#1 Songs in America
(July 9th)
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 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Sussudio"
Phil Collins
7/6 - 7/12
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 - "The Flame"
Cheap Trick
7/9 - 7/22
1989 - "Good Thing"
Fine Young Cannnibals
7/8 - 7/14
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Fun Fact!
Christian Yelich, Trea Turner, Adrian Beltre, Babe Herman and Bob Meusal Are the Only Players to Hit For the Cycle 3 Times
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1955 - Jimmy Smits (Actor) L.A. Law
Birthplace: New York City
1955 - Willie Wilson (Baseball)
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
1956 - Tom Hanks (Actor) Bachelor Party
Birthplace: Concord, California
1957 - Marc Almond (English Singer) Soft Cell
Birthplace: Southport, Lancashire, England
1957 - Kelly McGillis (Actress) Top Gun
Birthplace: Newport Beach, California
1959 - Jim Kerr (Scottish Singer) Simple Minds
Birthplace: Toryglen, Glasgow, Scotland
1959 - Kevin Nash (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1964 - Courtney Love (Singer)
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
1965 - Frank Bello (Bassist) Anthrax
Birthplace: The Bronx, New York
1966 - Pamela Adlon (Actress) Grease 2, Say Anything…
Birthplace: New York City
1976 - Fred Savage (Actor) The Wonder Years
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Fun Facts!
Tom Hanks Studied Theater at Chabot Junior College in Hayward Before Transferring to Cal State University Sacramento
Fred Savage Directed 19 Episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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Other Notable Birthdays
Brian Dennehy (Actor)
July 9, 1938 - April 15, 2020
Birthplace: Bridgeport, Connecticut
Passed Away at Age 81 From Cardiac Arrest
* Caused by Sepsis
Played Sheriff Will Teasle in the 1982 Film First Blood
Richard Roundtree (Actor)
July 9, 1942 - October 24, 2023
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York
Passed Away at Age 81 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Died in His Los Angeles Home
Best Known For Playing Detective John Shaft in the Shaft Franchise
O.J. Simpson (Football)
July 9, 1947 - April 10, 2024
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Passed Away at Age 76 From Pancreatic Cancer
NFL Seasons: 11
Position: Running Back
Pro-Bowl: 5
First Team All-Pro: 5
Rushing Yards: 11,236
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1985
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Zachary Taylor (Former U.S. President)
November 24, 1784 - July 9, 1850
Birthplace: Barboursville, Virginia
Passed Away in Office at Age 65 From a Stomach Illness
* Caused by a Large Consumption of Raw Fruit and Iced Milk
The 12th President of the United States
Term: 1849 - 1850
Millard Fillmore Was Sworn in as President
Isabel Sanford (Actress)
August 29, 1917 - July 9, 2004
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Passed Away at Age 86 From Natural Causes
* Best Known For Playing Louise “Weezy” Jefferson on The Jeffersons
Won an Emmy Award in 1981 For Most Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series
Ross Perot (Politician)
June 27, 1930 - July 9, 2019
Birthplace: Texarkana, Texas
Passed Away at Age 89 From Leukemia
* Known as the Texas Billionaire
Ran For President of the United States in 1992
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Tron
Director: Steven Lisberger
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Barnard Hughes and Cindy Morgan
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $50 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Dynasty Was the #1 Show in America in 1985
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Let Me Tickle Your Fancy
Jermaine Jackson (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
1983 - Fantastic
Wham! (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #83
Hit #1 in the UK and New Zealand
1984 - Ice Cream Castle
The Time (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
* Featuring “Jungle Love” and “The Bird”
Fun Fact!
The Time was Created in Minneapolis in 1981 by Prince
1985 - Who’s Zoomin Who?
Aretha Franklin (30th Album)
Billboard Charts: #13
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1988 - Chris Speier Hit for the Cycle For the 2nd Time in His Career
* The San Francisco Giants Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 21 - 2 at Candlestick Park on a Saturday Afternoon
Attendance: 34,666
Fun Fact!
Chris Speier Was the #2 Overall Pick in the 1970 Major League Baseball Draft by the San Francisco Giants
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1989 - Boris Becker Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Stefan Edberg
Match: 6-0, 7-6, 6-4
1989 - Steffi Graf Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Martina Navratilova
Match: 6-2, 6-7, 6-1
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1982 - 145 People Were Killed on Board Pan Am Flight 759 and 8 Others on the Ground When it Crashed in Kenner, Louisiana From a Microburst
1986 - Homosexuality Was Legalized in New Zealand
July 9th in 80s History
1988 - Chris Speier (San Francisco Giants) Hit For the Cycle For the 2nd Time in His Career
* The First Cycle was in 1978 as a Member of the Montreal Expos
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Headlines
(July 9th)
1982 - Tron Premiered in Theaters
Director: Steven Lisberger
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Bruce Boxleitner, David Warner, Barnard Hughes and Cindy Morgan
Fun Fact!
Tron Was the First Movie to Extensively Use Computer Animation
1983 - “Every Breath You Take” by The Police Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 9 - September 2
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Ireland and Israel
Fun Fact!
" Every Breath You Take" Won the Billboard Charts "Song of the Year"
Chris Speier Hit For The Cycle
In Other News
(On July 9th)
1877 - Spencer Gore Defeated William Marshall 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 in the First Men's Wimbledon Tournament
Did You Know?
The First Women's Wimbledon Tournament Was Held in 1884
* Maud Watson Defeated Her Older Sister Lillian Watson 6-8, 6-3, 6-3
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1988 - “The Flame” by Cheap Trick Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 9 - 22
Also Hit #1 in Canada and Australia
Fun Fact!
Cheap Trick Was Formed in Rockford, Illinois in 1973
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