On This Day September 1st in 80s History

#1 Songs in America

(September 1st)

1980 - "Sailing"
Christopher Cross
8/30 - 9/5

1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16

1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"

Survivor

7/24 - 9/3

1983 - "Every Breath You Take"

The Police

7/9 - 9/2

1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Tina Turner
9/1 - 9/21

1985 - "The Power of Love"
Huey Lewis and the News
8/24 - 9/6

1986 - "Higher Love"

Steve Winwood

8/30 - 9/5

1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18

1988 - "Monkey"
George Michael
8/27 - 9/9

1989 - "Right Here Waiting"

Richard Marx

8/12 - 9/1

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"What's Love Got To Do With It" Became the #1 Song in America

Happy 80s Birthdays

1939 - Lily Tomlin (Actress) 9 to 5

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1946 - Barry Gibb (Singer) Bee Gees

Birthplace: Douglas, Isle of Man
1948 - Greg Errico (Drummer) Sly and the Family Stone

Birthplace: San Francisco, California
1949 - Garry Maddox (Baseball)

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
1957 - Gloria Estefan (Singer)

Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
1959 - Kenny Mayne (Sports Journalist)

Birthplace: Kent, Washinton
1960 - Karl Mecklenburg (Football)

Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
1960 - Joseph Williams (Singer) Toto

Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
1966 - Tim Hardaway (Basketball)

Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois

Fun Fact!

Garry Maddox Won 8 Consecutive Gold Gloves (1975 - 1982) With the Philadelphia Phillies
* Maddox Was Drafted in the 2nd Round (1968) by the San Francisco Giants\

MLB Seasons: 15
Position: Centerfield
World Series Champion: 1980

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Other Notable Birthdays

Rocky Marciano (Boxer)
September 1, 1923 - August 31, 1969
Birthplace: Brockton, Massachusetts

Passed Away at Age 45 in a Plane Crash
Professional Record: 49 - 0 (43 KO)

Rocky Marciano is the Only Heavyweight Champion to Finish His Career Undefeated

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Passed Away
(On this Day)

A. Bartlett Giamatti (Former Baseball Commissioner)
April 4, 1938 - September 1, 1989
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Passed Away at Age 51 From a Heart Attack
* Bartlett Was the Commissioner of Major League Baseball When He Had His Heart Attack
Became the 7th Commissioner of Major League Baseball on April 1, 1989

Fun Fact!

Giamatti Was the President of Yale University From 1978 to 1986

Jimmy Buffett (Singer)
December 25, 1946 - September 1, 2023
Birthplace: Pascagoula, Mississippi
Passed Away at Age 76 From Skin Cancer Merkel-Cell Carcinoma
* SKin Cancer
Best Known For the 1977 Hit Song "Margaritaville"

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1989 - Relentless
Director: William Lustig
Starring: Judd Nelson, Robert Loggia, Leo Rossi, Meg Foster, Ken Lerner and Angel Tompkins
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $6.9 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1983 - Donald Duck Presents Premiered on The Disney Channel

Seasons: 12

1984 - Kids Incorporated Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 149

1984 - The Final Episode of Richie Rich (Animation)
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 41
Network: ABC

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Change of Address
The Shadows(13th Album)
* Reached #17 in the UK

1980 - Paris (Live Album)
Supertramp
Billboard Charts: #8

* Hit #1 in New Zealand

1981 - Private Eyes
Hall & Oates(10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
Featuring “I Can’t Go For That”

1982 - Garlands
Cocteau Twins (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts:

Reached #4 on UK Indie Charts

1983 - Swordfishtrombones
Tom Waits (7th Album)

Billboard Charts:

eached #167 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

1984 - Riddles in the Sand
Jimmy Buffett (13th Album)
Reached #95 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

1989 - Dr. Feelgood
Motley Crue (5th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US

1989 - Water in Time and Space
Susumu Hirasawa (Debut Album)

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1984 - Mississippi Valley State Quarterback, Willie Totten Set a Division 1-AA Record With 536 Passing Yards and 9 Touchdowns
* Mississippi Valley State beat Kentucky State 86-0

Future NFL Hall of Famer, Jerry Rice Had 17 Receptions, 294 Yards and 5 Touchdowns

1986 - Seattle Mariners 3rd Baseman, Jim Presley Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Detroit Tigers
* The Tigers Beat the Mariners 6 - 5 at the Kingdome on a Monday Afternoon
Attendance: 13,410
Alan Trammel (Tigers) 2 Home Runs

1987 - At Age 15, Michael Chang Became the Youngest Player to Win a Match at the U.S. Open
* Defeated Paul McNamee (Australia) in the 1st Round
Match: 6-3, 6-7, 6-4, 6-4

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1980 - Major General Chun Doo-Hwan Became the New President of South Korea, After Choi Kyu-Hah Resigned From Office

1982 - The United States Air Force Space Command Was Founded at Peterson Space Force Base, Colorado

1983 - Korean Air Lines Flight 007 Was Shot Down by a Soviet Union Jet Fighter After Entering Soviet Airspace

* 269 People Were Killed, Including Congressman Lawrence McDonald

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Other Notable Dates

(On September 1st)

1934 - The First MGM Cartoon Was Released in Theaters, The Discontented Canary

1972 - Bobby Fischer (US) Defeated Boris Spassky (Russia) to Become the World Chess Champion
Location: Reykjavík, Iceland

1979 - The Pioneer 11 Became the First Spacecraft to Visit Saturn
* Passed the Planet From 13,000 Miles