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Other Notable Birthdays
Will Keith Kellogg (American Businessman)
April 7, 1860 - October 6, 1951
Birthplace: Battle Creek, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 91 From Circulatory Illness
* The Founder of Kellogg Cereal
Fun Fact!
Kellogg Was a Member of the Protestant Christian Church the Seventh-day Adventist Church and Practiced Vegetarianism as a Dietary Principle Taught by the Church
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
P. T. Barnum (American Businessman)
July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891
Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut
Passed Away at Age 80 From a Stroke
* Co-Founded Barnum & Bailey Circus With James Anthony Bailey
Fun Fact!
Barnum is Known For Coming Up With the Saying “There’s a Sucker Born Every Minute
Henry Ford (American Engineer)
July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947
Birthplace: Springwells Township, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 83 From a Cerebral Hemorrhage
* The Founder of Ford Motors
Fun Fact!
Henry Came Up With the the 5-Day, 40 Hours a Week Workweek in 1926
* Previously U.S. Workers Worked 6-Day, 48 Hours a Week
David Graf (Actor)
April 16, 1950 - April 7, 2001
Birthplace: Zanesville, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 51 From a Sudden Heart Attack
* Best Known For Playing Tackleberry in Police Academy
Carl “The Truth” Williams (Boxer)
November 11, 1959 - April 7, 2013
Birthplace: Belle Glade, Florida
Passed Away at Age 53 From Esophageal Cancer
Wns: 41
Losses: 10
* Fighting Career 1982 to 1997
Geoffrey Lewis (Actor)
July 31, 1935 - April 7, 2015
Birthplace: Plainfield, New Jersey
Passed Away at Age 79 From a Sudden Heart Attack
* Played Orville Boggs in the 1980 Film Any Which Way You Can
Fun Fact!
Geoffrey Lewis Worked With Clint Eastwood in Several Films
Blackjack Mulligan (Wrestler)
November 25, 1942 - April 7, 2016
Birthplace: Sweetwater, Texas
Passed Away at Age 73 From a Heart Attack
* The Father of Barry Windham
Inducted Into the WWE Hall of Fame in 2006
Seymour Cassel (Actor)
January 22, 1935 - April 7, 2019
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 84 From Alzeimer’s Disease
* Played Wallace in the 1988 Film Johnny Be Good
Fun Fact!
Seymour Cassel Was Nominated For an Academy Award For His Role as Chet in the 1968 Film Faces
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1982 - Basket Case
Director: Frank Henenlotter
Starring: Kevin Van Hentenryck, Terri Susan Smith and Beverly Bonner
Budget: $35,000
Box Office: N/A
1989 - Major League
Director: David S. Ward
Starring: Tom Bergeron, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Rene Russo, Wesley Snipes and Bob Uecker
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $49.8 Million
1989 - The Dream Team
Director: Howard Zieff
Starring: Michael Keaton, Christopher Lloyd, Peter Boyle, Stephen Furst and Lorraine Bracco
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $28.8 Million
1989 - Cyborg
Director: Albert Pyun
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Deborah Richter, Vincent Klyn and Dayle Haddon
Budget: $500,000
Box Office: $9.8 Million
1989 - Dead Calm
Director: Phillip Noyce
Starring: Sam Neill, Nicole Kidman and Billy Zane
Budget: $10.4 Million
Box Office: $10.2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Michael Douglas hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Deneice Williams
1984 - Final Episode of Mama’s Family
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 95
1985 - The 1st Live Telecast of The New York’s Easter Parade Aired
1985 - National Geographic Explorer Premiered on Nickelodeon
* Still Airing on the National Geographic Channel
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Street Songs
Rick James (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* #1 in R&B
* Featuring “Super Freak” and “Give it to Me Baby”
1986 - Absolute Beginners (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
1986 - Animal Magic
The Blow Monkeys (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #35
1987 - Whitesnake
Whitesnake (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Featuring “Here I Go Again” and “Is This Love”
Over 9 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1989 - Beneath the Remains
Sepultura (3rd Album)
Singles Released
1984 - "Oh Sherrie"
Steve Perry
Reached #3 on the US Billboard Charts
* Hit #1 in Canada
In Other 80s Music News
1985 - Wham! Became the First Westernn Pop Group to Perform in China when They Played a Concert at Beijing’s Workers Stadium
1988 - Alice Cooper Almost Died on Stage when a Harness Carrying Him Failed at Wembley Stadium in England
* Dropped several feet to the ground
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Detroit Tigers Pitcher Jack Morris Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Chicago White Sox
Catcher: Lance Parrish
* The Tigers Beat the White Sox 4 - 0 at Comiskey Park in Chicago
Attendance: 24,616
1984 - New York Mets Rookie Dwight Gooden Made His Pitching Debut Against the Houston Astros
Pitched 5 innings 1 ER 2 BB and 5 strikeouts
* The Mets Beat the Astros 3 - 2 at the Houston Astrodome
Attendance: 18,295
1985 - Herschel Walker Rushed For an USFL Record 233 yards
* Herschel Walker Signed With the New Jersey Generals of the USFL Instead of the NFL Because the USFL Allowed Juniors to Become Professionals Unlike the NFL and They Offered Him a Boat Load of Money to be the Face of the USFL
1986 - Wrestlemania II Aired Live on Paid Per-View
Hulk Hogan Beat King Kong Bundy For the WWF Heavyweight Championship in a Steel Cage Match
The British Bulldogs Beat The Dream Team (Brutus Beefcake & Greg Valentine) to Win the WWF Tag Team Championship
Click Here to See Full Coverage of WrestleMania II
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1983 - Astronauts Story Musgrave and Don Peterson Performed the First Space Shuttle Spacewalk
On April 7, 1988 Alice Cooper Almost Died on Stage When He WasDropped Several Feet to the Ground After a Harness Carrying Him Failed at Wembley Stadium in England
#1 Songs in America
(April 7th)
1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18
1981 - "Rapture"
Blondie
3/28 - 4/10
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 - "One More Night"
Phil Collins
3/30 - 4/12
1986 - "Rock Me Amadeus"
Falco
3/28 - 4/18
1987 - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Starship
4/4 - 4/17
1988 - "Man in the Mirror"
Michael Jackson
3/26 - 4/8
1989 - "Eternal Flame"
The Bangles
4/1 - 4/7
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Francis Ford Coppola (Director) The Outsiders
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1948 - John Oates (Singer) Hall & Oates
Birthplace: New York City
1954 - Jackie Chan (Actor)
Birthplace: Hong Kong
1954 - Tony Dorsett (Football)
Birthplace: Rochester, Pennsylvania
1960 - Buster Douglas (Boxer)
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
Fun Fact!
In 1982 Dallas Cowboys Running Back Tony Dorsett Set an NFL Record With a 99-Yard Touchdown Run
* On Monday Night Football Against the Minnesota Vikings
Major League Premiered in Theaters
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Wham! in China
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Headlines
(April 7th)
1983 - The Oldest Human Skeleton (80,000 Years Old) Was Discovered in Egypt by Fred Wendorf
April 7th in 80s History
Alice Copper Accident
1990 - Buster Douglas Knocked Out Mike Tyson in the 10th Round Win the Heavyweight Championship
* Tyson Was 37 - 0
Considered One of the Greatest Upsets in Boxing History
1984 - Jack Morris (Detroit Tigers) Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Chicago White Sox
On April 7, 1985 Wham! Became the First Westernn Pop Group to Perform in China
Venue: Beijing’s Workers Stadium
In Other News
(On April 7th)
1933 - Prohibition in the United States Was Reversed For Beer
* April 7th is National Beer Day in the U.S.
1940 - Booker T. Washington Became the First African American to be on a United States Postage Stamp
1943 - The NFL Made Helmets Mandatory
1948 - The World Health Organization Was Established by the United Nations
1964 - IBM Announced Their New System/360 Computer
* The First Computers Designed to Cover Both Commercial and Scientific Applications
1969 - The Birthdate of the Internet
Fun Fact!
John L. Sullivan (Boston) Beat Dominic McCaffrey (Pittsburgh) to Win the First Recognized World Heavyweight Championship On August 29, 1985
* Lost the Belt to James J. Corbett (San Francisco) on September 7, 1892
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1989 - Major League Premiered in Theaters
Director: David S. Ward
Starring: Tom Bergeron, Charlie Sheen, Corbin Bernsen, Rene Russo, Wesley Snipes and Bob Uecker
Fun Fact!
Wesley Snipes Was So Bad at Playing Baseball They Never Showed Him Throwing a Ball
* Charlie Sheen Was a Star Baseball Player as a Youth
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1984 - Dwight Gooden (New York Mets) Made His Major League Debut Against the Houston Astros
Innings: 5 Innings
Earned Runs: 1
Strikeouts: 5
Did You Know?
Dwight Gooden Could Have Been One of the Greatest Pitchers of All-Time, But Developed a Cocaine Addiction That Hindered His Career Instead