On This Day November 13th in 80s History

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Happy 80s Birthdays

1947 - Joe Mantegna (Actor) The Money Pit
1949 - Babaloo Mandel (Screenwriter) Parenthood
1950 - Gilbert Perreault (Hockey)
1953 - Frances Conroy (Actress) Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1954 - Scott McNealy (Businessman) Sun Microsystems
1955 - Whoopi Goldberg (Actress) The Color Purple
1956 - Aldo Nova (Singer)
1960 - Neil Flynn (Actor) Major League
1963 - Vinny Testaverde (Football)
1967 - Michael "Boogaloo Shrimp" Chambers (Dancer) Breakin'

Fun Fact!
Vinny Testaverde Won the 1986 Heisman Trophy
* #1 Overall Pick in the 1987 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Other Notable Birthdays

Richard Mulligan
November 13, 1932 - September 26, 2000
Passed Away at Age 67 from Colorectal Cancer

Did You Know?

Richard Mulligan Won an Emmy Award For Best Actor in a Comedy Series On 2 Separate Shows in the 80s

* Soap (1980)

Empty Nest (1989)

Garry Marshall (TV Producer)
November 13, 1934 - July 19, 2016
Passed Away at Age 81 Due to Complications of Pneumonia after Suffering a Stroke

Produced Happy Days and Laverne & Shirley

Mel Stottlemyre (Baseball)
November 13, 1941 - January 13, 2019
Passed Away at Age 77 from Multiple Myeloma

5x All-Star Pitcher

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Eddie Guerrero (Wrestler)
Passed Away on November 13, 2005 at Age 38 from Acute Heart Failure

Widely Considered to be One of the Greatest and Most Influential Wrestlers of All-Time

On November 13, 1940 Disney's Fantasia Premiered in New York City

Headlines

(November 13th)

1981 - Porky’s Premiered in Theaters

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1982 - The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Was Dedicated in Washington, D.C. to Honor the Armed Forces Who Served in the Vietnam War

Did You Know?
Over 58,000 American Troops Were Killed in Vietnam
* 304,000 Wounded

#1 Songs in America

(November 13th)

1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14

1981 - "Private Eyes"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
11/7 - 11/20

1982 - "Up Where We Belong"

Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes

11/6 - 11/26

1983 - "All Night Long"

Lionel Richie

11/12 - 12/9

1984 - "Caribbean Queen"
Billy Ocean
11/3 - 11/16

1985 - "Miami Vice Theme"
Jan Hammer
11/9 - 11/15

1986 - "Amanda"

Boston

11/8 - 11/21

1987 - "I Think We're Alone Now"
Tiffany
11/7 - 11/20

1988 - "Wild Wild West"
The Escape Club
11/12 - 11/18

1989 - "When I See You Smile"

Bad English

11/11 - 11/24

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Fantasia

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Was Dedicated

1987 - The Running Man Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Arnold Schwarzenegger

80s Movies

(Released On This Day)

1981 - Porky's
Director: Bob Clark
Starring: Kim Cattrall, Scott Colomby, Kaki Hunter, Nancy Parsons, Alex Karras and Susan Clark
Budget: $5 Million

Box Office: $111.2 Million

1981 - The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Robert Duvall, Treat Williams, Kathryn Harrold, Paul Gleason and R.G. Armstrong
Budget: $14 Million

Box Office: $3.7 Million

1987 - The Running Man
Director: Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, María Conchita Alonso, Richard Dawson, Yaphet Kotto, Marvin J. McIntyre, Mick Fleetwood, Professor Tanaka, Jesse Ventura and Jim Brown
Budget: $27 Million

Box Office: $38.1 Million

1987 - Hope and Glory
Director: John Boorman
Starring: Sebastian Rice-Edwards, Sarah Miles, David Hayman, Derrick O'Connor, Susan Wooldridge, Sammi Davis and Ian Bannen
Budget: $9.3 Million

Box Office: $10 Million

1987 - Cross My Heart
Director: Armyan Bernstein
Starring: Martin Short, Annette O'Toole, Paul Reiser, Jessica Puscas and Joanna Kerns
Budget: $7 Million

Box Office: $1 Million

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80s Television

(On This Day)

1982 - Robert Blake Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Kenny Loggins

1986 - Final Episode of Kay O’Brien
Seasons: 1

Episodes: 12
Network: CBS

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1981 - Movement
New Order (Debut Album)

* Reached #30 in the UK and #1 in UK Indie

1981 - Till Deaf Do Us Part
Slade (10th Album)

* Reached #68 in the UK

1981 - Tin Drum
Japan (5th Album)

* Reached #12 in the UK

1982 - Eagles Greatest Hits, Vol 2 (Compilation Album)
Eagles
Billboard Charts: #52

1982 - The Lee Aaron Project
Lee Aaron (Debut Album)

1985 - Folksinger
Phranc (Debut Album)

1985 - Original Masters (Greatest Hits Album)
Jethro Tull
* Reached #98 in Australia

1989 - Me and a Monkey on the Moon
Felt (10th and Final Album)

1989 - You Can't Do That on Stage Anymore, Vol. 3 (Live Album)
Frank Zappa

1989 - Streetcleaner
Godflesh (Debut Album)
* Reached #19 in UK Indie

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1982 - Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini dDefeated Duk Koo Kim to Retain the WBA Lightweight Championship
* Kim Died 4 Days Later From His Injuries

1983 - San Francisco 49ers Defense Recorded 9 Sacks Against the New Orleans Saints
* The 49ers Beat the Saints 27 - 0 at the Superdome in New Orleans
Spread

49ers - 4

O/U 40
Fred Dean (49ers) 6 Sacks

1985 - Dwight Gooden (Mets) Won the National League Cy Young Award (Unanimous Decision)
* At Age 20 Gooden Became the Youngest to Win the Award

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Other Notable Dates

(On November 12th)

1940 - Disney's Fantasia Premiered in Theaters at New York’s Broadway Theatre

1954 - Great Britain Beat France to Win the First Rugby League World Cup
Location: Paris

Attendance: 30,000

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1982 - Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini Defeated Duk Koo Kim to Retain the WBA Lightweight Championship
* Kim Died 4 Days Later From His Injuries