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Bryan Adams Released Reckless
Back To The Future
Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Art Garfunkel (Singer)
Birthplace: Queens, New York
1949 - Armin Shimerman (Actor) Star Trek: The Next Generation “Quark”
Birthplace: Lakewood, New Jersey
1953 - Joyce Maynard (Journalist) Seventeen Magazine, New York Times
Birthplace: Durham, New Hampshire
1956 - Jeff Watson (Guitarist) Night Ranger
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
1957 - Mike Score (English Singer) A Flock of Seagulls
Birthplace: Beverley, East Yorkshire, England
1959 - Bryan Adams (Singer)
Birthplace: Kingston, Ontario, Canada
1963 - Tatum O’Neal (Actress) The Bad News Bears (Amanda)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1963 - Brian Wheat (Guitarist) Tesla
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Fun Fact!
Tatum O’Neal Was Married to John McEnroe From 1986 to 1994
On November 5, 1955 Doc Brown Hit HIs Head On the Bathroom Sink in the 1985 Film, Back to the Future to Come Up With the Flux Capacitor, the Tool That Makes Time Travel
1988 - Chris McCarron Won the Breeders Cup Classic Aboard Alysheba
Jockey: Chris McCarron
Trainer: Jack Van Berg
Owner: Dorothy & Pam Scharbauer
Track: Churchill Downs
Purse: $3 Million
Other Notable Birthdays
Roy Rogers (Actor and Singer)
November 5, 1911 - July 6, 1998
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 86 From Heart Failure
* Born Leonard Franklin Skye
Known as The "King of the Cowboys"
Ike Turner (Guitarist)
November 5, 1931 - December 12, 2007
Birthplace: Clarksdale, MS
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Cocaine Overdose
* Found Dead in HIs San Marcos, California Home by His Former Wife Ann Thomas
Best Known in the 1960’s and 1970’s With His Wife Tina Turner as the Leader of the Ike & Tina Turner Revue
Sam Shepard (Actor)
November 5, 1943 - July 27, 2017
Birthplace: Fort Sheridan, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 73 From ALS
* Won a Record 10 Obie Awards For Writing and Directing
Nominated For an Academy Award For "Best Supporting Actor" For His Role as Chuck Yeager in 1983 Film The Right Stuff
Bill Walton (Basketball)
November 5, 1952 - May 27, 2024
Birthplace: La Mesa, CA
Passed Away at Age 71 From Colorectal Cancer
College: UCLA
NBA Seasons: 14
Position: Center
All-Star: 2 (1977, 1978)
NBA MVP: 1978
Sixth Man of the Year: 1986
Elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 1993
Fun Fact!
Bill Walton Was a 2x NBA Champion
Portland Trail Blazers (1977)
Boston Celtics (1986)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Bobby Hatfield (Singer)
August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003
Birthplace: Beaver Dam, WIsconsin
Passed Away at Age of 63 From a Heart Attack
* A Toxicology Report Said Cocaine Caused the Fatal Heart Attack
Co-Founded the Righteous Brothers in Orange County, California in 1963 With Bill Medley
Jill Clayburgh (Actress)
April 30, 1944 - November 5, 2010
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away on November 5, 2010 at Age 66 From Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia
* Had Been Battling the Cancer For Over 2 Decades
Nominated For 2 Academy Awards
1978 (An Unmarried Woman)
1979 (Starting Over)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - The Man from Snowy River
Director: George T. Miller
Starring: Kirk Douglas, Jack Thompson, Tom Burlinson, Sigrid Thornton and Lorraine Bayly
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office $20.6 Million
1982 - Piranha II: The Spawning
Director: James Cameron
Starring: Tricia O'Neil, Steve Marachuk and Lance Henriksen
Budget: $145,786
Box Office: N/A
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Other 80s Movie News
November 5, 1955 was the Day Doc Brown Hit His Head on the Bathroom Sink and Came Up with the Flux Capacitor (What Makes Time Travel) in the film Back to the Future
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Betty Thomas Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Stray Cats
Eddie Murphy Performed the James Brown “Hot Tub Party” Skit
1983 - Final Episode of Pac-Man (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 44
1987 - Beverly Hills Buntz Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Hill Street Blues Spinoff
1988 - Raising Miranda Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Hello, I Must Be Going!
Phil Collins (2nd Solo Album)
Billboards Charts: #8
Featuring “You Can’t Hurry Love”
1982 - Computer Games
George Clinton (Debut Album)
Billboards Charts: #40
1982 - The Rise & Fall
Madness (4th Album)
* Reached #10 in the UK and Hit #1 in Sweden
1982 - A Kiss in the Dreamhouse
Siouxsie and The Banshees (5th Album)
* Reached #11 in the UK
1982 - Gone Troppo
George Harrison (10th Album)
Billboards Charts: #108
1984 - Reckless
Bryan Adams (4th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
Featuring “Heaven” and “Summer of 69”
Over 12 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1984 - Wheels Are Turnin'
REO Speedwagon (11th Album)
Billboards Charts: #7
Featuring “Can’t Fight This Feeling
1984 - Teases & Dares
Kim Wilde (4th Album)
Billboards Charts: #84
1986 - Raw, Uncut and X-Rated
Too Short (3rd Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - The Cleveland Cavaliers Lost Their 24th Consecutive Game
* The Nets Beat the Cavs 99 - 91 in Cleveland
Attendance: 2,981
The Cavs Won Their Next Game 132 - 120 Over the Golden State Warriors
1988 - The Miami Heat Played Their First NBA Game
* The Heat Lost to Clippers 111 - 91 in Miami
Attendance: 15,008
Ken Norman (Clippers) 22 pts. 15 rebounds
Pearl Washington (Heat) 16 pts. 3 assists 3 steals
1988 - First NBA Game at the New Bradley Center in Milwaukee Was Played
* The Hawks Beat the Bucks 107 - 94
Attendance: 18,649
Moses Malone (Hawks) 25 pts. 16 rebounds
Ricky Pierce (Bucks) 18 pts. 5 assist
1988 - First NBA Game at the New Palace of Auburn Hills in Detroit Was Payed
* The Pistons Beat the Hornets 94 - 85
Attendance: 21,454
Bill Laimbeer (Piston) 14 pts. 12 rebounds
Brian Rowsom (Hornets) 16 pts. 7 rebounds
1988 - Alysheba Won the Breeders Cup Classic
Jockey: Chris McCarron
Trainer: Jack Van Berg
Owner: Dorothy & Pam Scharbauer
Location: Churchill Downs
1989 - The 20th New York City Marathon
Men: Juma Ikangaa (Tanzania) 2:08:01
Women: Ingrid Kristiansen (Norway) 2:25:30
* Kristiansen Won the Boston Marathon in 1986 & 1989
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 5th)
1912 - Woodrow Wilson (D) Was Elected the 28th President of the United States
* Defeated William Taft (R)
1940 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D) Was Elected the 32nd President of the United States for a Third Term
* The First and Only President to be Re-Elected 3 Times
1968 - Richard Nixon (R) Was Elected the 37th President of the United States
* Defeated Lyndon B. Johnson (D)
1996 - Bill Clinton (D) Was Re-Elected President (42nd) of the United States
* Defeated Bob Dole (R) and Ross Perot (I)
2007 - The Android Operating System From Google Was Revealed
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1984 - Bryan Adams Released His 4th Album Reckless
Title: Reckless
U.S. Billboard Charts: #1
Canada: #1
* Featuring “Heaven” and “Summer of 69”
Over 12 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
The Man From Snowy River
November 5th in 80s History
Headlines
(November 5th)
1983 - Eddie Murphy Performed the James Brown “Hot Tub Party” Skit On Saturday Night Live
1988 - “Kokomo” by The Beach Boys Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 5 - 11
Also Hit #1 in Australia
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Fun Fact!
Wild Again Won the First Breeders Cup Classic in 1984
Jockey: Pat Day
Trainer: Vincent Timphony
Owner: Black Chip Stable
Track: Hollywood Park
Purse: $3 Million
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#1 Songs in America
(November 5th)
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 - "Caribbean Queen"
Billy Ocean
11/3 - 11/16
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 - "Kokomo"
The Beach Boys
11/5 - 11/11
1989 - "Listen to Your Heart"
Roxette
11/4 - 11/10
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On November 5, 1982 The Man From Snowy River Premiered in Theaters
2009 - U.S. Army Major Nidal Hasan Killed 13 People and Wounded 32 at Fort Hood, Texas in the Deadliest Mass Shooting at a U.S. Military Base
* Hassan Was an Army Major and Psychiatrist
2017 - Devin Patrick Kelley Shot and Killed 26 People and Injured 22 in a Church in Sutherland Springs, Texas
* Kelley Shot and Killed Himself During a Car Chase
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