Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Malcolm McDowell (Actor)
Birthplace: Horsforth, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
1944 - Erno Rubik (Inventor) Rubik's Cube
Birthplace: Budapest, Hungary
1948 - Joe Roth (Film Executive) Young Guns
Birthplace: New York City
1951 - Howard Leese (Guitarist) Heart
Birthplace: Hollywood, California
1951 - Richard Thomas (Actor) The Waltons
Birthplace: New York City
1953 - Tim Allen (Actor and Comedian)
Birthplace: Denver, Colorado
1954 - Lance Kinsey (Actor) Police Academy (Lt. Proctor)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1960 - Jacques Rougeau (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Saint-Sulpice, Quebec, Canada
1962 - Ally Sheedy (Actress) The Breakfast Club
Birthplace: New York City
1971 - David Mendenhall (Actor) Over the Top (Michael)
Birthplace: Oceanside, California
1986 - Mary-Kate Olsen (Actress) Full House
Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, California
1986 - Ashley Olsen (Actress) Full House
Birthplace: Sherman Oaks, California
Fun Fact!
Ally Sheedy Received a BFA Degree in Acting From The University of Southern California
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Other Notable Birthdays
Maurice Copeland (Actor)
June 13, 1911 - October 3, 1985
Birthplace: Rector, Arkansas
Passed Away at Age 74
* Unknown Cause of Death
Played the Secretary of Agriculture in the 1983 Film, Trading Places
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Geraldine Page (Actress)
November 22, 1924 - June 13, 1987
Birthplace: Kirksville, Missouri
Passed Away at Age 62 From a Heart Attack
* Died in Her Lower Manhattan Townhouse
Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Carrie Watts in the 1985 Film A Trip to Bountiful
Chuck Noll (Football Coach)
January 5, 1932 - June 13, 2014
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 82 From Natural Causes
* Coached the Pittsburgh Steelers From 1969 - 1991
Super Bowl Champion: 4
Regarded as One of the Greatest Football Coaches of All-Time
Ned Beatty (Actor)
July 6, 1937 - June 13, 2021
Birthplace: Louisville, Kentucky
Passed Away at Age 83 From Natural Causes
* Played Dean Martin in the 1985 Film, Back to School
Nominated For an Academy Award For His Role as Arthur Jensen in the 1976 Film Network
Benji Gregory (Actor)
May 26, 1978 - June 13, 2024
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Passed Away at Age 46 From a Heat Stroke After Falling Asleep in His Car With Liver Cirrhosis Contributing
* Suffered From Bipolar and Sleep Disorders
Played Brian Tanner On Alf
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1980 - The Children
Director: Max Kalmanowicz
Starring: Martin Shakar, Gil Rogers and Gale Garnett
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1980 - The Island
Director: Michael Ritchie
Starring: Michael Caine, David Warner and Angela Punch McGregor
Budget: $22 Million
Box Office: $15.7 Million
1980 - Roadie
Director: Alan Rudolph
Starring: Meat Loaf, Kaki Hunter, Art Carney, Alice Cooper, Blondie, Roy Orbison and Hank Williams Jr.
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.2 Million
1980 - Wholly Moses!
Director: Gary Weis
Starring: Laraine Newman, James Coco, Paul Sand, Jack Gilford, Dom DeLuise, John Houseman, Madeline Kahn, David Lander, Richard Pryor and John Ritter
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $14.1 Million
1980 - Carny
Director: Robert Kaylor
Starring: Gary Busey, Jodie Foster and Robbie Robertson
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $1.8 Million
1986 - Back to School
Director: Alan Metter
Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Downey Jr.. Sam Kinison, Ned Beatty and William Zabka
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $91.3 Million
1986 - The Manhattan Project
Director: Marshall Brickman
Starring: John Lithgow, Christopher Collet and Cynthia Nixon
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $3.9 Million
1986 - Mona Lisa
Director: Neil Jordan
Starring: Bob Hoskins, Cathy Tyson, Robbie Coltrane and Michael Caine
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1986 - Never too Young to Die
Director: Gil Bettman
Starring: John Stamos, Vanity, Gene Simmons, George Lazenby and Robert Englund
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1987 - The Final Episode of Sidekicks Aired
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 23
Network: The Disney Channel
1988 - Blue Skies Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 3
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - She Works Hard for the Money
Donna Summer (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
1983 - Texas Flood
Stevie Ray Vaughan (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #38
1985 - Invasion of Your Privacy
Ratt (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US
Playboy Model, Marianne Gravatte is On the Cover of the Album
1986 - Criminal Tango
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (12th Album)
* Reached #7 in Norway
1988 - Ain't Complaining
Status Quo (18th Album)
* Reached #12 in the UK
1988 - Conscience
Womack and Womack (4th Album)
1988 - Survive
Nuclear Assault (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #145
1989 - DC Talk
DC Talk (Debut Album)
1989 - What You Don't Know
Exposé (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #33
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1989 - The Detroit Pistons Swept the Los Angeles Lakers (4 - 0) to Win the NBA Championship
MVP: Joe Dumars
Coach: Chuck Daly
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In Other News
(On June 13th)
1966 - The United States Supreme Court Ruled That Police Officers Must Tell Suspects Their Rights Before Questioning
* In the Case of Miranda v. Arizona
1967 - President Lyndon B. Johnson Nominated Thurgood Marshall to Become the First Black Justice on the U.S. Supreme Court
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The "Bad Boys" Won the NBA Championship
#1 Songs in America
(June 13th)
1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
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 - "Time After Time"
Cyndi Lauper
6/9 - 6/22
1985 - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Tears for Fears
6/8 - 6/21
1986 - "Live to Tell"
Madonna
6/7 - 6/13
1987 - "Always"
Atlantic Starr
6/13 - 6/19
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Bette Midler
6/10 - 6/16
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1987 - “Always” by Atlantic Starr Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from June 13 - 19
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Fun Fact!
Atlantic Starr Was Formed in Greenburgh, New York in 1976
Fun Fact!
The First NBA Finals Was Played in 1947 Between the Chicago Stags and the Philadelphia Warriors
* The Warriors Beat the Stags 4 Games to 1
Head Coach: Harold Olsen
The Warriors Were Led by Hall of Famer Joe Fulks
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1986 - Back to School Premiered in Theaters
Director: Alan Metter
Starring: Rodney Dangerfield, Sally Kellerman, Burt Young, Keith Gordon, Adrienne Barbeau, Robert Downey Jr.. Sam Kinison, Ned Beatty and William Zabka
Fun Fact!
The Room Where Thornton Melon Took His Final Exam Was Also the Audition Room in Flashdance
June 13th in 80s History
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1989 - The Detroit Pistons Swept the Los Angeles Lakers (4 - 0) to Win the NBA Championship
Head Coach: Chuck Daly
MVP: Joe Dumars
The Pistons Also Won the NBA Championship in 1990
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(June 13th)
1983 - The Pioneer 10 Space Probe Passed Neptune, Becoming the First ManMade Object to Leave the Central Solar System
* Launched in 1972