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1985 - Back to the Future Premiered in Theaters
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover
The Highest Grossing Movie From 1985
#2 Rambo: First Blood Part II
#3 Rocky IV
View The Highest Grossing Movies From 1985
Fun Fact!
Tom Wilson (Bif) Improvised the Line "What Are You Looking at Butthead?"
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Back to the Future Premiered in Theaters
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1987 - Adventures in Babysitting Premiered in Theaters
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton, Penelope Ann Miller and Bradley Whitford
Fun Fact!
The Last Name of Elisabeth Shue’s Character in Adventures in Babysitting and Back to the Future II & III is Parker
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Other Notable Birthdays
Laura Branigan (Singer)
July 3, 1952 - August 26, 2004
Birthplace: Mount Kisco, New York
Passed Away at Age 52 From a Ventricular Brain Aneurysm
* Died in Her Sleep at Her East Quogue, New York Home
Best Know For the 1982 Song "Gloria"
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Jim Morrison (Singer)
December 8, 1943 - July 3, 1971
Birthplace: Melbourne, Florida
Passed Away at Age 27 From Heart Failure (Possible Heroin Overdose)
* Was Found Dead in the Bathtub of His Paris Apartment
The Lead Singer For the Doors
Don Drysdale (Baseball)
July 23, 1936 - July 3, 1993
Birthplace: Van Nuys, California
Passed Away on July 3, 1993 at Age 56 From a Heart Attack
MLB Seasons: 14 (Los Angeles Dodgers)
Position: Pitcher
Career Record: 209 - 166
ERA: 2.95
All-Star: 9
NL Cy Young Award: 1969
World Series Champion: 3 (1959, 1963, 1965)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 (10th Ballot)
Andy Griffith (Actor)
June 1, 1926 - July 3, 2012
Birthplace: Mount Airy, North Carolina
Passed Away at the Age of 86 From a Heart Attack
* Died in His Manteo, North Carolina Home
Best Known For Matlock and The Andy Griffith Show
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - Back to the Future
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover
Budget: $19 Million
Box Office: $389.1 Million ($210 Million Domestic)
1985 - Red Sonja
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul Smith, Ronald Lacey and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Budget: $17.9 Million
Box Office: $6.9 Million
1987 - Adventures in Babysitting
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton, Penelope Ann Miller and Bradley Whitford
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $34.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Debuts or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Jane Curtin Won Back to Back Emmy Awards (1984, 1985) For Her Role as Allie in Kate & Allie
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1984 - Go Insane
Lindsey Buckingham (2nd Solo Album)
* Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac
Billboard Charts: #45
1985 - Patti
Patti LaBelle (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #72
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Chris Evert Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Hana Mandlikova
Match: 6-2, 6-2
1982 - Martina Navratilova Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Chris Evert
Match: 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
1983 - John McEnroe Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Chris Lewis (New Zealand)
Match: 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1983 - The Texas Rangers Scored 12 Runs in the 15th Inning Against the Oakland A’s
* The Rangers Beat the A’s 16 - 4 in 15 Innings at the Oakland Coliseum on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 20,697
No Home Runs Were Hit During the 12 Run Inning
1988 - Steffi Graf Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Martina Navratilova
Match: 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
1988 - Oakland A's Pitcher, Gene Nelson Became the 1st American League Pitcher to Steal a Base Since 1973
* Jose Canseco Hit 3 Home Runs in a 9 - 8 Victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto on a Sunday afternoon
Attendance: 32,329
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In Other News
(On July 3rd)
1863 - The Final Day of the Battle of Gettysburg
* Over 50,000 Casualties (Most in US History) in the 3-Day Battle
1983 - John McEnroe Won the 97th Wimbledon
* Defeated Chris Lewis 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
Fun Fact!
John McEnroe Won 7 Major Championships
Wimbledon: 1981, 1983, 1984
U.S. Open: 1979, 1980, 1981, 1984
Headlines
(July 3rd)
1982 - “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 3 - 23
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand and Israel
Fun Fact!
The Human League Formed in Sheffield,, South Yorkshire, England in 1977
Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Kurtwood Smith (Actor) RoboCop, That 70’s Show
Birthplace: New Liston, Wisconsin
1946 - Johnny Lee (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Texas City, Texas
1947 - Betty Buckley (Actress) Eight is Enough (Gym Teacher)
Birthplace: Fort Worth, Texas
1949 - Jan Smithers (Actress) WKRP in Cincinnati (Bailey Quarters)
Birthplace: North Hollywood, California
1959 - Stephen Pearcy (Singer) Ratt
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
1960 - Vince Clarke (English Musician) Erasure
Birthplace: South Woodford, Essex, England
1962 - Tom Cruise (Actor) Top Gun
Birthplace: Syracuse, New York
1964 - Yeardley Smith (Actress) The Simpsons (Lisa)
Birthplace: Paris, France
1969 - Shawnee Smith (Actress) The Blob
Birthplace: Orangeburg, South Carolina
Fun Fact!
Tom Cruise Made His Film Debut in the 1981 Film Endless Love at Age 19
1890 - Idaho Became the 43rd U.S. State
* Population Was 88,000 (Now 1.9 Million)
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July 3rd in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(July 3rd)
1980 - "Coming Up"
Paul McCartney
6/28 - 7/18
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
6/27 - 7/24
1982 - "Don't You Want Me"
The Human League
7/3 - 7/23
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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