Happy 80s Birthdays
1950 - Huey Lewis (Singer)
Birthplace: New York City
1951 - Goose Gossage (Baseball)
Birthplace: Colorado Springs, Colorado
1952 - Hillbilly Jim (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Scottsville, Kentucky
1954 - Jimmy Crespo (Guitarist) Aerosmith
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1956 - James Lofton (Football)
Birthplace: Fort Ord, California
1957 - Doug Wilson (Hockey)
Birthplace: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
1966 - Claudia Wells (Actress) Back to the Future (Jennifer)
Birthplace: Kuala, Lumpur, Malaysia
Fun Fact!
Huey Lewis Scored a Perfect 800 on the Math Portion of the SAT
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Other Notable Birthdays
P. T. Barnum (American Businessman)
July 5, 1810 - April 7, 1891
Birthplace: Bethel, Connecticut
Passed Away at Age 80 From a Stroke
* Born Phineas Taylor Barnum
Co-Founded Barnum & Bailey Circus With James Anthony Bailey
Katherine Helmond (Actress)
July 5, 1929 - February 23, 2019
Birthplace: Galveston, Texas
Passed Away at Age 89 From Complications of Alzheimer's Disease
* Best Known For Playing Mona on Who’s the Boss
A 4x Emmy Nominee (1978, 1979, 1980, 1981) For Her Role as Jessica Tate on the TV Series Soap
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Joseph Nicéphore Niépce (Inventor)
March 7, 1765 - July 5, 1833
Birthplace: Chalon-sur-Saône, France
Passed Away at Age 68 From a Stroke
* Invented Photography
Made the World's Oldest Surviving Photographic Image in the 1820’s
Ted Williams (Baseball)
August 30, 1918 - July 5, 2002
Birthplace: San Diego, California
Passed Away at Age 83 From Cardiac Arrest
MLB Seasons: 19 (Boston Red Sox)
Position: Outfield
Career Average: .344
Home Runs: 521
All-Star: 19
AL MVP: 2 (1946, 1949)
Triple Crown: 2 (1942, 1947)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1966 (1st Ballot)
Fun Fact!
Ted Williams is the Last Player to Hit .400 in the Regular Season When He Hit .406 in 1941
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - The Blue Lagoon
Director: Randal Kleiser
Starring: Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins
Budget: $4.5 Million
Box Office: $58.8 Million
1985 - The Lift
Director: Dick Maas
Starring: Huub Stapel, Willeke van Ammelrooy and Josine van Dalsum
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1989 - Weekend at Bernies
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Jonathan Silverman, Catherine Mary Stewart and Terry Kiser
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $30.2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - America This Morning Premiered on ABC
* Still on the Air
1989 - Seinfeld Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 180
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1988 - South of Heaven
Slayer (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #57
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Björn Borg Won a Record 5th Straight Wimbledon
Runner Up: John McEnroe
Match: 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6
1986 - Martina Navratilova Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Hana Mandlikova
Match: 7-6, 6-3
1987 - Pat Cash (Australia) Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)
Match: 7-6, 6-2, 7-5
1987 - Mark McGwire Became the First Rookie to Hit 30 Home Runs Before the All-Star Break
Pitcher: Dennis “Oil Can” Boyd
* The A’s Beat the Red Sox 6 - 3 at the Oakland Coliseum on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 32,655
Jose Canseco Hit 2 Home Runs
1989 - Barry and Bobby Bonds Became the Leading Home Run Leaders For a Father and Son
Seinfeld Premiered on NBC
#1 Songs in America
(July 5th)
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 - "There'll Be Sad Songs"
Billy Ocean
7/5 - 7/11
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
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
1986 - “There’ll Be Sad Songs” by Billy Ocean Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 5 - 11
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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Headlines
(July 5th)
1980 - Björn Borg Won His 5th Straight Wimbledon (94th Wimbledon)
* Defeated John McEnroe 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, 6-7, 8-6
Considered One of the Greatest Wimbledon Finals of All-Time
Fun Fact!
Björn Borg Won 11 Major Championships
Wimbledon: 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981
French Open: 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980
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1989 - Seinfeld Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 180
The #1 Show in America in 1994 and 1997
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Other Notable Dates
(On July 5th)
1934 - “Bloody Thursday Took Place in San Francisco When Police Opened Fire on the Protesting Docksmen
1954 - Elvis Presley Recorded His First Single "That's All Right"
* Recorded in Memphis, Tennessee
1971 - The U.S. Voting Age Was Changed From 21 to 18
* The 26th Amendment to the Constitution
1975 - Arthur Ashe Became the First Black Man to Win Wimbledon
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1989 - Weekend at Bernies Premiered in Theaters
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $30.2 Million
Did You Know?
Terry Kiser's (Bernie) Stunt Double Suffered Broken Ribs During the Ocean Scenes
July 5th in 80s History
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