Happy 80s Birthdays
(November 25th)
1940 - Joe Gibbs (Football) Redskins
Birthplace: Mocksville, NC
1944 - Ben Stein (Actor) Ferris Bueller’s Day Off “Bueller Bueller”
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
1947 - John Larroquette (Actor) Night Court
Birthplace: New Orleans, LA
1947 - Jonathan Kaplan (Director) The Accused
Birthplace: Paris, France
1951 - Bucky Dent (Baseball)
Birthplace: Savannah, GA
1953 - Mark Frost (Screenwriter) Hill Street Blues, Twin Peaks
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
1960 - Amy Grant (Singer)
Birthplace: Augusta, GA
1963 - Bernie Kosar (Football)
Birthplace: Youngstown, OH
1965 - Cris Carter (Football)
Birthplace: Troy, OH
1968 - Erick Sermon (Rapper) EPMD
Birthplace: Islip, NY
1971 - Christina Applegate (Actress) Married With Children
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Fun Fact!
Head Coach, Joe Gibbs Led the Washington Redskins to 3 Super Bowl Championships (1982, 1987, 1991)
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1996
Did You Know?
Joe Gibbs Became a NASCAR Owner in 1992 With Joe Gibbs Racing
* Elected to the NASCAR Hall of Fame in 2020
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Other Notable Birthdays
Joe DiMaggio (Baseball)
November 25, 1914 - March 8, 1999
Birthplace: Martinez, CA
Passed Away at Age 84 From Lung Cancer
Played All 13-Seasons With the New York Yankees
All-Star: 13
3x MVP (1939, 1941, 1947)
MLB Record 56-Game Hitting Streak
* Nicknamed “The Yankee Clipper”
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 (First Ballot)
Fun Fact!
Joe DiMaggio Was Born in Martinez, California
* Attended Galileo in San Francisco but Dropped Out and Worked Odd Jobs While Playing Semi-Pro Baseball For the San Francisco Seals
John F. Kennedy Jr. (Attorney)
November 25, 1960 - July 16, 1999
Birthplace: Washington, D.C.
Passed Away at Age 38 in a Plane Crash
The Son of the 35th President of the United States, John F. Kennedy
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Flip Wilson (Actor and Comedian)
December 8, 1933 - November 25, 1998
Birthplace: Jersey City, NJ
Passed Away at Age 64 From Liver Cancer
Hosted The Flip Wilson Show From 1970 to 1974
* Won 1 Golden Globe Award and 2 Emmy Awards
Fidel Castro (Cuban Dictator)
August 13, 1926 - November 25, 2016
Birthplace: Biran Oriente, Cuba
Passed Away at Age 90 (Unknown Causes)
The President of Cuba From 1976 to 2008
Ron Glass (Actor)
July 10, 1945 - November 25, 2016
Birthplace: Evansville, IA
Passed Away at Age 71 From Respiratory Failure
Played Detective Ron Harris on the TV Series, Barney Miller
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - The Smurfs and the Magic Flute
Director: José Dutillieu
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $19 Million
1987 - Three Men and a Baby
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg, Ted Danson, Celeste Holm, Nancy Travis, Alexandra Amini, Philip Bosco, Paul Guilfoyle and Margaret Colin
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $167 Million
1987 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Steve Martin, John Candy, Laila Robins, Dylan Baker, Olivia Burnette, Larry Hankin, Richard Herd, Matthew Lawrence, Michael McKean and Kevin Bacon
Budget: $30 Million
Box Office: $49.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Cheers Was One of the Lowest Rated TV Shows in America Ranking 74 out of 77 When it Made Its Debut
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - You Broke My Heart in 17 Places
Tracey Ullman (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* Featuring “They Don’t Know”
1983 - Back to Back
Status Quo (16th Album)
* Reached #9 in the UK
1983 - Nocturne (Live Album)
Siouxsie and the Banshees
1985 - Friends
Dionne Warwick (26th Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
* Featuring “That’s What Friends Are For”
1985 - Now That's What I Call Music 6 (UK Series)
Various Artists
* Hit #1 in the UK
1985 - Pack Up the Plantation: Live! (Live Album)
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Billboard Charts: #22
1988 - Hold an Old Friend’s Hand
Tiffany (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
In Other 80s Music News
1984 - “Do They Know It’s Christmas” Was Recorded by 36 Musicians to Help Raise Money For the Famine in Ethiopia
* Released on December 3rd
Billboard Charts: #13
Hit #1 in the UK, Italy, Ireland, Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia, New Zealand and Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Sugar Ray Leonard TKO’d Roberto Duran in the 8th round to Win the WBC Welterweight Belt in the Fight KNown as “No Mas”
* Roberto Duran Yelled the Words “No Mas No Mas”
1981 - Milwaukee Brewers Relief Pitcher, Rollie Fingers Won the American League MVP
Runner Up: Rickey Henderson (A's)
First Relief Pitcher to Win the MVP Award
1983 - Larry Holmes TKO’d Marvis Frazier in the 1st Round to Retain Heavyweight Championship
1985 - Ozzie Guillen (Chicago White Sox) Won the American League Rookie of the Year
Runner Up: Teddy Higuera (Brewers)
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - U.S. Attorney General Edwin Meese Announced That Profits From the Weapons Sales to Iran Were Illegally Diverted to the Contra Rebels in Nicaragua
1987 - Typhoon Nina Hit the Philippines With Winds of 165 mph
* Over 1,000 Deaths
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1947 - The “Hollywood 10” Were Blacklisted From Hollywood Studios
* Feared They Were Communist
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1989 - “Blame It on the Rain” by Milli Vanilli Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from November 25 - December 8
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Fun TV Facts!
(Top Rated Daytime Soap)
1980 - General Hospital
1981 - General Hospital
1982 - General Hospital
1983 - General Hospital
1984 - General Hospital
1985 - General Hospital
1986 - General Hospital
1987 - General Hospital
1988 - General Hospital
1989 - The Young and the Restless
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1963 - President John F. Kennedy Was Buried at Arlington National Cemetery
November 25th in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(November 25th)
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 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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Three Men and a Baby Premiered In Theaters
"Do They Know It's Christmas"
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Headlines
(November 25th)
1980 - Sugar Ray Leonard TKO’d Roberto Duran in the 8th Round to Win the WBC Welterweight Belt
Venure: The Superdome in New Orleans
Duran Yelled Out the Famous Words “No Mas No Mas”
1987 - Planes, Trains and Automobiles Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Steve Martin and John Candy
On November 25, 1984 "Do They Know It's Christmas" Was Recorded For "Band Aid" to Raise Money For Ethiopia
1987 - Three Men and a Baby Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Tom Selleck, Steve Guttenberg and Ted Danson
Did You Know?
Three Men and a Baby Was the Highest Grossing Movies From 1987
#2 Fatal Attraction
#3 Beverly Hills Cop II
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Other Notable Dates
(On November 25th)
1874 - The United States Greenback Party Was Established
* Political Party of Mostly Farmers Affected by the Panic of 1873
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1999 - Elian Gonzalez (5-Year Old Boy From Cuba) Was Rescued by a Fishermen While Floating in an Inner Tube Off the Florida Coast