Happy 80s Birthdays
1966 - Greg Maddux (Baseball)
Birthplace: San Angelo, Texas
1966 - David Justice (Baseball)
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
1968 - Anthony Michael Hall (Actor)
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Fun Fact!
Greg Maddux Won 4 Consecutive National League Cy Young Awards (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
* Also Won 18 Gold Glove Awards
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Other Notable Birthdays
Loretta Lynn (Country Singer)
April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022
Birthplace: Butcher Hollow, Kentucky
Passed Away at Age 90
* Unknown Cause of Death
A 3x Time Grammy Award Winner
Grammy Nominations: 18
Fun Fact!
Sissy Spacek Won an Academy Award For Her Role as Loretta Lynn in the 1980 Film Coal Miner's Daughter
Pete Rose (Baseball)
April 14, 1941 - September 30, 2024
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 83 From Cardiovascular Disease
MLB Seasons: 24
All Star: 17
World Series Champion: 3 (1975, 1976, 1980)
NL MVP: 1973
Holds the Major League Record With 4,256 Career Hits
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Don Ho (Singer and Ukulele Player)
August 13, 1930 - April 14, 2007
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Passed Away at Age 76 From Heart Failure
* Best Known For the 1966 Song "Tiny Bubbles"
Percy Sledge (Singer)
November 25, 1940 - April 14, 2015
Birthplace: Leighton, Alabama
Passed Away at Age 74 From Liver Cancer
* Best Known For the 1966 Song “When a Man Loves a Woman”
Bernie Madoff (American Mastermind)
April 29, 1938 - April 14, 2021
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 82 From Natural Causes
* Died While in Federal Prison
The Founder of the Ponzi Scheme
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Say Anything…
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye and John Mahoney
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $21.5 Million
1989 - Disorganized Crime
Director: Jim Kouf
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Corbin Bernsen, Ruben Blades, William Russ, Hoyt Axton, Daniel Roebuck and Ed O’Neill
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $7.7 Million
1989 - She’s Out of Control
Director: Stan Dragoti
Starring: Tony Danza, Catherine Hicks, Ami Dolenz and Matthew Perry
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $12 Million
1989 - Winter People
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis, Lloyd Bridges and Mitchell Ryan
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2 Million
1989 - See You in the Morning
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett, David Dukes, Drew Barrymore and Macaulay Culkin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.7 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - 52nd Academy Awards Aired on ABC
1982 - Teachers Only
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 21
Starring Norman Fell
* Best Known For Playing Mr. Roper on Three’s Company
1984 - George McGovern Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Madness
1985 - Howard Cosell Hosted the Season 10 Finale of Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Greg Kihn
1988 - Final Episode of Probe
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
1989 - The Jim Henson Hour Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
1989 - Final Episode of Unsub
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden (Debut Album)
* Reached #4 in the UK
1980 - British Steel
Judas Priest (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* #4 in the UK
First Album With New Drummer Dave Holland
1981 - Sucking in the Seventies (Compilation Album)
The Rolling Stones
Billboard Charts: #15
1981 - Faith
The Cure (3rd Album)
* Reached #14 in the UK
1981 - The Electric Spanking of War Babies
Funkadelic (13th Album)
1982 - Diver Down
Van Halen (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Featuring “Pretty Woman” and “Dancing in the Streets”
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1983 - Let’s Dance
David Bowie (15th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1984 - Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
* #1 in R&B
1986 - Visible Silence
Art of Noise (2nd Album)
1986 - Turbo
Judas Priest (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1986 - Victorialand
Cocteau Twins (4th Album)
1989 - Follow the Blind
Blind Guardian (2nd Album)
Singles Released
1989 - “Good Thing”
Fine Young Cannibals
#1 Song in America from July 8 - 14
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - Bernhard Langer (Germany) Won the Masters
Prize: $126,000
Runner up: Seve Ballesteros (Spain) and Raymond Floyd (USA) -4
Runner up prize: $52,267
Location: Augusta, Georgia
First Golfer From Germany to Win the Masters
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - The Heaviest Hailstones Ever Recorded (2.2 pounds) Fell on the Gopalganj District of Bangladesh
* 92 People Killed
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1989 - Say Anything … Premiered in Theaters
* Starring John Cuscak and Ione Skye
Fun Fact!
The Dojo in the Kickboxing Scene is the Same Dojo Used in The Karate Kid
April 14th in 80s History
SNL
1985 - Bernhard Langer (-6) Won the 49th Masters Tournament
Course: Augusta National Golf Club
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Winning Prize: $126,000
Runner Up: Seve Ballesteros and Raymond Floyd (-4)
Runner Up Prize: $52,267
The First Golfer From Germany to Win The Masters
Fun Fact!
Bernhard Langer is a 2x Major Champion
The Masters: (1985, 1993)
1983 - David Bowie Released His 15th Album (Let’s Dance)
Billboard Charts: #1
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
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In Other News
(On April 14th)
1865 - President Lincoln Was Shot by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford Theater
* Died the Next Day
1902 - The First J.C. Penney’s Opened in Kemmerer, Wyoming
* Founded by James Cash Penney
1912 - The RMS Titanic Hit an Iceberg in the North Atlantic
* The Ship Sank the Next Day (Over 1500 People Died)
1927 - The First Volvo Car Made Premiered in Gothenburg, Sweden
1939 - The Grapes of Wrath Was Published For the First Time
* Written by John Steinbeck
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On April 14, 1985 Howard Cosell Hosted the Season 10 Finale of Saturday Night Live
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Headlines
(April 14th)
1980 - The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Aired on ABC
Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
City: Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Ratings: 49 Million
Most Awards: Kramer vs. Kramer (5)
Most Nomination: Kramer vs. Kramer and All That Jazz (9)
Awards
Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Director: Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Best: Actor: Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Best Actress: Sally Field (Norma Rae)
David Bowie Released His Let's Dance Album
#1 Songs in America
(April 14th)
1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18
1981 - "Kiss on My List"
Hall & Oates
4/11 - 5/1
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Footloose
Kenny Loggins
3/31 - 4/20
1985 - "We Are the World"
USA for Africa
4/13 - 5/10
1986 - "Rock Me Amadeus"
Falco
3/28 - 4/18
1987 - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Starship
4/4 - 4/17
1988 - "Get Out of Dreams, Get Into My Car"
Billy Ocean
4/9 - 4/22
1989 - "The Look"
Roxette
4/8 - 4/14
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