August 28th in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(August 28th)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
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 "Ghostbusters"
Ray Parker, Jr.
8/11 - 8/31
1985 - "The Power of Love"
Huey Lewis and the News
8/24 - 9/6
1986 - "Papa Don't Preach"
Madonna
8/16 - 8/29
1987 - "Who's That Girl"
Madonna
8/22 - 8/28
1988 - "Monkey"
George Michael
8/27 - 9/9
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
Headlines
(August 28th)
1981 - Body Heat Premiered in Theaters
* Starring William Hurt and Kathleen Turner
Did You Know?
William Hurt and Kathleen Turner Introduced Themselves to the Film Crew Naked Because They Didn't Want the Crew to Feel Uncomfortable During Their Many Love Scenes
_______________________________
1988 - The Ramstein Air Disaster in West Germany Occurred When 3 Aircrafts From the Frecce Tricolori Demonstration Team Collided With Each Other
* 75 People Killed and 346 Injured
1987 - The Fourth Protocol Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan and Ned Beatty
Body Heat Premiered in Theaters
_______________________________
_______________________________
1987 - Hamburger Hill Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Dylan McDermott and Don Cheadle
Fun Fact!
The Film Got a Very Positive Rating Among Vietnam Veterans For the Authenticity and Brutality
_______________________________
Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Lou Piniella (Baseball)
1948 - Danny Seraphine (Drummer) Chicago
1949 - Hugh Cornwell (Drummer) Strangles
1950 - Ron Guidry (Baseball)
1956 - Luis Guzman (Actor) Crocodile Dundee II
1957 - Daniel Stern (Actor) Born in East L.A.
1958 - Scott Hamilton (Figure Skater)
1959 - Brian Thompson (Actor) Cobra
1965 - Shania Twain (Singer)
1971 - Janet Evans (Swimmer)
Fun Fact!
Ron Guidry (New York Yankees) Won the American League Cy Young Award in 1978
_______________________________
Other Notable Birthdays
Nancy Kulp (Actress)
August 28, 1921 - February 3, 1991
Birthplace: Harrisburg, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 69 From Cancer
Played Miss Hathaway on the 1960's TV Show, The Beverly Hillbillies
Roxie Roker (Actress)
August 28, 1929 - December 2, 1995
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Passed Away at Age 66 From Breast Cancer
Played Helen Willis on the TV Show, The Jeffersons
Fun Fact!
Roxie Roker is the Mother to Singer Lenny Kravitz
Ben Gazzara (Actor)
August 28, 1930 - February 3, 2012
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 81 From Pancreatic Cancer
Played Brad Wesley in the 1989 Film, Road House
David Soul (Actor and Singer)
August 28, 1943 - January 4, 2024
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 80 From Lung Disease
* Smoked 3 Packs of Cigarettes a Day
Best Known For Playing "Hutch" in the 1970's TV Show Starsky & Hutch
_______________________________
Passed Away
(On this Day)
Mr Fuji (Wrestler)
May 4, 1934 - August 28, 2016
Passed Away at Age 82 (Natural Causes)
5x WWF Tag Team Champion
* Also Managed Yokozuna to a WWF Heavyweight Championship and Demolition to a Tag Team Championship
WWE Hall of Fame (2007)
Chadwick Boseman (Actor)
November 29, 1976 - August 28, 2020
Passed Away at Age 43 From Colon Cancer
Played the Marvel's Black Panther
_______________________________
80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Body Heat
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: William Hurt, Kathleen Turner, Richard Crenna, Mickey Rourke and Ted Dansen
Budget: $9 Million
Box Office: $24 Million
1981 - Chu Chu and the Philly Flash
Director: David Lowell Rich
Starring: Alan Arkin, Carol Burnett, Jack Warden, Ruth Buzzi, Adam Arkin, Danny Aiello and Danny Glover
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $221,000
1981 - Private Lessons
Director: Alan Myerson
Starring: Sylvia Kristel, Howard Hesseman, Eric Brown, and Ed Begley Jr.
Budget: $2.8 Million
Box Office: $26.3 Million
1982 - The Junkman
Director: H. B. Halicki
Starring: H. B. Halicki
Budget: $1 Million
Box Office: N/A
1987 - Hamburger Hill
Director: John Irvin
Starring: Dylan McDermott, Steven Weber, Courtney B. Vance, Don Cheadle and Michael Boatman
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $13.8 Million
1987 - House 2: The Second Story
Director: Ethan Wiley
Starring: Arye Gross, Jonathan Stark, Royal Dano, Lar Park Lincoln, Amy Yasbeck, Bill Maher and John Ratzenberger
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $10 Million
1987 - The Fourth Protocol
Director: John Mackenzie
Starring: Michael Caine, Pierce Brosnan and Ned Beatty
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $12.4 Million
1987 - Matewan
Director: John Sayles
Starring: Chris Cooper, James Earl Jones, Mary McDonnell, Will Oldham, David Strathairn, Kevin Tighe and Gordon Clapp
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $2 Million
_______________________________
80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Final Episode of Nobody’s Perfect
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards
_______________________________
80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - The Present
Moody Blues (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
1984 - The Woman in Red (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Billboard Charts: #4
* HIt #1 in Italy, Spain, Norway and Sweden
“I Just Called To Say I Love You” Won Academy Award For Best Original Song
1989 - Adeva!
Adeva (Debut Album)
* Reached #6 in the UK
1989 - Still Cruisin’
The Beach Boys (26th Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
Singles Released
(On This Day)
1986 - “True Colors”
Cyndi Lauper
#1 Song in America from October 25 - November 7
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and Chile
_______________________________
80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - Mike Schmidt Hit His 522nd Career Home Run to Pass Ted Williams and Willie McCovey
Pitcher: Ed Whitson
* The Phillies Beat the Padres 8 - 1 at Jack Murphy Stadium on a Friday Night
Attendance: 12,711
_________________________
Other Notable Dates
(On August 28th)
1955 - 14-Year Old African-American Emmett Till Was Murdered by Lynching in Mississippi
* Increased the New Civil Rights Movement
1963 - Martin Luther King Delivered His “I Have a Dream” Speech
1964 - The Philadelphia Race Riot Began
* 341 Injured and 774 Arrested in the 3-Day Riot
_______________________________
_______________________________