1980s - January 27th in 80s History

Other Notable Birthdays

Art Rooney (Football Owner)
January 27, 1901 - August 25, 1988
Passed Away at Age 87 from a Stroke
Founded the Pittsburgh Steelers in 1933

Donna Reed (Actress)
January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986
Passed Away at Age 64 from Pancreatic Cancer

The Star of the Donna Reed Show From 1958 to 1966

* Also Co-Starred in the 1946 Film, It's a Wonderful Life and Won an Academy Award For Her Role as Alma Burke in From Here to Eternity (1953)

Jerry Buss (Businessman)
January 27, 1933 - February 18, 2013
Passed Away at Age 80 from Kidney Failure (Caused Cancer)
Bought the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings in 1979

Troy Donahue (Actor and Singer)
January 27, 1936 - September 2, 2001
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
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)
Passed Away on January 27, 1993 at Age 46 from Congestive Heart Failure

Known as the "Eighth Wonder of the World

* Considered the Most Popular Wrestler in the World During the 70s and Early 80s

Zelda Rubinstein (Actress)
Passed Away on January 27, 2010 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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"Bad" Tour

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"Going Back To Cali"

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
1948 - Mikhail Baryshnikov (Dancer)
1951 - Seth Justman (Keyboardist) J. Geils Band
1952 - Billy “White Shoes” Johnson (Football)
1952 - G.E. Smith (Guitarist) Hall & Oates
1956 - Mimi Rogers (Actress) Gung Ho
1957 - Janick Gers (Guitarist) Iron Maiden
1959 - Chris Collinsworth (Football)
1964 - Bridget Fonda (Actress) Shag

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

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