in the NFL
3x Pro Bowler
Career Rushing Yards: 7,176
1987 - Quarterback, Vinny Testaverde Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
College: Miami Florida
* Testaverde Was the 1986 Heisman Trophy Winner
Played 21 Seasons in the NFL
2x Pro Bowler
Career Passing Yards: 46,233
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April 28th in 80s History
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