July 2nd in 80s History
1986 - Big Trouble in Little China Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Kurt Russell
1988 - “Dirty Diana” by Michael Jackson Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 2 - 8
Also Hit #1 in Belgium
Other Notable Dates
(On July 2nd)
1962 - The First Walmart Store Opened For Business in Rogers, Arkansas
#1 Songs in America
(July 2nd)
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 - "Dirty Diana"
Michael Jackson
7/2 - 7/8
1989 - “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” Milli Vanilli
7/1 - 7/7
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Fun Fact!
Isabel Sanford Won an Emmy Award in 1981 For Most Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series For Her Role as Louise Jefferson
1985 - The Final Episode of The Jeffersons Aired
* Ran 11 Seasons with 253 Episodes
Did You Know?
Michael Jackson Became the First Artist With 5 Consecutive Singles From the Same Album (Bad) to Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
"I Just Can't Stop Loving You"
"Bad"
"The Way You Make Me Feel"
"Man in the Mirror"
"Dirty Diana"
Did You Know?
The C0-Pilot Roger Murdoch, Played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Was Supposed to be Played by Pete Rose
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"Dirty Diana' Became the #1 Song in America
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Polly Holliday (Actress) Alice (Flo)
1937 - Richard Petty (Race Car Driver)
1947 - Larry David (Producer) Seinfeld
1949 - Roy Bittan (Keyboardist) E Street Band
1952 - Johnny Colla (Singer) Huey Lewis and the News
1956 - Jerry Hall (Model)
1957 - Bret “Hitman” Hart (Wrestler)
1957 - Purvis Short (Basketball)
1960 - Julie Montgomery (Actress) Revenge of the Nerds
1961 - Clark Kellogg (Basketball)
1964 - Jose Canseco (Baseball)
Fun Fact!
In 1988 Jose Canseco Became the First Player in Major League Baseball History to Hit 40 Home Runs and Steal 40 Bases in the Same Season
Known as the 40 - 40 Club
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Other Notable Birthdays
Thurgood Marshall
July 2, 1908 - January 24, 1993
Passed Away at Age 84 from Heart Failure
First African-American Supreme Court Justice in US History
Brock Peters
July 2, 1927 - August 23, 2005
Passed Away at Age 78 from Pancreatic Cancer
Played Tom Robinson in the 1962 Film,To Kill a Mockingbird
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Lee Remick
Passed Away on July 2, 1991 at Age 55 from Kidney Cancer
Nominated For and Academy Award For Here Role as Kirsten Arnesen-Clay in the 1962 Film, Wine and Roses
Fred Gwynne
Passed Away on July 2, 1993 at Age 66 from Pancreatic Cancer
Played Herman Munster on the TV Show, The Munsters
James Stewart
Passed Away on July 2, 1997 at Age 89 from a Heart Attack
Played George Bailey in the 1946 Film, It's a Wonderful Life
* Considered One of the Greatest Actors of All-Time
Mario Puzo (Author)
Passed away on July 2, 1999 at Age 78 from Heart Failure
Wrote The Godfather
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Airplane!
Directors: Jim Abrahams, David Zucker and Jerry Zucker
Starring: Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty, Leslie Nielsen, Robert Stack, Lloyd Bridges, Peter Graves, Lorna Patterson and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Budget: $3.5 Million
Box Office: $158 Million ($83 Million Domestic)
Fun Fact!
The Role Played by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar in Airplane Was Supposed to be Played by Pete Rose
1982 - The Secret of NIMH (Animation)
Director: Don Bluth
Starring: Elizabeth Hartman, Hermione Baddeley, John Carradine and Dom DeLuise
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $14.7 Million
1986 - Big Trouble in Little China
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kim Cattrall, Dennis Dun and James Hong
Budget: $19 Million
Box Office: $11.1 Million
1986 - The Great Mouse Detective (Animation)
Directors: Ron Clements, Burny Mattinson, Dave Michener and John Musker
Starring: Vincent Price and Barrie Ingham
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $38.7 Million
1986 - Psycho III
Director: Anthony Perkins
Starring: Anthony Perkins, Diana Scarwid, Jeff Fahey and Roberta Maxwell
Budget: $8.4 Million
Box Office: $14.4 Million
1986 - Under the Cherry Moon
Director: Prince
Starring: Prince
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $10.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Scrabble Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 1,230
* Returned in 1993
1985 - Final Episode of The Jeffersons
Seasons: 11
Episodes: 253
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - 4
Foreigner (4th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US
* Featuring “Urgent” and “Waiting for a Girl Like You”
1982 - Imperial Bedroom
Elvis Costello and the Attractions (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #30
* #6 in the UK
1984 - The Last in Line
Dio (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
* #4 in the UK
1984 - Rewind (1971–1984) (Compilation Album)
The Rolling Stones
Billboard Charts: #86
1984 - Victory
The Jacksons (15th Album)
Billboard Charts: #4
* Hit #1 in Canada and Finland
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Dave Winfield (San Diego Padres) Went 5 - 5 With a Home Run and 4 RBI’s Against the Los Angeles Dodgers
* The Dodgers Beat the Padres 10 - 7 at Dodger Stadium on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 33,232
1983 - Martina Navrilatova Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Andrea Jaeger
Match: 6-0, 6-3
1986 - Boston Red Sox Pitcher, Roger Clemens Recorded His First Loss of the Season Against the Toronto Blue Jays After Starting the Season 14 - 0
* The Blue Jays Beat the Red Sox 4 - 2 at Fenway Park on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 27,493
1986 - The Milwaukee Brewers Beat the Baltimore Orioles 1 - 0 in a Classic Pitchers Duel at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore on a Wednesday Night
* Pitchers Juan Nieves (Brewers) and Ken Dixon (Orioles) Both Pitched Complete Games
Attendance: 19,250
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Headlines
(July 2nd)
1980 - Airplane Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Robert Hays, Julie Hagerty and Leslie Nielson