Happy 80s Birthdays
1930 - Jack Angel (Voice Actor) Who Framed Roger Rabbit
1939 - F Murray Abraham (Actor) Amadeus
1947 - Kevin Kline (Actor) A Fish Called Wanda
1950 - Karen Austin (Actress) Summer Rental
1950 - Steven Greenberg (Record Producer) Lipps Inc.
1954 - Doug Davidson (Actor) Young & the Restless
1957 - Ron Gardenhire (Baseball)
1962 - Jay Novacek (Football)
Fun Facts!
F Murray Abraham Won Best Actor in 1985 (Amadeus)
Kevin Kline Won Best Supporting Actor in 1987 (A Fish Called Wanda)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Y.A. Tittle (Football)
October 24, 1926 - October 8, 2017
Passed Away at Age 90 from Natural Causes
* 1961 NFL MVP
Hall of Fame (1971)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Rosa Parks (Activist)
Passed Away on October 24, 2005 at Age 92 from Natural Causes
Robert Guillaume
Passed Away on October 24, 2017 at Age 89 from Prostate Cancer
Won an Emmy for Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in 1985 for His Role as Benson
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1986 - Soul Man
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Rae Dawn Chong, Leslie Nielsen, James Earl Jones and Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Budget: $4.5 Million
Box Office: $35 Million
1986 - Trick or Treat
Director: Charles Martin Smith
Starring: Marc Price, Tony Fields, Lisa Orgolini, Doug Savant, Elaine Joyce, Glen Morgan, Gene Simmons and Ozzy Osbourne
Budget: $3.5 Million
Box Office: $3 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Fitz and Bones Premiered on NBC
Season: 1
Episodes: 4
1982 - The Made-for-TV movie Little Gloria Aired on NBC
* Starred Lucy Gutteridge, Angela Lansbury and Bette Davis
1987 - Sean Penn Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: LL Cool J and Michael Penn (Sean's Older Brother)
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - All Shook Up
Cheap Trick (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
1980 - Gentlemen
Take Polaroids (4th Album)
* Reached #86 in Australia
1980 - Organisation
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (2nd Album)
* Reached #6 in the UK
1981 - Don't Stop
Billy Idol (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #77
* Featuring “Mony Mony”
1983 - Don’t Start Rappin’
Too Short (Debut Album)
1984 - Hajimemashite Miyuki
Nakajima (11th Album)
* Hit #1 in Japan
1985 - Krush Groove (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Billboard Charts: #79
1986 - Radio Musicola
Nik Kershaw (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #75
1986 - To Hell with the Devil
Stryper (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
* #3 in Christian Albums
1988 - Into a Secret Land
Sandra (3rd Album)
* Reached #9 in Switzerland
1988 - The Serpent's Egg
Dead Can Dance (4th Album)
1989 - 11
The Smithereens (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #41
In Other 80s Music News
1987 - “Bad” by Michael Jackson Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from October 24 - November 6
* Also Hit #1 in Spain, Netherlands, Ireland and Norway
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Game 4 of the World Series
The Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the New York Yankees 8 - 7 at Dodger Stadium to Tie the Series 2 - 2
Attendance: 56,242
Steve Howe (Dodgers) 3 Strong Innings in Relief
Jay Johnstone (Dodgers) Home Run
* Willie Randolph and Reggie Jackson (Yankees) Home Run
1982 - The 13th New York City Marathon
Men: Alberto Salazar (USA) 2:09.29
Women: Grete Waitz (Norway) 2:27.14
Salazar Won 3 in a Row from 1980 - 82
* Waitz Won 9 Times from 1978 - 88
1985 - Game 5 of the World Series
The Kansas City Royals Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6 - 1 at Busch Stadium to Cut the Series 3 - 2
Attendance: 53,634
Danny Jackson (Royals) Complete Game (1 ER)
1986 - Bill Russell Retired From Baseball
* Played 18 Seasons With the Los Angeles Dodgers
1987 - Game 6 of the World Series
The Minnesota Twins Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11 - 5 at The Metrodome (Minnesota) to Tie the Series 3 - 3
Attendance: 55,293
Kent Hrbek (Twins) Grand Slam (6th Inning) Off Ken Dayley
Don Baylor (Twins) Home Run
* Tom Herr (Cardinals) Home Run
1988 - Mike Bossy Retired From the NHL
* Played 10 Seasons with the New York Islanders
Won 4 Consecutive Stanley Cups from 1980 - 83
Hall of Fame in (1991)
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Other Notable Dates
1857 - Sheffield F.C. Was Founded
* Oldest Football Club in England
1901 - Annie Edson Taylor Became the First Person to Go Over Niagara Falls in a Barrel
1929 - Wall Street Crashed
* Known as “Black Thursday”
1947 - Walt Disney Testified That Some of His Employees Were Communist
2008 - Stock Market Crashed
* Worst Drop World Stock Exchanged History
On October 24, 1981 Los Angeles Dodgers Reliever Steve Howe Pitched 3 Strong Innings in Relief to Help beat the New York Yankees 8 - 7 Game 4 of the World Series
1986 - Soul Man Premiered in Theaters
* Starring C. Thomas Howell and Rae Dawn Chong
1987 - “Bad” by Michael Jackson Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from October 24 - November 6
* Also Hit #1 in Spain, Netherlands, Ireland and Norway
Did You Know?
“Bad” Was Supposed to be a Duet With Prince But He Declined Because the First Line is “Your Butt is Mine”
October 24th in 80s History
1987 - The Minnesota Twins Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 11 - 5 to Force a Game 7 of the World Series
Kent Hrbek (Twins) Hit a Grand Slam
* The Minnesota Twins Won the World Series the Following Night
Billy Idol's Debut Album
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Steve Howe
Headlines
(October 24th)
1981 - Billy Idol Released His Debut Album (Don’t Stop)
* Featuring “Mony Mony”
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#1 Songs in America
(October 24th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
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 - "Take on Me"
a-ha
10/19 - 10/25
1986 - "When I Think of You"
Janet Jackson
10/11 - 10/24
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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Top Selling Novels 1980
(Fiction)
1. The Covenant
Author: James A. Michener
2. The Bourne Identity
Author: Robert Ludlum
3. Rage of Angels
Author: Sidney Sheldon
4. Princess Daisy
Author: Judith Krantz
5. Firestarter
Author: Stephen King
6. The Key to Rebecca
Author: Ken Follett
7. Random Winds
Author: Belva Plain
8. The Devil's Alternative
Author: Frederick Forsyth
9. The Fifth Horseman
Authors: Larry Collins and Dominique Lapierre
10. The Spike
Authors: Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss