On This Day November 25th in 80s History

1987 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles Premiered in Theaters

Director: John Hughes
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Dylan Baker, Olivia Burnette, Larry Hankin, Richard Herd, Matthew Lawrence, Michael McKean and Kevin Bacon

On November 25, 1984 "Do They Know It's Christmas" Was Recorded For "Band Aid" to Raise Money For Ethiopia

1987 - Three Men and a Baby Premiered in Theaters
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson

Fun Fact!
Three Men and a Baby Was the Highest Grossing Movies From 1987

#2 Fatal Attraction

#3 Beverly Hills Cop II

View The Highest Grossing Movies From 1987

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Happy 80s Birthdays

(November 25th)

1940 - Joe Gibbs (Football) Redskins
Birthplace: Mocksville, North Carolina
1944 - Ben Stein (Actor) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “Bueller Bueller”
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
1947 - John Larroquette (Actor) Night Court
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
1951 - Bucky Dent (Baseball)
Birthplace: Savannah, Georgia
1960 - Amy Grant (Singer)
Birthplace: Augusta, Georgia
1963 - Bernie Kosar (Football)
Birthplace: Youngstown, Ohio
1965 - Cris Carter (Football)
Birthplace: Troy, Ohio
1968 - Erick Sermon (Rapper) EPMD
Birthplace: Islip, New York
1971 - Christina Applegate (Actress) Married With Children
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California

Fun Fact!

Joe Gibbs Led the Washington Redskins to 3 Super Bowl Championships

* 1982, 1987, 1991
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996

Did You Know?

Joe Gibbs Became a NASCAR Owner in 1992 With Joe Gibbs Racing

* Elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020

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Other Notable Birthdays

Karl Benz (German Engineer)
November 25, 1844 - April 4, 1929
Birthplace: Mühlburg, Baden, German Confederation
Passed Away at Age 84 From Bronchial Inflammation
* Passed Away in His Landenberg Home
Founded Mercedes Benz in Germany in 1929

Joe DiMaggio (Baseball)
November 25, 1914 - March 8, 1999
Birthplace: Martinez, CA
Passed Away at Age 84 From Lung Cancer
* Nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper
MLB Seasons: 13 (New York Yankees)
Position: Center Field
All-Star: 13
World Series Champion: 9
MVP: 3 (1939, 1941, 1947)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 (4th Ballot)

Fun Fact!

Joe DiMaggio Set the Major League Record in 1941 With 56-Consecutive Games With a Hit

John F. Kennedy Jr. (Attorney)
November 25, 1960 - July 16, 1999
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Passed Away at Age 38 in a Plane Crash
* The Son of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy
Best Known For Saluting His Father John F. Kennedy Jr. During HIs Funeral at Age 3

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Flip Wilson (Actor and Comedian)
December 8, 1933 - November 25, 1998
Birthplace: Jersey City, New Jersey
Passed Away at Age 64 From Liver Cancer
* Hosted The Flip Wilson Show From 1970 to 1974
Won 1 Golden Globe Award and 2 Emmy Awards

Fidel Castro (Cuban Dictator)
August 13, 1926 - November 25, 2016
Birthplace: Biran Oriente, Cuba
Passed Away at Age 90
* Unknown Cause of Death
The President of Cuba From 1976 to 2008

Ron Glass (Actor)
July 10, 1945 - November 25, 2016
Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana
Passed Away at Age 71 From Respiratory Failure
* Played Det. Ron Harris on Barney Miller
Ron Glass Was a Devout Buddhist and a Member of Soka Gakkai International

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1984 - The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Director: José Dutillieu
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $19 Million

1987 - Three Men and a Baby
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Celeste Holm, Nancy Travis, Alexandra Amini, Philip Bosco, Paul Guilfoyle and Margaret Colin
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $167 Million

1987 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Dylan Baker, Olivia Burnette, Larry Hankin, Richard Herd, Matthew Lawrence, Michael McKean and Kevin Bacon
Budget: $30 Million
Box Office: $49.5 Million

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80s Television

(On This Day)

No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day

Fun Fact!

Cheers Was One of the Lowest Rated TV Shows in America Ranking 74 out of 77 When it Made Its Debut

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1983 - You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
Tracey Ullman (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* Featuring “They Don’t Know”

1983 - Back to Back
Status Quo (16th Album)
* Reached #9 in the UK

1983 - Nocturne (Live Album)
Siouxsie and the Banshees

1985 - Friends
Dionne Warwick (26th Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
* Featuring “That’s What Friends Are For”

1985 - Now That's What I Call Music 6 (UK Series)
Various Artists
* Hit #1 in the UK

1985 - Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (Live Album)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Billboard Charts: #22

1988 - Hold an Old Friend’s Hand
Tiffany (2nd Album)

Billboard Charts: #17

In Other 80s Music News

1984 - “Do They Know It’s Christmas” Was Recorded by 36 Musicians to Help Raise Money For the Famine in Ethiopia

* Released on December 3rd

Billboard Charts: #13

Hit #1 in the UK, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1980 - Sugar Ray Leonard TKO’d Roberto Duran in the 8th round to Win the WBC Welterweight Belt in the Fight KNown as “No Mas”
* Roberto Duran Yelled the Words “No Mas No Mas”

1981 - Milwaukee Brewers Relief Pitcher, Rollie Fingers Won the American League MVP
Runner Up: Rickey Henderson (A's)

First Relief Pitcher to Win the MVP Award

1983 - Larry Holmes TKO’d Marvis Frazier in the 1st Round to Retain Heavyweight Championship

1985 - Ozzie Guillen (Chicago White Sox) Won the American League Rookie of the Year
Runner Up: Teddy Higuera (Brewers)

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1986 - U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese Announced That Profits From the Weapons Sales to Iran Were Illegally Diverted to the Contra Rebels in Nicaragua

1987 - Typhoon Nina Hit the Philippines With Winds of 165 mph
* Over 1,000 Deaths

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Other Notable Dates

(On November 25th)

1874 - The United States Greenback Party Was Established
* Political Party Mostly of Farmers Affected by the Panic of 1873

1947 - The “Hollywood 10” Were Blacklisted From Hollywood Studios
* Feared They Were Communist

1963 - President John F. Kennedy Was Buried at Arlington National Cemetery

1999 - Elian Gonzalez (5-Year Old Boy From Cuba) Was Rescued by a Fishermen While Floating in an Inner Tube Off the Florida Coast

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1989 - “Blame It on the Rain” by Milli Vanilli Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 25 - December 8

Fun Fact!

Milli Vanilli Were Exposed For Lip Singing After a Technical Malfunction During a 1989 Performance
* It Was Later Proven That All Their Songs Had Been Sung by Other Singers

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