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Other Notable Birthdays
June Taylor (Dancer)
December 14, 1917 - May 16, 2004
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 86 From Natural Causes
* Born Marjorie June Taylor
The Leader of the June Taylor Dancers
Patty Duke (Actor)
December 14, 1946 - March 29, 2016
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 69 From a Ruptured Intestine
* Starred in the Patty Duke Show From 1963 to 1966
Won an Academy Award For Her Role as Helen Keller in the 1962 Film The Miracle Worker
Bill Buckner (Baseball)
December 14, 1949 - May 27, 2019
Birthplace: Vallejo, California
Passed Away at Age 69 From Lewy Body Dementia
MLB Seasons: 22
Position: First Base/ Outfield
All-Star: 1981
Won the National League Batting Title in 1980 as a Member of the Chicago Cubs
Anthony Mason (Basketball)
December 14, 1966 - February 28, 2015
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Passed Away at Age 48 From a Heart Attack
NBA Seasons: 13
Position: Power Forward/Small Forward
All-Star: 2001
Sixth Man of the Year: 1995
The 53rd Overall Pick (3rd Round) in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers
College: Tennessee State
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
George Washington (Former U.S.President)
February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799
Birthplace: Popes Creek, VA
Passed Away at Age 67 From Cynanche Trachealis
* Inflammation of the Upper Windpipe
The First President of the United States
Term: 1789 - 1797
John Harvey Kellogg (Inventor and Physician)
February 26, 1852 - December 14, 1943
Birthplace: Tyrone, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 90
* Unknown Cause of Death
Founded Kellogg’s Cereal Company in Battlecreek, Michigan in 1909
Roger Maris (Baseball)
September 10, 1934 - December 14, 1985
Birthplace: Hibbing, Minnesota
Passed Away at Age 51 From Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
MLB Seasons: 12
Position: Right Field
All-Star: 7
AL MVP: 2 (1960, 1961)
Broke Babe Ruth’s Single Season Home Run Record in 1961 With 61 Home Runs
Norman Fell (Actor)
March 24, 1924 - December 14, 1998
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at At 74 From Bone Marrow Cancer
* Served in the United States Air Force During World War II as a Tail Gunner
Played Mr. Roper on Three’s Company
Mike Evans (Actor)
November 3, 1949 - December 14, 2006
Birthplace: Salisbury, North Carolina
Passed Away at Age 57 From Throat Cancer
* Creator and Writer For Good Times
Played Lionel on the TV Series The Jeffersons
Peter O’Toole (Actor)
August 2, 1932 - December 14, 2013
Birthplace: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Passed Away at Age 81 From Stomach Cancer
* Best Known For His Role as T.E. Lawrence in the 1962 Film Lawrence of Arabia
A 7x Academy Award Nominee For Best Actor
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - Silkwood
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Meryl Streep, Cher, Kurt Russell, Craig T. Nelson and M. Emmet Walsh
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $35.6 Million
1984 - The Cotton Club
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburn and Jennifer Grey
Budget: $58 Million
Box Office: $25.9 Million
1984 - A Passage to India
Director: David Lean
Starring: Judy Davis, James Fox and Alec Guinness and Peggy Ashcroft
Budget: $14.5 Million
Box Office: $27.2 Million
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft
Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre
1984 - Starman
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith and Richard Jaeckel
Budget: $24 Million
Box Office: $28.7 Million
1984 - Dune
Director: David Lynch
Starring: An Ensemble
Budget: $42 Million
Box Office: $37.9 Million
1984 - Runaway
Director: Michael Crichton
Starring: Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes and Kirstie Alley
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $6.7 Million
1988 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Steve Martin and Michael Caine
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $42 Million
1988 - Torch Song Trilogy
Director: Paul Bogart
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein and Brian Kerwin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.8 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - Tom Hanks Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Sade
1987 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 193
1988 - CBS Paid $1.8 Billion Dollars For the Exclusive Rights to Major League Baseball
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - Service
Yellow Magic Orchestra (7th Album)
1987 - You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr. (2nd Album)
Singles Released
1981 - "I Can't Go For That"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
#1 Song in America from January 30 - February 5
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - After Starting the Season 0 - 14 the New Orleans Saints Finally Won Their First Game of the Season
* The Saints beat the Jets 21 - 20 at Shea Stadium in New York
Spread
Jets -7
O/U 46.0
1986 - Dallas Cowboys Running Back Herschel Walker Had 292 Yards of Offense (122 Rushing 170 Receiving) Against the Philadelphia Eagles
* The Eagles beat the Cowboys 23 - 21 at Texas Stadium
Spread
Cowboys -6.5
O/U 37.0
1982 - Marcel Dionne (Kings) Scored His 500th Career Goal
1988 - After Losing 17 Straight Games the Miami Heat Finally Won Their First NBA Game in Franchise History
* The Heat Beat the Clippers 89 - 88 in Los Angeles
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Other Notable Dates
(On December 14th)
1819 - Alabama Became the 22nd US State
* Population Was 140,000
Now Over 5 Million
1918 – Women Were Allowed to Vote in the 1918 United Kingdom General Election
1940 - Plutonium Was First Produced in Berkeley, California
1948 - The First Electronic Game, the Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device Received a Patent
* Created by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann
1963 - The Baldwin Hills Reservoir Bursted in Los Angeles, CA Killing 5 and Damaging Hundreds of Homes
2017 - Disney Purchased 20th Century Fox For $52.4 Billion
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A Passage to India Premiered in Theaters
1985 - Roger Maris Passed Away at Age 51 From Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
* Hit a Major League Record 61 Home Runs in 1961
Won the American League MVP 1960 & 1961
December 14th in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(December 14th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Mickey"
Toni Basil
12/11 - 12/17
1983 - "Say Say Say"
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
12/10 - 1/20
1984 - "Out of Touch"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
12/8 - 12/21
1985 - "Broken Wings"
Mister Mister
12/7 - 12/20
1986 - "The Way It Is"
Bruce Hornsby & the Range
12/13 - 12/19
1987 - "Faith"
George Michael
12/12 - 1/8
1988 - "Look Away"
Chicago
12/10 - 12/23
1989 - "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Bill Joel
12/9 - 12/22
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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1988 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Premiered in Theaters
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Steve Martin and Michael Caine
Fun Fact!
Michael Caine Said Dirty Rotten Scoundrels is the Funnies Movie He's Ever Done
Headlines
(December 14th)
1980 - Over 100,000 People Attended a Public Vigil at Central Park For John Lennon
* John Lennon Was Murdered at Age 40 by Mark David Chapman in Front of The Dakota Apartment Building in New York City Because Chapman Had a Personal Resentment Against Him
Happy 80s Birthdays
1938 - Hal Williams (Actor) Sanford and Son, 227
Birthplace: Columbus, Ohio
1948 - Dee Wallace (Actress) Cujo, E.T.
Birthplace: Kansas City, Kansas
1956 - T.K. Carter (Actor) Punky Brewster
Birthplace: New York City
1959 - Bob Paris (Bodybuilder)
Birthplace: Columbus, Indiana
1959 - Jorge Vaca (Boxing) 1988 Welterweight Champion
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
1963 - Cynthia Bibb (Actress) Youngblood
Birthplace: Bennington, Vermont
1965 - Ted Raimi (Actor) The Evil Dead “Fake Shemp”
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1965 - Craig Biggio (Baseball)
Birthplace: Smithtown, New York
Fun Fact!
Craig Biggio Played All 20-Seasons With the Houston Astros
Position: 2nd Base
All-Star: 7* 7x All-Star
Career Hits: 3,060
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 (3rd Ballot)
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1984 - A Passage to India Premiered in Theaters
Director: David Lean
Starring: Judy Davis, James Fox and Alec Guinness and Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress