On This Day June 17th in 80s History

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1988 - The Great Outdoors Premiered in Theaters
Director: Howard Deutch
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Annette Benning

Happy 80s Birthdays

1943 - Barry Manilow (Singer)
Birthplace: New York City
1947 - George Clinton (Composer)
Birthplace: Chattanooga, Tennessee
1947 - Gregg Rolie (Singer) Journey
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
1948 - Dave Concepcion (Baseball)
Birthplace: Ocumare de la Costa, Venezuela
1951 - Joe Piscopo (Actor and Comedian) SNL
Birthplace: Passaic, New Jersey
1954 - Mark Linn -Baker (Actor) Perfect Strangers (Cousin Larry)
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
1966 - Jason Patric (Actor) The Lost Boys
Birthplace: New York City

Fun Fact!
Joe Piscopo Received a Degree in Broadcast Management From Jones College in Jacksonville, Florida

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Other Notable Birthdays

Ruth Graves (Chef)
June 17, 1903 - January 10, 1977
Birthplace: Walpole, Massachusetts
Passed Away at Age 73
* Unknown Cause of Death
Invented the First Chocolate Chip Cookie

Ralph Bellamy (Actor)
June 17, 1904 - November 29, 1991
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
Passed Away at Age 87 From a Lung Ailment
* Played Randolph Duke in the 1983 Film Trading Places
Nominated For an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor For His Role as Daniel Leeson in the 1937 Film The Awful Truth

Paul Young (English Singer)
June 17, 1947 - July 15, 2000
Birthplace: Benchill, Manchester, England
Passed Away at the Age of 53 From a Heart Attack
* Suffered the Heart Attack in His Hale, Altrincham, England Home
The Lead Singer For Mike + The Mechanics

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Dick Howser (Baseball)
May 14, 1936 - June 17, 1987
Birthplace: Miami, Florida
Passed Away at Age 51 From a Brain Tumor
MLB Seasons: 8
Position: Shortstop
Managed the Kansas City Royals From 1981 to 1986 Leading Them to a World Series Championship in 1985
* Also the Manager of the New York Yankees in 1978 and 1980

Rodney King (Motorist)
April 2, 1965 - June 17, 2012
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Drowned in His Swimming Pool at Age 47
* Rodney King Was a Victim of Police Brutality
Caught on Film Getting Brutally Assaulted by Police in 1991

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1983 - Superman III
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Richard Pryor, Annette O'Toole and Margot Kidder
Budget: $39 Million

Box Office: $80.2 Million ($59 Million Domestic)

1988 - The Great Outdoors
Director: Howard Deutch
Starring: Dan Aykroyd, John Candy and Annette Benning
Budget: $24 Million

Box Office: $43.4 Million

1988 - Red Heat
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jim Belushi, Peter Boyle, Ed O'Ross and Gina Gershon
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $34.9 Million

1988 - Waxwork
Director: Anthony Hickox
Starring: Zach Galligan, Deborah Foreman, Michelle Johnson, David Warner, Dana Ashbrook and Patrick Macnee
Budget: $3.5 Million

Box Office: $808,000

1988 - The Decline of Western Civilization Part II: The Metal Years
Director: Penelope Spheeris
Starring: Popular Heavy Metal Bands
Budget: $500,000

Box Office: $373,000

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80s Television
(On This Day)

No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day

Fun Fact!

The Luke and Laura Wedding Remains the Highest Rated Episode in Soap Opera History

TV Guide Ranked it as the Greatest Soap Opera Moment of All-Time

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1983 - Synchronicity
The Police (5th and Final Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Australian and New Zealand

1985 - Misplaced Childhood
Marillion (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #47

* Hit #1 in the UK

1985 - Single Life
Cameo (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #62

* #2 in R&B
Featuring “Word Up”

1985 - Crush
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #38

1987 - Pleased to Meet You
The Replacements (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #131

1988 - Open All Night
The Georgia Satellites (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #77

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1985 - The U.S. Express (Barry Windham and Mike Rotundo) Beat the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff for the WWF Tag Team Championship
Location: Poughkeepsie, NY

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1985 - Sultan bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud Became the First Arab and Muslim in Space, When the Space Shuttle Discovery Launched
* Payload Specialist

1987 - The Dusky Seaside Sparrow Became Extinct
* Founded in Florida

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1985 - Barry Windham and Mike Rotundom (The U.S. Express) Beat the Iron Sheik and Nikolai Volkoff For the WWF Tag Team Championship

* Lost the Belt On August 24, 1985 to Greg "The Hammer" Valentine and Brutus Beefcake

Police Released Their Synchronicity Album

In Other News

(On June 7th)

1775 - The Colonists Lost the Battle of Bunker of Hill to the British
* The Colonist Delivered Many Casualties, Meaning The Americans Were Here To Stay

1885 - The Statue of Liberty Arrived in New York
* A Gift from France

1901 - The College Board Introduced the First Standardized Test
* Would Eventually Become the SAT’s

1972 - Five White House Operatives Were Arrested For Breaking Into the Offices of the Democratic National Committee
* Known as the Watergate Scandal

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