On This Day June 25th in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1947 - Jimmie Walker (Actor) Good Times "JJ"
1954 - David Paich (Keyboardist) Toto
1957 - Greg Millen (Hockey)
1964 - Erica Gimpel (Actress) Fame
1964 - Dell Curry (Basketball)
1974 - Jeff B. Cohen (Actor) Goonies

Fun Fact!
Jeff B. Cohen is Best Known For Playing “Chunk” in the 1984 Film, The Goonies

* Currently a Lawyer at the Cohen & Gardner Firm, That he Co-Founded in Beverly Hills

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Other Notable Birthdays

Peyo (Belgium Comic Writer)
June 25, 1928 - December 24, 1992
Passed Away at Age 64 from a Heart Attack
Created The Smurfs

Larry Kramer
June 25, 1935 - May 27, 2020
Passed Away at the Age of 84 from Pneumonia

Founder of The Gay Men's Health Crisis

* His Character Was Portrayed in the HBO Film, The Normal Heart

Ian McDonald (Guitarist and Saxophonist)
June 25, 1946 - February 9, 2022
Passed Away at Age 75 from Colon Cancer
Co-Founder of Foreigner

George Michael (Singer)
June 25, 1963 - December 25, 2016
Passed Away at the Age of 53 from an Enlarged Heart and a Fatty Liver

One of the Best Selling Artists of All-Time
* Over 120 Albums Sold

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Jerome Brown (Football)
Passed Away on June 25, 1992 at Age 27 from an Automobile Accident

All-Pro (1990, 1991)

Jacques Cousteau
Passed Away on June 25, 1997 at Age 87 from a Heart Attack

Co-Invented the First Open-Circuit SCUBA Set
* Made For the First Underwater Documentaries

Farrah Fawcett
Passed Away on June 25, 2009 at Age 62 from Anal Cancer

Played Jill Munroe on the TV Series, Charlie Angels

Fun Fact!
Farrah Fawcett’s 1976 Red Swimsuit Poster Sold Over 6 Million Copies the First Year

Michael Jackson
Passed Away on June 25, 2009 at Age 50 from Cardiac Arrest

* Regarded as One of the Most Significant Cultural Figures of the 20th Century

Did You Know?

Michael Jackson's Thriller Album is the Top Selling Album of All-Time With Over 70 Million Copies Sold

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1980 - Herbie Goes Bananas
Director: Vincent McEveety
Starring: Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman and Charles Martin Smith
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $18 Million

1980 - The Last Flight of Noah's Ark
Director: Charles Jarrot
Starring: Elliott Gould, Geneviève Bujold and Ricky Schroder
Budget: $7 Million

Box Office: $11 Million

1982 - Blade Runner
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Harrison Ford, Rutger Hauer, Sean Young and Edward James Olmos
Budget: $30 Million

Box Office: $41.5 Million

1982 - Megaforce
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Barry Bostwick, Persis Khambatta, Michael Beck, Edward Mulhare, George Furth, Evan C. Kim, Ralph Wilcox, Robert Fuller and Henry Silva
Budget: $20 Million

Box Office: $5.7 Million

1982 - The Thing
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell
Budget: $15 Million

Box Office: $19.6 Million

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80s Television

(On This Day)

No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Huey Lewis and the News
Huey Lewis and the News (Debut Album)

1980 - True Colours
Split Enz (5th Album)
Billboard Charts:

* Reached #40 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

Hit #1 in Australia and New Zealand

1981 - Sorry Ma, Forgot to Take Out the Trash
The Replacements (Debut Album)

1984 - Discovery
Mike Oldfield (9th Album)

* Hit #1 in the UK and Germany

1984 - Purple Rain
Prince and The Revolution (6th Album)

Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands and Australia
Over 25 Million Copies Sold Worldwide

1987 - Cleanse Fold and Manipulate
Skinny Puppy (3rd Album)

Singles Released

1982 - “Come on Eileen”
Dexys Midnight Runners
#1 Song in America from June 25 - July 1
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Belgium, Ireland, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and South Africa

In Other 80s Music News

1980 - Rock and Roll Legend Bill Haley, Performed For the Last Time During a Tour in South Africa

1980 - Kiss Played Its First Show With New Drummer, Eric Carr
Venue: New York Palladium

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1988 - Cal Ripken Played in His 1000th of 2,632 Consecutive Games Played
* The Orioles Lost to the Blue Jays 5 - 2 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto on a Monday Night
Attendance: 28,301
Ripken Went 2-3 With a Home Run

Click Here For More Baseball Fun Facts and Awards

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In Other 80s News

1987 - The First National Catfish Day Was Observed
* Celebrating the Value of Farm-Raised Catfish

#1 Songs in America

(June 25th)

1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27

1981 - "Stars on 45 Medley"
Stars on 45 Medley
6/20 - 6/26

1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"

Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder

5/15 - 7/2

1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"