On This Day July 17th in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1935 - Donald Sutherland (Actor) Lock Up
1949 - Geezer Butler (Bassist) Black Sabbath
1949 - Charlie Steiner (Sportscaster)
1950 - P.J. Soles (Actress) Stripes
1952 - David Hasselhoff (Actor) Knight Rider
1956 - Bryan Trottier (Hockey)
1956 - Robert Romanus (Actor) Fast Times at Ridgemont High
1963 - Regina Belle (Singer)
1964 - Heather Langenkamp (Actress) A Nightmare on Elm Street
1965 - Alex Winter (Actor) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Fun Fact!
David Hasselhoff is in the Guinness Book of World Records For the Most Watched Man in Television

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Other Notable Birthdays

James Cagney
July 17, 1899 - March 30, 1986
Passed Away at Age 86 from a Heart Attack
Won an Academy Award For His Role as George M. Cohan in the 1943 Film, Yankee Doodle Dandy

Lou Boudreau (Baseball)
July 17, 1917 - August 10, 2001
Passed Away at Age 84 from Cardiac Arrest

Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1970

Phyllis Diller (Comedian)
July 17, 1917 - August 20, 2012
Passed Away at the Age of 95 from Various Ailments

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Ty Cobb (Baseball)
Passed Away on July 17, 1961 at Age 74 After Falling into a Diabetic Coma
12x Batting Champion
4,189 Career Hits (2nd All-Time)
Elected to Baseball's First Class Hall of Fame in 1936

Fun Fact!

Ty Cobb is Considered the Dirtiest Player of All-Time

* Used to Sharpen His Spikes to Cut Other Players Shins When Sliding

Dizzy Dean (Baseball)
January 16, 1910 - July 17, 1974
Passed Away in Reno at Age 64 from a Heart Attack

1934 National League MVP
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1953

Bruiser Brody (Wrestling)
Passed Away on July 17, 1988 at the Age of 42 from Stab Wounds

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1981 - Arthur
Director: Steve Gordon
Starring: Dudley Moore, Liza Minnelli and John Gielgud
Budget: $7 Million

Box Office: $95.5 Million

1981 - Endless Love
Director: Franco Zeffirelli
Starring: Brooke Shields and Martin Hewitt with Tom Cruise (debut) and James Spader
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $32.4 Million

Fun Fact!
The Theme Song For the Film, Endless Love Was Sang by Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
* #1 Song in America in 1981 from August 15 - October 16

1981 - Zorro, The Gay Blade
Director: Peter Medack
Starring: George Hamilton, Lauren Hutton, Ron Leibman and Brenda Vaccaro
Budget: $12.6 Million

Box Office: $5.1 Million

1987 - RoboCop
Director: Paul Verhoeven
Starring: Peter Weller, Nancy Allen, Daniel O'Herlihy, Ronny Cox, Kurtwood Smith and Miguel Ferrer
Budget: $13 Million

Box Office: $53.4 Million

1987 - Jaws: The Revenge
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Lorraine Gary, Lance Guest, Mario Van Peebles, Karen Young and Michael Caine
Budget: $23 Million

Box Office: $51.9 Million

1987 - Nowhere to Hide
Director: Mario Philip Azzopardi
Starring: Amy Madigan, Michael Ironside, John Colicos, Daniel Hugh Kelly and Robin MacEachern
Budget: N/A

Box Office: N/A

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1988 - "Shark Week" Premiered on Discovery Channel
* Still Airing

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1981 - Escape
Journey (7th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Featuring “Who’s Crying Now” and “Don’t Stop Believin”
Over 9 Million Copies Sold in the US

1982 - Screaming for Vengeance
Judas Priest (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1983 - Tom Watson (-9) Won the British Open
Prize: $40,000
Runner Up: Hale Irwin and Andy Bean (-8)
Runner Up Prize: $23,000
* Tom Watson’s 8th and Final Major Win

1987 - Don Mattingly Hit a Home Run in His 7th Straight Game
* Mattingly Would Hit a Record 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