Other Notable Birthdays
K.C. Jones (Basketball)
May 25, 1932 - December 25, 2020
Passed Away at Age 88 (Alzeimer’s)
Coached the Boston Celtics to NBA Titles in 1984 and 1986
Dixie Carter
May 25, 1939 - April 10, 2010
* Passed Away at Age 70 from Endometrial Cancer
Played Julia Sugarbaker in the TV Series, Designing Women
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Charles Nelson Reilly
Passed Away on May 25, 2007 at Age 76 from Pneumonia
Won a Tony Award For His Role as Bud Frump in the Broadway, How to Succeed in Business Without Trying
Vick Tayback
Passed Away on May 25, 1990 at Age 60 from a Heart Attack
Played Mel Sharples on the TV Series, Alice
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1983 - Return of the Jedi
Director: Richard Marquan
Starring: Mark Hamill, Harrison Ford, Carrie Fisher and Billy Dee Williams
Budget: $42 Million
Box Office: $572 Million ($252 Million Domestic)
1988 - Crocodile Dundee II
Director: John Cornell
Starring: Paul Hogan and Linda Kozlowski
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $239 Million ($109 Million Domestic)
The 6th Highest Grossing Movie From 1988
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1988 - Rambo III
Director: Peter MacDonald
Starring: Sylvester Stallone
Budget: $63 Million
Box Office: $189 Million ($53 Million Domestic)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - Final Episode of St. Elsewhere
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 137
Network: ABC
Starring Denzel Washington
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Hard ‘n’ Heavy
Anvil (Debut Album)
1983 - Holy Diver
Dio (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #56
1985 - Brother Where You Bound
Supertramp (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #21
1987 - Kiss Me, Kiss Me, Kiss Me
The Cure (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #40
1987 - Scream Bloody Gore
Death (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #174
1989 - Kaleidoscope
Swing Out Sister (2nd Album)
* Reached #9 in the UK
1989 - Broadway the Hard Way (Live Album)
Frank Zappa
Singles Released
1987 - “I Still Haven’t Found What I’m Looking For
U2
#1 Song in America from August 8 - 21
* Also Hit #1 in Ireland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Jim Rutherford Won the Indianapolis 500
1984 - The Detroit Tigers Major League Record of 17 Straight Road Games Was Snapped
* The Tigers Lost to the Mariners 7 - 3 at the Kingdome in Seattle
Attendance: 15,722
Alvin Davis (Mariners) 3-4 with a Home Run
1985 - The Edmonton Oilers Beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4 - 3 to Take a 2 - 1 Lead in the Stanley Cup Finals
* Wayne Gretzky (Oilers) Had 3 Goals
1986 - The Kansas City Royals Beat the Chicago White Sox 2 - 1 in 17 Innings at Royals Stadium in Kansas City
Attendance: 40,201
1987 - Cincinnati Reds Outfielder Eric Davis Was on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “Smash Hit”
1989 - The Calgary Flames Beat the Montreal Canadians 4 Games to 2 to Win the Stanley Cup Finals
MVP: Al MacInnis (Flames)
Coach: Terry Crisp
Return of the Jedi Premiered in Theaters
Happy 80s Birthdays
1931 - Irwin Winkler (Producer) Rocky
1944 - Frank Oz (Puppeteer) Sesame Street
1948 - Klaus Meine (Singer) Scorpions
1950 - Robby Steinhardt (Singer) Kansas
1951 - Bob Gale (Screenwriter) Back to the Future
1955 - Connie Sellecca (Actress) Greatest American Hero
1958 - Paul Weller (Musician) Style Council
1963 - Mike Myers (Actor) Saturday Night Live (Wayne's World)
1969 - Anne Heche (Actress) Another World
Fun Fact!
Anne Heche Played Vicky Hudson and Marley Love in the Soap Opera Another World From 1987 to 1991
2018 - Abortion Became Legal in Ireland
1989 - The Calgary Flames Won the Stanley Cup Finals
* Beat the Montreal Canadiens 4 Games to 2
Coach: Terry Crisp
MVP: Al MacInnis (Flames)
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1977 - Star Wars Was Released in Theaters
* Highest Grossing Movie From 1977
Fans Waited Hours and Hours to See the Film
#1 Songs in America
(May 25th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Let's Dance"
David Bowie
5/21 - 5/27
1984 - "Hello"
Lionel Richie
5/12 - 5/25
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "Anything For You"
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
5/14 - 5/27
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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Hands Across America
1985 - "Everything She Wants" by Wham Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from May 25 - June 7
Also Hit #1 in Canada and Iceland
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2011 - The Final Episode of The Oprah Winfrey Show Aired
* Ran 25 Seasons
On May 25, 1986 Over 6 Million People Linked Hands For 15 Minutes
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Other Notable Dates
(On May 25th)
1935 - Jesse Owens (Ohio State) Broke 3 World Records and Tied Another at the Big 10 Track and Field Championships in Ann Arbor, Michigan
* Won 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany In Front of Adolph Hitler
1953 - The First Public Television Station in the United States Began Broadcasting
* A PBS Station KUHT From the University of Houston
1961 - President John F. Kennedy Announced His Goal to Put a “Man on the Moon" Before the End of the Decade
* In 1969 Neil Armstrong Became the First Man on the Moon
1975 - The Golden State Warriors Won the NBA Championship
* Swept the Washington Bullets (4 - 0)
Coach: Al Attles
Finals MVP: Rick Barry
Headlines
(May 25th)
1980 - Jim Rutherford Won the Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Jim Hall Racing
Runner-Up: Tom Sneva
Attendance: 350,000
Did You Know?
First Time, 3 Drivers Starting in the 11th and Final Row Finished in the Top 8
Tom Sneva (2nd)
Gary Bettenhausen (3rd)
Tom Bigelow (8th)
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1983 - Return of the Jedi Premiered in Theaters
The Highest Grossing Movie From 1983
May 25th in 80s History