On This Day November 22nd in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1943 - Billie Jean King (Tennis)
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
1943 - William Kotzwinkle (Novelist) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania
1947 - Sandy Alderson (Baseball Executive) Oakland A’s
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
1950 - Steven Van Zandt (Guitarist) Bruce Springsteen
Birthplace: Watertown, Massachusetts
1950 - Tina Weymouth (Bassist) Talking Heads
Birthplace: Coronado, California
1956 - Lawrence Gowan (Singer & Keyboardist) Styx
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis (Actress) Halloween, Trading Places
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
1961 - Mariel Hemingway (Actress)
Birthplace: Mill Valley, California
1963 - Brian Robbins (Actor) Head of the Class (Eric)
Birthplace: New York City
1967 - Boris Becker (Tennis)
Birthplace: Leimen, West Germany

Fun Fact!
Boris Becker Won 9 Grand Slam Titles During His Career
Wimbledon (1985, 1986, 1989)
US Open (1989)
French Open (1987, 1989, 1991)
Australian Open (1991, 1996)

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1989 - Back to the Future Part II Premiered in Theaters

Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissman and Flea

Fun Fact!

Back to the Future Part II Was the 6th Highest Grossing Movie From 1989

#1 Batman

#2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade

#2 Lethal Weapon 2
#4 Look Who's Talking
#5 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids

View The Highest Grossing Movies From 1989

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Headlines

(November 22nd)

1980 - Eddie Murphy Made His Saturday Night Live Debut as a Cast Member in a Non-Speaking Role

Season: 6

Episode: 2

Title: “In Search for the Negro Republican”

Mike Tyson Became The Youngest Heavyweight Champion

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Other Notable Birthdays

Rodney Dangerfield (Comedian)
November 22, 1921 - October 5, 2004
Birthplace: Babylon, New York
Passed Away on October 5, 2004 at Age 82 of Complications From Heart Surgery
* Played Al Czervik in the 1980 Film Caddyshack and Thornton Melon in Back to School (1986)
Best Known For the Punchline “I Get No Respect”

Geraldine Page (Actress)
November 22, 1924 - June 13, 1987
Birthplace: Kirksville, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 62 From a Heart Attack
* Died in Her Lower Manhattan Townhouse
Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Carrie Watts in the 1985 Film A Trip to Bountiful

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Passed Away

(On This Day)

Jack London (Novelist)
January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Passed Away at Age 40 From Unknown Causes
* Some Say He Died of Alcoholism, Sucide, or Too Much Morphine (Still Unknown)
Jack London Square in Oakland is Named After Him

John F. Kennedy (Former U.S. President)
May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts
Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald at Age 46 From Gunshot Wounds
* Shot in Dallas, Texas
The 35th President of the United States

Scatman Crothers (Singer and Actor)
May 23, 1910 - November 22, 1986
Birthplace: Terre Haute, Indiana
Passed Away at Age 76 From Lung Cancer
* Diagnosed in 1985
Played Dick Hallorann in the 1980 Film The Shining

Mary Kay Ash (American Businesswomen)
May 12, 1918 - November 22, 2001
Birthplace: Hot Wells, Texas
Passed Away at Age 83
* Unknown Cause of Death
Founded Mary Kay Cosmetics in 1963 in Dallas, Texas

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80s Movies

(Released On This Day)

1985 - White Nights
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini
Budget: $20 Million

Box Office: $42.1 Million

1985 - King Solomon's Mines
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies
Budget: $12.6 Million

Box Office: $15 Million

1985 - One Magic Christmas
Director: Phillip Borsos
Starring: Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $13.6 Million

1985 - Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (Animation)
Director: Steve Hahn
Budget: $15 Million

Box Office: $3.3 Million

1985 - Bad Medicine
Director: Harvey Miller
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin and Julie Hagerty
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $2.6 Million

1985 - Fever Pitch
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini and Chad Everett
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $618,000

1989 - Back to the Future Part II
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissman and Flea
Budget: $40 Million

Box Office: $332 Million ($118 Million Domestic)

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80s Television

(On This Day)

1980 - Malcolm McDowell Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band

Eddie Murphy Made His Saturday Night Live Debut in a Non-Speaking Role, Titled “In Search for the Negro Republican”

1986 - Robin Williams Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Paul Simon

1987 - Two Chicago TV Stations Were hijacked by a Pirate Dressed like Max Headroom

1988 - Final Episode of Denver, the Last Dinosaur (Animation)

Seasons: 2

Episodes: 50

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers (EP)
Motörhead

1984 - See Ya 'Round
Split Enz (9th and Final Album)
* Reached #5 in New Zealand

1985 - Easy Pieces
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (2nd Album)
* Reached #5 in the UK

1988 - Beaches (Soundtrack)
Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey
Billboard Charts: #2

* Hit #1 in Australia

Featuring “Wind Beneath My Wings”

1988 - CK
Chaka Khan (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #125

1988 - Delicate Sound of Thunder (Live Album)
Pink Floyd
Billboard Charts: #11

* #2 in Norway

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1986 - Mike Tyson (Age 20) TKO’d Trevor Berbick in the 2nd Round to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of All-Time

1986 - Wayne Gretzky Scored His 500th Goal

1987 - Dale Earnhardt Won the NASCAR Sprint Cup

1989 - Kirby Puckett Signed a Record $3 Million Dollar Per Year Contract With the Minnesota Twins

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Other Notable Dates

(On November 22nd)

1956 - The Summer Olympics Opened in Melbourne, Australia

Fun Fact!

NBA Players Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons and Andrew Bogut are from Melbourne, Australia

1963 - President John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
* Lyndon B. Johnson Was Sworn in as President

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1986 - At Age 20 Mike Tyson TKO’d Trevor Berbick in the 2nd Round to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion in History