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#1 Songs in America
(October 13th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Jack & Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp
10/2 - 10/29
1983 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bonnie Tyler
10/1 - 10/28
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
10/13 - 11/2
1985 - "Oh Sheila"
Ready for the World
10/12 - 10/18
1986 - "When I Think of You"
Janet Jackson
10/11 - 10/24
1987 - "Here I Go Again"
Whitesnake
10/10 - 10/16
1988 - "Love Bites"
Def Leppard
10/8 - 10/14
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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Crazy Fun Fact of the Day!
Potato Chips Cause More Weight Gain Than Any Other Food
* The Oldest Chip Company is Saratoga Chips (1853)
1983 - Ameritech Mobile Communications Became the First Company to Provide Mobile Phone Service to the Public
* Company President, Bob Barnett Made the First Phone Call to the Grandson of Alexander Graham Bell
Did You Know?
The First Mobile Phone Cost $3,995
Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Melinda Dillon (Actress) Harry and the Hendersons
1941 - Paul Simon (Singer)
1942 - Rutanya Alda (Actress) Mommie Dearest
1944 - Robert Lamm (Keyboardist) Chicago
1946 - Lacy J. Dalton (Country Singer)
1947 - Sammy Hagar (Singer) Van Halen
1951 - Mary Lambert (Director) Pet Sematary
1957 - Reggie Theus (Basketball)
1959 - Marie Osmond (Singer & Actress)
1960 - Joey Belladonna (Singer) Anthrax
1961 - Doc Rivers (Basketball)
1962 - Jerry Rice (Football)
1968 - Tisha Campbell (Actress) School Daze
1969 - Cady McClain (Actress) All My Children
1973 - Moana Wolfgramm (Ainger) The Jets
Fun Fact!
Reggie Theus Was the 9th Overall Pick in the 1978 NBA Draft by the Chicago Bulls
* 2x All-Star (1981, 1983)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Barbara Thatcher (British Stateswoman)
October 13, 1925 - April 8, 2013
Passed Away at Age 87 from a Stroke
Prime Minister of the United Kingdom From 1979 to 1990
Kelly Preston (Actress)
October 13, 1962 - July 12, 2020
Passed Away at Age 57 from Breast Cancer
Played Deborah in the 1985 Film, Secret Admirer
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ed Sullivan (TV Host)
Passed Away on October 13, 1974 at Age 74 from Esophageal Cancer
Host of the Ed Sullivan Show
Bruce Sutter (Baseball)
Passed Away on October 13, 2022 at Age 69 from Cancer (Unknown)
* 6x All-Star
1979 National League Cy Young Award Winner
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Look Who's Talking
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: John Travolta, Kirstie Alley, Olympia Dukakis, George Segal and Abe Vigoda
Budget: $7.5 Million
Box Office: $297 Million ($140 Million Domestic)
4th Highest Grossing Movie From 1989
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1989 - The Fabulous Baker Boys
Director: Steve Kloves
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges, Xander Berkeley, Jennifer Tilly, Dakin Matthews, Ken Lerner, Terri Treas and Gregory Itzin
Budget: $11.5 Million
Box Office: $18.4 Million
1989 - Crimes and Misdemeanors
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Martin Landau, Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, Anjelica Huston, Alan Alda, Jerry Orbach, Joanna Gleason, Claire Bloom, Sam Waterston and Caroline Aaron
Budget: $19 Million
Box Office: $18.3 Million
1989 - Halloween 5: The Revenge of Michael Myers
Director: Dominique Othenin-Girard
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Danielle Harris, Ellie Cornell, Beau Starr, Wendy Kaplan, Tamara Glynn, Matthew Walker and Troy Evans
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $11.6 Million
1989 - Breaking In
Director: Bill Forsyth
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Casey Siemaszko, Lorraine Toussaint, Sheila Kelley, Albert Salmi, Harry Carey, Maury Chaykin and Stephen Tobolowsky
Budget: $5.5 Million
Box Office: $1.8 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Bob Uecker Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Peter Wolf
1987 - Season 13 of Saturday Night Live Premiered
Host: Steve Martin
Musical Guest: Sting
Debut of "Hans and Franz"
1989 - Mancuso, F.B.I. Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 20
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - INXS
INXS (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #164
1980 - Avoid Freud
Rough Trade (2nd Album)
* Reached #19 in Canada
1980 - Chinatown
Thin Lizzy (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #120
* #7 in the UK
1981 - Physical
Olivia Newton-John (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
1983 - Whodini
Whodini (Debut Album)
1986 - Count Three & Pray
Berlin (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #61
* Featuring “Take My Breath Away”
1986 - Rock the Nations
Saxon (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #149
1986 - One to One
Howard Jones
Billboard Charts:
Reached #59 on the US Billboard 200 Charts and
#10 in the UK
1987 - ...Nothing Like the Sun
Sting (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
* Hit #1 in the UK and Japan
1987 - Free as a Bird
Supertramp (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #101
1989 - Trouble Walkin'
Ace Frehley (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #102
* Ace Frehley is Best Known as the Drummer for Kiss
1989 - The Years of Decay
Overkill (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #155
1989 - Nothingface
Voivod (5th Album)
1989 - Long Hard Look
Lou Gramm (2nd Album)
* Reached #56 in Australia
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Milwaukee Brewers 5 - 4 to Even World Series 1 - 1
Location: Busch Stadium in St Louis
Attendance: 53,723
* Bruce Sutter (Cardinals) 2.1 Scoreless Innings in Relief
Paul Molitor (Brewers) Had 7 Hits in the First 2 Games
1985 - New York Giants Quarterback, Phil Simms Threw For 513 Yards Against the Cincinnati Bengals
* The Giants Loss 35 - 30 to the Bengals at Riverfront Stadium in Cincinnati
Spread
Giants -2
O/U 49.0
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 13th)
1775 - The Continental Congress Establishes the Continental Navy (Now Called the US Navy)
1881 - The First Known Hebrew Conversation Was Held by Eliezer Ben-Yehuda and Friends
1903 - The Boston Americans Beat the Pittsburgh Pirates in 8 Games to Win the First World Series
Series: 5 - 3
Manager: Jimmy Collins
Did You Know?
Future Hall of Famers Cy Young (Americans) and Honus Wagner (Pirates) Played in the First World Series
* Wagner (SS) Made 6 Errors in the Series
Look Who's Talking Premiered in Theaters
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October 13th in 80s History
1984 - “I Just Called to Say I Love You” by Stevie Wonder Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from October 13 - November 2
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, France, Germany, Spain, Portugal, Greece, Austria, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Finland, Denmark, Australian, New Zealand, South Africa and Zimbabwe
The Theme Song for The Woman in Red (1984)
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On October 13, 1987 "Hans and Franz" Premiered on Saturday Night Live
1989 - Look Who’s Talking Premiered in Theaters
* Starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley
The 4th Highest Grossing Movie From 1989
#1 Batman
#2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
#3 Lethal Weapon 2
"Hanz and Franz"
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(October 13th)
1981 - Olivia Newton-John Released Her 9th Album, Physical
* Reached #6 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Did You Know?
The Single “Physical” Was the Longest Running #1 Song From the 80’s