1988 - Bull Durham Premiered in Theaters
Director: Ron Shelton
Starring: Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon
Fun Fact!
Director Ron Shelton Threatened to Quit the Movie Because the Studio Wanted to Cast Anthony Michael Hall Instead of Tim Robbins
June 15th in 80s History
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(June 15th)
1981 - Duran Duran Released Their Debut Album
Billboard Charts: #10
Featuring “Girls on Film”
Fun Fact!
Duran Duran Was Formed in Birmingham, England in 1978
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Other Notable Birthdays
Jim Varney (Actor and Comedian)
June 15, 1949 - February 10, 2000
Passed Away at the Age of 50 From Lung Cancer
Best Known For the "Ernest" Character
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Dick Murdoch (Wrestler)
August 16, 1946 - June 15, 1996
Passed Away at Age 49 From a Heart Attack
Won the WWF Tag Team Championship in 1984 With Partner Adrian Adonis as the North-South Connection
Casey Kasem (Radio Personality)
April 27, 1932 - June 15, 2014
Passed Away at the Age of 82 From Sepsis
The Creator and Host of the American Top 40
* Also Played the Voice of Shaggy on Scooby-Doo
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80s Movies
(Albums Released On This Day)
1984 - Under the Volcano
Director: John Huston
Starring: Albert Finney, Jacqueline Bisset and Anthony Andrews
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2.5 Million
1988 - Bull Durham
Director: Ron Shelton
Starring: Kevin Costner, Tim Robbins and Susan Sarandon
Budget: $7.5 Million
Box Office: $58 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Final Episode of Taxi
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 114
Network: ABC (1978 - 82)
NBC (1982 - 83)
1987 - Home Shopping Game Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Chipmunk Punk
The Chipmunks
Billboard Charts: #34
1981 - Duran Duran
Duran Duran (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
* #3 in the UK
Featuring “Girls on Film”
1982 - Abracadabra
Steve Miller Band (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Hit #1 in Germany
1982 - Killers (Compilation Album)
Kiss
1984 - No Brakes
John Waite (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
1987 - Radio K.A.O.S.
Roger Waters (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #50
1987 - Abigail
King Diamond (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #123
1989 - Bleach
Nirvana (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #89
1989 - Life Is a Dance: The Remix Project (Remix Album)
Chaka Khan
1989 - The Offspring
The Offspring (Debut Album)
* Reached #84 in Australia
Singles Released
1980 - “Sailing”
Christopher Cross
#1 Song in America from August 30 - September 5
Also Hit #1 in Canada
Won a Grammy for “Song of the Year”
1989 - “Cold Hearted”
Paula Abdul
#1 Song in America from September 2 - 8
Also Hit #1 in Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Cleveland Indians Outfielder Jorge Orta Had 6 Hits Against the Minnesota Twins
* The Indians Pounded Out 21 Hits in a 14 - 5 Victory Over the Twins at Cleveland Stadium on on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 25,182
1983 - The St. Louis Cardinals Traded Keith Hernandez to the New York Mets For Neil Allen & Rick Ownbey
Click Here For More 80s Baseball Fun Facts
1984 - Thomas “Hitman” Hearns TKO’d Roberto Duran in the 2nd Round to Retain the WBC Light Middleweight Championship
1985 - Pinklon Thomas Knocked Out Mike Weaver in the 8th Round to Retain the WBC Heavyweight Championship
1986 - Raymond Floyd (-1) Won the US Open
Prize: $115,000
Runner Up: Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins (+1)
Runner Up Prize: $67,646
Location: Shinnecock Hills, New York
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1985 - The Famous Danaë Painting Rembrandt Had Sulfuric Acid Thrown on it and Cut Twice with a Knife by an Insane Man
#1 Songs in America
(June 15th)
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
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1983 - The Final Episode of Taxi Aired
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 114
Starring: Judd Hirsch, Jeff Conaway, Marilu Henner, Tony Danza, Randall Carver, Andy Kaufman, Christopher Lloyd, Carol Kane and Danny DeVito
Network: ABC (1978 - 82)
NBC (1982 - 83)
Fun Fact!
Taxi Won 18 Emmy Awards With 32 Nominations
* Won Most Outstanding Comedy 3 Consecutive Years (1979, 1989, 1981)
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1949 - Dusty Baker (Baseball)
1949 - Russell Hitchcock (Singer) Air Supply
1950 - Deney Terrio (Dancer) Dance Fever
1951 - Steve Walsh (Singer) Kansas
1954 - Jim Belushi (Actor) K9
1954 - Terri Gibbs (Singer)
1955 - Polly Draper (Actress) Thirtysomething
1955 - Julie Hagerty (Actress) Airplane
1956 - Lance Parrish (Baseball)
1958 - Wade Boggs (Baseball)
1959 - Eileen Davidson (Actress) The Young and the Restless
1963 - Helen Hunt (Actress) Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
1964 - Courteney Cox (Actress) Family Ties
1969 - Ice Cube (Rapper)
1970 - Leah Remini (Actress) Living Dolls
1973 - Neil Patrick Harris (Actor) Doogie Howser, M.D.
Fun Fact!
Courteney Cox Was Featured in Bruce Springsteen’s 1984 Music Video “Dancing in the Dark"
1986 - Raymond Floyd (-1) Won the 86th U.S. Open
Runner Up: Chip Beck and Lanny Wadkins (+1)
Course: Shinnecock Hills Golf Club in Shinnecock Hills, New York. Raymond
Fun Fact!
Raymond Floyd Won 4 Major Championships During His Career
The Masters (1976)
U.S. Open (1986)
PGA Championship (1969, 1982)
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In Other News
(On June 15th)
1667 - The First Human Blood Transfusion Was Performed by Dr. Jean-Baptiste Denys
1752 - Benjamin Franklin Proved That Lightning is Electricity
1836 - Arkansas Became the 25th US State
* Population was 90,000, Now Over 3 Million
1864 - The Arlington National Cemetery Was Established
1916 - The Boy Scouts of America Was Incorporated
* The First American Youth Organization With a Federal Charter
1921 - Bessie Coleman Became the First African-America Female to Earn a Pilot’s License
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The Final Episode of Taxi Aired