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"Going Back To Cali"
1984 - Michael Jackson Suffered 2nd Degree Burns After His Hair Caught On Fire While Filming a Pepsi Commercial With His Brothers
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Broadway Danny Rose
#1 Songs in America
(January 27th)
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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(January 27th)
1980 - Six American Diplomats Secretly Escaped the Hostilities in Iran
* Known as The Canadian Caper
Portrayed in the 2012 Film Argo
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On January 27, 1989 Michael Jackson's Bad Tour Finished Up at the Forum in Los Angeles
The Lonely Guy
"Bad" Tour
Fun Fact!
Nick Nolte Got Kicked Off the High School Football Team After Getting Caught Drinking Beer Before a Practice
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Other Notable Birthdays
Art Rooney (Football Owner)
January 27, 1901 - August 25, 1988
Birthplace: Coulterville, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 87 From a Stroke
* Founded the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1933
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1964
Donna Reed (Actress)
January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986
Birthplace: Denison, Iowa
Passed Away at Age 64 From Pancreatic Cancer
* The Star of the Donna Reed Show From 1958 to 1966
Fun Fact!
Donna Reed Won an Academy Award For Her Role as Alma Burke in From Here to Eternity (1953)
* Played Mary Hatch Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Jerry Buss (Businessman)
January 27, 1933 - February 18, 2013
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
Passed Away at Age 80 From Kidney Failure
* Caused by His Cancer
Bought the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings in 1979
Troy Donahue (Actor and Singer)
January 27, 1936 - September 2, 2001
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 65 From a Heart Attack
* Considered a Major Sex Symbol in the 1950's and 1960's
John Witherspoon (Actor)
January 27, 1942 - October 29, 2019
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 77 From a Heart Attack
* Best Known For the Film, Hollywood Shuffle, House Party and the Friday Series
Also Wrote and Produced Jimmy Ruffin's 1966 Hit Song, "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted"
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
André the Giant (Wrestler)
May 19, 1946 - January 28, 1993
Birthplace: Coulommiers, France
Passed Away at Age 46 From Congestive Heart Failure
* Considered the Most Popular Wrestler in the World During the 70s and Early 80s
Known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World
Zelda Rubinstein (Actress)
May 28, 1933 - January 27, 2010
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Heart Attack
* Played Tangina in Poltergeist
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - The Lonely Guy
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Steve Martin, Charles Grodin, Judith Ivey, Steve Lawrence and Robyn Douglass
* Cameo’s by Loni Anderson, Merv Griffin and Dr. Joyce Brothers
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5.7 Million
1984 - Broadway Danny Rose
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow and Nick Apollo Forte
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $10.6 Million
1989 - Three Fugitives
Director: Francis Veber
Starring: Nick Nolte, Martin Short, James Earl Jones, Alan Ruck and Sarah Doroff
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $40.5 Million
1989 - Physical Evidence
Director: Michael Crichton
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Theresa Russell, Ned Beatty and Ted McGinley
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $3.5 Million
1989 - Cohen and Tate
Director: Eric Red
Starring: Roy Scheider, Adam Baldwin and Harley Cross
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $64,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Galactica Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Battlestar Galactica Spinoff
1985 - Code Name: Foxfire Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Mesopotamia (EP)
The B-52's
Billboard Charts: #35
1984 - Milk and Honey (US Release)
John Lennon & Yoko Ono's (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #11
* Recorded in 1980
1984 - Christine McVie
Christine McVie (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
* McVie is the Vocalist and Keyboardist For Fleetwood Mac
1986 - Album
Public Image Ltd (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #115
1986 - Does Humor Belong in Music? (Live Album)
Frank Zappa
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Singles Released
(On This Day)
1984 - “Time After Time”
Cyndi Lauper
#1 Song in America from June 9 - 22
* Also Hit #1 in Canada, Chile and Zimbabwe
1988 - “Going Back to Cali”
L.L. Cool J
* Reached #31 on the US Billboard Charts
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - The Chicago Cubs Traded Iván Alvarez DeJesús to the Philadelphia Phillies For Larry Bowa and a Minor Leaguer Named Ryne Sandberg
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1989 - Three Fugitives Premiered in Theaters
Starring: Nick Nolte and Martin Short
Other Notable Dates
(January 27th)
1786 - The University of Georgia Was Founded
* First Public University in the US
1880 - Thomas Edison Received a Patent For the Light Bulb
1951 - Nuclear Testing Began in the Nevada Desert
* Began with Operation Ranger
1976 - Laverne & Shirley Premiered on ABC
* Ran 8 Seasons with 178 Episodes
#1 Show in America 1978 & 1979
1996 - Germany Observed the International Holocaust Remembrance Day for the First Time
2010 - Apple Introduced the iPad
Cost: $499
On January 27, 1984 Broadway Danny Rose Starring Woody Allen and Mia Farrow Premiered in Theaters
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - James Cromwell (Actor) Revenge of the Nerds
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1948 - Mikhail Baryshnikov (Dancer)
Birthplace: Riga, Latvian SSR, Soviet Union
1951 - Seth Justman (Keyboardist) J. Geils Band
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
1952 - Billy “White Shoes” Johnson (Football)
Birthplace: Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania
1952 - G.E. Smith (Guitarist) Hall & Oates
Birthplace: Scranton, Pennsylvania
1956 - Mimi Rogers (Actress) Gung Ho
Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida
1957 - Janick Gers (Guitarist) Iron Maiden
Birthplace: Hartlepool, England
1959 - Chris Collinsworth (Football)
Birthplace: Dayton, Ohio
1964 - Bridget Fonda (Actress) Shag
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Fun Fact!
Cris Collinsworth (WR) Was an All-American at the University of Florida
* Drafted in the 2nd Round (37th Overall) in the 1981 NFL Draft by the Cincinnati Bengals
On January 27, 1984 The Lonely Guy Starring Steve Martin Premiered in Theaters
Mark Harmon Was Named Sexiest Man Alive
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1982 - Ryne Sandberg Was Traded From the Philadelphia Phillies to the Chicago Cubs
* Sandberg Was Playing in the Minors at the Time
Fun Fact!
Ryne Sandberg Got His First Major League Hit on September 27, 1981
January 27th in 80s History
On January 27, 1988 L.L. Cool J Released "Going Back to Cali" as a Single