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Other Notable Birthdays
Lucille Ball (Actress and Comedian)
August 6, 1911 - April 26, 1989
Passed Away at Age 77 From a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
The Star of I Love Lucy
Andy Warhol (Artist)
August 6, 1928 - February 22, 1987
Passed Away at Age 58 of Complications From Gallbladder Surgery
Warhol’s Art Include Some of the Most Expensive Paintings Ever Sold
Dino Bravo (Wrestler)
August 6, 1948 - March 10, 1993
Passed Away at Age of 44 From Gunshot Wounds
Won the WWE Tag Team Championship in 1978 with Partner Dominic DeNucci
* Defeated Mr. Fuji and Professor Tanaka
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Rick James (Singer)
February 1, 1948 - August 6, 2004
Passed Away on August 6, 2004 at Age 56 From Cardiac Failure
Best Known For the Hit Song "Super Freak"
John Hughes (Director)
February 18, 1950 - August 6, 2009
Passed Away on August 6, 2009 at Age 59 From a Heart Attack
Directed The Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles and Many More Popular 80s and 90s Films
Darren Daulton (Baseball)
January 3, 1962 - August 6, 2017
Passed Away on August 6, 2017 at Age 55 From Brain Cancer
Played Catcher For 13-Seasons With the Philadelphia Phillies
* 3x All-Star (1992, 1993, 1995)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Things Are Tough All Over
Director: Thomas K. Avildsen
Starring: Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $21.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - Yo! MTV Raps Premiered in MTV
Fun TV Fact!
Hill Street Blues Won 4 Consecutive Primetime Emmy Awards (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) for Most Outstanding Drama
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
No 80s Albums Released On This Day
Fun Music Fact!
Michael Jackson’s Thriller Album Was the Top Selling Album in 1983 & 84
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Carl Lewis Won Olympic Gold in the Long Jump at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
1985 - MLB Players Went On Strike For 1 Day
1986 - The Baltimore Orioles (2) and Texas Rangers (1) Hit 3 Grand Slams in One Game
* The Rangers Beat the Orioles 13 - 11 at Memorial Park in Baltimore on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 19,519
Grand Slams
Jim Dwyer (Orioles)
Larry Sheets (Orioles)
Toby Harrah (Rangers)
(Harrah went 5 - 5)
1988 - Chicago Cubs Pitcher, Goose Gossage Recorded His 300th Career Save
* The Cubs Beat the Phillies 7 - 4 at Wrigley Field on a Saturday Afternoon
Attendance: 32,057
Gossage Only Played 1 Season with the Cubs
1988 - Oakland A’s Outfielder, Jose Canseco Hit the 30 - 30 Mark (30 Home Runs and 30 Stolen bases)
* Canseco Finished the Season as the First Member of the 40 - 40 Club
1989 - The Boston Red Sox Retired Carl Yastrezemski's #8
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 6th)
1819 - Norwich University Was Founded
* First Private Military School
1962 - Jamaica Became Independent From the United Kingdom
1965 - President Lyndon B. Johnson Signed the Voting Rights Act of 1965
* Preventing Racial Discrimination in Voting
1991 - The First Website Was Launched
Website: www.info.cer.ch
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Yo! MTV Raps Premiered on MTV
Headlines
(August 6th)
1984 - Carl Lewis Won Olympic Gold in the Long Jump at the Summer Olympics in Los Angeles
* Lewis Won 4 Gold Medals at the 1984 Summer Olympics
Carl Lewis Has Won 9 Olympic Gold Medals During His Career
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August 6th in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1932 - Michael Deeley (Producer) Blade Runner
1940 - Louise Sorel (Actress) Santa Barbara
1950 - Dorian Harewood (Actor) Full Metal Jacket
1951 - Catherine Hicks (Actress) Child’s Play
1952 - Pat MacDonald (Singer) Timbuk3
1954 - John Moschitta Jr. (Fast Talker)
1956 - Stepfanie Kramer (Actress) Hunter
1957 - Bob Horner (Baseball)
1958 - Randy DeBarge (Singer)
1960 - Dale Ellis (Basketball)
1965 - David Robinson (Basketball)
1965 - De'voreaux White (Actor) Die Hard
1976 - Soleil Moon Frye (Actress) Punky Brewster
Fun Fact!
Bob Horner Was the Only Player to Hit 4 Home Runs in a Game in the 80s
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1986 - Timothy Dalton Was Announced as the 4th Actor to Play James Bond
* Played James Bond in the 1987 Film, The Living Daylights and License to Kill in 1989
Fun Fact!
The First James Bond Film Was Dr. No Starring Sean Connery
1988 - Yo! MTV Raps Premiered on MTV
* Ran 1,838 Episodes
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#1 Songs in America
(August 6th)
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 - "Shakedown"
Bob Seger
8/1 - 8/7
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Batdance"
Prince
8/5 - 8/11
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1988 - Pitcher Goose Gossage Recorded His 3,00th Career Save
Career Saves: 310
* 9x All-Star
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2008 (9th Ballot)