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Happy 80s Birthdays
1942 - Ken Patera (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Portland, OR
1946 - Sally Field (Actress) Places in the Heart
Birthplace: Pasadena, CA
1951 - Nigel Havers (Actor) Chariots of Fire
Birthplace: Edmonton, Middlesex, England
1955 - Maria Shriver (Journalist)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1957 - Lori Singer (Actress) Footloose (Ariel)
Birthplace: Corpus Christi, Texas
1964 - Corey Glover (Singer and Actor) Living Colour
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
1964 - Greg Graffin (Singer) Bad Religion
Birthplace: Madison, WI
1966 - Peter DeLuise (Actor) 21 Jump Street (Officer Penhall)
Birthplace: New York City
1968 - Kelly Rutherford (Actress) Generations, Melrose Place
Birthplace: Elizabethtown, KT
1970 - Ethan Hawke (Actor) Explorers, Dead Poets Society
Birthplace: Austin, TX
Fun Fact!
In 1972 Ken Patera Set an American Record in San Francisco With 3-Lift-Total of 1,397 Pounds
Snatch - 386.5 lbs (175.3 kg)
Clean and Jerk - 505.5 lbb (229.3 kg)
Clean and Press – 505.5 lbs (229.3 kg)
Finished 3rd in the 1977 World’s Strongest Man Competition
On November 6, 1981 Time Bandits, Starring Sean Connery Premiered in Theaters
1984 - President Reagan (R) Was Re-Elected President of the United States
* Defeated Robert Mondale (D)
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#1 Songs in America
(November 6th)
1980 - "Woman in Love"
Barbra Streisand
10/24 - 11/14
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "Islands in the Stream"
Kenny Rogers and Dolly Parton
10/29 - 11/11
1984 - "Caribbean Queen"
Billy Ocean
11/3 - 11/16
1985 - "Part Time Lover"
Stevie Wonder
11/2 - 11/8
1986 - "True Colors"
Cyndi Lauper
10/25 - 11/7
1987 - "Bad"
Michael Jackson
10/24 - 11/6
1988 - "Kokomo"
The Beach Boys
11/5 - 11/11
1989 - "Listen to Your Heart"
Roxette
11/4 - 11/10
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
November 6th in 80s History
1987 - Less Than Zero Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr. and James Spader
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Fun Basketball Facts
(NBA Champions)
1980 - Los Angeles Lakers
1981 - Boston Celtics
1982 - Los Angeles Lakers
1983 - Philadelphia 76ers
1984 - Boston Celtics
1985 - Los Angeles Lakers
1986 - Boston Celtics
1987 - Los Angeles Lakers
1988 - Los Angeles Lakers
1989 - Detroit Pistons
Time Bandits
1987 - N.W.A. Released Their Debut Album N.W.A. and the Posse
* Featuring the “Boyz in the Hood"
Headlines
(November 6th)
1982 - "Up Where We Belong" by Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 6 - 26
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Australia and South Africa
The Theme Song For An Officer and a Gentleman
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Other Notable Birthdays
Glenn Frey (Singer)
November 6, 1948 - January 18, 2016
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Passed away at Age 67 From Complications of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Acute Alcerative Colitis, and Pneumonia
Co-Founder of The Eagles
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ken Spears (Animator)
March 12, 1938 - November 6, 2020
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age 82 From Lewy Body Dementia
The Creator of the Cartoon Scooby Doo
President Reagan Was Re-Elected President of the United States
80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Time Bandits
Director: Terry Gilliam
Starring: Sean Connery, John Cleese, Shelley Duvall, Ralph Richardson, Katherine Helmond, Ian Holm, Michael Palin, Peter Vaughan, and David Warner
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $42.4 Million
1987 - Less Than Zero
Director: Marek Kanievska
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Jami Gertz, Robert Downey Jr., Nicholas Pryor, Tony Bill, Donna Mitchell and James Spader
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $12.4 Million
1987 - Cry Freedom
Director: Richard Attenborough
Starring: Denzel Washington, Kevin Kline, Penelope Wilton, Alec McCowen, Kevin McNally, Ian Richardson, John Thaw and Timothy West
Budget: $29 Million
Box Office: $5.9 Million
1987- Death Wish 4: The Crackdown
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Charles Bronson, Kay Lenz, John P. Ryan, Perry Lopez, Soon-Tek Oh, George Dickerson, Dana Barron and Danny Trejo
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $6.9 Million
1987 - Hello Again
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Shelley Long, Judith Ivey, Gabriel Byrne, Corbin Bernsen, Sela Ward, Austin Pendleton and Carrie Nye
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $20.4 Million
1987- Hiding Out
Director: Bob Giraldi
Starring: Jon Cryer, Keith Coogan, Annabeth Gish, Claude Brooks, Oliver Cotton, Tim Quill, Tony Soper, Ned Eisenberg, Marita Geraghty, John Spencer and Joy Behar
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $7 Million
1987 - Made in Heaven
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Maureen Stapleton, Mare Winningham, Don Murray, Amanda Plummer, James Gammon, Tim Daly and Ann Wedgeworth
Budget: $13 Million
Box Office: $4.5 Million
1987 - Russkies
Director: Rick Rosenthal
Starring: Whip Hubley, Joaquin Phoenix, Stefan DeSalle, Susan Walters, Patrick Kilpatrick and Peter Billingsley
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.1 Million
1987 - Steel Dawn
Director: Lance Hool
Starring: Patrick Swayze, Lisa Niemi, Anthony Zerbe, Brion James, Christopher Neame, John Fujioka, Arnold Vosloo, Brett Hool and Marcel Van Heerden
Budget: $3.5 Million
Box Office: $562,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Debuts or Finales On This Day
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Shake It Up
The Cars (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
* Featuring “Shake it Up”
1981 - Tonight I'm Yours
Rod Stewart (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #20
* Hit #1 in Canada
Featuring “Young Turks”
1981 - Architecture & Morality
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #144
* #3 in the UK and Hit #1 in The Netherlands
1982 - Absolutely (Live Album)
Rod Stewart
1983 - Break Out
Pointer Sisters (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #8
Featuring “I’m So Excited”
1987 - Characters
Stevie Wonder (21st Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
* #5 in Italy
1987 - Less Than Zero (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Billboard Charts: #31
1987 - N.W.A and the Posse
N.W.A (Debut Album)
* Featuring "Boyz in the Hood"
1989 - ...But Seriously (U.S. Release)
Phil Collins (4th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK and Canada
Over 15 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
Released in the UK on November 24th
1989 - Boomerang
The Creatures (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts:
* Reached #197 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Larry Holmes TKO'd Ronaldo Snipes in the 11th Round to Retain the WBC Heavyweight Championship
* Improved His Record to 39 - 0
1983 - James Wilder (Tampa Bay Buccaneers) Rushed For 219 Yards Against the Minnesota Vikings
* The Bucs Beat the Vikings 17 - 12 in Minnesota
Spread
Vikings -7
O/U 44.5
1988 - The Running of the 19th New York City Marathon
Men: Steve Jones (United Kingdom) 2:08:20
Women: Grete Waitz (Norway) 2:28:07
Did You Know?
Grete Waitz Won The New York Marathon 9 Times From 1978 to 1988
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - 45 People Were Killed in a Helicopter Crash in Great Britain
* The Deadliest Civilian Helicopter Crash on Record
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 6th)
1860 - Abraham Lincoln (R) Became the 16th President of the United States
* Defeated John C. Breckinridge, John Bell, and Stephen A. Douglas
1869 -Rutgers beat Princeton 6 - 4 in the First Official College Football Game
* Played In New Brunswick, New Jersey
1900 - William McKinley (R) Was Re-Elected President of the United States (25th)
* Defeated William Jennings Bryan
1947 - Meet the Press Premiered on NBC
* Still on the Air
The Longest Running Program in America
1995 - Art Modell Announced That He’s Moving the Cleveland Browns to Baltimore
2012 - Tammy Baldwin Became the First Openly Gay Politician to be Elected to the United States Senate
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