On This Day April 16th in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1947 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball)
1950 - Colleen Hewett (Singer)
1952 - Bill Belichick (Football)
1953 - Peter Garrett (Singer) Midnight Oil
1953 - Kurt Maloo (Singer) Double
1953 - Jay O. Sanders (Actor) afterMASH
1954 - Ellen Barkin (Actress) Tender Mercies
1955 - Bruce Bochy (Baseball)
1964 - David Cohan (Writer) The Wonder Years
1965 - Jon Cryer (Actor) Pretty in Pink
1965 - Martin Lawrence (Actor) Do the Right Thing
1971 - John Billingsley (Actor) A Christmas Story
1976 - Lukas Haas (Actor) Witness

Fun Fact!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the All-Time Leading Scorer in NBA History (38,337)

* 6x MVP

6x NBA Champion

Did You Know?

Kareem Played Roger Murdoch (Co-Pilot) in Airplane

Arthur Ashe Passed Away in 1993 at Age 49 From AIDS That He Acquired From a Blood Transfusion

Other Notable Dates

(On April 16th)

1910 - The Boston Arena Opened its Doors for the First Time
* The Oldest Existing Indoor Ice Hockey Arena

2003 - Michael Jordan Played His Final NBA Game
* 5x MVP
6x NBA Champion

1981 - The Final Episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Aired
* Ran 2 Seasons with 37 Episodes

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(April 16th)

1980 - Arthur Ashe Retired From Professional Tennis

Career Titles: 76
Won 3 Majors
US Open (1968)
Australian Open (1975)
Wimbledon (1975

Final Episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century

Other Notable Birthdays

Charlie Chaplin (Actor)
April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977

Passed Away at Age From a Stroke

Considered the Film Industries Most Influential Figures

* Best Known For His Character "The Tramp" During the Silent Era

David Graf (Actor)
April 16, 1950 - April 7, 2001
Passed Away at Age 50 From a Sudden Heart Attack
Played “Tackleberry” in Police Academy

Selena (Singer)
April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995
Passed Away at Age 23 From a Gunshot Wound Inflicted by Her Manager Yolanda Saldívar

Known as "The Queen of Tejano Music"

* Won Grammy Award in 1994 For Best American/Mexican Album

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Robert Urich (Actor)

December 19, 1946 - April 16, 2002
Passed Away at Age 55 From Synovial Sarcoma (Rare Case of Cancer)
Starred as Spencer in Spencer For Hire From 1985 to 1988

* Also Played Dan Tanna in Vega$ From 1978 to 1981

Daryl Gates (Police Officer)

August 30, 1926 - April 16, 2010
Passed Away at Age 83 From Bladder Cancer
Founder of D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)

Pat Summerall (Sportscaster)

May 10, 1930 - April 16, 2013
Passed Away at Age 82 From Cardiac Arrest

Announced a Record 16 Super Bowls

* Also 26 Masters Tournaments and 21 U.S. Opens

Harry Anderson (Actor and Comedian)

October 14, 1952 - April 16, 2018
Passed Away at Age 65 From a Stroke (Caused by Heart Disease)
Played Judge Harry on Night Court

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1982 - Wrong is Right
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Sean Connery, Robert Conrad, Leslie Nielsen and Jennifer Jason Leigh
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $3.5 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1981 - Final Episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 37
Network: NBC

1983 - Susan Saint James Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Michael McDonald

1984 - Final Episode of Blue Thunder
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 1
Network: ABC

Starring James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Just One Night (Live Album)
Eric Clapton
Billboard Charts: #2

* #3 in the UK

1982 - 1+9+8+2
Status Quo (15th Album)
* Hit #1 in the UK

1984 - At War with Satan
Venom (3rd Album)
* Reached #64 in the UK

1984 - Crusader
Saxon (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #174

* #18 in the UK

1988 - Savage Amusement
Scorpions (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5

Singles Released

1983 - “Faithfully”
Journey
Reached #12 on the US Billboard Charts

1984 - “The Reflex”
Duran Duran
#1 Song in America from June 23 - July 6
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Netherlands

1988 - “Pour Some Sugar On Me”
Def Leppard
Reached #4 on the US Billboard Charts

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1980 - Arthur Ashe Retired From Professional Tennis

1983 - Steve Garvey (Padres) Set a National League Record by Playing in His 1,118th Consecutive Game
* The Game Was Played at Dodger Stadium

Attendance: 50,800

Steve Garvey Played 14 Seasons With the Dodgers
Garvey Went 2-4

1984 - Geoff Smith (England) Won the 88th Boston Marathon

1984 - Lorraine Moller (New Zealand) Won the Women's Boston Marathon

1984 - Oakland A's Slugger Dave Kingman Hit 3 Home Runs, Including Grand Slam and 8 RBI’s Against the Seattle Mariners
* The A’s Beat the Mariners 9 - 6 in Seattle on a Monday Night
Attendance: 13,912

1987 - Michael Jordan Became the Second Player in NBA History to Score 3,000 Points in a Season
* The Only Other Player is Wilt Chamberlain

1989 - Don Bies Won the 1st Tradition (Senior Golf Major)