Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Robert Foxworth (Actor) Falcon Crest “Chase”
Birthplace: Houston, TX
1949 - David Foster (Record Producer)
Birthplace: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1949 - Belita Moreno (Actress) Perfect Strangers
Birthplace: Dallas, TX
1957 - Lyle Lovett (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Houston, TX
1962 - Anthony Kiedis (Singer) Red Hot Chili Peppers
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, MI
1963 - Rick Allen (English Drummer) Def Leppard (Has One Arm)
Birthplace: Dronfield, Derbyshire, England
1966 - Willie D (Rapper) Geto Boys
Birthplace: Houston, TX
1967 - Tina Arena (Australian Singer)
Birthplace: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Fun Facts!
Robert Foxworth Turned Down the Offer to Play J.R. Ewing in the Hit Show Dallas
Def Leppard Drummer Continued to Play Drums For Def Leppard After Losing His Arm in a Car Crash on December 31, 1984
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Other Notable Birthdays
Larry Flynt (Pornstar)
November 1, 1942 - February 10, 2021
Birthplace: Lakeville, KT
Passed Away at Age 78 From Heart Failure
* Founded Hustler Magazine
Voted the #1 Most Powerful Person in Porn
Bobby “The Brain” Heenan (Wrestling Manager)
November 1, 1944 - September 17, 2017
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Passed Away at Age 72 From Throat Cancer
* 4x Manager of the Year (1972, 1976, 1989, 1991)
Elected to the Baseball WWE Hall of Fame in 2004
Fernando Valenzuela (Baseball)
November 1, 1960 - October 22, 2024
Birthplace: Etchohuaquila, Sonora, Mexico
Passed Away at Age 63 From Liver Cancer
In 1981 Fernando Valenzuela (Los Angeles Dodgers) Won the National League Rookie of the Year and the Cy Young Award
* The Only Player to Win Both Awards in the Same Season
Ronald Bell (Singer)
November 1, 1951 - September 9, 2020
Birthplace: Youngstown, OH
Passed Away at Age 68 (Unknown Cause)
Co-Founding Member of Kool & the Gang
Fun Fact!
Ronald Bell Converted to Islam in 1972 and Was Given the Name Khalis Bayyan
* Was Married With 10 Children
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Walter Payton (Football)
July 25, 1953 - November 1, 1999
Birthplace: Columbia, MS
Passed Away at Age 45 From a Rare Liver Disease
* 9x Pro Bowl
1977 MVP
NFL 1970s All-Decade Team
1980s All-Decade Team
75th Anniversary All-Time Team
100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Elected to the Football Hall of Fame in 1993
Pascual Perez (Baseball)
May 17, 1957 - November 1, 2012
Birthplace: San Cristóbal, Dominican Republic
Passed Away at Age 55 From Head Injuries During a Robbery at His Home in the Dominican Republic
Played 12-Seasons in the Major Leagues
* Elected to the All-Star Game in 1983 (Atlanta Braves)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge
Director: Jack Sholder
Starring: Mark Patton, Kim Myers, Robert Rusler, Clu Gulager, Hope Lange and Robert Englund
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $30 Million
1985 - To Live and Die in L.A.
Director: William Friedkin
Starring: William L. Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow, Debra Feuer, John Turturro, Darlanne Fluegel and Dean Stockwell
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $17.3 Millon
1985 - Death Wish 3
Director: Michael Winner
Starring: Charles Bronson, Deborah Raffin, Ed Lauter, Martin Balsam and Alex Winter
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $16.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Code Red Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 19
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Slade Smashes! (Compilation Album)
Slade
* Reached #21 in the UK
1982 - Dawn Patrol
Night Ranger (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #38
1984 - Tropico
Pat Benatar (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #14
* Featuring “We Belong”
1984 - Treasure
Cocteau Twins (3rd Album)
* Reached #29 in the UK
1986 - Medusa
Clan of Xymox (2nd Album)
1987 - Touch the World
Earth, Wind & Fire (14th Album)
Billboard Charts: #33
1987 - The Eternal Idol (13th Album)
Black Sabbath
Billboard Charts: #68
* First Album with Singer Tony Allen
1988- 20
Harry Connick, Jr. (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #133
1988 - Reach for the Sky
Ratt (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1988 - Shaday
Ofra Haza (17th Album)
Billboard Charts: #130
Singles Released
(On This Day)
1985 - “Holding Back the Years"
Simply Red
#1 Song in America from July 12 - 18
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and Ireland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Darrell Waltrip Won His 4th NASCAR Race in Row
* Waltrip Won the 1981 NASCAR Championship (Won 13 Races)
1984 - Los Angeles Clippers Beat the New York Knicks 107-105 in the First NBA Game at the LA Memorial Sports Arena
Attendance: 12,018
Norm Nixon (Clippers) 21 pts.
Bernard King (Knicks) 25 pts.
1986 - The #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Brad Daugherty Made His Debut For the Cleveland Cavaliers
* The Bullets Beat the Cavs 113 - 106 in Cleveland
Daugherty Played 37 Minutes
Points: 8
Rebounds: 13
Assists:: 6
1986 - Laffit Pincay, Jr. Won the Breeders Cup Classic Aboard Skywalker
Track: Santa Anita Park
Jockey: Laffit Pincay, Jr.
Trainer: Michael Whittingham
Owner: Oak Cliff Stables
1987 - The 18th New York City Marathon
Men: Ibrahim Hussein (Kenya) 2:11:01
Women: Priscilla Welch (United Kingdom) 2:30:17
1987 - The New York Jets Retired Don Maynards (Wide Receiver) #13
* Played Wide Receiver For 13 Seasons With the New York Jets
Won Super Bowl III
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1987
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1982 - Honda Opened a Factory in Marysville, Ohio Making Them the First Asian Company to Make Cars in the United States
* The Honda Accord Was the First Car Produced in the US
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 1st)
1604 - William Shakespeare's Othello, Was Performed For the First Time at Whitehall Palace in London
1765 - The Stamp Act Went Into Effect
1800 - John Adams Became the First President to Live in the White House
1848 - The First Female Medical School, the Female Boston Medical School Opened in Boston
* Later Merged With Boston University
1894 - Buffalo Bill, Annie Oakley and 15 Indians Were Filmed by Thomas Edison in His Black Maria Studio in West Orange, New Jersey
1896 - A Picture of a Women’s Bare Breasts Appeared in National Geographic Magazine For the First Time
1938 - Seabiscuit Beat War Admiral in a Match Race Deemed "The Match of the Century" in Thoroughbred Racing
1968 - The Movie Rating System Was Introduced (G, M, R, X)
* The First R Rated Movie Was Greetings (1968)
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On November 1, 1981 Code Red Premiered on ABC
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2 Premiered in Theaters
Headlines
(November 1st)
1982 - Honda Opened an Assembly Plant in Marysville, Ohio
* The First Asian Company to Assemble Cars in the United States
Did You Know?
The Honda Accord Was the First Car Built at the Factory
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1984 - Pat Benatar Released Tropico (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: 14
Featuring “We Belong”
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November 1st in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(November 1st)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
1982 - "Who Can It Be Now?"
Men at Work
10/30 - 11/5
1983 - "Islands in the Stream"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
10/29 - 11/11
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
10/13 - 11/2
1985 - "Saving All My Love For You"
Whitney Houston
10/26 - 11/1
1986 - "True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper
10/25 - 11/7
1987 - "Bad"
Michael Jackson
10/24 - 11/6
1988 - "A Groovy Kind of Love"
Phil Collins
10/22 - 11/4
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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On November 1, 1986 Laffit Pincay, Jr. won the Breeders Cup Classic aboard Skywalker. Trained by Michael Whittingham
1985 - A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge Premiered in Theaters
* With Only a $3 Million Dollar Budget the Film Grossed Over $30 Million
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Code Red
1982 - Night Ranger Released Their Debut Album Dawn Patrol
Billboard Charts: #38
Featuring “Don’t Tell Me You Love Me
Fun Fact!
Night Ranger Was Formed in San Francisco in 1979
Breeders Cup Classic
Fun Movie Facts!
(Best Directors Academy Awards)
1980 - Robert Redford
Ordinary People
1981 - Warren Beatty
Reds
1982 - Richard Attenborough
Gandhi
1983 - James L. Brooks
Terms of Endearment
1984 - Miloš Forman
Amadeus
1985 - Sydney Pollack
Out of Africa
1986 - Oliver Stone
Platoon
1987 - Bernardo Bertolucci
The Last Emperor
1988 - Barry Levinson
Rain Man
1989 - Oliver Stone
Born on the Fourth of July