1984 - Hot Dog... The Movie Premiered in Theaters
* Starring David Naughton, Patrick Houser, Tracy N. Smith and Shannon Tweed
Did You Know?
None of the Lead Actors Could Actually Ski
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#1 Songs in America
(On This Day)
1980 - "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Rupert Jones
1/12 - 1/18
1981 - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
12/27 - 1/30
1982 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1983 - "Maneater"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
12/18 - 1/14
1984 - "Say Say Say"
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
12/10 - 1/20
1985 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1986 - "Say You Say Me"
Lionel Richie
12/21 - 1/17
1987 - "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The Bangles
12/20 - 1/16
1988 - "So Emotional"
Whitney Houston
1/9 - 1/15
1989 - "Every Rose Has It's Thorn"
Poison
12/24 - 1/13
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Headlines
(January 13th)
1982 - Air Florida Flight 90 Crashed Into the 14th Street Bridge in Washington D.C. Before Falling Into to the Potomac River
* 78 People Killed (Including 4 Motorist)
Hot Dog... The Movie Premiered in Theaters
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January 13th in 80s History
1989 - Gleaming the Cube Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Christian Slater
Fun Fact!
Former Pro-Skater Tommy Guerrero Made $500 a Day Teaching Christian Slater How to Skateboard
Peter Frampton
Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Richard Moll (Actor) Night Court (Bull)
1954 - Trevor Rabin (Guitarist) Yes
1955 - Jay McInerney (Author)
1957 - Mark O’ Meara (Golf)
1961 - Julia Louis-Dreyfus (Actress) Seinfeld (Elaine)
1961 - Suggs McPherson (Singer) Madness
1964 - Penelope Ann Miller (Actress) Adventures in Babysitting (Brenda)
1966 - Patrick Dempsey (Actor) Can’t Buy Me Love (Ronald Miller)
1970 - Keith Coogan (Actor) Adventures in Babysitting (Brad)
1972 - Nicole Eggert (Actress) Charles in Charge
Fun Fact!
In 1981 Patrick Dempsey Got 2nd Place at the International Jugglers’ Association
* Making Him the 2nd Best Youth Juggler in the World
On January 13, 1986 Peter Frampton Released His 9th Album (Premonition) Featuring "Play it Loud"
1989 - The Final Episode of Ryan's Hope Aired
* Ran 13 Seasons with 3,515 Episodes
Other Notable Dates
(On January 13th)
1888 - The National Geographic Society was Founded in Washington D.C.
* The First National Geographic Magazine was Published on September 22, 1888
1910 - The First Public Radio Broadcast Took Place from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York
* A Live Performance of Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci (Opera)
1966 - Robert C. Weaver Became the First African American Cabinet Member United States
* Secretary of Housing and Urban Development
1968 - Johnny Cash Performed Live at Folsom State Prison
* Cash Recorded the Song “Folsom Prison Blues” in 1955
1978 - For the First Time Blood Donations Had to be Marked Paid or Volunteer
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Other Notable Birthdays
Robert Stack
January 13, 1919 - May 14, 2003
Passed Away at Age 84 from Heart Failure
Played Captain Rex Kramer in Airplane!
Rip Taylor (Comedian)
January 13, 1931 - October 6, 2019
Passed Away at Age 88 from Heart Failure
Richard Moll (Actor)
January 13, 1943 - October 26, 2023
Passed Away at Age 80 (Unknown Cause)
Played "Bull" in the Sitcom, Night Court
* Received His BA From the University of California, Berkeley
Brandon Tartikoff (TV Executive)
January 13, 1949 - August 27, 1997
Passed Away at Age 44 from Hodgkin's Lymphoma
NBC President from 1980 - 1991
Bob Forsch (Baseball)
January 13, 1950 - November 3, 2011
Passed Away at Age 61 from a Thoracic Aortic Aneurysm
Played 16-Seasons in the Major League's, Mostly With the St. Louis Cardinals
* Pitched 2 No-Hitters (1980, 1987)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Wyatt Earp (Lawman and Gambler)
Passed Away on January 13, 1929 at Age 80 from a UTI (Urinary Tract Infection)
Involved in the Famous Gunfight at the O.K. Corral
Johnny Podres (Baseball)
Passed Away on January 13, 2008 at Age 75 from Heart and Kidney Ailments and a Leg Infection
Won 4 World Series With the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
* 1955 National League MVP
Teddy Pendergrass (Singer)
Passed Away on January 13, 2010 at Age 59 from Respiratory Failure
The First African-American R&B Singer to Have 5 Consecutive Platinum Albums
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Hot Dog... The Movie
Director: Peter Markle
Starring: David Naughton, Patrick Houser, Tracy N. Smith, John Patrick Neger, Frank Koppola and Shannon Tweed
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $22 Million
1984 - Angel
Director: Robert Vincent O’Neil
Starring: Cliff Gorman, Susan Tyrrell, Dick Shawn, Rory Calhoun and Donna Wilkes
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $17.4 Million
1988 - Pumpkinhead
Director: Stan Winston
Starring: Lance Henriksen, John D'Aquino and Kerry Remsen
Budget: $3.5 Million
Box Office: $4.4 Million
1989 - Gleaming the Cube
Director: Graeme Clifford
Starring: Christian Slater, Steven Bauer, Richard Herd, Ed Lauter, Micole Mercurio and Max Perlich
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $2.7 Million
1989 - Deepstar Six
Director: Sean S. Cunningham
Starring: Taurean Blacque, Nancy Everhard, Greg Evigan, Miguel Ferrer, Matt McCoy, Cindy Pickett, Marius Weyers, Elya Baskin, Thom Bray, Ronn Carroll and Nia Peeples
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $8.1 Million
1989 - The Experts
Director: Dave Thomas
Starring: John Travolta, Arye Gross, James Keach and Kelly Preston
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $169,000
1989 - January Man
Director: Pat O'Connor
Kevin Kline, Susan Sarandon, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Harvey Keitel, Rod Steiger and Danny Aiello
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1989 - The Final Episode of Ryan's Hope (Soap Opera)
Seasons: 13
Episodes: 3,515
Network: ABC
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1986 - Premonition
Peter Frampton (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #80
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Hank Aaron and Frank Robinson Were Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Induction Ceremony Was Held On August 1, 1982
1985 - John McEnroe beat Ivan Lendl to Win the ATP Masters Grand Prix Tennis Championship
1989 - Oklahoma Sooners Defensive Back Jerry Parks Was Charged For Shooting a Teammate
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