On This Day June 18th in 80s History

Other Notable Birthdays

Lou Brock (Baseball)
June 18, 1939 - September 6, 2020
Birthplace: El Dorado, Arkansas
Passed Away at Age 82 From Multiple Myeloma (Blood Cancer)
MLB Seasons: 19
Position: Outfield
All-Star: 6
NL Stolen Base Leader: 8
World Series Champion: 2 (1964, 1967) St. Louis Cardinals
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1985

Roger Ebert (Film Critic)
June 18, 1942 - April 4, 2013
Birthplace: Urbana, Illinois
Passed Away at the Age of 70 From Cancer
* Had Been Diagnosed With Papillary Thyroid Cancer and Salivary Gland Cancer
Best Known For the Movie Review Show Siskel & Ebert

Bruiser Brody (Wrestling)
June 18, 1946 - July 17, 1988
Birthplace: Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Passed Away at Age 46 From Stab Wounds
* Attacked Before a Match in San Juan, Puerto Rico
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2019

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Larry Doby (Baseball)
December 13, 1923 - June 18, 2003
Birthplace: Camden, South Carolina
Passed Away on June 18, 2003 at the Age of 79 From Cancer
* Unknown Type of Cancer
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1998

Fun Fact!

The 2nd African-American Player in Major League Baseball and the First in the American League

Vera Lynn (English Singer)
March 20, 1917 - June 18, 2020
Birthplace: East Ham, Essex, England
Passed Away on June 18, 2020 at Age 103
* Unknown Cause of Death
Known as the “Forces Sweetheart” During World War II

Willie Mays (Baseball)
May 6, 1931 - June 18, 2024
Birthplace: Westfield, Alabama
Passed Away at Age 93 From Heart Failure
MLB Seasons: 23
Position: Outfield
All-Star: 24
Gold Glove: 12
NL MVP: 2 (1954, 1965)
Career Home Runs: 660
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1979 (First Ballot)

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1982 - Annie
Director: John Huston
Starring: Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann and Aileen Quinn
Budget: $50 Million

Box Office: $57 Million

1982 - Author! Author!
Director: Arthur Hiller
Starring: Al Pacino, Dyan Cannon and Tuesday Weld
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $13.1 Million

1982 - Firefox
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood
Budget: $21 Million

Box Office: $46.7 Million

1986 - Legal Eagles
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Robert Redford, Debra Winger and Daryl Hannah
Budget: $40 Million

Box Office: $93.1 Million ($49 Million Domestic)

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80s Television
(On This Day)

No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day

Fun Fact!

Madonna Auditioned as a Dancer For the TV Series, Fame

Happy 80s Birthdays

1942 - Paul McCartney (English Singer)
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
1951 - Miriam Flynn (Actress) Vacation (Cousin Catherine)
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
1952 - Carol Kane (Actress) Taxi
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
1952 - Isabella Rossellini (Actress)
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
1961 - Andres Galarraga (Baseball)
Birthplace: Caracas, Venezuela
1963 - Dizzy Reid (Keyboardist) Guns N’ Roses
Birthplace: Hinsdale, Illinois
1963 - Bruce Smith (Football)
Birthplace: Norfolk, Virginia

Fun Fact!
Carol Kane Won an Emmy For Most Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in 1982 For Her Role as Simka Dahblitz-Gravas in Taxi

In Other News

(On June 18th)

1812 - The United States Declared War on the England

* Beginning of The War of 1812

1873 - Susan B. Anthony Was Fined $100 For Attempting to Vote in the 1872 Presidential Election

* Anthony Was a White Woman Born Into a Quaker Family Committed to Social Equality Who Started Collecting Anti-Slavery Petitions at Age 17

In 1856 She Became the New York State Agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society

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#1 Songs in America

(June 18th)

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 - "Together Forever"

Rick Astley

6/18 - 6/24

1989 - "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"

New Kids on the Block

6/17 - 6/23

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Fun Fact!

The First First British Artist to Have a #1 Song in America Was Mr. Acker Bilk in 1962
Song: “Stranger on the Shore”

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1983 - Jack Brisco and Jerry Brisco Beat Ricky Steamboat and Jay Youngblood For the NWA Tag Team Championship
Location: Greenville, SC

1984 - Fuzzy Zoeller (-4) Won the US Open
Prize: 94,000
Runner Up: Greg Norman (-4)
Runner Up Prize: $47,000
* Zoeller Beat the Norman in the Playoff Round

1985 - Patrick Ewing Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Draft by the New York Knicks

1986 - California Angels Pitcher, Don Sutton Recorded His 300th Career Win
* The Angels Beat the Rangers 5 - 1 at Angels Stadium in Anaheim
Attendance: 37,044

1989 - Curtis Strange (-2) Won the US Open
Prize: $200,000
Runner Up: Chip Beck, Mark McCumber and Ian Woosnam (-1)
Runner Up Prize: 67,823

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1981 - The Lockheed F-117 Nighthawk, Made Its Maiden Voyage
* The First Aircraft Designed Around Stealth Technology

1984 - A Clash Between 5,000 Police and 5,000 Miners Occurred at Orgreave, South Yorkshire
* Known as the UK Miners' Strike

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Headlines

(June 18th)

1982 - Annie Premiered in Theaters
Director: John Huston
Starring: Albert Finney, Carol Burnett, Ann Reinking, Tim Curry, Bernadette Peters, Geoffrey Holder, Edward Herrmann and Aileen Quinn

Did You Know?
Aileen Quinn (Annie) Rubbed an Apple on Her Face to Get Sandy The Dog to Kiss Her

Fun Fact

Jack Nicholson Was Originally Casted as Daddy Warbucks, But Dropped Out After the Original Producer Left the Film

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1982 - Beat
King Crimson (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #52

1982 - Mirage
Fleetwood Mac (13th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

Featuring “Hold Me” and “Gypsy”

1983 - Works (Compilation Album)
Pink Floyd
Billboard Charts: #68

1984 - Breaking Hearts
Elton John (18th Album)
Billboard Charts: #20

* Hit #1 in Australia and Switzerland

1984 - Camouflage
Rod Stewart (13th Album)

1984 - Mask
Roger Glover (3rd Solo Album)

1984 - From Her to Eternity
Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #40

* #1 in UK Independant

1984 - Goodbye Cruel World
Elvis Costello and the Attractions (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #35

1985 - Dare to Be Stupid
"Weird Al" Yankovic (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #50

Featuring “Like a Surgeon”

In Other 80s Music News

1983 - Menudo Played Their First of 4 Shows at Madison Square Garden
* All 80,000 Menudo Tickets Sold Out Within 3 Days

Fun Fact!

Ricky Martin Was a Member of Menudo From 1984 to 1989

1988 - “Together Forever” by Rick Astley Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from June 18 - 24

Also Hit #1 in Canada, Spain and Ireland