Today in 80s history! What happened on July 27th in the 80s? Find out what happened today in 80s Movies, 80s Music, 80s TV Shows, and 80s Sports! Also find out about celebrity birthdays for the legends, icons and characters we grew up with in the 80s!
TODAY'S 80S BIRTHDAYS
Betty Thomas (Lucy Bates on Hill Street Blues) - 78
July 27, 1948
Peggy Fleming (Olympic Champion and 80s Skating Broadcaster) - 78
July 27, 1948
REMEMBERING
Bob Hope (King of the 80s TV Special)
May 29, 1903 - July 27, 2003 (Age 100)
Jerry Van Dyke (Luther on Coach)
July 27, 1931 - January 5, 2018 (Age 86)
TODAY IN 80S MUSIC
80s Music Released on July 27th
Madonna
Madonna
Debut Studio Album
Release Date: July 27, 1983
Chart Info: Reached #8 on the Billboard 200 and was certified five-times Platinum
Featuring: "Holiday," "Lucky Star" and "Borderline"
Note: The album that started it all. Pop music has not been the same since.
1984 - "When Doves Cry" Ruled the Charts as Purple Rain Premiered
Event: Billboard Hot 100 Milestone
Details: Prince's "When Doves Cry" was in the middle of a five-week run at #1 the very week Purple Rain hit theaters, on its way to becoming the biggest single of 1984. Total Prince domination.
TODAY IN 80S MOVIES
80s Movies Released On July 27th
Purple Rain (1984)
Release Date: July 27, 1984
Director: Albert Magnoli
Starring: Prince, Apollonia Kotero, Morris Day and Olga Karlatos
Box Office: $68 Million Domestic
Note: Prince's acting debut won the Oscar for Best Original Song Score, and the soundtrack spent 24 straight weeks at #1. The First Avenue club became sacred ground.
TODAY IN 80S TV
No 80s TV News for today in the 80s!
TODAY IN 80S SPORTS
1986 - Greg LeMond Became the First American to Win the Tour de France
Event: Tour de France Final Stage
Team: Greg LeMond
Opponent: Bernard Hinault
Result: LeMond won by 3 minutes, 10 seconds
Details: LeMond outlasted his own teammate, five-time champion Bernard Hinault, in one of the most tension-filled Tours ever ridden. Three years later he'd win again by 8 seconds on this same week.
1989 - Dale Murphy Homered Twice in One Inning
Event: MLB Record
Team: Atlanta Braves
Opponent: San Francisco Giants
Result: Braves won 10-1
Details: The two-time MVP hit a pair of three-run homers during a 10-run sixth inning, tying major league records with two home runs and six RBIs in a single inning. He was the first Brave to homer twice in an inning since 1894.
TODAY IN 80S TOYS & GAMES
1989 - Mother Released in Japan
Details: Nintendo released the quirky RPG Mother for the Famicom on July 27, 1989. Americans would come to know its sequel as the cult classic EarthBound, and this original was eventually released here as EarthBound Beginnings.
