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#1 Songs in America
(November 30th)
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 - "Separate Lives"
Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin
11/30 - 12/6
1986 - "You Give Love a Bad Name"
Bon Jovi
11/29 - 12/5
1987 - “(I've Had) The Time of My Life”
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
11/28 - 12/4
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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1982 - Michael Jackson Released His Thriller Album
* Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Austria, France, Italy, Netherlands and Australia
Fun Fact!
Thriller is the Top Selling Album of All-Time With Over 66 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
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Fun Baseball Facts
(National League Batting Title)
1980 - Bill Buckner .324
Chicago Cubs
1981 - Bill Madlock .341
Pittsburgh Pirates
1982 - Al Oliver .331
Montreal Expos
1983 - Bill Madlock .323
Pittsburgh Pirates
1984 - Tony Gwynn .351
San Diego Padres
1985 - Willie McGee .353
St. Louis Cardinals
1986 - Tim Raines .334
Montreal Expos
1987 - Tony Gwynn .370
San Diego Padres
1988 - Tony Gwynn .313
San Diego Padres
1989 - Tony Gwynn .336
San Diego Padres
Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Ridley Scott (Director) Blade Runner
1945 - Roger Glover (Guitarist) Deep Purple
1951 - Daniel Petrie (Screenwriter) Beverly Hills Cop
1952 - Mandy Patinkin (Actor) Yentl
1954 - Wayne Bartholomew (Surfer)
1955 - Kevin Conroy (Actor) Dynasty
1955 - Billy Idol (Singer) “Mony Mony”
1957 - John Ashton (Guitarist) The Psychedelic Furs
1958 - Stacey Q (Singer) “Two of Hearts”
1962 - Bo Jackson (Baseball and Football)
1965 - Ben Stiller (Actor) Hot Pursuit
Fun Fact!
Stacey Q Joined the Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus in 1976 as a Showgirl and an Elephant Rider
* Best Known For the Hit Song "Two of Hearts"
Michael Jackson's Thriller Album Went On Sale
Jim Nabors (Actor)
Passed Away in His Home on November 30, 2017 at Age 87 (Unknown Causes)
Best Known For Playing Gomer Pyle
George H. W. Bush
Passed Away in His Home on November 30, 2018 at Age 94
41st President of the United States
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
No 80s Movies Released On This Day
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Final Episode of The Mike Douglas Show
Seasons: 21
Episodes: 4,017
1987 - CBS This Morning Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 13
Episodes: 3,110
1988 - Good Morning Miss Bliss Premiered on The Disney Channel
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
After Season 1 the Show Became Saved by the Bell
1989 - Ann Jillian Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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80s Music
(Albums Released On this Day)
1981 - Best of the Blues Brothers (Compilation Album)
The Blues Brothers
1981 - The Visitors
ABBA (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #29
* Hit #1 in the UK, Netherlands, Sweden, Norway and West Germany
1982 - Thriller
Michael Jackson (6th Solo Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Austria, France, Italy, Netherlands and Australia
Top Selling Album of All-Time
Over 66 Million Copies Sold (Worldwide)
1982 - Three Lock Box
Sammy Hagar (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1983 - Into the Unknown
Bad Religion (2nd Album)
1985 - Who's Missing (Compilation Album)
The Who
1986 - Christmas with The Jets
The Jets (2nd Album)
In Other 80s Music News
1985 - “Separate Lives” by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from November 30 - December 6
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Dave Righetti (Yankees) Won the American League Rookie of the Year
Runner Up: Rich Gedman (Red Sox)
1986 - The Hamilton Tiger-Cats Beat the Edmonton Eskimos 39 - 15 in the 74th Grey Cup (Canadian Football League)
Offensive MVP: Mike Kerrigan
Defensive MVP: Grover Covington
Location: BC Place Stadium in Vancouver
Attendance: 59,621
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Other Notable Birthdays
Oliver Winchester (American Businessman)
November 30, 1810 - December 10, 1880
Passed Away at Age 70 (Unknown Causes)
Founder of the Winchester Repeating Arms Company, the Creator of the Winchester Rifle
* His Wife Sarah Moved to San Jose, California and Began Building the Winchester Mystery House with Her Inheritance
Mark Twain (American Writer)
November 30, 1835 - April 21, 1910
Passed Away at Age 74 from a Heart Attack
Best Known For the Novels, Adventures of Tom Sawyer (1876) and It's Sequel, Adventures of Huckleberry Finn (1884)
Winston Churchill (British Statesman)
November 30, 1874 - January 24, 1965
Passed Away at Age 90 from a Stroke
The Prime Minister of Great Britain From 1940 to 1945 During World War II and Again From 1950 to 1955
Robert Guillaume (Actor)
November 30, 1927 - October 24, 2017
Passed Away at Age 89 from Prostate Cancer
Won an Emmy Award in 1985 For Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in For His Role as Benson
Dick Clark (TV Personality)
November 30, 1929 - April 18, 2012
Passed Away at Age 82 from Coronary Artery Disease
Hosted American Bandstand From 1956 to 1989
* Also the Pyramid Game Show From 1973 to 1988
Bill Walsh (Football Coach)
November 30, 1931 - July 30, 2007
Passed Away at Age 75 from Leukemia
Won 3 Super Bowls in the 80s as the Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers
Paul Westphal (Basketball)
November 30, 1950 - January 2, 2021
Passed Away at Age 70 from Brain Cancer
The 10th Overall Pick in the 1972 Draft by the Boston Celtics
* 5x All-Star
June Pointer (Singer)
November 30, 1953 - April 11, 2006
Passed Away at Age 52 from Cancer
Member of the Pointer Sisters
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Evel Knievel (Daredevil)
Passed Away on November 30, 2007 at Age 69 from Pulmonary Disease
Knievel's Most Famous Stunt Was Attempting to Jump the Fountains at Caesars Palace, Which Resulted in Severe Injuries
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Ann Jillian
1995 - Operation Desert Storm Came to an End
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1985 - “Separate Lives” by Phil Collins and Marilyn Martin Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 30 - December 6
Also Hit #1 in Canada and Ireland
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 30th)
1883 - The Western Calendar (Common Era) was Conveyed to Joseon (Early-Modern Korean Kingdom)
On November 30, 1989 the TV Series, Ann Jillian Premiered on NBC
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Headlines
(November 30th)
1981 - The Final Episode of The Mike Douglas Show Aired
* Ran 21 Seasons with 4,017 Episodes
November 30th in 80s History
1988 - Good Morning Miss Bliss Premiered on The Disney Channel
* After 1 Season The Show Was Rebranded as Saved by the Bell
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