Other Notable Birthdays
Daniel Boone (Frontiersman)
November 2, 1734 - September 26, 1820
Passed Away at Age 85 (Unknown Causes)
American Pioneer and Frontiersman Whose Exploits Made Him One of the First Folk Heroes of the United States
James K. Polk
November 2, 1795 - June 15, 1849
Passed Away at Age 53 from Cholera
11th President of the United States
Warren G. Harding
November 2, 1865 - August 2, 1923
Passed Away at Age 57 from Cardiac Arrest
29th President of the United States
Burt Lancaster (Actor)
November 2, 1913 - October 20, 1994
Passed Away on October 20, 1994 at Age 80 from a Heart Attack
Won an Academy Award For Best Actor For His Role as Elmer Gantry in the 1960 Film, Elmer Gantry
Ray Walston (Actor)
November 2, 1914 - January 1, 2001
Passed Away at Age 86 from Lupus
Played Mr. Hand in the 1982 Film, Fast Times at Ridgemont High
* 2x Emmy Award For Best Supporting Actor in 1995 and 1996 For His Role as Judge Henry Bone on the TV Series, Picket Fences
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
The Fabulous Moolah (Wrestler)
Passed Away on November 2, 2007 at Age 84 from a Heart Attack
Considered to the Greatest Lady Wrestler of All-Time
* Held the Women's Championship Belt From 1956 to 1984
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80s Movies
(Reeased On This Day)
1984 - Paris, Texas
Director: Wim Wenders
Starring: Harry Dean Stanton, Sam Berry, Nastassja Kinski, Dean Stockwell, Aurore Clément, Claresie Mobley, Hunter Carson
Budget: $1.8 Million
Box Office: $2.2 Million
1983 - National Lampoon's Movie Madness
Director: Bob Giraldi
Starring: Peter Riegert, Diane Lane, Ann Dusenberry, Robert Culp, Robby Benson and Richard
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $5 Million
1984 - The Killing Fields
Director: Roland Joffé
Starring: Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor, Craig T. Nelson, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Spalding Gray, Bill Patterson and Athol Fugard
Budget: $14.4 Million
Box Office: $34.7 Million
Haing S. Ngor Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1987 - Finders Keepers (Game Show) Premiered on Nickelodeon
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 105
1988 - Murphy’s Law Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Stage Struck (Live Album)
Rory Gallagher
1981 - Re·ac·tor
Neil Young and Crazy Horse (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #27
* #4 in New Zealand
1982 - Long After Dark
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
1983 - What a Feelin'
Irene Cara (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #77
* #3 in Sweden
1987 - All the Best! (Compilation Album)
Paul McCartney
Billboard Charts: #62
* #2 in the UK
1987 - Back for the Attack
Dokken (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #13
1987 - Bête Noire
Bryan Ferry (7th Solo Album)
* Reached #9 in the UK
1987 - Cloud Nine
George Harrison (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #8
* Featuring “Got My Mind Set on You”
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - Hanshin Tigers Won the World Series of Japan
* The Hanshin Tigers Beat the Seibu Lions 9 - 3 in Game 6
MVP: Randy Bass
Bass Hit .368 with 3 HR and 9 RBI’s
Fun Fact!
Randy Bass Was Born in Lawton, Oklahoma
Played 6 Seasons in the Major Leagues Before Signing in Japan
1985 - Jorge Velasquez Won the Breeders Cup Classic Aboard Proud Truth
Track: Aqueduct Racetrack in New York
Trainer: John M. Veitch
Owner: Darby Dan Farm
1985 - The Los Angeles Kings Scored 5 Goals in the 3rd Quarter in a 5:37 Minutes Span Against the Hartford Whalers
* The Kings Beat the Whalers 8 - 1 at the Hartford Civic Center
1986 - The 17th New York City Marathon
Men: Gianni Poli (Italy) 2:11.06
Women: Grete Waitz (Norway) 2:28.06
Waitz Won 9 Times From 1978 to 1988
1988 - Oakland A’s Shortstop Walt Weiss Won AL Rookie of the Year
Runner Up: Bryan Harvey (California Angels)
The A’s 3rd Winner in a Row
Mark McGwire (1987)
Jose Canseco (1986)
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1984 - Serial Killer, Velma Barfield Was Executed in the United States
* First Woman Executed in the United States Since 1962
1986 - Diplomat, David Jacobsen Was Released in Beirut
* Held in Captivity for 17 Months
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 2nd)
1889 - North Dakota and South Dakota Became the 39th and 40th US State
1959 - Twenty-One Game Show Contestant Charles Van Doren Admitted to Congress that He was Given the Questions and Answers in Advance
* Known as the “Quiz Show Scandal”
1965 - Norman Morrison (31-Year-Old Quaker) Set Himself on Fire in Front of the River Entrance to the Pentagon to Protest the Use of Napalm in the Vietnam War
2016 - The Chicago Cubs Won the World Series to End Their 108-Year Drought
* Defeated the Cleveland Indians
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1983 - President Reagan Signed a Bill Making Martin Luther King, Jr. a Holiday
* First Observed on January 20, 1986
Celebrated on the 3rd Month of January
Fun Fact!
Martin Luther King Day is Also Celebrated in Canada, Japan, Israel and The Netherlands
President Reagan Signed the MLK Holiday Bill
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1985 - "Part-Time Lover" by Stevie Wonder Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from November 2 - 8
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Spain, Portugal, Ireland, Belgium and New Zealand
November 2nd in 80s History
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Irene Cara
On November 2, 1987 Former Beatle, George Harrison Released His 11th Album, Cloud Nine Featuring "I Got My Mind Set On You"
On November 2, 1988 Murphy's Law Premiered on ABC
Happy 80s Birthdays
1942 - Stefanie Powers (Actress) Hart to Hart
1958 - Willie McGee (Baseball)
1963 - Jenny Robertson (Actress) Bull Durham
1963 - Bobby Dall (Bassist) Poison
1963 - Ron McGovney (Bassist) Metallica
Fun Fact!
Willie McGee Won the 1985 National League MVP Award
George Harrison
Murphy's Law
#1 Songs in America
(November 2nd)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
1982 - "Who Can It Be Now?"
Men at Work
10/30 - 11/5
1983 - "Islands in the Stream"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
10/29 - 11/11
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
10/13 - 11/2
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 - "A Groovy Kind of Love"
Phil Collins
10/22 - 11/4
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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Fun Music Facts!
(Top Selling Albums)
1980 - The Wall
Pink Floyd
1981 - Hi Infidelity
REO Speedwagon
1982 - Asia
Asia
1983 - Thriller
Michael Jackson
1984 - Thriller
Michael Jackson
1985 - Born in the U.S.A
Bruce Springsteen
1986 - Whitney Houston
Whitney Houston
1987 - Slippery When Wet
Bon Jovi
1988 - Faith
George Michael
1989 - Don't Be Cruel
Bobby Brown
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The Killing Fields
Headlines
(November 2nd)
1980 - Edith Passed Away From a Stroke on the Season 2 Premiere of Archie Bunker’s Place
1988 - The First Internet Computer Worm, "The Morris Worm" Was Released by MIT Students
On November 2, 1983 Irene Cara Released Her What a Feeling Album featuring “Flashdance"
On November 2, 1984 The Killing Field Premiered in Theaters
* Haing S. Ngor Won an Academy Award (Best Supporting Actor) For His Role as Dith Pran