Other Notable Birthdays
Buddy Baker (Race Car Driver)
January 25, 1941 - August 10, 2015
Passed Away at Age 74 from Lung Cancer
Won the Daytona 500 in 1980
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ava Gardner (Actress)
Passed Away on January 25, 1990 at Age 67 from Pneumonia and Fibrosing Alveolitis
Nominated For an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Eloise "Honey Bear" Kelly in John Ford's Mogambo (1953)
* Part of the Golden Age of Hollywood
John Hurt (Actor)
Passed Away on January 25, 2017 at Age 77 from Pancreatic Cancer
2x Academy Award Nominee For His Roles in Midnight Express (1978) and The Elephant Man (1980)
* Won 4 BAFTA Awards
Mary Tyler Moore (Actress)
Passed Away on January 25, 2017 at Age 80 from Cardiopulmonary Arrest (Complicated by Pneumonia)
7x Emmy Award Winner
Dick Van Dyke Show (1964, 1966)
The Mary Tyler Moore Show (1973, 1974, 1976)
Stolen Babies (1993)
Cindy Williams (Actress)
August 22, 1947 - January 25, 2023
Passed Away at Age 75 After a Brief Illness
Best Known For Playing Shirley in the Hit TV Show Laverne & Shirley
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - The Falcon and the Snowman
Director: John Schlesinger
Starring: Sean Penn, Timothy Hutton and Joyce Van Patten
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $17 Million
Headlines
(January 25th)
1980 - Paul McCartney Was Released From a Japanese Jail and Kicked Out of the Country
* Arrested For Trying to Sneak In a Half Pound of Marijuana
1985 - Fandango
Director: Kevin Reynolds
Starring: Kevin Costner and Judd Nelson
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $91,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Black Entertainment Television (BET) Made Its Debut
* BET Shared Time With the USA Network Until it Became a Full-Time Channel in 1983
1986 - Dudley Moore Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Al Green
1986 - Final Episode of Lady Blue
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
Other Notable TV Dates
1990 - Final Episode of Miami Vice
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 112
Network: Fox
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1985 - No Jacket Required
Phil Collins (3rd Solo Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also #1 in the UK, Canada, Germany, Spain, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, Norway, Australia and New Zealand
1985 - Maverick
George Thorogood and the Destroyers (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #31
1989 - After the War
Gary Moore (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #114
* #23 in the UK
In Other 80s Music News
1989 - Madonna Filed For Divorce From Sean Penn After 3 1/2 Years
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - The Oakland Raiders Beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27 - 10 in Super Bowl XV
Location: Louisiana Superdome
MVP: Jim Plunkett (261 Yards Passing 3 TD’s)
Head Coach: Tom Flores
Spread
Eagles -3
O/U 37.5
Other Notable Super Bowl XV Notes
National Anthem: Helen O'Connell
Coin Toss: Marie Lombardi (Widow of Vince Lombardi)
Halftime Show: Mardi Gras Festival by Jim Skinner Productions
Network: NBC
Announcers: Dick Enberg, Merlin Olsen, John Brodie and Len Dawson
30-Second Commercial: $324,000
Attendance: 76,135
1987 - The New York Giants Beat the Denver Broncos 39 - 20 in Super Bowl XXI
Location: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
MVP: Phil Simms (268 Yards Passing 3 TD’s)
Head Coach: Bill Parcells
Location: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
Attendance: 101,063
Spread
Giants -9
O/U 41.0
Other Super Bowl XXI Notes
National Anthem: Neil Diamond
Coin Toss: Willie Davis
Halftime Show: "Salute to Hollywood's 100th Anniversary"
Network: CBS
Announcers: Pat Summerall and John Madden
30-Second Commercial: $600,000
Attendance: 101,063
1987 - Stefan Edberg (Sweden) Won the Australian Open
Runner Up: Pat Cash
Match: 6-3, 6-4, 3-6, 5-7, 6-3
1989 - Michael Jordan Scored His 10,000th Career Point
* Scored 32,292 Career Points
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1981 - The Oakland Raiders Beat the Philadelphia Eagles 27 - 10 in Super Bowl XV
* The First Wild Card Team to Win the Super Bowl
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January 25th in 80s History
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#1 Songs in America
(January 25th)
1980 - "Rock With You"
Michael Jackson
1/19 - 2/15
1981 - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
12/27 - 1/30
1982 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
1/15 - 2/4
1984 - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Yes
1/21 - 2/3
1985 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1986 - "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne & Friends
1/18 - 2/14
1987 - "At This Moment"
Bill Vera and the Beaters
1/24 - 2/6
1988 - "The Way You Make Me Feel"
Michael Jackson
1/23 - 1/29
1989 - "Two Hearts"
Phil Collins
1/21 - 2/3
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1988 - President Reagan Made His Final State of the Union Address
On January 25, 1981 Phil Collins Released His No Jacket Required Album Featuring "One More Night" and Sussudio"
1987 - The New York Giants Beat the Denver Broncos 39 - 20 in Super Bowl XXI
* The Bud Light Commercial Featuring Spuds Mackenzie Made Its Debut
Other Notable Dates
(On January 25th)
1970 - M*A*S*H Premiered in Theaters
1980 - Mother Teresa Was Honored With the Bharat Ratna
* India's Highest Civilian Award
1990 - The Final Episode of Miami Vice Aired
Ran 5 Seasons with 112 Episode
Network: Fox
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Phil Collins
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The Oakland Raiders Won The Super Bowl
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Leigh Taylor-Young (Actress) Secret Admirer
1953 - The Honky Tonk Man (Wrestling)
1956 - Dinah Manoff (Actress) Empty Nest
1956 - Andy Cox (Guitarist) Five Young Cannibals
1957 - Jennifer Lewis (Actress) Beaches
1964 - Kurt Harland (Singer) Information Society's
1971 - China "Slick "Kantner" (Actress) MTV VJ
Fun Fact!
Dinah Manoff Played Marty in the Movie Grease (1978)
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