#1 Songs in America
(November 27th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Truly"
Lionel Richie
11/27 - 12/10
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "We Built This City"
Starship
11/16 - 11/29
1986 - "Human"
Human League
11/22 - 11/28
1987 - "Mony Mony"
Billy Idol
11/21 - 11/27
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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1985 - Rocky IV Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sylvester Stallone
Fun Fact!
Rocky IV Was The 3rd Highest Grossing Movie From 1985
#1 Back to the Future
#2 Rambo: First Blood Part II (Also Starring Sylvester Stallone)
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Fun TV Facts!
(Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series)
1980 - Ed Asner
Lou Grant
1981 - Daniel J. Travanti
Hill Street Blues
1982 - Daniel J. Travanti
Hill Street Blues
1983 - Ed Flanders
St. Elsewhere
1984 - Tom Selleck
Magnum, P.I
1985 - William Daniels
St. Elsewhere
1986 - William Daniels
St. Elsewhere
1987 - Bruce Willis
Moonlighting
1988 - Richard Kiley
A Year in the Life
1989 - Carroll O'Connor
In the Heat of the Night
1982 - “Truly” by Lionel Richie Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 27 - December 10
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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Rocky IV Premiered In Theaters
1985 - Santa Claus: The Movie Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Dudley Moore and John Lithgow
Fun Fact!
The First Recorded Christmas Was Celebrated in Rome on December 25, AD 336
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1951 - Kathryn Bigelow (Director) Near Dark, Point Break
Birthplace: San Carlos, CA
1953 - Curtis Armstrong (Actor) Revenge of the Nerds “Booger”
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
1958 - Mike Scioscia (Baseball)
Birthplace: Upper Darby Township, PA
1959 - Charlie Burchill (Scottish Guitarist) Simple Minds
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
1960 - Ken O’Brien (Football)
Birthplace: Rockville Centre, NY
1962 - Mike Bordin (Drummer) Faith No More
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
1963 - Fisher Stevens (Actor) Short Circuit (Ben)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1964 - Robin Givens (Actress) Head of the Class
Birthplace: New York City
1976 - Jaleel White (Actor) Family Matters “Urkel”
Birthplace: Culver City, CA
Fun Fact!
In 2010 Kathryn Bigelow Became the First Female to Win an Academy Award For Best Director
Movie: Hurt Locker
Headlines
(November 27th)
1980 - Bosom Buddies Premiered on ABC
* Ran 2 Seasons with 37 Episodes
Starring Tom Hanks and Peter Scolari
Fun Fact!
Bosom Buddies Characters, Kip and Henry Were Named After Bars in Berkeley, California
Other Notable Dates
(On November 27th)
1924 - The First Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade Was Held in New York City
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November 27th in 80s History
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Other Notable Birthdays
Bruce Lee (Actor and Martial Artist)
November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Passed Away at Age 32 From Cerebral Edema From a Reaction to Compounds Present in the Combination Medication Equagesic
The 1973 Movie, Enter the Dragon Was Bruce Lee's Last Film
Eddie Rabbit (Singer)
November 27, 1941 - May 7, 1998
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 56 From Lung Cancer
Best Known For the 1980 Hit, “I Love a Rainy Night”
James Avery (Actor)
November 27, 1945 - December 31, 2013
Birthplace: Suffolk, VA
Passed Away at Age 68 Following Complications From Open Heart Surgery
Played Uncle Phil on the TV Series, The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air
Davey Boy Smith (Wrestler)
November 27, 1962 - May 18, 2002
Birthplace: Golborne, Lancashire, England
Passed Away at Age 39 From a Heart Attack
One of the British Bulldogs
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Harvey Milk (Politician)
May 22, 1930 - November 27, 1978
Birthplace: Woodmere, NY
Passed Away at Age 48 From Gunshot Wounds
First Openly Gay Politician
George Moscone (Politician)
November 24, 1929 - November 27, 1978
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Passed Away at Age From Gunshot Wounds
San Francisco Mayor of San Francisco From 1976 to His Death in 1978
John Carradine (Actor)
February 5, 1906 - November 27, 1988
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 82 From Heart and Kidney Failure
Considered One of the Best Character Actors in Cinema History
* Best Known For the 1940's Dracula Movies
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - Rocky IV
Director: Sylvester Stallone
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Talia Shire, Burt Young, Carl Weathers, Brigitte Nielsen and Dolph Lundgren
Budget: $28 Million
Box Office: $300.4 Million
1985 - Santa Claus: The Movie
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Starring: Dudley Moore, John Lithgow, David Huddleston, Judy Cornwell and Burgess Meredith
Budget: $40 Million
Box Office: $23.7 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Bosom Buddies Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 37
1981 - Darkroom Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Hosted by James Coburn
1988 - Almost Grown Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Non-Stop Erotic Cabaret
Soft Cell (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
* #5 in the UK
Featuring “Tainted Love”
1981 - Ten Out of 10
10cc (8th Album)
* Reached #15 in Australia
1982 - Speak of the Devil/Talk of the Devil (Live Album)
Ozzy Osbourne
Billboard Charts: #14
1985 - Welcome to the Real World
Mr. Mister (2nd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Featuring “Broken Wings” and “Kyrie”
1987 - Live...In the Raw (Live Album)
W.A.S.P.
Billboard Charts: #77
1989 - Labour of Love II
UB40 (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
* Hit #1 in the UK, Netherlands and New Zealand
Featuring “Red Red Wine”
1989 - Ghost Nation
Hunter & Collectors (6th Album)
• Reached #10 in Australia
Singles Released
1981 - “Don’t You Want Me”
The Human League
#1 Song in America from July 3 - 23
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand and Israel
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - The Toronto Argonauts Beat the BC Lions 18 - 17 in the Canadian Football League's 71st Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: Joe Barnes
Defensive MVP: Carl Brazley
Location: BC State Stadium in Vancouver
Attendance: 59,345
1988 - The Winnipeg Blue Bombers Beat the BC Lions 22 - 21 in the Canadian Football League's 76th Grey Cup
Offensive MVP: James Murphy
Defensive MVP: Michael Grey
Location: Frank Clair Stadium in Ottawa
Attendance: 50,604
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1968 - Penny Ann Early Became the First Woman to Play in a Professional Basketball Game
* Played For the Kentucky Colonels in an ABA Game Against the Los Angeles Stars
1978 - Harvey Milk and George Moscone were Murdered in San Francisco by Former Supervisor Dan White
* White Committed Suicide in 1985 by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning (2 Years After Prison Release)