Journey
Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Garrett Morris (Actor) SNL
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
1965 - Sherilyn Fenn (Actress) Just One Of the Guys (Sandy)
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1968 - Pauly Shore (Actor and Comedian) For Keeps
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Fun Fact!
Pauly Shore's Mom, Mitzi Founded The Comedy Store
On February 1, 1983 Journey Released Their 8th Album (Frontiers) Featuring "Separate Ways"
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1980 - Fatso Premiered in Theaters
Director: Anne Bancroft
Starring: Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey and Candice Azzara
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Late Night with David Letterman Premiered on NBC
#1 Songs in America
(February 1st)
1980 - "Rock With You"
Michael Jackson
1/19 - 2/15
1981 - "The Tide is High"
Blondie
1/31 - 2/6
1982 - "I Can't Go For that"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1/30 - 2/5
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
1/15 - 2/4
1984 - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Yes
1/21 - 2/3
1985 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1986 - "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne & Friends
1/18 - 2/14
1987 - "At This Moment"
Bill Vera and the Beaters
1/24 - 2/6
1988 - "Need You Tonight"
INXS
1/30 - 2/5
1989 - "Two Hearts"
Phil Collins
1/21 - 2/3
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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1982 - Late Night With David Letterman Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 1,819
First Guest: Bill Murray
Won 5 Primetime Emmy Awards
February 1st in 80s History
Other Notable Birthdays
Clark Gable (Actor)
February 1, 1901 - November 16, 1960
Birthplace: Cadiz, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 59 From a Heart Attack
* Best Known For Playing Rhett Butler in Gone With the Wind
Won an Academy Award For His Role as Peter Warne in the 1934 Film It Happened One Night
Ben Weider (Entrepreneur)
February 1, 1923 - October 17, 2008
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Passed Away at Age 85 in His Hometown of Montreal
* Unknown Cause of Death
Co-Founded the International Federation of Bodybuilding & Fitness With Brother Joe
Don Everly (Singer)
February 1, 1937 - August 21, 2021
Birthplace: Brownie, Kentucky
Passed Away at Age 84
* Unknown Cause of Death
One Half of The Everly Brothers Alongside Younger Brother Phil
Sherman Hemsley (Actor)
February 1, 1938 - July 24, 2012
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 74 From a Mass in the Lungs
* Vena Cava Syndrome a Complication Associated with Lung and Bronchial Carcinomas
Hemsley Was Nominated For a Primetime Emmy Award For His Role as George Jefferson
Rick James (Singer)
February 1, 1948 - August 6, 2004
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York
Passed Away at Age 56 From Cardiac Failure
* Found Dead by His Caretaker in His Los Angeles Home
Best Known For the Hit Song"Super Freak"
Lisa Maire Presley (Singer)
February 1, 1968 - January 12, 2023
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 54 From Cardiac Arrest
* Married to Michael Jackson From 1994 to 1996
The Only Child to to Elvis Presley and Priscilla Presley
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Heather O’Rourke (Actor)
December 27, 1975 - February 1, 1988
Birthplace: San Diego, California
Passed Away at Age 12 From Congenital Stenosis of the Intestine
* Complicated by Septic Shock
Played Carol Anne in the 1982 Film Poltergeist
Herb Caen (Journalist)
April 3, 1916 - February 1, 1997
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Passed Away at Age 80 in His San Francisco Home
* Unknown Cause of Death
Caen Was a Writer For the San Francisco Chronicle For Nearly 60 Years
Don Cornelius (TV Personality)
September 27, 1936 - February 1, 2012
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 75 From a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Head
* Suffered From Depression
The Creator and Host of Soul Train
Dustin Diamond (Actor)
January 7, 1977 - February 1, 2021
Birthplace: San Jose, California
Passed Away at Age 44 From Small-Cell Carcinoma
* A Form of Lung Cancer
Played Screech on Saved by the Bell
Fay Vincent (Former Baseball Commissioner)
May 29, 1938 - February 1, 2025
Birthplace: Waterbury, Connecticut
Passed Away at Age 86 From Bladder Cancer
* Paralyzed His Legs After Falling Off a 4-Story Ledge in His College Dorm at Williams College
The 8th Commissioner of Major League Baseball
Term: 1989 - 1992
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - American Gigolo
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton and Hector Elizondo
Budget: $4.8 Million
Box Office: $52.7 Million
1980 - Caligula
Directors: Tinto Brass, Giancarlo Lui and Bob Guccione
Starring: Malcolm McDowell, Teresa Ann Savoy, Helen Mirren, Peter O'Toole and John Gielgud
Budget: $17.5 Million
Box Office: $23.4 Million
* Released in Italy (1979)
1980 - Fatso
Director: Anne Bancroft
Starring: Dom DeLuise, Ron Carey and Candice Azzara
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $7.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Final Episode of Love of Life (Soap Opera)
Seasons: 29
Episodes: 7,316
Network: CBS
1982 - Late Night with David Letterman Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 1,819
Switched to CBS in 1993 to Host the Late Show with David Letterman
1984 - The Lifetime Network Channel Was Launched
* The Lifetime Network Lost $36 Million in Its First 2 Seasons
Started Turning a Profit in 1986 After They Branded Themselves as “Talk Television”
1986 - Final Episode of Inspector Gadget (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 86
Network: Syndication
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Atomkraft? Nein, Danke!
Earthstar (3rd Album)
1983 - Frontiers
Journey (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Featuring “Separate Ways”
1986 - War Games
Grave Digger (3rd Album)
1989 - The Great Radio Controversy
Tesla (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #18
Singles Released
1980 - “Call Me”
Blondie
#1 Song in America from April 19 - May 30
* Also hit #1 in the UK and Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - The AFC Beat the NFC 16 - 13 in the NFL Pro Bowl
MVPs: Kellen Winslow (Chargers) and Lee Roy Selmon (Buccaneers)
Coaches: Don Shula (Dolphins) and John McKay (Buccaneers)
Location: Aloha Stadium, Honolulu, Hawaii
Attendance: 49,521
Payouts
Winning Team: $5000
Losing Team: $2500
1984 - David Stern Was Announced as the New Commissioner of the NBA
* Commissioner Until 2014
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Other Notable Dates
(On February 1st)
1964 - “I Wanna Hold Your Hand” by the Beatles Became the #1 Song in America
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, West Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
The Beatles First #1 Song
2003 - Space Shuttle Columbia Disintegrated During Reentry Killing All 7 Astronauts
Mission: STS-107
Astronauts
Rick Husband (Commander)
William C. McCool (Pilot)
Michael P. Anderson (Mission Specialist)
Kalpana Chawla (Mission Specialist)
David M. Brown (Mission Specialist)
Laurel Clark (Mission Specialist)
Ilan Ramon (Payload Specialist)
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1986 - The Final Episode of Inspector Gadget (Animation) Aired
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 86
Fun Fact!
Inspector Gadget Was the First Animated TV Show to Use Stereo Sound
Headlines
(On February 1st)
1980 - American Gigolo Premiered in Theaters
Director: Paul Schrader
Starring: Richard Gere, Lauren Hutton and Hector Elizondo
Fun Fact!
Christopher Reeves and John Travolta Turned Down the Lead Role of Julian