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1988 - New York Yankees Pitcher Tommy John Made 3 Errors in One Play Against the Milwaukee Brewers
Headlines
(July 27th)
1984 - Purple Rain Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Prince
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Baseball Brawl
1984 - Madonna Released Her Debut Album, Madonna
* Featuring “Lucky Star”
#1 Songs in America
(July 27th)
1980 - "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Billy Joel
7/19 - 8/1
1981 - "The One That You Love"
Air Supply
7/25 - 7/31
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Everytime You Go Away"
Paul Young
7/27 - 8/2
1986 - "Sledgehammer"
Peter Gabriel
7/26 - 8/1
1987 - "Alone"
Heart
7/11 - 7/31
1988 - "Hold On To The Nights"
Richard Marx
7/23 - 7/29
1989 - "Toy Soldiers"
Maltika
7/22 - 8/4
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1947 - Betty Thomas (Actress) Hill Street Blues
1952 - Roxanne Hart (Actress) Highlander
1953 - Yahoo Serious (Actor) Young Einstein
1954 - Mark Stanway (Keyboardist) Magnum
1956 - Carol Leifer (Writer) SNL
1964 - Rex Brown (Bassist) Pantera
Fun Fact!
Betty Thomas Won an Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Supporting Actress in 1985 For Her Role as Sgt. Lucy Bates in Hill Street Blues
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Other Notable Birthdays
Norman Lear (TV Producer)
July 27, 1922 - December 5, 2023
Passed Away at Age 101 From Heart Failure
Produced the Hit TV Shows Sanford & Son, Maude, The Jeffersons, One Day at a Time and Good Times
* 6x Primetime Emmy Award Winner
Jerry Van Dyke (Actor)
July 27, 1931 - January 5, 2018
Passed Away at Age 86 From Heart Failure
Played Luther on the TV Series, Coach
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Reggie Lewis (Basketball)
November 21, 1965 - July 27, 1993
Passed Away at Age 27 From Heart Failure After Collapsing On the Basketball Court During an Off-Season Practice at Brandeis University in Waltham, Massachusetts
The 22nd Overall Pick in 1987 Draft by the Boston Celtics
* All-Star (1992)
Bob Hope (Actor and Comedian)
May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003
Passed Away at Age 100 From Pneumonia
Bob Hope Hosted the Academy Awards 19 Times
Jack Tatum (Football)
November 18, 1948 - July 27, 2010
Passed Away at Age 61 From a Heart Attack
Known as "The Assassin" Because of His Violent Hitting
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Purple Rain
Director: Albert Magnoli
Starring: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day, Olga Karlatos and Clarence Williams III
Budget: $7.2 Million
Box Office: $70.3 Million
1984 - Meatballs Part II
Director: Ken Weiderhorn
Starring: Richard Mulligan, Hamilton Camp, John Mengatti, Kim Richards, Archie Hahn, Misty Rowe, John Larroquette and Donald Gibb
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1989 - Final Episode of Coming of Age
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 15
Network: CBS
1989 - Final Episode of The Cavanaughs
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Bella Donna
Stevie Nicks (Debut Solo Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in Australia
Featuring “Edge of Seventeen”
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1981 - KooKoo
Debbie Harry (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #25
* #6 in the UK
1982 - Madonna
Madonna (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #8
Hit #1 in the UK
Featuring “Lucky Star”
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1984 - Ride the Lightning
Metallica (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #48
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US
1984 - Condition Critical
Quiet Riot (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
1987 - In My Tribe
10,000 Maniacs (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
1987 - No Protection
Starship (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
* Featuring “Nothing’s Gonna Stop Us Now”
1987 - Surveillance
Triumph (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #82
1987 - Within the Realm of a Dying Sun
Dead Can Dance (3rd Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Every Seattle Mariners Starter Got a Hit Against the Oakland A’s
* The Mariners Beat the A’s 12 - 2 at the Kingdome in Seattle on a Friday Night
Attendance: 9,887
1986 - Greg LeMond (USA) Won the Tour de France
1986 - The San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals Got Into a Brawl After Will Clark Slid Into 2nd Base and Took Out José Oquendo's Knees
1988 - New York Yankees Pitcher Tommy John Made 3 Errors in One Play Against the Milwaukee Brewers
* The Yankees Beat the Brewers 16-3 at Yankee Stadium on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 28,869
Dave Winfield (Yankees) 2 Home Runs and 5 RBI’s
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1987 - The RMS Titanic Inc. Began Its Search to Salvage the Wreckage of the Titanic
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Other Notable Dates
(July 27th)
1816 - The Battle of Negro Fort Ended When the US Navy Gunboat No. 154 Shot a Cannon at the Fort Killing 275 People
* Considered the Deadliest Single Cannon Shot in US History
1890 - Vincent van Gogh Shot Himself in the Chest
* Died 2 Days Later
1940 - The First Bugs Bunny Cartoon Was Released in Theaters as a Short Title: A Wild Hare
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On July 27, 1986 the San Francisco Giants and the St. Louis Cardinals Engaged in a Bench Clearing Brawl
1985 - "Everytime You Go Away by Paul Young Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 27 - August 2
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Fun Fact!
"Everytime You Go Away Was Written and Composed by Daryl Hall, From Hall & Oates
* Won Song of the Year at the 1986 Brit Awards
Madonna Released Her Debut Album
July 27th in 80s History
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