Fun Basketball Facts
(NBA Champions)
1980 - Los Angeles Lakers
1981 - Boston Celtics
1982 - Los Angeles Lakers
1983 - Philadelphia 76ers
1984 - Boston Celtics
1985 - Los Angeles Lakers
1986 - Boston Celtics
1987 - Los Angeles Lakers
1988 - Los Angeles Lakers
1989 - Detroit Pistons
Other Notable Birthdays
Glenn Frey (Singer)
November 6, 1948 - January 18, 2016
* Passed away at Age 67 from Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Alcerative Colitis, and Pneumonia
Co-Founder of The Eagles
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ken Spears (Animator)
Passed Away on November 6, 2020 at Age 82 from Lewy Body Dementia
Creator of Scooby Doo
President Reagan Was Re-Elected President of the United States
#1 Songs in America
(November 6th)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "Islands in the Stream"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
10/29 - 11/11
1984 - "Caribbean Queen"
Billy Ocean
11/3 - 11/16
1985 - "Part Time Lover"
Stevie Wonder
11/2 - 11/8
1986 - "True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper
10/25 - 11/7
1987 - "Bad"
Michael Jackson
10/24 - 11/6
1988 - "Kokomo"
The Beach Boys
11/5 - 11/11
1989 - "Listen to Your Heart"
Roxette
11/4 - 11/10
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November 6th in 80s History
1987 - Less Than Zero Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr. and James Spader
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1984 - President Reagan (R) Was Re-Elected President of the United States
* Defeated Robert Mondale (D)
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Time Bandits
1987 - N.W.A. Released Their Debut Album N.W.A. and the Posse
* Featuring the “Boyz in the Hood"
Headlines
(November 6th)
1982 - "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from November 6 - 26
* Also Hit #1 in Canada, Australia and South Africa
The Theme Song For An Officer and a Gentleman
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1942 - Ken Patera (Wrestling)
1946 - Sally Field (Actress) Places in the Heart
1951 - Nigel Havers (Actor) Chariots of Fire
1955 - Maria Shriver (Journalist)
1957 - Lori Singer (Actress) Footloose
1964 - Corey Glover (Singer and Actor) Living Colour
1964 - Greg Graffin (Singer) Bad Religion
1966 - Peter DeLuise (Actor) 21 Jump Street
1968 - Kelly Rutherford (Actress) Generations
1970 - Ethan Hawke (Actor) Explorers
Fun Fact!
In 1972 Ken Patera Set an American Record in San Francisco With 3-Lift-Total of 1,397 Pounds
Snatch - 386.5 lbs (175.3 kg)
Clean and Jerk - 505.5 lbb (229.3 kg)
Clean and Press – 505.5 lbs (229.3 kg)
Finished 3rd in the 1977 World’s Strongest Man Competition
On November 6, 1981 Time Bandits, Starring Sean Connery Premiered in Theaters
80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Time Bandits
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughan, and David Warner
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $42.4 Million
1987 - Less Than Zero
Director: Marek Kanievska
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., Nicholas Pryor, Tony Bill, Donna Mitchell and James Spader
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $12.4 Million
1987 - Cry Freedom
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Alec McCowen, Kevin McNally, Ian Richardson, John Thaw and Timothy West
Budget: $29 Million
Box Office: $5.9 Million
1987- Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez, Soon-Tek Oh, George Dickerson, Dana Barron and Danny Trejo
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $6.9 Million
1987 - Hello Again
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne, Corbin Bernsen, Sela Ward, Austin Pendleton and Carrie Nye
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $20.4 Million
1987- Hiding Out
Director: Bob Giraldi
Starring: Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan, Annabeth Gish, Claude Brooks, Oliver Cotton, Tim Quill, Tony Soper, Ned Eisenberg, Marita Geraghty, John Spencer and Joy Behar
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $7 Million
1987 - Made in Heaven
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Maureen Stapleton, Mare Winningham, Don Murray, Amanda Plummer, James Gammon, Tim Daly and Ann Wedgeworth
Budget: $13 Million
Box Office: $4.5 Million
1987 - Russkies
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: Whip Hubley, Joaquin Phoenix, Stefan DeSalle, Susan Walters, Patrick Kilpatrick and Peter Billingsley
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.1 Million
1987 - Steel Dawn
Director: Lance Hool
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Anthony Zerbe, Brion James, Christopher Neame, John Fujioka, Arnold Vosloo, Brett Hool and Marcel Van Heerden
Budget: $3.5 Million
Box Office: $562,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Debuts or Finales On This Day
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Shake It Up
The Cars (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
* Featuring “Shake it Up”
1981 - Tonight I'm Yours
Rod Stewart (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #20
* Hit #1 in Canada
Featuring “Young Turks”
1981 - Architecture & Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #144
* #3 in the UK and Hit #1 in The Netherlands
1982 - Absolutely (Live Album)
Rod Stewart
1983 - Break Out
Pointer Sisters (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #8
Featuring “I’m So Excited”
1987 - Characters
Stevie Wonder (21st Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
* #5 in Italy
1987 - Less Than Zero (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Billboard Charts: #31
1987 - N.W.A and the Posse
N.W.A (Debut Album)
* Featuring "Boyz in the Hood"
1989 - ...But Seriously (U.S. Release)
Phil Collins (4th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK and Canada
Over 15 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
Released in the UK on November 24th
1989 - Boomerang
The Creatures (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts:
* Reached #197 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Larry Holmes TKO'd Ronaldo Snipes in the 11th Round to Retain the WBC Heavyweight Championship
* Improved His Record to 39 - 0
1983 - James Wilder (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Rushed For 219 Yards Against the Minnesota Vikings
* The Bucs Beat the Vikings 17 - 12 in Minnesota
Spread
Vikings -7
O/U 44.5
1988 - The Running of the 19th New York City Marathon
Men: Steve Jones (United Kingdom) 2:08:20
Women: Grete Waitz (Norway) 2:28:07
Did You Know?
Grete Waitz Won The New York Marathon 9 Times From 1978 to 1988
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - 45 People Were Killed in a Helicopter Crash in Great Britain
* The Deadliest Civilian Helicopter Crash on Record
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 6th)
1860 - Abraham Lincoln (R) Became the 16th President of the United States
* Defeated John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas
1869 -Rutgers beat Princeton 6 - 4 in the First Official College Football Game
* Played In New Brunswick, New Jersey
1900 - William McKinley (R) Was Re-Elected President of the United States (25th)
* Defeated William Jennings Bryan
1947 - Meet the Press Premiered on NBC
* Still on the Air
Longest Running America Program
1995 - Art Modell Announced That He’s Moving the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore
2012 - Tammy Baldwin Became the First Openly Gay Politician to be Elected to the United States Senate