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1989 - License to Kill Premiered in Theaters
Director: John Glen
Starring: Timothy Dalton, Carey Lowell, Robert Davi and Benicio del Toro
The 16th James Bond Film
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Hey Dude Premeired on Nickelodeon
1989 - Hey Dude Premiered on Nickelodeon
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 65
Fun Fact!
Hey Dude Was Filmed at the Tanque Verde Guest Ranch in Tucson, Arizona
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)
Happy 80s Birthdays
1952 - Joel Silver (Producer) Weird Science
Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey
1961 - Jackie Earle Haley (Actor) Bad News Bears
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1967 - Robin Ventura (Baseball)
Birthplace: Santa Monica, California
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
William Hanna (Animator)
July 14, 1910 - March 22, 2001
Birthplace: Melrose, New Mexico
Passed Away at Age 90 From Esophagus Cancer
* Created Hanna Barbera Cartoons and Tom and Jerry
Tom and Jerry Won 7 Academy Awards
Gerald Ford (Former U.S. President)
July 14, 1913 - December 26, 2006
Birthplace: Omaha, Nebraska
Passed Away at Age 93 From Coronary Artery Disease
* Died in His Rancho MIrage, California Home
The 38th President of the United States
Term: 1974 - 1977
Harry Dean Stanton (Actor)
July 14, 1926 - September 15, 2017
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age 91
* Unknown Cause of Death
Played Played Andie Walsh’s (Molly Ringwald) Dad Jack Walsh in Pretty in Pink (1986)
Fun Fact!
Harry Dean Stanton Was in Michael Jackson and Paul McCartney's 1983 Music Video "Say Say Say"
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Richard McDonald (American Businessman)
February 16, 1909 - July 14, 1998
Birthplace: Manchester, New Hampshire
Passed Away at Age 89 From Heart Failure
* Died in a Nursing Home in His Hometown of Manchester
Co-Founded McDonald's in San Bernardino, California in 1940 as a Hamburger Stand 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
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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
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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 in 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 Played the Guitar Solo From "Beat It" as a Guest Appearance at The Jacksons Concert
#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
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