#1 Songs in America
(July 10th)
1980 - "Coming Up"
Paul McCartney
6/28 - 7/18
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
6/27 - 7/24
1982 - "Don't You Want Me"
The Human League
7/3 - 7/23
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Sussudio"
Phil Collins
7/6 - 7/12
1986 - "There'll Be Sad Songs"
Billy Ocean
7/5 - 7/11
1987 - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitney Houston
6/27 - 7/10
1988 - "The Flame"
Cheap Trick
7/9 - 7/22
1989 - "Good Thing"
Fine Young Cannnibals
7/8 - 7/14
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1927 - William Smithers (Actor) Dallas (Jeremy Wendell)
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
1941 - Robert Pine (Actor) Chips (Sgt. Getraer)
Birthplace: New York City
1945 - Hal McRae (Baseball)
Birthplace: Avon Park, Florida
1952 - Kim Mitchell (Canadian Singer)
Birthplace: Sarnia, Canada
1953 - Rik Emmett (Canadian Singer) Triumph
Birthplace: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
1954 - Andre Dawson (Baseball)
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
1954 - Neil Tennant (English Singer) Pet Shop Boys
Birthplace: North Shields, Northumberland, England
1967 - Christopher Martin (Rapper) Kid 'n Play
Birthplace: Queens, New York
Fun Fact!
Andre Dawson Won the National League MVP in 1987 as a Member of the Chicago Cubs
* Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2010 (9th Ballot)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Eunice Kennedy Shriver (American Activist)
July 10, 1937 - August 11, 2003
Birthplace: Brookline, Massachusetts
Passed Away on August 11, 2009 at Age 88
* Unknown Cause of Death
Founded the Special Olympics in 1968
Jake LaMotta (Boxer)
July 10, 1922 - September 19, 2017
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 95 From Pneumonia
* The Middleweight Champion From 1949 to 1951
Nicknamed The "Bronx Bull" or "Raging Bull"
Fun Fact!
Robert DeNiro Won an Academy Award For Best Actor for His Role as Jake LaMotta in the 1980 Film Raging Bull
Fred Gwynne (Actor)
July 10, 1926 - July 2, 1993
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 66 From Pancreatic Cancer
Height: 6’5
Played Herman Munster on the TV Show, The Munsters and Francis Muldoon on Car 54, Where Are You?
Arthur Ashe (Tennis)
July 10, 1943 - February 6, 1993
Birthplace: Richmond, Virginia
Passed Away on February 6, 1993 at Age 49 From AIDS Related Pneumonia
* Contracted HIV from a Blood Transfusion He Received During Heart Bypass Surgery in 1983
Won 3 Grand Slam Titles
U.S. Open (1968)
Australian Open (1970)
Wimbledon (1975)
Ron Glass (Actor)
July 10, 1945 - November 25, 2016
Birthplace: Evansville, Indiana
Passed Away at Age 71 From Respiratory Failure
* Played Det. Ron Harris on Barney Miller
Ron Glass Was a Devout Budhist and a Member of Soka Gakkai International
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Mel Blanc (Voice Actor)
May 30, 1908 - July 10, 1989
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Passed Away at Age 81 From Coronary Artery Disease
* Diagnosed With Emphysema Caused by Smoking
Known as "The Man With a Thousand Voices"
Fun Fact!
Mel Blanc Was the Voice of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Sylvester, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, Porky Pig Elmer Fudd and Other Characters From Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Hiroaki Aoki (Japanese-American Restaurateur)
October 9, 1938 - July 10, 2008
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Passed Away at Age 69 From Pneumonia
* Was Suffering From Diabetes, Hepatitis C, and Cirrhosis of the Liver
Founded Benihannas in 1964
Omar Sharif (Actor)
April 10, 1932 - July 10, 2015
Birthplace: Alexandria, Kingdom of Egypt
Passed Away at Age 83 From a Heart Attack
* Known to Smoke Over 100 Cigarettes a Day
Nominated For an Academy Award For His Role as Sherif Ali ibn el Kharish in the 1962 Film Lawrence of Arabia
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Escape from New York
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $25.2 Million
1981 - The Fox and the Hound
Directors: Ted Berman, Richard Rich and Art Stevens
Starring: Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $63.5 Million
1985 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome
Director: George Miller and George Ogilvie
Starring: Mel Gibson and Tina Turner
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $36 Million
1985 - Silverado
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
Starring: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Rosanna Arquette, John Cleese, Kevin Costner, Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Jeff Goldblum and Linda Hunt
Budget: $23 Million
Box Office: $32 Million
1987 - Revenge of the Nerds II: Nerds in Paradise
Director: Joe Roth
Starring: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese and Donald Gibb
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $30.1 Million
1987 - The Squeeze
Director: Roger Young
Starring: Michael Keaton, Rae Dawn Chong and Joe Pantoliano
Budget: $22 Million
Box Office: $2.2 Million
1987 - White Water Summer
Director: Jeff Bleckner
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Sean Astin, Jonathan Ward and Matt Adler
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $300,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Final Episode of Sanford
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
Network: NBC
Sequel to Sanford and Son
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
No 80s Albums Released On This Day
Singles Released
1987 - “(I've Had)The Time of My Life”
Bill Medley and Jennifer Warnes
#1 Song in America from November 28 - December 4
* Also Hit #1 in Canada, Belgium, Netherlands, Australia and South Africa
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The Minnesota Twins Had 20 Hits Against the Seattle Mariners
* The Twins Beat the Mariners 12 - 4 at the Kingdome on a Thursday Night
Attendance: 9,051
Jose Morales (Twins) 2 Home Runs 6 RBI’s
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1985 - The Greenpeace Vessel Rainbow Warrior Was Bombed and Sunk in Auckland, New Zealand
* Killed Dutch Photographer Fernando Pereira
1984 - Ricky Martin Joined Menudo
* Replaced the Last Original Member Ricky Meléndez
Fun Fact!
Menudo Was Formed in 1977
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Headlines
(July 10th)
1981 - The Fox and the Hound Premiered in Theaters
Directors: Ted Berman, Richard Rich and Art Stevens
Starring: Mickey Rooney and Kurt Russell
The First Time Disney Used CGI (Computer Graphics) in an Animated Film During the Scene Where Amos Slade Trapped Tod and Vixey in the Burrow
Fun Fact!
In 1958 Vertigo Became the First Film to Use CGI
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
1981 - Escape from New York Premiered in Theaters
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Lee Van Cleef, Ernest Borgnine, Donald Pleasence, Isaac Hayes, Harry Dean Stanton and Adrienne Barbeau
Fun Fact!
Escape From New York Was Kurt Russell's Favorite Film Because He Said it Helped Shake Off His Disney Image
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1985 - Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Premiered in Theaters
Director: George Miller and George Ogilvie
Starring: Mel Gibson and Tina Turner
Fun Fact!
Aunt Entity's (Tina Turner) Steel Mail Dress Weighed 121 Pounds
Ricky Martin Joined Menudo
July 10th in 80s History
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In Other News
(On July 10th)
1850 - Millard Fillmore Was Sworn in as President of the United States a Day After President Zachary Taylor's Death From a Stomach Illness
1890 - Wyoming Became the 44th US State
* Population Was 62,000, Now 580,000
1978 - ABC World News Premiered on ABC
* Began as News and Views in 1948
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