On This Day July 25th in 80s History

July 25th in 80s History

1981 - “The One That You Love” by Air Supply Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 25 - 31

Air Supply Was Formed in Melbourne Australia in 1975

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(July 25th)

1980 - Caddyshack Premiered in Theaters

Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray and Cindy Morgan

Fun Fact!

The Filming of Caddyshack Would Constantly Get Pushed Back Because the Cast Would Always Arrive Late to Morning Calls From Too Much Partying the Night Before

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Other Notable Birthdays

Estelle Getty (Actress)
July 25, 1923 - July 22, 2008
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age of 84 From Lewy Body Dementia
* Died in Her Los Angeles Home
Won an Emmy Award in 1988 For Her Role as Sophia on the TV Series The Golden Girls
Emmy Nominations: 6

Walter Payton (Football)
July 25, 1954 - November 1, 1999
Birthplace: Columbia, Mississippi
Passed Away at Age 45 From Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer)
College: Jackson State
NFL Seasons: 13 (Chicago Bears)
Position: Running Back
Career Yards: 16,726
Pro Bowl: 9
All-Pro: 5
MVP: 1977

Super Bow Champion: XX
Anniversary All-Time Team: 75th, 100th
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993

Fun Fact!

Walter Payton Holds the NFL Record With `170 Consecutive Starts at Running Back

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Steve Rubell (American Businessman)
December 2, 1943 - July 25, 1989
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 45 From AIDS Complications
* Diagnosed in 1985
The Founder and Owner of Studio 54

Ben Hogan (Golf)
August 13, 1912 - July 25, 1997
Birthplace: Stephenville, Texas
Passed Away at Age 84
* Unknown Cause of Death
Won 9 Career Majors
The Masters (1951, 1953)
PGA Championship (1946, 1948)
U.S. Open (1948, 1950, 1951, 1953)
British Open (1953)

Peter Green (Guitarist)
October 29, 1946 - July 25, 2020
Birthplace: Bethnal Green, London, England
Passed Away at Age 73
* Unknown Cause of Death
Co-Founded Fleetwood Mac

Paul Sorvino (Actor)
April 13, 1939 - July 25, 2022
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 83 From Natural Causes
* Died in a Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida
Best Known For Playing Paulie in the 1990 Film Goodfellas

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1980 - Caddyshack
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Chevy Chase, Rodney Dangerfield, Ted Knight, Michael O'Keefe, Bill Murray and Cindy Morgan
Budget: $6 Million

Box Office: $39.8 Million

1980 - Dressed to Kill
Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz and Keith Gordon
Budget: $6.5 Million

Box Office: $31.9 Million

1986 - Maximum Overdrive
Director: Stephen King
Starring: Emilio Estevez, Pat Hingle, Laura Harrington and Christopher Murney
Budget: $9 Million

Box Office: $5.3 Million

1986 - Out of Bounds
Director: Richard Tuggle
Starring: Anthony Michael Hall, Jenny Wright, Jeff Kober and Glynn Turman
Budget: $9 Million

Box Office: $5 Million

1986 - Haunted Honeymoon
Director: Gene Wilder
Starring: Gene Wilder, Gilda Radner, Dom DeLuise, Jonathan Pryce and Paul L. Smith
Budget: $9 Million

Box Office: $8 Million

1986 - Heartburn
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson, Jeff Daniel, Jean Stapleton, Catherine O’Hara and Kevin Spacey
Budget: $15 Million

Box Office: $25.3 Million

1986 - Robotech: The Movie (Animation)
Directors: Noboru Ishiguro and Carl Macek
Starring: Kerrigan Mahan and Iona Morris
Budget: $8 Million

Box Office: N/A

1986 - The Patriot
Director: Frank Harris
Starring: Gregg Henry, Simone Griffeth, Michael J. Pollard, Jeff Conaway, Stack Pierce and Leslie Nielsen
Budget: N/A

Box Office: N/A

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80s Television
(On This Day)

No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day

Fun Fact!

Carroll O'Connor, Michael J. Fox, Kelsey Grammer and Jim Parsons Have the Record with 4 Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series

* Ted Dansen Holds the Record With 14 Emmy Nominations

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Back in Black
AC/DC (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #4

* Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Australia and France
Over 50 Million Copies Sold Worldwide

1980 - TP
Teddy Pendergrass (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #14

1983 - Kill 'Em All
Metallica (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #120
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US

1986 - The 2 Live Crew Is What We Are
2 Live Crew (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #128

1986 - Lightning Strikes
Loudness (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #64

1988 - View from the House
Kim Carnes (11th Album)

* Reached #36 on the Country Charts

1989 - Paul's Boutique
Beastie Boys (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #14

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1982 - Bernard Hinault (France) Won the Tour de France

1987 - Every Boston Red Sox Starter Got a Hit in a 11 - 5 Victory Over the Seattle Mariners at Fenway Park in Boston
Attendance: 32,040
* Red Sox Rookie Sam Horn Hit His First Major League Home Run

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1984 - Soviet Cosmonaut, Svetlana Savitskaya Became the First Woman to Walk in Space Aboard the Salyut 7 Space Station

Dressed to Kill Premiered in Theaters

Director: Brian De Palma
Starring: Michael Caine, Angie Dickinson, Nancy Allen, Dennis Franz and Keith Gordon

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Other Notable Dates

(On July 25th)

1837 - The First Electric Telegraph Was Successfully Demonstrated in London by William Cooke and Charles Wheatstone

1956 - The Italian Ocean Liner SS Andrea Doria Collided With the MS Stockholm and Sunk near Nantucket
* 46 People Killed and 1660 Survived

1976 - The Viking 1 Became the First Successful Mars Landing

* The Viking Program

Took the Popular Photo "The Face on Mars "

1978 - Louise Brown, From Manchester, England Became the First In-Vitro Baby in the World

Happy 80s Birthdays

1951 - Verdine White (Bassist) Earth, Wind & Fire
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1958 - Thurston Moore (Guitarist) Sonic Youth
Birthplace: Coral Gables, Florida
1962 - Doug Drabek (Baseball)
Birthplace: Victoria, Texas
1967 - Matt LeBlanc (Actor)
Birthplace: Newton, Massachusetts

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