Other Notable Dates
(On March 27th)
1794 - The United States Navy was Established
* 6 Ships were Built for $688 Million Dollars
1886 - Apache Warrior Geronimo Surrendered to the United States Army
* Ending Most of the Apache Wars
1915 - Mary Mallon (Known as Typhoid Mary) Became the First Person in the United States to Carry the Typhoid Disease
* A Chef Who Infected 53 People with Typhoid Fever (3 Died)
Battle Royal
Randy "Macho Man" Savage Won the WWF Heavyweight Championship
The Scorpions
Other Notable Birthdays
Cale Yarborough (NASCAR Driver)
March 27, 1939 - December 31, 2023
Passed Awaty at Age 84 From Complications of a Rare Genetic Disorder
Elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2012
* 4x Daytona 500 Winner (1968, 1977, 1983, 1984)
Jerry Sloan (Basketball Player and Coach)
March 28, 1942 - May 22, 2020
Passed Away at Age From Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia
4x All-Defensive First Team
Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 as a Head Coach
* Spent 23-Seasons as the Head Coach of the Utah Jazz
Mike Curtis (Football)
March 27, 1943 - April 20, 2020
Passed Away at Age 77 From Head Trauma
* Played 14-Seasons in the NFL
4x Pro-Bowl
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Joseph A. Campbell (American Businessman)
May 15, 1817 - March 27, 1900
Passed Away on March 27, 1900 at Age 82 (Unknown Cause)
Founder of Campbell Soup
Kichiro Toyoda (Japanese Businessman)
June 11, 1894 - March 27, 1952
Passed Away on March 27, 1952 at Age 57 From a Cerebral Hemorrhage
Founder and CEO of Toyota
Dudley Moore (Actor)
April 19, 1935 - March 27, 2002
Passed Away on March 27, 2002 at Age 66 From Pneumonia
* Caused From PSP (Parkinson Plus Syndrome)
Best Known For the Films, Arthur (1981) and Mickey and Maude (1984)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Eyes of a Stranger
Director: Ken Wiederhorn
Starring: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Lauren Tewes and John DiSanti
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.1 Million
Jennifer Jason Leigh's Film Debut
1981 - Thief
Director: Michael Mann
Starring: James Caan, Tuesday Weld, Robert Prosky and Willie Nelson
Budget: $5.5 Million
Box Office: $11.5 Million
1987 - Blind Date
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Kim Basinger, Bruce Willis, William Daniels and John Larroquette
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $39.3 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Blythe Danner Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Rickie Lee Jones
Debut of Eddie Murphy as Gumby
1987 - The Price is Right Became the Longest Running Daytime Game Show in History
* Surpassed Concentration
1987 - Final Episode of Zoobilee Zoo
Season: 1
Episodes: 65
Network: Syndication
1988 - The WWF and NWA Battle for Ratings
* WrestleMania IV (WWF) and Clash of the Champions (NWA) Aired on the Same Day
1989 - Generations Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes (470)
First Soap Opera to Feature an African-American Family
* Starring Vivica A. Fox
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Carl Wilson
Carl Wilson (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #185
1984 - Out of the Cellar
Ratt (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
1984 - Run-D.M.C.
Run-D.M.C. (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #53
1984 - Love at First Sting
Scorpions (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
* Featuring “Rock You Like a Hurricane”
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US
1984 - Three of a Perfect Pair
King Crimson (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #58
1985 - 7800 Fahrenheit
Bon Jovi (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
1985 - Tao
Rick Springfield (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #21
1986 - Innocent Eyes
Graham Nash (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #136
1986 - Holy Money
Swans (4th Album)
1989 - Larger than Life
Jody Watley (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #16
* Featuring “Real Love”
Singles Released
1989 - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Simply Red
#1 Song in America from July 15 - 21
* The Song also Hit #1 in Australia and New Zealand
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - The NCAA Final 4 Began at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans
#1 Seed North Carolina Beat #6 Seed Houston 68 - 63
#1 Seed Georgetown Beat #3 Seed Louisville 50 - 46
North Carolina Beat Georgetown 63 - 62 in the Championship Game
Most Outstanding Player: James Worthy
* North Carolina Was Also Led by Freshman Michael Jordan
1983 - Larry Holmes Beat Lucien Rodriguez by Unanimous Decision to Retain the WBC Heavyweight Championship
1988 - WrestleMania IV Took Place in Atlantic City, New Jersey
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
Bad News Brown Won the Royal Rumble (A twenty-man Battle Royal)
* Bret Hart Was Last To Be Eliminated
Click Here for Full Coverage of WrestleMania IV
1988 - Clash of the Champions (NWA) Took Place in Greensboro, North Carolina
* Lex Luger and Barry Windham Beat Arn Anderson and Tully Blanchard For the NWA Tag Team Championship
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - A Huge Fall In Silver Prices Leads to Panic On Commodity
* Known as Silver Thursday
1939 - Oregon Beat Ohio St. 46 - 33 in the First NCAA National Championship Game
1964 - The Largest Earthquake (9.2) in North America Hit Anchorage, Alaska
* 125 People Killed and Inflicted Massive Damage
On March 27, 1988 Bad News Brown Won the 20-Man Royal Rumble at WrestleMania IV (Bret Hart Last to be Eliminated)
Happy 80s Birthdays
1935 - Julian Glover (Actor) Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
1940 - Austin Pendleton (Actor) Short Circuit
1942 - Michael York (Actor) Knots Landing
1950 - Tony Banks (Keyboardist) Genesis
1950 - Chris Stewart (Drummer) Genesis
1963 - Randall Cunningham (Football)
1967 - Talisa Soto (Actress) License to Kill
1969 - Mariah Carey (Singer)
Fun Fact!
Cale Yarborough Won Back to Back Daytona 500’s (1983, 1984)
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1984 - Ratt Released Their Debut Album, Out of the Cellar
* Reached #7 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US
Featuring “Round and Round”
1985 - Billy Dee Williams Received a Star On The Hollywood Walk of Fame
Fun Fact!
In 1960, Joanne Woodward in Became the First Actor/Actress to Get a Star On The Hollywood Walk of Fame
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1988 - Randy “Macho Man” Savage Beat "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase to Win the WWF Heavyweight Championship Tournament at WrestleMania IV
Location: Atlantic City, New Jersey
* Demolition (Ax and Smash) Beat Strike Force (Rick Martel and Tito Santana) to Win the WWF Tag Team Championship
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#1 Songs in America
(March 27th)
1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall Part II"
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18
1981 - "Keep on Loving You"
REO Speedwagon
3/21 - 3/27
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - 'Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
3/9 - 3/29
1986 - "These Dreams"
Heart
3/22 - 3/28
1987 - "Lean on Me"
Club Nouveau
3/21 - 4/3
1988 - "Man in the Mirror"
Michael Jackson
3/26 - 4/8
1989 - "The Living Years"
Mike + The Mechanics
3/25 - 3/31
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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On March 27, 1984 The Scorpions Released Their 9th Album (Love at First Sting) Featuring "Rock You Like a Hurricane"
1987 - Blind Date Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis
March 27th in 80s History
Headlines
(March 27th)
1981 - Ozzie Osbourne Bit the Head Off a Dove at a CBS Record Gathering in Los Angeles