Happy 80s Birthdays
1931 - Marla Gibbs (Actress) The Jeffersons (Florence)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1946 - Donald Trump (Businessman)
Birthplace: Queens, New York
1949 - Jim Lea (English Bassist) Slade
Birthplace: Wolverhampton, Staffordshire, England
1959 - Marcus Miller (Bassist)
Birthplace: New York City
1961 - Boy George (English Singer)
Birthplace: Barnehurts, Kent, England
1961 - Sam Perkins (Basketball)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Fun Facts!
Boy George Was Born George Alan O’Dowd
Sam Perkins Was the 4th Overall Pick in the 1984 NBA Draft by the Dallas Mavericks
College: North Carolina
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Other Notable Birthdays
Don Newcombe (Baseball)
June 14, 1926 - February 19, 2019
Birthplace: Madison, New Jersey
Passed Away at Age 92 After Battling a Long Illness
MLB Seasons: 12
Position: Pitcher
Career Record: 153 - 96
All-Star: 4
Rookie of the Year: 1949
NL Cy Young: 1956
NL MVP: 1956
The First Pitcher to Win the Rookie of the Year, Most Valuable Player, and the Cy Young Award
Fun Fact!
In 1949 Don Newcombe Became the First Black Pitcher to Start a World Series Game
* Also the First Black Pitcher to Win 20-Games (1951)
Pat Summit (Women’s Basketball Coach)
June 14, 1952 - June 28, 2016
Birthplace: Clarksville, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 64 After a Long Battle With Alzheimer's Disease
* Coached the Lady Vols (Tennessee) From 1974 to 2012
Won 8 National Championships
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
John Logie Baird (Scottish Inventor)
August 13, 1888 - June 14, 1946
Birthplace: Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Passed Away at Age 57 From a Stroke
* Died in His Waes Essex, England Home
Invented the First Television Set in 1926
Peggy Ashcroft (English Actress)
December 22, 1907 - June 14, 1991
Birthplace: Croydon, England
Passed Away on June 14, 1991 at Age 83 From a Stroke
* A Leading Actress in British Theater For Over 50-Years
Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress For Her Role as Mrs. Moore in the 1984 Film A Passage to India
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - Secret Admirer
Director: David Greenwalt
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Fred Ward, Dee Wallace Stone, Leigh Taylor-Young and Cliff DeYoung
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $8.6 Million
1985 - Prizzi's Honor
Director: John Huston
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Robert Loggia, William Hickey and Anjelica Huston
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $26.6 Million
Anjelica Huston Won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress
1985 - The Stuff
Director: Larry Cohen
Starring: Michael Moriarty, Andrea Marcovicci, Garrett Morris, Danny Aiello and Paul Sorvino
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.7 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Final Episode of Lottery
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 17
Network: ABC
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Cultösaurus Erectus
Blue Öyster Cult (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
1982 - All the Best Cowboys Have Chinese Eyes
Pete Townshend (3rd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
1982 - Unlimited
Reba McEntire (5th Album)
* Reached #22 on the Country Charts
1982 - Metal Massacre (Compilation Album)
Various Artists
1985 - Boy in the Box
Corey Hart (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #20
* Hit #1 in Canada
1986 - Destiny
Chaka Khan (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #67
In Other 80s Music News
1987 - Madonna’s “Who’s That Girl” Tour Kicked Off in Osaka, Japan
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - The Los Angeles Lakers Beat the Boston Celtics 4 games to 2 to Win the NBA Championship
MVP: Magic Johnson
Coach: Pat Riley
1989 - The Fabulous Freebirds Won the Tag Team Tournament For the NWA Tag Team Championship
Final Opponent: The Midnight Express
Event: Clash of the Champions VII
Location: Fort Bragg, North Carolina
Venue: Ritz-Epps Fitness Center
Click Here For More 80s Pro Wrestling Fun Facts
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - The Mindbender Roller Coaster at The Fantasyland in Edmonton, Alberta Canada Derailed Killing 3 Riders
* The Park is Now Called Galaxyland
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1988 - The Soap Opera The Young and the Restless (CBS) Finally Passed General Hospital (ABC) to Became the #1 Daytime Soap in America
* General Hospital Was #1 For 9 Straight Seasons
June 14th in 80s History
"On My Own" Became the #1 Song in America
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Headlines
(June 14th)
1985 - Secret Admirer Premiered in Theaters
Director: David Greenwalt
Starring: C. Thomas Howell, Lori Loughlin, Kelly Preston, Fred Ward, Dee Wallace Stone, Leigh Taylor-Young and Cliff DeYoung
Fun Fact!
C. Thomas Howell Did His Own Stunts in Scenes Where He's Jumping Over Fences and Diving Into the Ocean
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#1 Songs in America
(June 14th)
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 - "On My Own"
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
6/14 - 7/4
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
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
Fun Fact!
The First Daytime Soap Opera on Television Was These Are My Children in 1949
Network: NBC
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In Other News
(On June 14th)
1775 - The Continental Army Was Formed by the Continental Congress
* Formed After the Outbreak of the American Revolutionary War
The Birth of the United States Army
1954 - U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower Signed a Bill that Put the Words "Under God" Into the United States Pledge of Allegiance
1959 - The Disneyland Monorail System Opened
* The First Operating Monorail System in the Western Hemisphere
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1986 - “On My Own” by Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald Hit #1 On the U.S. Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from June 14 - July 4
Also Hit #1 in Canada and Netherlands
1987 - The Los Angeles Lakers Beat the Boston Celtics 4 Games to 2 to Win the NBA Championship
Coach: Pat Riley
MVP: Magic Johnson