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AWA Wrestling
July 1st in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(July 1st)
1980 - "Coming Up"
Paul McCartney
6/28 - 7/18
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
6/27 - 7/24
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "The Reflex"
Duran Duran
6/23 - 7/6
1985 - "Heaven"
Bryan Adams
6/22 - 7/5
1986 - "On My Own"
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
6/14 - 7/4
1987 - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitney Houston
6/27 - 7/10
1988 - "Foolish Beat"
Debbie Gibson
6/25 - 7/1
1989 - “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” Milli Vanilli
7/1 - 7/7
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
1984 - Steve Taylor Jumped Off the Stage and Broke His Ankle During a Performance at the Cornerstone Festival in Grayslake, Illinois
* Taylor later Performed a Few Shows in a Wheelchair
"Baby Don't Forget My Number" Became the #1 Song in America
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Reds vs. Dodgers
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1986 - Cleveland Indians Manager, Pat Corrales Charged the Mound Towards Oakland A’s Pitcher Dave Stewart
* Wasn't a Good Idea
1987 - WFAN in New York Became the First 24-Hour Sports Radio Station
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1934 - Jamie Farr (Actor) M*A*S*H*
1934 - Jean Marsh (Actor) Return to Oz
1935 - David Browse (Actor) Star Wars
1936 - Wally Amos (Entrepreneur) Famous Amos Cookies
1942 - Genevieve Bujold (Actress) Tightrope
1945 - Debbie Harry (Singer) Blondie
1951 - Fred Schneider (Singer) B-52’s
1951 - Victor Willis (Singer) Village People (Policeman)
1952 - Dan Aykroyd (Actor) Trading Places
1961 - Evelyn “Champagne” King (Singer)
1961 - Carl Lewis (Track) Won 9 Gold Medals
1963 - Roddy Bottum (Keyboardist) Faith No More
Fun Fact!
Dan Aykroyd is Married to Donna Dixon, Who Sonny on Bosom Buddies
* They Appeared in 4 Movies Together, Including Spies Like Us
Other Notable Dates
(On July 1st)
1863 - The 3- Day Battle of Gettysburg Began
* Over 50,000 Casualties, Most in US History
1870 - The United States Department of Justice Came into Existence
1881 - The World's First International Phone Call Was Made
* New Brunswick, Canada, to Calais, Maine
1903 - The First Tour de France Race Took Place
1908 - SOS Was Adopted as the International Distress Signal
1920 - Washington Senators Pitcher, Walter Johnson Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Boston Red Sox
Catcher: Val Picinich
1951 - Cleveland Indians Pitcher, Bob Feller Pitched a No-Hitter Against the Detroit Tigers
Catcher: Jim Hegan
Hegan Caught 3 No-Hitters During His Career
1963 - ZIP Codes Were Introduced For the First Time in United States Mail
1972 - The First Gay Pride Parade in England Took Place
1979 - The Sony Walkman Was Introduced in Japan
* On June 25, 1980 the Sony Walkman Officially Went On Sale in the United States
Price: $200
Other Notable Birthdays
Sally Kirkland (Editor)
July 1, 1912 - May 1, 1989
Passed Away at Age 77 from Emphysema
Fashion Editor For Vogue and Life Magazine
Sydney Pollack (Director)
July 1, 1934 - May 26, 2008
Passed Away at Age 73 from Cancer
Produced and Directed the 1985 Film, Out of Africa
* Won Best Picture and Best Director
Princess Diana
July 1, 1961 - August 31, 1997
Passed Away at Age 36 in a Car Accident
The First Wife of Charles, Prince of Wales
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Michael Landon
Passed Away on July 1, 1991 at Age 54 from Pancreatic Cancer
Played Charles Ingalls on the TV Show, Little House on the Prairie
Wolfman Jack (Radio DJ)
Passed Away on July 1, 1995 at Age 57 from a Heart Attack
Famous For His Gravelly, Raspy Voice
Marlon Brando
Passed Away on July 1, 2004 at Age 80 from Respiratory Failure
Won Best Actor For His Role as Vito Corleone in the 1972 Film, The Godfather
* Also in 1956 (On the Waterfront)
Fun Fact!
Marlon Brando Was Born in Omaha, Nebraska
Luther Vandross (Singer)
Passed Away on July 1, 2005 at Age 54 from a Heart Attack
8x Grammy Award Winner
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - S.O.B.
Director: Blake Edwards
Starring: Julie Andrews, William Holden, Richard Mulligan, Robert Preston, Larry Hagman and Robert Webber
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $14.8 Million
1983 - Stroker Ace
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Ned Beatty, Jim Nabors, Parker Stevenson and Loni Anderson
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $11.4 Million
1987 - Innerspace
Director: Joe Dante
Starring: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan and Kevin McCarthy
Budget: $27 Million
Box Office: $42 Million
Fun Fact!
Dennis Quaid and Meg Ryan Started Dating on the Set of Innerspace and Later got Married
* Divorced (2001)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Hill Street Blues Won 4 Emmy Awards for Most Outstanding Drama (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984)
Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - John Anderson
John Anderson (Debut Album)
* Reached #61 on the Country Charts
1983 - Into Glory Ride
Manowar (2nd Album)
1984 - Disillusion (English Version)
Loudness (4th Album)
1985 - Clan of Xymox
Clan of Xymox (Debut Album)
1985 - Extractions
Dif Juz (3rd Album)
1985 - Return to Waterloo
Ray Davies (Debut Solo Album)
1986 - Music from the Edge of Heaven
Wham! (3rd and Final Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
1986 - Bring On the Night (Live Album)
Sting
1987 - Scum
Napalm Death (Debut Album)
1988 - Coming Back Hard Again
The Fat Boys (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #33
1988 - Temple of Low Men
Crowded House (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #40
* Hit #1 in Australia
Singles Released
1989 - “Girl I’m Gonna Miss You”
Milli Vanilli
* #1 Song in America from September 23 - October 6
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands and Switzerland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1986 - Cleveland Indians Manager, Pat Corrales Charged the Mound Towards Oakland A’s Pitcher Dave Stewart
* The Indians Shutout the A’s 9 - 0 at the Oakland Coliseum on a Tuesday Afternoon
Attendance: 7,397
Mel Hall (Indians) Hit 2 Home Runs
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In Other 80s News
1980 - “Oh Canada” Was Adopted as Canada’s National Anthem
Enjoy an Episode of AWA Championship Wrestling From July 1, 1987 on ESPN
On July 1, 1985 The Cincinnati Reds Played the Los Angeles Dodgers on Monday Night Baseball
* The Dodgers Beat the Reds 8 - 1 at Dodger Stadium.
Orel Hershiser Pitched a Complete Game
1989 - “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” by Milli Vanilli Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 1 - 7
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Headlines
(July 1st)
1984 - The PG-13 Rating Was Introduced by the MPAA
* Red Dawn Was the First Film to Get a PG-13 Rating