On This Day November 12th in 80s History

1984 - Madonna Released Her Like a Virgin Album

Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Germany, Netherlands and New Zealand
Featuring “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl”
Over 21 Million Copies Sold Worldwide

80s Movies

(On This Day)

1982 - Alone in the Dark
Director: Jack Sholder
Starring: Jack Palance, Donald Pleasence, Martin Landau, Dwight Schultz and Erland Van Lidth
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A

1982 - Creepshow
Director: George A. Romero
Starring: Hal Holbrook, Leslie Nielson, Adrienne Barbeau, Fritz Weaver, Carrie Nye, E. G.
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $21 Million

1982 - Jimmy the Kid
Director: Gary Nelson
Starring: Gary Coleman and Paul Le Mat with Pat Morita
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5 Million

1982 - The Slumber Party Massacre (New York) Los Angeles September 10
Director: Amy Holden Jones
Starring: Michele Michaels, Robin Stille and Michael Villella
Budget: $220,000
Box Office: $3.6 Million

1982 - White Dog
Director: Samuel Fuller
Starring: Kristy McNichol, Paul Winfield, Burl Ives, Jameson Parker and Parley Baer
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $46,509

In Other 80s Movie News

In Back to the Future the Clock Tower was Struck on November 12, 1955 at 10:04 pm

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1980 - Enos Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
Dukes of Hazzard Spinoff

1983 - Teri Garr Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Mick Fleetwood’s Zoo

1985 - Hulk Hogan Made a Guest Appearance on the A-Team
Episode: “Body Slam”

1988 - Demi Moore Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Johnny Clegg & Savuka

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1982 - Showtime! (Live Album)
The J. Geils Band

Billboard Charts: #23

1984 - Like a Virgin (2nd album)
Madonna (2nd Album)

Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

#1 in the UK, Germany, Netherlands and New Zealand

Featuring “Like a Virgin” and “Material Girl”

1984 - 1984 (Soundtrack)
Eurythmics

Billboard Charts: #93

* #6 in Sweden

1984 - Arena (Live Album)
Duran Duran

Billboard Charts: #4

*Hit #1 in Germany

Featuring "Wild Boys"

1984 - Hatful of Hollow (Compilation Album)
The Smiths

* Reached #7 in the UK

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1981 - Billy Martin (A’s) Won Sporting News “Manager of the Year”
* Major League Baseball Didn’t Give the “Manager of the Year” Award until 1983

1986 - Roger Clemens (Red Sox) Won AL Cy Young Award (Unanimous)
Runner Up: Teddy Higuera
* Roger Clemens also Won AL MVP Award

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In Other 80s News

1980 - The Space Probe Voyager Made Its Closest Approach to Saturn
* Took the First Images of Saturn’s Rings

1981 - For the First Time a Manned Spacecraft Was Launched Into Space Twice
Mission: STS-2
Spacecraft: Space Shuttle Columbia

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Other Notable Dates

(On November 12th)

1892 - Pudge Heffelfinger Became the First Professional Football Player
* Played and Paid by Allegheny Athletic Association

1936 - The Bay Bridge Opened to Traffic
* Connects San Francisco to Oakland

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On November 12, 1955 Was the Date the Clock Tower Was Struck in the 1985 Film, Back to the Future

Other Notable Birthdays

Grace Kelly (Princess Grace)
November 12, 1929 - September 14, 1982
Passed Away at Age 52 after Suffering a Stroke and Crashing Her Car

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Tony Thompson (Drummer)
Passed Away on November 12, 2003 at Age 48 from Renal Cell Carcinoma (Kidney Cancer)

Drummer for Power Station and Chic

Mitch Mitchell (Drummer)
Passed Away on November 12, 2008 at Age 62 in His Sleep from Natural Causes
* Mitchell Had Been Ill from Alcohol-Related Problems

Drummer Hall of Fame (2009)

Sergio Oliva (Bodybuilder)
Passed Away on November 12, 2012 at Age 71 from Kidney Failure
Won 3 Consecutive Mr. Olympia Competitions (1967, 1968, 1969)

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Jimmy the Kid

1985 - Hulk Hogan Appeared On an Episode of The A-Team

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Bay Bridge

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Emmy Awards

(Best Actress in a Comedy Series)

1980 - Cathryn Damon

Soap

1981 - Isabel Sanford

The Jeffersons

1982 - Carol Kane

Taxi

1983 - Shelley Long

Cheers

1984 - Jane Curtin

Kate & Allie

1985 - Jane Curtin

Kate & Allie

1986 - Betty White

Golden Girls

1987 - Rue McClanahan

Golden Girls

1988 - Beu Arthur

Golden Girls

1989 - Candice Bergen

Murphy Brown

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Stan Lee (Marvel Comics)

Passed Away on November 12, 2018 at Age 95 from Cardiac Arrest

On November 12, 1982 Creepshow Premiered in Theaters

On November 12, 1936 The Bay Bridge Opened to Traffic

Happy 80s Birthdays

1943 - Wallace Shawn (Actor) The Princess Bride
1944 - Al Michaels (Sportscaster)
1945 - Neil Young (Singer)
1947 - Buck Dharma (Guitarist) Blue Öyster Cult
1954 - Rhonda Shear (Actress) Spaceballs
1958 - Megan Mullally (Actress) Risky Business
1959 - Vincent Irizarry (Actor) Guiding Light
1961 - Nadia Comăneci (Gymnastics)
1964 - David Ellefson (Bassist) Megadeath
1976 - Tevin Campbell (Singer)

Fun Fact!
In 1976 Nadia Comăneci Scored the First Perfect 10 in Olympic History