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1986 - The World’s Worst Nuclear Disaster of All-Time Happened at the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in the Soviet Union
* Nearly 100 Deaths Directly Attributed to the Accident and Over 9,000 Cancer Related Fatalities
Happy 80s Birthdays
1933 - Carol Burnett (Actress) Annie
1940 - Giorgio Moroder (Singer) "Father of Disco"
1958 - Giancarlo Esposito (Actor) Do the Right Thing
1960 - Roger Taylor (Drummer) Duran Duran
1962 - Michael Damian (Actor) Young and the Restless
Fun Fact!
Queen's Drummer and Duran's Duran Drummer Share the Same Name
Roger Taylor (Queen)
Roger Taylor (Duran Duran)
Other Notable Birthdays
Hack Wilson (Baseball)
April 26, 1900 - November 23, 1948
* Holds the Major League Record With 191 RBI’s in a Season (1930)
4x Home Run Leader
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979
Jerry Blackwell (Wrestler)
April 26, 1949 - January 22, 1995
Passed Away at Age 45 in a Car Accident
A Main Event Star For the AWA
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Jim Davis (Actor)
August 26, 1909 - April 26, 1981
Passed Away in His Northridge Home at Age 71
Played Jock Ewing on Dallas
Lucille Ball (Actress)
August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989
Passed Away at Age 77 From a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Best Known For the Hit TV Show I Love Lucy
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80s Movies
(Albums Released On This Day)
1985 - Just One of the Guys
Director: Lisa Gottlieb
Starring: Joyce Hyser, Billy Jacoby, Sherilyn Fenn and William Zabka
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $11.5 Million
1985 - Stick
Director: Burt Reynolds
Starring: Burt Reynolds, George Segal, Candice Bergen and Charles Durning
Budget: $22 Million
Box Office: $8.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1987 - Down and Out in Beverly Hills Premiered on Fox
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1988 - Just the Ten Of Us Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 47
Spin-Off From Growing Pains
Fun Fact!
The Just the Ten of Us Theme Song “Doin it the Best I Can” Was Performed by Bill Medley
1989 - Final Episode of Nightingales
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - X
Los Angeles (Debut Album)
Ranked No. 24 on Rolling Stone's "100 Best Albums of the 80s”
1982 - Tug of War
Paul McCartney (3rd Solo Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands and Japan
Featuring “Ebony and Ivory”
1982 - Are You Ready
Bucks Fizz (2nd Album)
* Reached #10 in the UK
1988 - Colors (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Billboard Charts: #70
1988 - Guitar (Live Album)
Frank Zappa
1989 - Repeat Offender
Richard Marx (2nd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts and #1 in Australia
* Featuring “Right Here Waiting”
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1989 - Best Wishes
Cro-Mags (2nd Album)
In Other 80s Music News
1982 - Rod Stewart’s $50,000 Porsche Was Stolen After Getting Mugged in Los Angeles
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher, Steve Carlton Pitched a 1-Hitter Against the St. Louis Cardinals
* The Phillies Beat the Cardinals 7 - 0 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on a Saturday Evening
Attendance: 25,16
Carlton Pitched Six 1-Hitters During His Career
1982 - Gene Michael Became the New York Yankees Manager For the 2nd Time
1983 - Stanford Quarterback John Elway Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft by the Baltimore Colts
* Traded to the Denver Broncos
Top 10 Picks
1. John Elway QB
Baltimore Colts (Traded to Broncos)
College: Stanford
2. Eric Dickerson RB
Los Angeles Rams
College: SMU
3. Curt Warner RB
Seattle Seahawks
College: Penn State
4. Chris Hinton OG
Denver Broncos (Traded to Colts)
College: Northwestern
5. Billy Ray Smith LB
San Diego Chargers
College: Arkansas
6. Jim Covert OT
Chicago Bears
College: Pittsburgh
7. Todd Blackledge QB
Kansas City Chiefs
College: Penn State
8. Michael Haddix RB
Philadelphia Eagles
College: Mississippi State
9. Bruce Matthews OT
Houston Oilers
College: USC
10. Terry Kinard S
New York Giants
College: Clemson
1988 - NBA Approved a 3rd Referee For the Upcoming Seasons
1988 - New York Mets Manager, Davey Johnson Became the 2nd Manager to Record 400 Wins in His First 4 Years With a Team
* Al Lopez is the other
1989 - Mike Tyson Got a Speeding Ticket For Drag Racing in His Lamborghini in Albany, New York
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In Other 80s News
(On April 26th)
1981 - Dr. Michael R. Harrison Performed the First Human Open Fetal Surgery at the University of California, San Francisco Medical Center
1989 - The Deadliest Tornado Ever Recorded on Recorded Struck Central Bangladesh
* Over 1,300 Killed
12,000 Injured
80,000 Homeless
#1 Songs in America
(April 26th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Kiss on My List"
Hall & Oates
4/11 - 5/1
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Come on Eileen"
Dexys Midnight Riders
4/23 - 4/29
1984 - "Against All Odds"
Phil Collins
4/21 - 5/11
1985 - "We Are the World"
USA for Africa
4/13 - 5/10
1986 - "Kiss"
Prince
4/19 - 5/2
1987 - "I Knew You Were Waiting"
Aretha Franklin and George Michael
4/18 - 5/1
1988 - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Whitney Houston
4/23 - 5/6
1989 - "Like a Prayer"
Madonna
4/22 - 5/12
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April 26th in 80s History
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1988 - Just the Ten Of Us Premiered on ABC
* Theme Song Sang by Bill Medley
A Spinoff From Growing Pains
John Elway Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NFL Draft
In Other News
(On April 26th)
1865 - Union Troops Shot and Killed John Wilkes Booth in Virginia
* Booth Assassinated President Abraham Lincoln
2018 - Bill Cosby Was Convicted of Sexual Assault
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1983 - Stanford Quarterback John Elway Was the #1 Overall Pick by the Baltimore Colts Before Getting Traded to the Denver Broncos
Did You Know?
John Elway Led the Denver Broncos to 5 Super Bowls, Winning 2
* Elected to the Football Hall of Fame in 2004
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Headlines
(April 26th)
1982 - Former Beatle Paul McCartney Released His 3rd Solo Album, Tug of War
Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Italy, Norway, Sweden, Netherlands and Japan
Featuring the Hit Song “Ebony and Ivory”