Sunday September 28, 1980
US date format: 9/28/1980, UK date format: 28/9/1980
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It was Sunday, under the sign of Libra (see birth chart on September 28, 1980). The US president was Jimmy Carter (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Brigitta Callens and Ashlee Frazier.
In that special week of September people in US were listening to Upside Down by Diana Ross.
In UK Feels Like I'm In Love by Kelly Marie was in the top 5 hits.
Private Benjamin, directed by Howard Zieff, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1980
while The Spike by Arnaud de Borchgrave and Robert Moss was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Big City Comedy.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Space Monster (Videopac) or Terrorist.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
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Private Benjamin
Directed by: Howard Zieff
Starring: Goldie Hawn, Eileen Brennan, Armand Assante, Robert Webber
The Elephant Man
Directed by: David Lynch
Starring: Anthony Hopkins, John Hurt, Anne Bancroft, John Gielgud
Country: United States of America
Somewhere in Time
Directed by: Jeannot Szwarc
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour, Christopher Plummer, Teresa Wright
Country: United States of America
Flash Gordon
Directed by: Mike Hodges
Starring: Sam J. Jones, Melody Anderson, Max von Sydow, Topol
Country: United States of America
The First Deadly Sin
Directed by: Brian G. Hutton
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, David Dukes, George Coe
Historical Events
Which were the important events of September 28, 1980?
Holidays
- Feast day of the following RC Saints Leoba
- St. Wenceslas
- French Republican Calendar - Carotte (Carrot) Day, seventh day in the Month of VendTmiaire
- Taiwan - Teacher's Day (Confucius' birthday)
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Events
- Charlie & Algernon closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 17 performances
Famous Birthday
- Brigitta Callens: Belgian beauty queen, Miss Belgium 1999.
- Ashlee Frazier: Reality Star.
- Marlon Parmer: American basketball player.
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of September 28, 1980?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
- George Benson - Give Me The Night
- Tom Browne - Funkin' For Jamaica (N.Y.)
- The O'Jays - Girl,don't Let It Get You Down
- Diana Ross - Upside Down
- Michael Henderson - Wide Receiver (Part I)
- Queen With Wyclef Jean Featuring Pras And Free - Another One Bites The Dust
- Dynasty - I've Just Begun To Love You
- Cameo - Shake Your Pants
- Maze - Southern Girl
- LTD - Where Did We Go Wrong
Sport Games on September 28, 1980
NFL
American Football- Atlanta Falcons - San Francisco 49ers : 20 - 17
- Chicago Bears - Pittsburgh Steelers : 3 - 38
- Cleveland Browns - Tampa Bay Buccaneers : 34 - 27
- Dallas Cowboys - Green Bay Packers : 28 - 7
- Houston Oilers - Cincinnati Bengals : 13 - 10
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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Big City Comedy
Ekkusu bonbâ
Starring: Toshio Furukawa, Jay Benedict, Mikio Terashima, Peter Marinker
Country: Japan
Home Sweet Home
Written by: Vince Powell
Starring: John Bluthal, Arianthe Galani, Miles Buchanan, Christopher Bell
Country: Australia
Uchû senkan Yamato III
Ruy, el pequeño Cid
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in September 1980?
- LIFE: Long Hot Summer Sunset
- Time: Toxic chemical wastes in lake water. 'The Poisoning of America.'
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.8711
- RollingStone: Billy Joel
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Number 1
By: Billy Martin and Peter Golenbock
Written at the period of his tumultuous ride as manager of the Yankees, Billy Martin proves why he was the heart and soul of the club. It
Random Winds
By: Belva Plain
From a quiet turn-of-the-century village in upstate New York to war-torn London, from the bedsides of the rural poor to the life-and-death urgency of a great New York City hospital, this is a powerful epic
Bellefleur
By: Joyce Carol Oates
A wealthy and notorious clan, the Bellefleurs live in a region not unlike the Adirondacks, in an enormous mansion on the shores of mythic Lake Noir.
Men In Love
By: Nancy Friday
An extraordinary, explicitly masculine journey, Men In Love develops a startlingly honest portrayal of what it means to be a man in contemporary America.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Space Monster (Videopac)
Akalabeth: World of Doom
Carnival
Terrorist
Fishing Derby
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