Other Notable Birthdays
Blake Edwards (Director)
July 26, 1922 - December 15, 2010
Birthplace: Tulsa, Oklahoma
Passed Away at Age 88 From Pneumonia
* Born William Blake Crump
Best Known For Directing the 1961 Film Breakfast at Tiffany’s and the 1979 Film "10"
Hoyt Wilhelm (Baseball)
July 26, 1922 - August 23, 2002
Birthplace: Huntersville, North Carolina
Passed Away at Age 80 From Heart Failure
MLB Seasons: 21
Position: Pitcher
Career Wins: 143
Losses: 122
ERA: 2.52
All-Star: 8
World Series Champion: 1954 (New York Giants)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985 (8th Ballot)
Joe Jackson (Talent Manager)
July 26, 1928 - June 27, 2018
Birthplace: Fountain Hill, Arkansas
Passed Away at Age 89 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Died in Hospice Care Surrounded by His Family in Las Vegas
The Father of the Jackson Family
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Sinéad O'Connor (Irish Singer)
December 8, 1966 - July 26, 2023
Birthplace: Dublin, Ireland
Passed Away at Age 56 From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
* Also Had Bronchial Asthma
Her 1990 Hit Song "Nothing Compares 2 U" Hit #1 in Numerous Countries and Won the Billboard Song of the Year
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - National Lampoon’s European Vacation
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux and Eric Idle
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $49.3 Million
1985 - Kiss of the Spider Woman
Director: Héctor Babenco
Starring: William Hurt, Raul Julia and Sonia Braga
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $17 Million
1985 - The Heavenly Kid
Director: Cary Meadoway
Starring: Lewis Smith, Jane Kaczmarek, Jason Gedrick and Richard Mulligan
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $3.8 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Debuts or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Hill Street Blues Won 4 Emmy Awards in Row (1981, 1982, 1983, 1983) For Most Outstanding Drama
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Bucks Fizz
Bucks Fizz (Debut Album)
Reached #4 in the UK
1982 - Love and Dancing (Remix)
The Human League
Billboard Charts: #135
1983 - Alpha
Asia (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #6
1983 - Good for Your Soul
Oingo Boingo (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #144
1985 - Mask of Smiles
John Waite (3rd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #36
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Vida Blue Was Suspended For Cocaine
1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams Were Inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Ray Dandridge Was Elected by the Veterans Committee
1987 - Stephen Roche (Ireleand) Won the Tour de France
1988 - Mike Schmidt (Philadelphia Phillies) Set a National Record by Playing in His 2,155th Game at 3rd Base
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Other Notable Dates
(On July 26th)
1788 - New York Became the 11th US State
* Population Was 49,000, Now 9 Million
1951 - The Disney Animation Film Alice in Wonderland Premiered in London
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Fun Fact!
Cornell University Was Founded on April 27, 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickinson White
Location: Ithaca, New York
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Tour de France
Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Mick Jagger (English Singer) Rolling Stones
Birthplace: Dartford, Kent, England
1945 - Helen Mirren (Actress) White Nights
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England
1949 - Roger Taylor (English Drummer) Queen
Birthplace: King’s Lynn, Norfolk, England
1959 - Kevin Spacey (Actor)
Birthplace: South Orange, New Jersey
1961 - Gary Cherone (Singer) Extreme
Birthplace: Malden, Massachusetts
1964 - Sandra Bullock (Actress)
Birthplace: Arlington County, Virginia
1965 - Jeremy Piven (Actor) Lucas, Say Anything…
Birthplace: New York City
1965 - Jim Lindberg (Singer) Pennywise
Birthplace: Hermosa Beach, California
Fun Fact!
Jeremy Piven Won an Emmy Award 3 Years in a Row (2006, 2007, 2008) For His Role as Ari Gold on the HBO TV Series, Entourage
* Made His Film Debut as "Spike" in the 1986 Film, Lucas
On July 26, 1987 Stephen Roche (Ireland) Made an Amazing Comeback Over Pedro Delgado (Spain) to Win the Tour de France
July 26th in 80s History
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#1 Songs in America
(July 26th)
1980 - "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Billy Joel
7/19 - 8/1
1981 - "The One That You Love"
Air Supply
7/25 - 7/31
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
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 - "Sledgehammer"
Peter Gabriel
7/26 - 8/1
1987 - "Alone"
Heart
7/11 - 7/31
1988 - "Hold On To The Nights"
Richard Marx
7/23 - 7/29
1989 - "Toy Soldiers"
Maltika
7/22 - 8/4
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1989 - Cornell University Student, Robert T. Morris, Jr. Became the First Person to be Prosecuted Under the Computer Fraud Abuse Act for Releasing “The Morris Worm”
* The Worm Exploited Weak Passwords Especially in Unix Users
Kiss of the Spider Woman Premiered in Theaters
1986 - "Sledgehammer” by Peter Gabriel Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 26 - August 1
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Fun Fact!
“Sledgehammer” is the Most Played Music Video of All Time
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Headlines
(July 26th)
1985 - National Lampoon’s European Vacation Premiered in Theaters
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Dana Hill, Jason Lively, Victor Lanoux and Eric Idle
Fun Fact!
European Vacation Changed the Cast of the Kids Because Anthony Michael-Hall Backed Out at the Last Minute to Star in the Film, Weird Science
1985 - Kiss of the Spider Woman Premiered in Theaters
Director: Héctor Babenco
Starring: William Hurt, Raul Julia and Sonia Braga
William Hurt Won an Academy Award For Best Actor For His Role as Luis Molina
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