Happy 80s Birthdays
1944 - Mike Katz (Bodybuilder)
1948 - Prince Charles of Wales
1949 - James Young (Guitarist) Styx
1949 - Gary Grubbs (Actor) Character Actor
1951 - Frankie Banali (Drummer) Quiet Riot
1952 - Maggie Roswell (Voice Actress) The Simpsons
1954 - Willie Hernandez (Baseball)
1955 - Jack Sickma (Basketball)
1961 - D. B. Sweeney (Actor) Eight Men Out
1962 - Laura San Giacomo (Actress) Sex, Lies, and Videotapes
1964 - Joseph “Run” Simmons (Rapper) Run-D.M.C.
1966 - Jeanette Jurado (Singer) Exposé
1974 - David Moscow (Actor) Big
Fun Fact!
In 1984 Willie Hernandez (Detroit Tigers) Became the First Relief Pitcher to Win the Cy Young and the MVP Award in the Same Season
* Also Closed Out the 1984 World Series
On November 14, 1970 the Marshall University Football Teams Plane Crashed Into the Mountain in West Virginia
Other Notable Birthdays
McLean Stevenson
November 14, 1927 - February 15, 1996
Passed Away at Age 68 from a Heart Attack
Played Lt. Henry Blake on the TV Series, M*A*S*H
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Gene Anthony Ray
Passed Away on November 14, 2003 at Age 41 from a Stroke (Diagnosed with HIV in 1996)
Played Leroy in Fame in the 1980 Film, Fame
Tom Villard
Passed Away on November 14, 1994 at Age 40 from AIDS-Related Pneumonia
Played Jay in the 80s TV Show, We Got it Made
* Also Played T-Bird Willie in Grease 2
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Raging Bull
Director: Martin Scorsese
Starring: Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office $23.4 Million
De Niro won an Academy Award for Best Actor
1980 - The Boogeyman
Director: Ulli Lommel
Starring: Suzanna Love, John Carradine and Ron James
Budget: $300,000
Box Office: $25 Million
1980 - Alligator
Director: Lewis Teague
Starring: Robert Forster, Robin Riker and Michael V. Gazzo
Budget: $1.7 Million
Box Office: $6.4 Million
1980 - The Idolmaker
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Ray Sharkey, Peter Gallagher, Joe Pantoliano, Tovah Feldshuh and Olympia Dukakis
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1985 - Smooth Talk
Director: Joyce Chopra
Starring: Lauren Dern and Treat Williams
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $16,000
1986 - Hoosiers
Director: David Anspaugh
Starring: Gene Hackman, Barbara Hershey, Sheb Wooley, Maris Valainis, Brad Long, Steve Hollar and Dennis Hopper
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $28.6 Million
1986 - Streets of Gold
Director: Joe Roth
Starring: Klaus Maria Brandauer, Adrian Pasdar, Angela Molina, Elya Baskin, Rainbow Harvest, Dan O'Shea, John Mahoney and Wesley Snipes
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Bernadette Peters hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guests: The Go-Go’s and Billy Joel
1982 - Blue and the Gray (miniseries) premiered on CBS
1985 - Shadow Chasers premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1987 - Robert Mitchum hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Simply Red
1988 - Murphy Brown premiered on CBS
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 260
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Strong Arm of the Law
Saxon (3rd Album)
* Reached #11 in the UK
1981 - Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
* Hit #1 in R&B
Featuring “Let’s Groove”
1983 - Touch
Eurythmics (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
* Hit #1 in the UK and New Zealand
1983 - Beauty Stab
ABC (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #69
1983 - Believer
Chic (7th Album)
1988 - All or Nothing
Milli Vanilli (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
* Hit #1 in New Zealand
Featuring “Girl You Know It’s True”
1989 - The Mind Is a Terrible Thing to Taste
Ministry (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #163
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1989 - San Diego Padres Pitcher, Mark Davis Won the National League Cy Young Award
Runner Up: Mike Scott (Astros)
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 14th)
1960 - Ruby Bridges Became the First Black Child to Attend an All-White Elementary School in Louisiana
1970 - Almost All of the Marshall University Football Team Was Killed In a Plane Accident
* The Teams Flight Crashed Into the Mountain in West Virginia (Southern Airways Flight 932)
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On November 14, 1980 The Boogeyman Premiered in Theaters
1986 - Hoosiers Starring Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Gene Hackman
Based On the 1954 Basketball Season of Milan High School in Indiana
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First Black Student
Headlines
(November 14th)
1980 - Raging Bull Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Robert DeNiro and Joe Pesci
Robert DeNiro Won an Academy Award For Best Actor For His Role as Professional Boxer, Jake Lamotta
#1 Songs in America
(November 14th)
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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November 14th in 80s History
On November 14, 1960 Ruby Bridges Became the First Black Child to Attend an All-White Elementary School in Louisiana
1988 - Milli Vanilli Released Their Debut Album, All or Nothing
* Featuring “Girl You Know It’s True”
Fun Comedy Facts!
(Grammy Awards For Best Comedy Album)
1980 - Robin Williams
Reality...What a Concept
1981 - Rodney Dangerfield
No Respect
1982 - Richard Pryor
Rev. Du Rite
1983 - Richard Pryor
Live on the Sunset Strip
1984 - Eddie Murphy
Eddie Murphy: Comedian
1985 - "Weird Al" Yankovic
"Eat It"
1986 - Whoopi Goldberg
Whoopi Goldberg (Broadway Show)
1987 - Bill Cosby
Those of You with or Without Children, You'll Understand
1988 - Robin Williams
A Night at the Met
1989 - Robin Williams
Good Morning, Vietnam
1988 - Murphy Brown Premiered on CBS
* Ran 11 Seasons with 260 Episodes
Won an Emmy Award For Best Comedy in 1990 & 1992
Candace Bergman Won 5 Emmy Awards For Best Actress in a Comedy Series For Her Role as Murphy Brown
Fun Fact!
Candace Bergman Shares the Most Wins For Best Actress in a Comedy Series With Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Mary Tyler Moore
Boogeyman
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Marshall Plane Crash
Murphy Brown Premiered on CBS
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