Other Notable Birthdays
Chuck Daly (Basketball Coach)
July 20, 1930 - May 9, 2009
Birthplace: Kane, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 78 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Won 2 NBA Championships as the Head Coach of the Detroit Pistons (1989, 1990)
Elected to the Pro Basketball Hall of Fame in 2014
Natalie Wood (Actress)
July 20, 1938 - November 29, 1981
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Drowned Off of Catalina Island at Age 43
* Played Maria in the Academy Award Winning Film, West Side Story (1961)
Best Known For Her Role as Little Susan in the 1947 Film Miracle on 34th Street
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Bruce Lee (Actor and Martial Artist)
November 27, 1940 - July 20, 1973
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
Passed Away at Age 32 From Cerebral Edema
* Caused From a Reaction to Compounds Present in the Combination Medication Equagesic
Enter the Dragon (1973) Was Bruce Lee's Last Film
June Byers (Wrestler)
May 25, 1922 - July 20, 1998
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
Passed Away at Age 76 From Pneumonia
* The Women's Heavyweight Champion From 1953 to 1963
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2017
Sandra Gould (Actress)
July 23, 1916 - July 20, 1999
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 82 From a Stroke
* Following Heart Surgery
Played Gladys on the TV Show Bewitched
James Doohan (Actor)
March 3, 1920 - July 20, 2005
Birthplace: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Passed Away at Age 85 From Pulmonary Fibrosis
* Died in His Redmond Washington Home
Played Montgomery "Scotty" Scott on the Original Star Trek TV Show and Films
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Revenge of the Nerds
Director: Jeff Kanew
Starring: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, Bernie Casey
Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi, Julie Montgomery, Donald Gibb, James Cromwell, David Wohl and John Goodman
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $60.4 Million ($40 Million Domestic)
1984 - The NeverEnding Story
Director: Wolfgang Peterson
Starring: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn, Alan Oppenheimer, Thomas Hill, Deep Roy and Tilo Prückner
Budget: $27 Million
Box Office: $100 Million ($20 Million Domestic)
1984 - Best Defense
Director: Willard Huyck
Starring: Dudley Moore, Eddie Murphy, Kate Capshaw and Tom Noonan
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $19.2 Million
1984 - Electric Dreams
Director: Steve Barron
Starring: Lenny Von Dohlen, Virginia Madsen, Bud Cort and Maxwell Caulfield
Budget: $5.5 Million
Box Office: $2.5 Million
1988 - The Midnight Run
Director: Martin Brest
Starring: Robert De Niro, Charles Grodin, Yaphet Kotto, John Ashton, Dennis Farina and Joe Pantaliano
Budget: $35 Million
Box Office: $81.6 Million ($38 Million Domestic)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No TV Premieres of Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Hill Street Blues Won an 4 Consecutive Emmy Awards (1981, 1982, 1983, 1984) For Most Outstanding Drama
* Hill Street Blues, L.A. Law, Mad Men, The West Wing and Game of Thrones Have the Record with 4 Wins
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Pleasant Dreams
The Ramones (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #58
1985 - How Could It Be
Eddie Murphy (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
* Featuring “Party All the Time”
1987 - Born to Mack
Too Short (4th Album)
* Reached #50 in R&B
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Tom Watson (-13) Won the British Open
Prize: $25,000
Runner Up: Lee Trevino (-9)
Runner Up Prize: $17,500
Location: Gullane, Scotland
Course: Muirfield
1980 - Joop Zoetemelk (Netherlands) Won the Tour de France
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1982 - The Hyde Park and Regent Park Bombings Occurred in London
* 8 Soldiers Were Killed and 47 People Injured When the The Irish Republican Army (IRA) Set off a Bomb
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Other Notable Dates
(On July 20th)
1940 - The First Freeway in California Opened
* Called the Arroyo Seco Parkway, Now The Pasadena Freeway
1868 - The First International Special Olympics Took Place at Soldier Field in Chicago
* Over 1,000 Competitors
1969 - Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin Became the First to Walk on the Moon
* Apollo 11 Spaceflight
1984 - The NeverEnding Story Premiered in Theaters
Director: Wolfgang Peterson
Starring: Barret Oliver, Noah Hathaway, Tami Stronach, Patricia Hayes, Sydney Bromley, Gerald McRaney, Moses Gunn, Alan Oppenheimer, Thomas Hill, Deep Roy and Tilo Prückner
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#1 Songs in America
(July 20th)
1980 - "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Billy Joel
7/19 - 8/1
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 - "Invisible Touch"
Genesis
7/19 - 7/25
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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Too Short Released Born To Mack
Headlines
(July 20th)
1980 - Tom Watson (-13) Won the 109th British Open
Prize: $25,000
Runner Up: Lee Trevino (-9)
Runner Up Prize: $17,500
Location: Gullane, Scotland
Course: Muirfield
The 1980 British Open Was the First Time the Tournament Ended on a Sunday
* Previously Went From Wednesday to Saturday
The British Open is Now Called The Open Championship
Fun Fact!
Tom Watson Won 8 Major Championships During His Career
The Masters: 1977, 1981
U.S. Open 1982
The Open Championship: 1975, 1977, 1980, 1980, 1983
1984 - Revenge of the Nerds Premiered in Theaters
Director: Jeff Kanew
Starring: Robert Carradine, Anthony Edwards, Ted McGinley, Bernie Casey
Timothy Busfield, Andrew Cassese, Curtis Armstrong, Larry B. Scott, Brian Tochi, Julie Montgomery, Donald Gibb, James Cromwell, David Wohl and John Goodman
Fun Fact!
James Cromwell Made Up the Nerd Laugh
* It Was the Laugh of His Ex-Wife
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July 20th in 80s History
1987 - Too Short Released His 4th Album, Born to Mack
* Featuring “Life is… Too Short”
Fun Fact!
Too Short Was Born Tod Anthony Shaw on April 28, 1966 in Los Angeles, California
1977 - The Johnstown Flood in Cambria County, Pennsylvania Killed 84 People and Caused Millions of Dollars in Damage
* The Floods Were Caused by Heavy Rainfall
2017 - O.J. Simpson Was Granted Parole After Serving 9 Years of a 33-Year Sentence
* Was Convicted of Armed Robbery in Las Vegas
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Kim Carnes (Singer) "Bette Davie Eyes"
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1946 - Randal Kleiser (Director) Grease
Birthplace: Lebanon, Pennsylvania
1947 - Carlos Santana (Musician)
Birthplace: Autlán de Navarro, Jalisco, Mexico
1952 - Jay Jay French (Guitarist) Twisted Sister
Birthplace: New York City
1955 - Dan Monahan (Actor) Porky's (PeeWee)
Birthplace: Olmstead Hills, Ohio
1957 - Donna Dixon (Actress) Bosom Buddies (Sonny)
Birthplace: Alexandria, Virginia
1958 - Mick MacNeil (Scottish Keyboardist) Simple Minds
Birthplace: Isle of Barra, Scotland
1960 - Mike Witt (Baseball)
Birthplace: Fullerton, California
1963 - Frank Whaley (Actor) Field of Dreams
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York
1968 - Kool G Rap (Rapper)
Birthplace: New York City
1969 - Vitamin C (Singer) Hairspray
Birthplace: Old Bridge, New Jersey
Fun Fact!
Donna Dixon Has Been Married to Dan Aykroyd Since 1983
* Shared the Screen in the 1985 Film Spies Like US