On This Day July 11th in 80s History

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1989 - English Actor Laurence Olivier Passed Away at the Age of 82 From Kidney Failure

Fun Fact!

The 1948 Film Hamlet, Directed by Laurence Olivier Became the First Non-American Film to Win an Academy Award For Best Picture

* Olivier Also Won Best Actor For His Role as Hamlet, Prince of Denmark

Happy 80s Birthdays

1943 - Tom Holland (Screenwriter) Child’s Play
Birthplace: Poughkeepsie, New York
1952 - Stephen Lang (Actor) Project X
Birthplace: New York City
1953 - Peter Brown (Songwriter) “Material Girl” (Madonna)
Birthplace: Blue Island, Illinois
1956 - Sela Ward (Actress) Sisters
Birthplace: Meridian, Mississippi
1957 - Peter Murphy (English Singer)
Birthplace: Northampton, England
1959 - Suzanne Vega (Singer)
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
1959 - Richie Sambora (Guitarist) Bon Jovi
Birthplace: Perth Amboy, New Jersey
1963 - Al MacInnis (Hockey)
Birthplace: Inverness, Nova Scotia, Canada
1963 - Lisa Rinna (Actress) Melrose Place
Birthplace: Newport Beach, California
1965 - Liane Curtis (Actress) Sixteen Candles (Randy)
Birthplace: New York City

Fun Fact!
Suzanne Vega Won an MTV Music Award for Best Female Video of the Year in 1988 For “Luka”

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Other Notable Birthdays

John Quincy Adams (Former U.S. President)
July 11, 1767 - February 23, 1848
Birthplace: Braintree, Province of Massachusetts Bay, British America
Passed Away at Age 80 From a Cerebral Hemorrhage
* Died in the Speakers Room of the Capitol Building in Washington, D.C.
The 6th President of the United States
Term: 1824 - 1829

Bonnie Pointer (Singer)
July 11, 1950 - June 8, 2020
Birthplace: Oakland, California
Passed Away at Age 69 From Cardiac Arrest
* Diagnosed With Alcoholic Liver Disease and Cirrhosis
A Member of The Pointer Sisters

Leon Spinks (Boxer)
July 11, 1953 - February 5, 2021
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 67 From Prostate Cancer
* Won a Gold Medal at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal
Beat Muhammed Ali in 1978 to Win the Heavyweight Championship

Butch Reed (Wrestler)
July 11, 1954 - February 5, 2021
Birthplace: Kansas City, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 66 From Complications of Multiple Heart Attacks
* Diagnosed With Covid-19
Voted the Strongest Wrestler of 1984

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Laurence Olivier (English Actor)
May 22, 1907 - July 11, 1989
Birthplace: Dorking, Surrey, England
Passed Away at Age 82 From Kidney Failure
* Died in His Ashhurst, England Home
The 1948 Film Hamlet, Directed by Laurence Olivier Became the First Non-American Film to Win an Academy Award For Best Picture

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1980 - Oh! Heavenly Dog
Director: Joe Camp
Starring: Chevy Chase, Jane Seymour, Omar Sharif and Benji
Budget: $6 Million

Box Office: N/A

1980 - Used Cars
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Kurt Russell, Jack Warden, Gerrit Graham and Deborah Harmon
Budget: $8 Million

Box Office: $11.7 Million

1986 - Club Paradise
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Robin Williams, Peter O'Toole, Rick Moranis, Jimmy Cliff, Twiggy, Adolph Caesar and Eugene Levy
Budget: $15 Million

Box Office: $12.3 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1984 - Final Episode of The Duck Factory
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: NBC

Starring Jim Carrey

1987 - Good Morning, Miss Bliss Premiered on the Disney Channel
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

Rebranded as Saved by the Bell

1987 - Werewolf Premiered on Fox
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 29

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Searching for the Young Soul Rebels
Dexys Midnight Runners (Debut Album)

* Reached #6 in the UK

1980 - Vienna
Ultravox (4th Album)

* Reached #3 in the UK

1981 - Fire of Unknown Origin
Blue Öyster Cult (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #24

1981 - High 'n' Dry
Def Leppard (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #38

1983 - The Look
Shalamar (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #79

1983 - The Principle of Moments
Robert Plant (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: 8

* Hit #1 in New Zealand

1988 - UB40
UB40 (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: 44

Fun Fact!
UB40 Was Formed in Birmingham, England in 1978

1988 - Wild Wild West
The Escape Club (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: 27

1988 - Wings of Heaven
Magnum (7th Album)

* Reached #15 in the UK

1988 - Substance (Compilation Album)
Joy Division
Billboard Charts: 146

* Reached #7 in the UK

1989 - Mind Bomb
The The (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: 138

* Reached #4 in the UK

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1984 - The National League Beat the American League 3-1 at Candlestick Park in San Francisco
Attendance: 57,756
MVP: Gary Carter (Expos)

1985 - Nolan Ryan Recorded His 4,000th Career Strikeout
Hitter: Danny Heep

1987 - Cal Ripken Sr. Became the First Manager to Manage 2 Sons

* Billy Ripken Joined His Brother Cal Ripken Jr. on the Baltimore Orioles

1989 - The American League Beat the National League 5-3 at Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 64,036
MVP: Bo Jackson

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Other Notable Dates

(On July 11th)

1889 - Tijuana, Mexico Was Founded

1914 - Babe Ruth Made His Major League Debut as a Pitcher For the Boston Red Sox

1922 - The Hollywood Bowl Opened

1960 - To Kill a Mockingbird Was Published in the United States
* Written by Harper Lee

1972 - Bobby Fischer Won His First Chess Championship at Age 14
* Defeated Defending Champion Boris Spassky