Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Elizabeth Ashley (Actress) Dragnet
1941 - Ben Jones (Actor) Dukes of Hazzard
1948 - Lewis Black (Comedian)
1953 - Robert Parrish (Basketball)
1954 - David Paymer (Actor) Howard the Duck
1962 - Ricky Sanders (Football)
Fun Fact!
Robert Parrish Was the #8 Overall Pick in the 1976 Draft by the Golden State Warriors
* Traded to the Boston Celtics in 1980 (9X All-Star)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Ted Williams (Baseball)
August 30, 1918 - July 5, 2002
Passed Away at Age 83 from Acute Myeloid Leukemia
* Missed a Few Seasons of Baseball to Serve in World War II and The Korean War
19x All-Star
2x American League MVP (1946, 1949
Elected to the Baseball Hall of in 1966 (First Ballot)
The Last Player to Hit .400 (1941)
Peggy Lipton
August 30, 1946 - May 11, 2019
Passed Away at Age 72 from Colon Cancer
Best Known For Playing Julie Barnes on the TV Show, The Mod Squad (1968-73)
* Also Norma Norma in the 90s TV Show, Twin Peaks
Tug McGraw (Baseball)
August 30, 1944 - January 5, 2004
Passed Away at Age 59 from a Brain Tumor
Recorded the Final Out in 1980 World Series Against the Kansas City Royals, to Give the Philadelphia Phillies Their First World Series Championship
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Charles Bronson
Passed Away on August 30, 2003 at Age 81 from Respiratory Failure
Best Known For Playing Paul Kersey in the Death Wish Films
Wes Craven (Director)
Passed Away on August 30, 2015 at Age 76 from a Brain Tumor
Directed the 1984 Film, A Nightmare on Elm Street
Valerie Harper
Passed away on August 30, 2019 at Age of 80 from Lung Cancer
Won 3 Emmy Awards in a Row (1971, 1972, 1973) For Most Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series For Her Role as Rhoda Morgenstern in the TV Show, The Mary Tyler Moore Show
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1985 - American Ninja
Director: Sam Firstenberg
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Guich Koock and Judie Aronson
Budget: $1 Million
Box Office: $10.4 Million
1985 - Compromising Positions
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Susan Sarandon, Raúl Juliá, Judith Ivey, Edward Herrmann, Mary Beth Hurt, Joe Mantegna, Deborah Rush, Anne De Salvo and Josh Mostel
Budget: $9 Million
Box Office: $12.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1987 - Crossbow Premiered on The Family Channel
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 72
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Hughes/Thrall
Hughes/Thrall (Debut Album)
1983 - Mummer
XTC (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #145
1988 - Chameleon Days
Yanni (4th Album)
* Reached #2 on the New Age Charts
1988 - Danzig
Danzig (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #125
1988 - Other Roads
Boz Scaggs (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #47
1988 - Slow Turning
John Hiatt (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #98
1989 - Kix Brooks
Kix Brooks (Debut Album)
Singles Released
1989 - “When I See You Smile"
Bad English
#1 Song in America from November 11 - 24
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Willie Shoemaker Won the First $1 Million Dollar Purse in Thoroughbred History
Race: Arlington Million
Horse: John Henry
Trainer: Ron McAnally
Owner: Dotsam Stable
1987 - Kirby Puckett (Minnesota Twins) Went 6 - 6 With 2 Home Runs Against the Milwaukee Brewers
* The Twins Beat the Brewers 10 - 6 at County Stadium on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 22,417
1988 - Kent Tekulve Became the 2nd Pitcher to Appear in 1,000 Games
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Other Notable Dates
(August 30th)
1967 - Thurgood Marshall Officially Became the First African-American Supreme Court Judge
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1981 - Thoroughbred Jockey, Willie Shoemaker Won the First $1 Million Dollar Race in Thoroughbred History, Winning the Arlington Million at Arlington Park, Illinois Aboard John Henry
Trainer: Ron McNally
Owner: Dotsam Stables
1984 - The Space Shuttle Discovery Made Its Maiden Voyage
* On February 1, 2003 Columbia Disintegrated Upon Re Entry, Killing the 7-Member Crew
'Sailing" Became the #1 Song in America
Fun Fact!
Inn 1981, Christopher Cross Became the First Singer to Win a Grammy For "Album of the Year", "Song of the Year", "Record of the Year" and "Breakthrough Artist of the Year" on the Same Night
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1986 - “Higher Love” by Steve Winwood Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from August 30 - September 5
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
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#1 Songs in America
(August 30th)
1980 - "Sailing"
Christopher Cross
8/30 - 9/5
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 "Ghostbusters"
Ray Parker, Jr.
8/11 - 8/31
1985 - "The Power of Love"
Huey Lewis and the News
8/24 - 7/6
1986 - "Higher Love"
Steve Winwood
8/30 - 9/5
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - "Monkey"
George Michael
8/27 - 9/9
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
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Headlines
(August 30th)
1980 - “Sailing” by Christopher Cross Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
#1 Song in America from August 30 - September 5
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
Won a Grammy Award For “Song of the Year"
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August 30th in 80s History