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1984 - Sade Released Her Debut Album, Diamond Life
* Featuring “Smooth Operator”
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1985 - National League Beat the American League 6 - 1 In the 55th All-Star Game
Location: The Metrodome (Minnesota)
MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (San Diego Padres)
Sade Released Her Debut Album
Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - William Bell (Singer) The Del Rios
1943 - Jimmy Johnson (Football)
1949 - Alan Fitzgerald (Keyboardist) Knight Ranger
1952 - Stewart Copeland (Drummer) The Police
1957 - Faye Grant (Actress) The Last American Hero
1960 - Terry Pendleton (Baseball)
1963 - Phoebe Cates (Actress) Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1968 - Barry Sanders (Football)
1971 - Corey Feldman (Actor) The Goonies
Fun Facts!
Terry Pendleton (Atlanta Braves) Won the NL MVP in 1991
Barry Sanders (Oklahoma St.) Won the Heisman Trophy in 1988
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Other Notable Birthdays
Barbara Stanwyck
July 16, 1907 - January 20, 1990
Passed Away at Age 82 from Congestive Heart Failure
3x Emmy Award Winner
Ginger Rogers
July 16, 1911 - April 25, 1995
Passed Away at Age 83 from Natural Causes
Won an Academy Award for Her Role as Kitty Foyle in the 1940 Film, Kitty Foyle
* Beat Out Bette Davis, Katharine Hepburn, Joan Fontaine and Martha Scott
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
John F. Kennedy Jr.
Passed Away on July 16, 1999 at Age 38 in a Plane Accident
Biz Markie (Rapper)
Passed Away on July 16, 2021 at Age 57 from Type 2 Diabetes (Complications)
Best Known For the Song "Just a Friend"
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Director: Woody Allen
Starring: Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, José Ferrer, Julie Hagerty, Tony Roberts and Mary Steenburgen
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $9 Million
1982 - Six Pack
Director: Daniel Petrie
Starring: Kenny Rogers, Diane Lane and Erin Gray
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $20.2 Million
1982 - Summer Lovers
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Peter Gallagher, Daryl Hannah and Valerie Quennessen
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $4.9 Million
1982 - Young Doctors in Love
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Michael McKean, Sean Young, Hector Elizondo, Harry Dean Stanton, Patrick Macnee and Dabney Coleman
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $30 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988 - Final Episode of Little Clowns of Happytown (Animation)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
Network: ABC
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1982 - Billy Idol
Billy Idol (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #45
1982 - The Envoy
Warren Zevon (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #93
1984 - Diamond Life
Sade (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
* Hit #1 in France, Germany, Austria, Netherlands, New Zealand and Switzerland
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - The National League Won the All-Star Game 6 - 1 at the Metrodome in Minnesota
Attendance: 54,960
MVP: LaMarr Hoyt (Padres)
1987 - Don Mattingly Hit a Grand Slam, Giving Him a Home Run in 6th Straight Games
* Mattingly Would Go On to Tie a Record with 8 Straight Games With a Home Run
Fun Fact!
Ken Griffey Jr. (1993) and Dale Long (1956) Also Hit Home Runs in 8 Straight Games
Click Here For More Baseball Fun Facts and Awards
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Other Notable Dates
(On July 16th)
1935 - The World’s First Parking Meter Was Installed In Oklahoma City
1941 - Joe DiMaggio (New York Yankees) Recorded His Major League Record, 56 Game Hitting Streak
* Still a Major League Record
July 16th in 80s History
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Headlines
(July 16th)
1982 - A Midsummer Night’s Sex Comedy Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Woody Allen and Mia Farrow
#1 Songs in America
(July 16th)
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 - "If You Don't Know Me By Now"
Simply Red
7/15 - 7/21
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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1988 - Michael J.Fox Married Actress Tracy Pollan
* Still Married
Played Boyfriend and Girlfriend on Family Ties