Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Tom Holland (Screenwriter) Child’s Play
1951 - Ed Ott (Baseball)
1952 - Stephen Lang (Actor) Project X
1953 - Peter Brown (Songwriter) “Material Girl”
1954 - Butch Reed (Wrestler)
1956 - Sela Ward (Actress) Rustlers' Rhapsody
1957 - Peter Murphy (Singer)
1959 - Suzanne Vega (Singer)
1959 - Richie Sambora (Guitarist) Bon Jovi
1963 - Al MacInnis (Hockey)
1963 - Lisa Rinna (Actress)
1965 - Liane Curtis (Actress) Sixteen Candles
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
Bonnie Pointer (Singer)
July 11, 1950 - June 8, 2020
Passed Away at Age 69 from Cardiac Arrest
Member of The Pointer Sisters
Leon Spinks (Boxer)
July 11, 1953 - February 5, 2021
Passed Away at Age 67 from Prostate Cancer
Beat Muhammed Ali in 1978 to Win the Heavyweight Championship
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Laurence Olivier
Passed Away on July 11, 1989 at Age 82 from Kidney Failure
4x Academy Award Winner
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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
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 World Chess Championship
* Defeated Defending Champion Boris Spassky
#1 Songs in America
(July 11th)
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 - "Alone"
Heart
7/11 - 7/31
1988 - "The Flame"
Cheap Trick
7/9 - 7/22
1989 - "Good Thing"
Fine Young Cannnibals
7/8 - 7/14
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1987 - “Alone” by Heart Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 11 - 31
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Did You Know?
Nolan Ryan Holds 51 Major League Records, Including 7 No-Hitters and 12 Career 1-Hitters
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Headlines
(July 11th)
1985 - Nolan Ryan Recorded His 4,000th Career Strikeout
* Nolan Ryan is Major League Baseball’s All-Time Leader With 5,714 Strikeouts
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July 11th in 80s History
"Alone" Became the #1 Song in America
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1988 - Mike Tyson Hired Donald Trump as His Advisor
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1989 - Laurence Olivier Passed Away at the Age of 82 From Kidney Failure
* Won 4 Academy Award Winner