July 29th in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1946 - Neal Doughty (Keyboardist) REO Speedwagon
1949 - Leslie Easterbrook (Actress) Police Academy
1950 - Mike Starr (Character Actor)
1951 - Dean Pitchford (Songwriter)
1953 - Ken Burns (Filmmaker) Brooklyn Bridge
1953 - Geddy Lee (Singer) Rush
1954 - Patti Scialfa (Singer) E Street Band
1956 - Teddy Atlas (Boxing)
1962 - Scott Steiner (Wrestling)
1963 - Alexandra Paul (Actress) Christine
1966 - Martina McBride (Singer)
1972 - Wil Wheaton (Actor) Star Trek: The Next Generation
Fun Fact!
In 1983 Leslie Easterbrook Sang the National Anthem at Super Bowl XVII
1983 - National Lampoon’s Vacation Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Chevy Chase and Beverly D’ Angelo
Fun Fact!
During Clark and Rusty’s Parking Lot Race to Wally World, it Was 105 Degrees and the Pavement Was 130
* The Wally World Parking Lot Was at Santa Anita Racetrack
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1982 - Professional Wrestler, Jerry Lawler Slapped TV Star, Andy Kaufman in the Face On Late Night with David Letterman
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Other Notable Birthdays
Captain Lou Albano (Wrestling Manager)
July 29, 1933 - October 14, 2009
Passed Away at Age 76 from a Heart Attack
Peter Jennings (News Reporter)
July 29, 1938 - August 7, 2005
Passed Away at Age 67 from Lung Cancer
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Nikolai Volkoff (Wrestler)
Passed Away in His Maryland Home on July 29, 2018 at Age 70 from Different Medical Issues
Fun Fact!
The Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff Beat Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo For the WWF Tag Team Championship at WrestleMania I
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - National Lampoon’s Vacation
Director: Harold Ramis
Starring: Chevy Chase, Beverly D'Angelo, Imogene Coca, Randy Quaid, John Candy and Christie Brinkley
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $61.4 Million
1983 - Private School
Director: Noel Black
Starring: Phoebe Cates, Betsy Russell, Matthew Modine, Michael Zorek, Ray Walston and Sylvia Kristel
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $14 Million
1983 - Krull
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: Ken Marshall, Lysette Anthony, Freddie Jones and Francesca Annis
Budget: $27 Million
Box Office: $16.9 Million
1988 - Cocktail
Director: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Tom Cruise, Bryan Brown, Gina Gershon, Kelly Lynch and Elisabeth Shue
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $171.5 Million ($78 Million Domestic)
Fun Fact!
Cocktail Was the 9th Highest Grossing Movie from 1988
1988 - Monkey Shines
Director: George A. Romero
Starring: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil and Joyce Van Patten
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $5.3 Million
1988 - The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking
Director: Ken Annakin
Starring: Tami Erin, Eileen Brennan, Dennis Dugan, Dianne Hull, George DiCenzo, John Schuck and Dick Van Patten
Budget: $9 Million
Box Office: $3.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Friday Night Videos Premiered on NBC
* Ran until 2002
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Voices
Hall & Oates (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
* Featuring “Kiss On My List”
1981 - The Time
The Time (Debut Album)
Reached #50 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Fun Fact!
The Time Was Founded and Created by Prince
1985 - Profiles
Nick Mason
* Pink Floyd's Drummer and 10cc Guitarist Rick Fenn
In Other 80s Music News
1989 - The Bee Gees Performed in the United States For the First Time in 10 Years as Part of Their “One For All” World Tour
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1986 - NFL Was Forced to Pay the USFL $1 for Violating Antitrust Laws
1988 - The Baltimore Orioles Traded Mike Boddicker to the Boston Red Sox For Brady Anderson and Curt Schilling
1988 - Chicago Cubs Starting Pitcher, Rick Sutcliffe Stole Home Against the Philadelphia Phillies
* The Cubs Beat the Phillies 8 - 3 at Veterans Stadium in Philadelphia on a Friday Night
Attendance: 25,118
1989 - The Philadelphia Phillies Retired Steve Carlton’s #32
1989 - The Chicago White Sox Traded Harold Baines to the Texas Rangers For Scott Fletcher & Sammy Sosa
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In Other 80s News
1987 - An Agreement Was Signed by British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand to Build the Eurotunnel Under the English Channel
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Other Notable Dates
(On July 29th)
1948 - The XIV Summer Olympics Opened in London
* The Olympics Returned After a 12-Year Hiatus Because of World War II
1957 - The Tonight Show Premiered On NBC, Starring Jack Paar
* The First Modern Day Talk Show
1958 - NASA Was Founded
1976 - David Berkowitz a.k.a. the "Son of Sam" Killed His First of Many Victims in New York City
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1981 - The Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer Took Place at St Paul's Cathedral in London
* Divorced in 1996
Over 700 Million Viewers Worldwide
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#1 Songs in America
(July 29th)
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 - "Everytime You Go Away"
Paul Young
7/27 - 8/2
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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(July 29th)
1980 - Hall & Oates Released Their 9th Album, Voices
* Featuring “Kiss On My List”
Did You Know?
Hall & Oates Are the Most Successful Duo in Musical History
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The Royal Wedding