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Fun Wrestling Facts!
(Voted Most Hated Wrestler)
1980 - Larry Zbyszko
Runner Up: Greg Valentine
1981 - Ken Patera
Runner Up: Don Muraco
1982 - Ted DiBiase
Runner Up: Blackjack Mulligan
1983 - Greg Valentine
Runner Up: Masked Superstar
1984 - Roddy Piper
Runner Up: Kevin Sullivan
1985 - Roddy Piper
Runner Up: Chris Adams
1986 - Paul Orndorff
Runner Up: Ric Flair
1987 - Ric Flair
Runner Up:André the Giant
1988 - André the Giant
Runner Up: Barry Windham
1989 - Randy Savage
Runner Up: Terry Funk
#1 Songs in America
(November 22nd)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Up Where We Belong"
Joe Cocker and Jennifer Warnes
11/6 - 11/26
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "We Built This City"
Starship
11/16 - 11/29
1986 - "Human"
Human League
11/22 - 11/28
1987 - "Mony Mony"
Billy Idol
11/21 - 11/27
1988 - "Bad Medicine"
Bon Jovi
11/19 - 12/2
1989 - "When I See You Smile"
Bad english
11/11 - 11/24
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Terry Gilliam (Director) Time Bandits
Birthplace: Minneapolis, MN
1943 - Billie Jean King (Tennis)
Birthplace: Long Beach, CA
1943 - William Kotzwinkle (Novelist) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Birthplace: Scranton, PA
1947 - Sandy Alderson (Baseball Executive) Oakland A’s
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
1950 - Steven Van Zandt (Guitarist) Bruce Springsteen
Birthplace: Watertown, MA
1950 - Tina Weymouth (Bassist) Talking Heads
Birthplace: Coronado, CA
1956 - Lawrence Gowan (Singer & Keyboardist) Styx
Birthplace: Glasgow, Scotland
1958 - Jamie Lee Curtis (Actress) Halloween, Trading Places
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA
1961 - Mariel Hemingway (Actress) Lipstick, Superman IV
Birthplace: Mill Valley, CA
1963 - Brian Robbins (Actor) Head of the Class (Eric)
Birthplace: New York City
1967 - Boris Becker (Tennis)
Birthplace: Leimen, West Germany
Fun Fact!
Boris Becker Won 9 Grand Slam Titles During His Career
Wimbledon (1985, 1986, 1989)
US Open (1989)
French Open (1987, 1989, 1991)
Australian Open (1991, 1996)
TV Hijack
On November 22, 1988 The First Prototype of the B-2 Spirit Stealth Bomber Was Revealed in Palmdale, California
Cost: $737 million
The B-2 Spirit Was First Used in the Kosovo War in 1999
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Fun Fact!
NBA Players Kyrie Irving, Ben Simmons and Andrew Bogut are from Melbourne, Australia
Other Notable Birthdays
Rodney Dangerfield (Actor ans Comedian)
November 22, 1921 - October 5, 2004
Birthplace: Babylon, NY
Passed Away at Age 82 of Complications From Brain Surgery
Best Known For the Punch Line "I Get No Respect"
* Also Starred in the 1980's Films Caddyshack and Back to School
Geraldine Page (Actress)
November 22, 1924 - June 13, 1987
Birthplace: Kirksville, MO
Passed Away at Age 62 From a Heart Attack
Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Mrs. Watts in the 1985 Film, The Trip to Bountiful
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Jack London (Novelist)
January 12, 1876 - November 22, 1916
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Passed Away at Age 40 From Alcoholism and Uremia
Jack London Square in Oakland is Named After Him
John F. Kennedy Jr. (Former U.S. President)
May 29, 1917 - November 22, 1963
Birthplace: Brookline, MA
Shot and Killed at Age 46 by Lee Harvey Oswald
35th President of the United States
Scatman Crothers (Singer and Actor)
May 23, 1910 - November 22, 1986
Birthplace: Terre Haute, IA
Passed Away at Age 76 From Lung Cancer
Played Dick Hallorann in the 1980 Horror Film The Shining
Mary Kay Ash (American Businesswomen)
May 12, 1918 - November 22, 2001
Birthplace: Hot Wells, TX
Passed Away at Age 83 (Unknown Cause)
Founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - White Nights
Director: Taylor Hackford
Starring: Mikhail Baryshnikov, Gregory Hines, Jerzy Skolimowski, Helen Mirren and Isabella Rossellini
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $42.1 Million
1985 - King Solomon's Mines
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Richard Chamberlain, Sharon Stone, Herbert Lom and John Rhys-Davies
Budget: $12.6 Million
Box Office: $15 Million
1985 - One Magic Christmas
Director: Phillip Borsos
Starring: Mary Steenburgen and Harry Dean Stanton
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $13.6 Million
1985 - Starchaser: The Legend of Orin (Animation)
Director: Steve Hahn
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $3.3 Million
1985 - Bad Medicine
Director: Harvey Miller
Starring: Steve Guttenberg, Alan Arkin and Julie Hagerty
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.6 Million
1985 - Fever Pitch
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Ryan O'Neal, Catherine Hicks, Giancarlo Giannini and Chad Everett
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $618,000
1989 - Back to the Future Part II
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Lea Thompson, Elisabeth Shue, James Tolkan, Jeffrey Weissman and Flea
Budget: $40 Million
Box Office: $332 Million ($118 Million Domestic)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Malcolm McDowell Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band
Eddie Murphy Made His Saturday Night Live Debut in a Non-Speaking Role, Titled “In Search for the Negro Republican”
1986 - Robin Williams Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Paul Simon
1987 - Two Chicago TV Stations Were hijacked by a Pirate Dressed like Max Headroom
1988 - Final Episode of Denver, the Last Dinosaur (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 50
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Beer Drinkers and Hell Raisers (EP)
Motörhead
1984 - See Ya 'Round
Split Enz (9th and Final Album)
* Reached #5 in New Zealand
1985 - Easy Pieces
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions (2nd Album)
* Reached #5 in the UK
1988 - Beaches (Soundtrack)
Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey
Billboard Charts: #2
* Hit #1 in Australia
Featuring “Wind Beneath My Wings”
1988 - CK
Chaka Khan (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #125
1988 - Delicate Sound of Thunder (Live Album)
Pink Floyd
Billboard Charts: #11
* #2 in Norway
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1986 - Mike Tyson (Age 20) TKO’d Trevor Berbick in the 2nd Round to Become the Youngest Heavyweight Champion of All-Time
1986 - Wayne Gretzky Scored His 500th Goal
1987 - Dale Earnhardt Won the NASCAR Sprint Cup
1989 - Kirby Puckett Signed a Record $3 Million Dollar Per Year Contract With the Minnesota Twins
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First Stealth Bomber
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White Nights
1986 - At Age 20, Mike Tyson TKO’d Trevor Berbick in the 2nd Round to Became the Youngest Heavyweight Champion in History
Headlines
(November 22nd)
1980 - Eddie Murphy Made His Saturday Night Live Debut As a Cast Member in a Non-Speaking Role
* Titled “In Search for the Negro Republican”
Other Notable Dates
(On November 22nd)
1956 - The Summer Olympics Opened in Melbourne, Australia
Mike Tyson Became The Youngest Heavyweight Champion
On November 22, 1985 White Nights Starring Mikhail Baryshnikov and Gregory Hines Premiered in Theaters
1989 - Back to the Future Part II Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Thomas F. Wilson, Lea Thompson
The 6th Highest Grossing Movie From 1989
#1 Batman
#2 Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
#2 Lethal Weapon 2
#4 Look Who's Talking
#5 Honey, I Shrunk the Kids
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November 22nd in 80s History
1986 - “Human” by The Human League Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 22 - 28
1963 - President John F. Kennedy Was Assassinated by Lee Harvey Oswald in Dallas, Texas
* Lyndon B. Johnson Was Sworn in as President
On November 22, 1987 Two Chicago TV Stations Were Hijacked by a Pirate Dressed Like Max Headroom