On This Day June 13th in 80s History

June 13th in 80s History

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Victory Parade

Other Notable Dates

(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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Happy 80s Birthdays

1932 - Bob McGrath (Actor) Sesame Street
1943 - Malcolm McDowell (Actor)
1944 - Erno Rubik (Inventor) Rubik's Cube
1948 - Joe Roth (Film Executive)
1951 - Howard Leese (Guitarist) Heart
1951 - Richard Thomas (Actor)
1951 - Darcel Wynne (Dancer) Solid Gold
1954 - Lance Kinsey (Actor) Police Academy
1960 - Jacques Rougeau (Wrestler)
1962 - Ally Sheedy (Actress) The Breakfast Club
1971 - David Mendenhall (Actor) Over the Top
1986 - Mary-Kate Olsen (Actress) Full House
1986 - Ashley Olsen (Actress) Full House

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
June 13, 1911 - October 3, 1985
Passed Away at Age 74 (Unknown Causes)

Played the Secretary of Agriculture in the 1983 Film, Trading Places

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Geraldine Page
Passed Away on June 13, 1987 at Age 62 from Heart Attack

Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Carrie Watts in the 1985 Film, A Trip to Bountiful

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Chuck Knoll (Football Coach)
Passed Away on June 13, 2014 at Age 82 from Natural Causes
* Head Coach of the Pittsburgh Steelers From 1969 - 1991
Won 4 Super Bowls

Ned Beatty
Passed Away on June 13, 2014 at Age 83 (Natural Causes)
Played Dean Martin in the 1985 Film, Back to School

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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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