January 30th in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1930 - Gene Hackman (Actor) Hoosiers
1941 - Dick Cheney (Politician)
1943 - Davey Johnson (Baseball)
1951 - Phil Collins (Singer)
1951 - Charles S. Duttin (Actor) Crocodile Dundee II
1955 - Tom Izzo (Basketball Coach)
1955 - Curtis Strange (Golf)
1959 - Jody Watley (Singer)
1960 - Tony O'Dell (Actor) Head of the Class
1965 - Julie McCullough (Model)
1974 - Christian Bale (Actor) Empire of the Sun
Fun Fact!
Curtis Strange Won the US Open in 1988 & 1989
1983 - The Washington Redskins Beat the Miami Dolphins 27 - 17 in Super Bowl XVII
Location: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
MVP: John Riggins
Winning Coach: Joe Gibbs
The Washington Redskins Won The Super Bowl
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Headlines
(January 30th)
1982 – The First PC Virus Was Written by 15-Year Old Richard Skrenta From Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
* Disguised as an Apple Boot Program Called "Elk Cloner"
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1988 - "Need You Tonight" by INXS Became the #1 Song in America
* The #1 Song in America from January 30 - February 5
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Ireland and Portugal
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1981 - Earthbound
Director: James L. Conway
Starring: Burl Ives, Todd Porter, Christopher Connelly and Meredith MacRae
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - John Madden Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Jennifer Holliday
1988 - Carl Weathers Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Robbie Robertson
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Air Pocket
Roger Powell (2nd Album)
1981 - Captured (Live Album)
Journey
Billboard Charts: #9
1984 - Somebody's Watching Me
Rockwell (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
Fun Fact!
Rockwell (Kenneth William Gordy) is the Son of Berry Gordy
* The Founder of Motown Records
1984 - Software
Grace Slick (4th Solo Album)
1989 - Fabulous Disaster
Exodus (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #82
1989 - Technique
New Order (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
* Hit #1 in the UK
Singles Released
1987 - “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
Starship
#1 Song in America from April 4 - 17
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Ireland and Portugal
Theme Song For the Movie Mannequin
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - The Washington Redskins Beat the Miami Dolphins 27 - 17 in Super Bowl XVII
Location: Rose Bowl in Pasadena, CA
MVP: John Riggins (166 Yards Rushing 1 TD)
Winning Coach: Joe Gibbs
Spread
Dolphins -3
O/U 36.5
Other Notable Super Bowl XVII Notes
National Anthem: Leslie Easterbrook
Coin Toss: Elroy Hirsch
Halftime Show: Bob Jani Productions
Network: NBC
Announcers: Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
30-Second Commercial: $400,000
TV Rating: 48.6 (81.7 Millions Viewers)
Attendance: 103,667
In Other 80s News
1989 – The American Embassy in Kabul, Afghanistan Closed
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1982 - "I Can't Go For That" by Hall & Oates Became the #1 Song in America
* The #1 Song in America from January 30 - February 5
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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Other Notable Dates
(On January 30th)
1835 - Richard Lawrence Became the First Person to Attempt an Assasination on the President of the United States
* He Failed to Shoot Andrew Jackson Before Getting Subdued by a Crowd
1847 - Yerba Buena Was Renamed San Francisco
1920 - Mazda (Japanese Car Company) Was Founded as a Cork Company
1933 - Adolph Hitler Hitler Became the Leader (Chancellor) of Germany
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#1 Songs in America
(January 30th)
1980 - "Rock With You"
Michael Jackson
1/19 - 2/15
1981 - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
12/27 - 1/30
1982 - "I Can't Go For that"
Daryl Hall & John Oates
1/30 - 2/5
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 - "Need You Tonight"
INXS
1/30 - 2/5
1989 - "Two Hearts"
Phil Collins
1/21 - 2/3
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Other Notable Birthdays
Franklin D. Roosevelt (Former President)
January 30, 1882 - April 12, 1945
Passed Away at Age 63 from a Massive Intracerebral Hemorrhage
32nd President of the United States
* President During World War II
Dick Martin (Comedian)
January 30, 1922 - May 24, 2008
Passed Away at Age 86 from Breathing Complications
Best Known For TV Show, Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In
Marty Balin (Singer)
January 30, 1942 - September 27, 2018
Passed Away at Age 76 from Kidney Damage
Lead Singer for Jefferson Airplane and Jefferson Starship
Payne Stewart (Golf)
January 30, 1957 - October 25, 1999
Passed Away at Age 42 in a Plane Accident
Won the PGA Championship in 1989
* Won the US Open (1991, 1999)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Betsy Ross (Seamstress)
Passed Away on January 30 1836 at Age 84 (Unknown Cause)
Made the First American Flag
Orville Wright (Pilot)
Passed Away on January 30, 1948 at Age 76 from a Heart Attack
One of The Wright Brothers
Ferdinand Porsche (Austrian-German Engineer)
Passed Away on January 30, 1951 at Age 75 (Unknown Cause)
Founded Porsche
* Created the Volkswagen Beetle and the First Mercedes Benz
Arthur Rankin Jr. (Animator)
Passed Away on January 30, 2014 at Age 89 (Battling a Brief Illness
Created Stop-Motion Animation
Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
Frosty the Snowman
Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town
ThunderCats
SilverHawks
TigerSharks
Dick Miller (Actor)
Passed Away on January 30, 2019 at Age 90 from a Heart Attack
Played Lou Mackie on FAME (TV Series)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - To All a Goodnight
Director: David Hess
Starring: Jennifer Runyon, Linda Gentile and Forrest Swanson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1981 - The Incredible Shrinking Woman
Director: Joel Schumacher
Starring: Lily Tomlin, Charles Grodin, Ned Beatty, John Glover and Elizabeth Wilson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $20.2 Million
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