Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Karel Gott (Singer)
1952 - Joel Silver (Producer) Weird Science
1961 - Jackie Earle Haley (Actor) Bad News Bears
Fun Fact!
Jackie Earle Haley is Best Known For Playing Kelly Leak in the 1976 Film, The Bad News Bears
* Nominated For an Academy Award for His Role as “Ronnie” in the 2006 Film, Little Children
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Other Notable Birthdays
Gerald Ford
July 14, 1913 - December 26, 2006
Passed Away at Age 93 from Coronary Artery Disease
38th President of the United States
Harry Dean Stanton
July 14, 1926 - September 15, 2017
Passed Away at Age 91 (Unknown)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Richard McDonald
Passed Away at Age 89 from Heart Failure
Co-Founded McDonald's With His Brother Maurice
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - License to Kill
Director: John Glen
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi and Benicio del Toro
Budget: $32 Million
Box Office: $156.1 Million ($34 Million Domestic)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - Stingray Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 24
1989 - Hey Dude Premiered on Nickelodeon
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 65
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1986 - Knocked Out Loaded
Bob Dylan (24th Album)
1986 - The Seer
Big Country (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: 59
* #2 in the UK
In Other 80s Music News
1984 - Eddie Van Halen Made a Guest Appearance at The Jacksons Concert and Played the Guitar Solo from "Beat It"
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - The National League Beat the American League 2-0 at the Oakland Coliseum
Attendance: 49,671
MVP: Tim Raines
1987 - Rookie of the Year Award Was Changed to the Jackie Robinson Award
1988 - Mike Schmidt Hit His 537th Home Run
* Passed Mickey Mantle
Click Here For More Baseball Fun Facts and Awards
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Other Notable Dates
(On July 14th)
1881 - Billy the Kid Was Shot and Killed by Sheriff Pat Garrett At the Maxwell House at Fort Sumner, New Mexico
1960 - Jane Goodall Arrived at the Gombe Stream Reserve in Tanzania to Begin Her Study of Chimpanzees In the Wild
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Other Notable Dates
(July 14th)
1984 - Eddie Van Halen Made a Guest Appearance at The Jacksons Concert
* Played the Guitar Solo from "Beat It"
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1989 - License to Kill Premiered in Theaters
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1989 - Hey Dude Premiered on Nickelodeon
* Ran 5 Seasons with 65 Episodes
July 14th in 80s History
1987 - The National League Beat the American League 2 - 0 in the 58th All-Star Game
Location: Oakland Coliseum
MVP: Tim Raines (Montreal Expos)
#1 Songs in America
(July 14th)
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 - "A View to Kill"
Duran Duran
7/13 - 7/26
1986 - "Holding Back the Years"
Simply Red
7/12 - 7/18
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
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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Hey Dude Premeired on Nickelodeon