Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Ronnie Spector (Singer)
1947 - Ian Anderson (Singer)
1950 - Patti Austin (Singer)
1952 - Daniel Hugh Kelly (Actor) Hardcastle and McCormick
1952 - Diane Venora (Actress) The Cotton Club
1954 - Rick Overton (Actor) Gung Ho
1959 - Rosanna Arquette (Actress) Desperately Seeking Susan
1961 - Jon Farriss (Drummer) INXS
1964 - Aaron Hall (Singer)
1965 - Claudia Christian (Actress) Clean and Sober
1965 - Mike Smith (Jockey)
1965 - John Starks (Basketball)
1968 - Michael Bivins (Singer) New Edition
Fun Fact!
John Starks Played 14 Seasons in the NBA, Even Though He Went Undrafted in 1988
* Signed as a Free Agent With the Golden State Warriors
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Other Notable Birthdays
Bobby Hatfield (Singer)
August 10, 1940 - November 5, 2003
Passed Away at Age of 63 from a Heart Attack
Member of the Righteous Brothers
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Lou Boudreau (Baseball)
Passed Away on August 10, 2001 at Age 84 from Cardiac Arrest
* 8x All-Star
1948 AL MVP (Cleveland Indians)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970
Isaac Hayes (Singer)
Passed Away on August 10, 2008 at Age 65 from a Stroke
Sang the Theme Song For the 1971 Film, Shaft
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Why Would I Lie?
Director: Larry Peerce
Starring: Treat Williams and Lisa Eichhorn
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.1 Million
1984 - Red Dawn
Director: John Milius
Starring: Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson, Jennifer Grey, Darren Dalton, Brad Savage, Ben Johnson and Harry Dean Stanton
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $38 Million
1984 - Cloak & Dagger
Director: Richard Franklin
Starring: Henry Thomas, Dabney Coleman and Michael Murphy
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $9.7 Million
1988 - Clean and Sober
Director: Glen Gordon Caron
Starring: Michael Keaton, Kathy Baker, Morgan Freeman, M. Emmet Walsh, Tate Donovan, Luca Bercovici and Claudia Christian
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $8.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - Final Episode of Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 110 (Plus 5 Specials)
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Shot of Love
Bob Dylan (20th Album)
Billboard Charts: #33
* #6 in the UK
1981 - Friday Night in San Francisco (Live Album)
Al Di Meola, John McLaughlin and Paco de Lucía
Billboard Charts: #97
1983 - Stompin' at the Savoy (Live Album)
Rufus
Billboard Charts: #50
1984 - The Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers (Debut Album)
1984 - War and Pain
Voivod (Debut Album)
1988 - Winger
Winger (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #21
1989 - Big Game
White Lion (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Jack Nicklaus (-6) Won the PGA Championship
Prize: $60,000
Runner Up: Andy Bean (+1)
Runner Up Prize: $40,000
Location: Rochester, New York
Course: Oak Hill Country Club
1981 - Pete Rose Set the National League Record with 3,631 Career Hits
* Passed Stan Musial
Pete Rose Set the Major League Record in 1985 With 4,192 Hits
1984 - USA Basketball Team Won Olympic Gold at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, With College Stars Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin
1985 - Oakland A’s Slugger, Dave Kingman Hit His 400th Career Home Run
1987 - Philadelphia Phillies Pitcher, Kevin Gross Was Ejected for Scuffing the Ball Against the Chicago Cubs
* The Phillies Beat the Cubs 4 - 2 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on a Monday Night
Attendance: 26,796
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 10th)
1821 - Missouri Became the 24th US State
1977 - David Berkowitz, the Serial Killer Known as the Son of Sam Was Arrested
1977 - Hulk Hogan Made His Professional Wrestling Debut
* Wrestled Brian Blair in CWF
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1984 - The USA Basketball Team Beat Spain 96 - 65 to Win the Olympic Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
* Led by College Stars Michael Jordan, Patrick Ewing and Chris Mullin
1988 - President Reagan Signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, Giving $20,000 to Each Japanese American That Was Relocated During World War II
Did You Know?
Over 125,000 Out of the 127,000 Japanese Living in the United States Were
Relocated to Concentration Camps
* 75% of the Japanese Were American Citizens
Red Dawn Premiered in Theaters
1984 - Red Dawn Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Patrick Swayze, C. Thomas Howell, Charlie Sheen, Lea Thompson and Jennifer Grey
Did You Know?
Red Dawn Was the First Movie to Get a PG-13 Rating
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Fun Fact!
Basketball Was First Played in the Summer Olympics in 1936 in Munich, Germany
* The United States Won the First 7 Gold Medals Until They Were Defeated by the Soviet Union in 1972
#1 Songs in America
(August 10th)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
1981 - "Jessie's Girl"
Rick Springfield
8/1 - 8/14
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Shout"
Tears for Fears
8/3 - 8/23
1986 - "Glory of Love"
Peter Cetera
8/2 - 8/15
1987 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
U2
8/8 - 8/21
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Batdance"
Prince
8/5 - 8/11
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August 10th in 80s History
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Headlines
(August 10th)
1981 - John Walsh's Son Adam, Was Found Dead After Being Abducted From a Sears Department Store in Hollywood, Florida
* Inspired Him to Create the Popular TV Show, America's Most Wanted