On February 18, 1983 Lovesick Starring Dudley Moore and Elisabeth McGovern Premiered in Theaters
Yoko Ono
Other Notable Birthdays
John Hughes (Director)
February 18, 1950 - August 6, 2009
Passed Away at Age 59 from a Heart Attack
Directed Sixteen Candles and Pretty in Pink and Many More 80s and 90s Classics
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Bob Stinson (Guitarist)
December 17, 1959 - February 18, 1995
Passed Away at Age 35 from Organ Failure Caused by Drug Abuse
Founding Member of The Replacements
Harry Caray (Sportscaster)
March 1, 1914 - February 18, 1998
Passed Away at Age 83 from a Heart Attack
Elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1990
Dale Earnhardt (NASCAR)
April 29, 1951 – February 18, 2001
Passed Away at Age 49 After Hitting the Wall on the Final Lap of the Daytona 500
7x Winston Cup Champion
Eddie Matthews (Baseball)
October 13, 1931 - February 18, 2001
Passed Away at Age 69 of Complications from Pneumonia
* 12x All-Star
Career Home Runs: 512
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978
Jerry Buss (American Businessman)
January 27, 1933 - February 18, 2013
Passed Away at Age 80 from Kidney Failure
Won 10 NBA Championships as the Owner of the Los Angeles Lakers
Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2010
Ivan Koloff (Wrestler)
August 25, 1942 - February 18, 2017
Passed Away at Age 74 from Liver Cancer
Defeated Bruno Sammartino in 1971 to Become the 3rd WWWF Heavyweight Champion
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1983 - The Sting II
Director: Jeremy Paul Kagan
Starring: Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden and Oliver Reed
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.3 Million
1983 - Lovesick
Director: Marshall Brickman
Starring: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness and John Huston
Budget: $10.1 Million
Box Office: $10.1 Million
1983 - Table for Five
Director: Robert Lieberman
Starring: Jon Voight and Richard Crenna
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $2.4 Million
1983 - The Pirates of Penzance
Director: Wilford Leach
Starring: Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, George Rose, Rex Smith and Linda Ronstadt
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $694,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Jamie Lee Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: The Fixx
1989 - Leslie Nielson Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Cowboy Junkies
Wayne's World Made Its SNL Debut
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - Somewhere in Afrika
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (11th Album)
1985 - Starpeace (Concept Album)
Yoko Ono (7th Album)
1986 - Lives in the Balance
Jackson Browne (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Wayne Gretzky (21) Became the the Youngest Player in NHL History to Record 5 Career Hat-Tricks
1986 - Alvin Robertson (Spurs) Became the 2nd Player in NBA History with a Quadruple Double
20 Points 11 Rebounds 10 Assists and 10 Steals
* The Spurs beat the Suns 120 - 114 in San Antonio
Attendance: 7,835
Nate Thurmond Was the First (1974)
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On February 18, 1985 Yoko Ono Released Her 7th Album (Starpeace) featuring "Hell in Paradise"
February 18th in 80s History
1983 - The Sting II Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Jackie Gleason
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Wayne's World Made Its Debut On Saturday Night Live
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Lovesick
Happy 80s Birthdays
1933 - Yoko Ono (Singer)
1943 - Glen Charles (Producer) Cheers
1947 - Dennis DeYoung (Singer) Styx
1950 - Cybill Shepherd (Actress) Moonlighting
1952 - Juice Newton (Singer)
1954 - John Travolta (Actor) Look Who’s Talking
1957 - Vanna White (TV Personality) Wheel of Fortune
1959 - Jayne Atkinson (Actress)
1964 - Matt Dillon (Actor) The Outsiders
1965 - Dr. Dre (Rapper)
1968 - Molly Ringwald (Actress) Sixteen Candles
Fun Fact!
Molly Ringwald Made Her Film Debut in Tempest (1982)
Other Notable Dates
(On February 18th)
1885 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Was Published by Mark Twain in the United States
1954 - The First Church of Scientology Was Established in Los Angeles
1972 - The State of California Voted to Stop the Death Penalty (People v. Anderson)
* All Death Row Inmates Were Given Life in Prison
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#1 Songs in America
(February 18th)
1980 - "Do It To Me One More Time"
Captain & Tennille
2/16 - 2/22
1981 - "Celebration"
Kool and the Gang
2/7 - 2/20
1982 - "Centerfold"
J. Geils Band
2/6 - 3/19
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
2/12 - 2/18
1984 - "Karma Chameleon"
Boy George
2/4 - 2/24
1985 - "Careless Whisper"
Wham!
2/16 - 3/8
1986 - "How Will I Know"
Whitney Houston
2/15 - 2/28
1987 - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
2/14 - 3/13
1988 - "Could've Been"
Tiffany
2/6 - 2/19
1989 - "Straight Up"
Paula Abdul
2/11 - 3/3
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1986 - Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs) Became the 2nd Player in NBA History With a Quadruple Double
* Nate Thurmond Was the First in 1974
On February 18, 1987 President Reagan Met with Shamir (Israel's Prime Minister) in the Oval Office
1989 - Wayne's World Made Its Debut on Saturday Night Live
* Starring Michael Myers and Dana Carvey
President Reagan
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Headlines
(February 18th)
1980 - 13 People Were Killed and 1 Seriously Injured in The Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle
* The Largest Robbery-Motivated Mass-Murder in U.S. History