80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Oh, God! You Devil
Director: Paul Bogart
Starring: George Burns, Ted Wass, Ron Silver, Roxanne Hart and Eugene Roche with Belita Moreno and James Crmowell
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $21.5 Million
1986 - 52 Pick-Up
Director: John Frankenheimer
Starring: Roy Scheider, Ann-Margret, Vanity, John Glover, Clarence Williams III, Lonny Chapman, Robert Trebor, Doug McClure Ron Jeremy and Kelly Preston
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5.2 Million
1986 - Modern Girls
Director: Jerry Kramer
Starring: Virginia Madsen, Cynthia Gibb, Daphne Zuniga, Clayton Rohner, Chris Nash, Stephen Shellen, Rick Overton and John Dye
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $604,000
1986 - Sid and Nancy
Starring: Gary Oldman, Chloe Webb, David Hayman, Debby Bishop, Andrew Schofield, Xander Berkeley, Perry Benson and Courtney Love
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $2.8 Million
1986 - Something Wild
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta, Robert Ridgely, Adelle Lutz, Margaret Colin, Jack Gilpin and Su Tissue
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $8.4 Million
1986 - Tai-Pan De
Director: Daryl Duke
Starring: Bryan Brown, John Stanton, Joan Chen, Tim Guinee, Bill Leadbitter, Russell Wong, Katy Behean, Kyra Sedgwick, Janine Turner, Norman Rodway and John Bennett
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Lauren Hutton Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Rick James
1987 - Sable Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Featuring Rene Russo
1987 - Final Episode of Everything’s Relative
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Network: CBS
Starring Jason Alexander
1987 - Final Episode of Leg Work
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Network: CBS
1987 - Final Episode of Teen Wolf (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 21
1989 - Final Episode of Chicken Soup
Ran 1 season with 12 episodes
Network: ABC
Starring Jackie Mason
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80s Music
(Albums On This Day)
1980 - Divine Madness (Live Album)
Bette Midler and the Harlettes
Billboard Charts: #34
1980 - Eagles (Live Album)
Eagles
Billboard Charts: #6
1981 - Diary of a Madman
Ozzy Osbourne (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #16
1982 - Living My Life
Grace Jones (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #86
* #3 in New Zealand
1983 - 90125
Yes (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
* #2 in Germany
Featuring “Owner of a Lonely Heart”
1983 - Undercover
The Rolling Stones (19th Album)
Billboard Charts: #4
* Hit #1 in Sweden and Netherlands
Featuring “Undercover of the Night”
1985 - 9012 Live: The Solos (Live Album)
Yes
Billboard Charts: 81
1985 - Biograph (Box Set)
Bob Dylan
Billboard Charts: #33
* #3 in New Zealand
1987 - Calm Before the Storm
Venom (5th Album)
1987 - Secrets of the Beehive
David Sylvian (4th Album)
* Reached #37 in the UK
1988 - Green
R.E.M. (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
Reached #12 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Stand”
1988 - The Memphis Sessions (Compilation Album)
Wet Wet Wet
* Reached #3 in the UK
1989 - Journeyman
Eric Clapton (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #16
* #2 in the UK
1989 - Slip of the Tongue
Whitesnake (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
* Hit #1 in Finland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1989 - Gregg Olson (Orioles) Won the American League Rookie of the Year
* First Relief Pitcher to Win Award
Runner Up: Tom Gordon (Royals)
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1983 - A Bomb Exploded Inside the United States Capitol
* No one was injured
An Estimated $250,000 in Damage
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 7th)
1893 - Colorado Became the Second State to Allow Women to Vote
* Wyoming Was the First State in 1869
1916 - Woodrow Wilson (D) Was Re-Elected President of the United States
* Defeated Charles Evans Hughes (R)
1929 - The Museum of Modern Art Opened in New York City
1944 - Because of World War II President Franklin D. Roosevelt Was Elected a 4th Term
1967 - Carl B. Stokes Became the First African-America Mayor of a Major City
* Elected Mayor of Cleveland Ohio
1972 - President Nixon (R) was Re-Elected as President of the United States (3th)
* Defeated George McGovern (D)
Largest Victory at the Time
1991 - Magic Johnson Announced He Was HIV Positive
1994 - The First Internet Broadcast Took Place at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill on the Student Radio Channel, WXYC
November 7th in 80s History
On November 7, 1984 Oh God! You Devil Starring George Burns Premiered in Theaters
Oh God! You Devil
"I Think We're Alone Now" Became the #1 Song in America
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On November 7, 1987 Everything's Relative Starring George Alexander Premiered on CBS
Something Wild
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Headlines
(November 7th)
1981 - "Private Eyes" by Daryl Hall and John Oates Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from November 7 - 20
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Joni Mitchell (Singer)
1947 - Rebecca Eaton (TV Producer) PBS Masterpiece
1948 - Buck Martinez (Baseball)
1956 - Judy Tenuta (Comedian)
1957 - Christopher Knight (Actor) The Brady Bunch (Peter)
1957 - Tony Schiavone (Commentator) WWF
1960 - Tommy Thayer (Guitarist) Black ‘n Blue
1962 - Tracie Savage (Actress) Friday the 13th Part III
1962 - Bill Allen (Actor) Rad
1964 - Troy Beyer (Actor) Dynasty
Fun Fact!
Christopher Knight Made His First TV Appearance in 1967 on a TV Episode of Mannix
Everything's Relative
1989 - David Dinkins Became the First-African American Mayor of New York City
Did You Know?
In 1950 David Dinkins Graduated Cum Laude From Howard University With a Bachelor's Degree in Mathematics in 1950
* Received His Law Degree From Brooklyn Law School
Fun Music Facts
(Grammy Award For Song of the Year)
1980 - Christopher Cross
Christopher Cross
1981 - Double Fantasy
John Lennon & Yoko Ono
1982 - Toto IV
Toto
1983 - Thriller
Michael Jackson
1984 - Can’t Slow Down
Lionel Richie
1985 - No Jacket Required
Phil Collins
1986 - Graceland
Paul Simon
1987 - The Joshua Tree
U2
1988 - Faith
George Michael
1989 - Nick of Time
Bonnie Raitt
Other Notable Birthdays
Billy Graham (Evangelist)
November 7, 1918 - February 21, 2018
Passed Away at Age 99 from Natural Causes
Graham Was the First Non-Musician Inducted Into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame
Joe Neikro (Baseball)
November 7, 1944 - October 27, 2006
Passed Away at Age 61 from a Brain Aneurysm
Played 22 Seasons With 7 Different Teams
King Kong Bundy (Wrestler)
November 7, 1955 - March 4, 2019
Passed away at Age 63 of Complications from Diabetes
Born Christopher Alan Pallies
Dana Plato (Actress)
November 7, 1964 - May 8, 1999
Passed Away at Age 34 from an Accidental Overdose (Later Ruled a Suicide)
Played Kimberly on the TV Series, Diff'rent Strokes
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Joe Frazier (Boxer)
Passed Away on November 7, 2011 at Age 67 from Liver Cancer
Heavyweight Champion From 1970 to 1973
Janet Reno (Politician)
Passed Away on November 7, 2016 at Age 78 from Parkinson’s Disease
In 1993, Reno Became the First Female United States Attorney General
On November 7, 1987 Something Wild Starring Melanie Griffith, Jeff Daniels, Ray Liotta Premiered in Theaters
1987 - “I Think We’re Alone Now” by Tiffany Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from November 7 - 20
1989 - Douglas Wilder (Virginia) Became the First African American Governor Elected in the United States
#1 Songs in America
(November 7)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Private Eyes"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
11/7 - 11/20
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
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 - "I Think We're Alone Now"
Tiffany
11/7 - 11/20
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 7, 1991 Magic Johnson Announced He Was HIV Positive
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Magic Johnson
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