Happy 80s Birthdays
1947 - Anthony Geary (Actor) General Hospital
1949 - Francis Rossi (Singer) Status Quo
1950 - Rebbie Jackson (Singer) Jackson Family
1953 - Danny Elfman (Singer) Oingo Boingo
1955 - David Kirschner (Producer) Child’s Play
1956 - La Toya Jackson (Singer)
1957 - Ted Levine (Actor) Next of Kin
1958 - Annette Bening (Actress) The Great Outdoors
1959 - Mel Gaynor (Drummer) Simple Minds
1961 - Melissa Etheridge (Singer)
1962 - Eric Davis (Baseball)
1963 - Tracey E. Bregman (Actress) The Young and the Restless
1963 - Lisa Whelchel (Actress) Facts of Life
1967 - Noel Gallagher (Singer) Oasis
Fun Fact!
Rebbie Jackson is the Oldest of The Jackson Family
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Other Notable Birthdays
John F. Kennedy (Former U.S. President)
May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald at Age 46 From Gunshot Wounds in Dallas, Texas
The 35th President of the United States
Bob Hope (Actor and Comedian)
May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003
Passed Away on July 27, 2003 at Age 100 From Pneumonia
Bob Hope Hosted the Academy Awards 19 Times
Kevin Conway (Actor)
May 29, 1942 - February 5, 2020
Passed Away at the Age of 77 From a Heart Attack
Played the Mailman on the 1988 Film, Funny Farm
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Dennis Hopper (Actor)
May 17, 1936 - May 29, 2010
Passed Away at Age 74 From Prostate Cancer
Best Known For Playing Billy in the 1969 Film, Easy Rider
* Also the Writer and Director
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia
Director: Ronald F. Maxwell
Starring: Kristy McNichol, Dennis Quaid and Mark Hamill
Budget: $7.5 Million
Box Office: $14 Million
1981 - Dead & Buried
Director: Gary Sherman
Starring: James Farentino, Melody Anderson, Jack Albertson, Dennis Redfield, Nancy Locke and Robert Englund
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $216,166
1981 - Polyester
Director: John Waters
Starring: Divine, Tab Hunter, Edith Massey and Mink Stole
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $300,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Present Arms
UB40 (2nd Album)
* Reached #2 in the UK
1981 - In Concert (Live Album)
Amy Grant
1984 - Private Dancer
Tina Turner (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* #1 on the R&B/Hip-Hop Charts
Hit #1 in Canada and Austria
1984 - Fat Boys
The Fat Boys (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts:
Reached #48 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1985 - Hellbound
Warlock (2nd Album)
1987 - Bigger and Deffer
L.L. Cool J (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* #1 R&B/Hip-Hop Charts
Featuring "I Need Love"
1987 - Bring the Family
John Hiatt (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #107
Singles Released
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
* #1 Song in America from July 24 - September 3
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Australia, South Africa and Japan
Made Popular From the 1982 Film, Rocky III
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Larry Bird Won the NBA Rookie of the Year
Runner Up: Magic Johnson
Statistics
Larry Bird
Points: 21.3
Rebounds: 10.4
Assists: 4.5
Magic Johnson
Points: 18
Rebounds: 7.7
Assists: 7.8
1983 - Tom Sneva Won the Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Bignotti-Cotter Racing
Runner-Up: Al Unser
Attendance: 325,000
1984 - During the European Cup Final Between Liverpool F.C. and Juventus 38 Fans were Killed at Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium
* Known as the Heysel Stadium Disaster
1984 - Ted William's #9 and Joe Cronin’s #4 Were Retired by the Boston Red Sox
1985 - Amputee, Steve Fonyo Completed the Cross-Canada Marathon After 14 Months
1987 - Oklahoma State Sophomore, Robin Ventura Recorded a Hit in His 57th Straight Game, to Set an NCAA Baseball Record
Won College Baseball “Player of the Year”
1989 - “THE KENTUCKY SHAME” Edition of Sports Illustrated Was Released
1989 - Philadelphia Phillies 3rd Baseman Mike Schmidt Announced His Retirement
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1988 - President Ronald Reagan Arrived in Moscow for His First Visit to the Soviet Union
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#1 Songs in America
(May 29th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Deniece Williams
5/26 - 6/8
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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May 29th in 80s History
Tina Turner Released Her Private Dancer Album
1985 - At the Heysel Stadium in Brussels, Belgium 39 Fans Were Killed and Over 600 Injured When They Were Pressed Against a Falling Wall During the European Cup Final Between Liverpool F.C. and Juventus
* Known as the Heysal Disaster
Headlines
(May 29th)
1983 - Tom Sneva Won the 67th Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Bignotti-Cotter Racing
Runner-Up: Al Unser
Attendance: 325,000
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1989 - Mike Schmidt Announced His Retirement From Major League Baseball
* Played 18-Seasons, All With the Philadelphia Phillies
12x All-Star
8x NL Home Run Leader
3x MVP
10x Gold Glove Winner
Voted to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995
1984 - Tina Turner Released Her 5th Album, Private Dancer
Reached #3 on the US Billboard Charts (#1 R&B Charts)
Hit #1 in Canada and Austria
Sold Over 10 Million Copies Worldwide
* Featuring “What’s Love Got to do With It”
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1989 - Egypt and the United States Agreed to Allow the Manufacturing of Parts For the F-16 Jet Fighter Plane in Egypt
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In Other News
(On May 29th)
1790 - Rhode Island Became the 13th U.S. State
* The Population Was 68,000, Now 1.5 Million
The Last of the 13 Colonies to Ratify the United States Constitution
1848 - Wisconsin Became the 30th U.S. State
* Population Was 300,000, Now 6 Million
1919 - Albert Einstein's Theory of Relativity Was Tested and Confirmed by Arthur Eddington and Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin
1973 - Tom Bradley Became the First African-American Mayor of Los Angeles
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