1984 - Hakeem Olajuwan Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets
College: Houston
Other Notable Draft Picks
(Future Hall of Famers)
#3 Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
College: North Carolina
#5 Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers)
College: Auburn
#16 John Stockton (Utah Jazz)
College: Gonzaga
#131 Oscar Schmidt (New Jersey Nets)
Country: Brazil
* Didn't Sign With the Nets (Played 29 Seasons in Europe and South America)
Oscar Schmidt is the Top Scorer in the History of the Summer Olympics
Hakeem Olajuwan Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Draft
Happy 80s Birthdays
1948 - Phylicia Rashad (Actress) The Cosby Show
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
1950 - Ann Wilson (Singer) Heart
Birthplace: San Diego, California
1954 - Kathleen Turner (Actress) Romancing the Stone
Birthplace: Springfield, Missouri
1959 - Mark DeBarge (Singer)
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
1962 - Paula Abdul (Singer)
Birthplace: San Fernando, California
1967 - Mia Sara (Actress) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Birthplace: Brooklyn, Heights, New York
Fun Fact!
Paula Abdul Married Married Emilio Estevez on April 29, 1992 in a Santa Monica Judge’s Chamber
* Divorced in 1994
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Other Notable Birthdays
Lou Gehrig (Baseball)
June 19, 1903 - June 2, 1941
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 37 From ALS (Lou Gehrig Disease)
MLB Seasons: 17 (New York Yankees)
Position: First Base
Batting Average: .340
Home Runs: 493
All-Star: 7
* The All-Star Game Began in 1933
AL MVP: 2 (1927, 1936)
Triple Crown: 1934
World Series Champion: 6
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Wahoo McDaniel (Wrestler)
June 19, 1938 - April 18, 2002
Birthplace: Bernice, Louisiana
Passed Away at Age 63 From a Stroke
* Diabetes and Kidney Failure Contributing
A 5x NWA Heavyweight Champion
Fun Fact!
Wahoo McDaniel Played Linebacker 9-Seasons in the NFL
College: Oklahoma
NFL Teams
Houston Oilers (1960)
Denver Broncos (1961 - 1963)
New York Jets (1964 - 1965)
Miami Dolphins (1966 - 1968)
Lou Pearlman
June 19, 1954 - August 19, 2016
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 62 From a Heart Infection
* Died While in a Federal Correctional Institution in Miami, Florida For Conspiracy, Money Laundering and Making False Statements During a Bankruptcy Hearing
Founded The Backstreet Boys, NSYNC and Many Other Boy Bands
Kim Walker (Actress)
June 19, 1968 - March 6, 2001
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 32 From a Brain Herniation
* Had Been Diagnosed With a Brain Tumor A Few Years Before
Best Known For Playing Heather Chandler in the 1989 Film Heathers and Sheila in Say Anything… (1989)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Len Bias (Basketball)
November 18, 1963 - June 19, 1986
Birthplace: Landover, MAryoland
Passed Away on June 19, 1986 at Age 22 From a Cocaine Overdose
* 1986 First Team All-American (Maryland)
The 2nd Overall Pick in the 1986 NBA Draft
Manute Bol (Basketball)
Unknown Date - June 19, 2010
Birthplace: Turalei, Sudan
Passed Away on June 19, 2010 at Age 47 From Acute Kidney Failure
NBA Seasons: 12
Position: Center
NBA Blocks Leader: 2 (1986, 1989)
Bol Was One of the Tallest NBA Players of All-Time 7 ft 7
Koko (The Gorilla)
July 4, 1971 - June 19, 2018
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Passed Away in Her Sleep in Woodside, California on June 19, 2018 at Age 46
* Born in the San Francisco Zoo
Koko Understood Over 1,000 Sign Languages and 2,000 English Words
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Rough Cut
Director: Don Siegal
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down and David Niven
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $16.6 Million
1981 - The Cannonball Run
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett and Jackie Chan
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $160 Million ($72 Million Domestic)
1981 - Superman II
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran and Margot Kidder
Budget: $54 Million
Box Office: $190.4 Million ($108 Million Domestic)
1987 - Roxanne
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Shelley Duvall, Rick Rossovich, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard and Damon Wayans
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $40 Million
Steve Martin Was the Star, Executive Producer and the Screenwriter
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1987 - Final Episode of Nightlife (Talk Show)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 195
Network: Syndication
Starring David Brenner and Billy Preston
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Only a Lad
Oingo Boingo (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #172
1984 - The Allnighter
Glenn Frey (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
1984 - Who’s Afraid of Art Noise?
Art of Noise (Debut Album)
* Reached #8 in the UK
1988 - Let It Bee
Voice of the Beehive (Debut Album)
* Reached #13 in the UK
1988 - Outrider
Jimmy Page (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
1989 - Heart of Stone
Cher (19th Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
* Hit #1 in Australia
Featuring “If I Could Turn Back Time”
1989 - Extreme Aggression
Kreator (4th Album)
* Reached #90 in Germany
1989 - Riders go Commercial (Live Album)
Riders in the Sky
1989 - Soul Provider
Michael Bolton (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Hit #1 in Australia
In Other 80s Music News
1982 - Amy Grant Married Christian Music Singer, Gary Chapman
* Divorced in 1999 (3 Children)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Hakeem Olajuwan Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1988 - Pope John Paul II Canonized 117 Vietnamese Martyrs
In Other News
(On June 19th)
1846 - The First Official Organized Baseball Game Was Played in Hoboken, New Jersey
* The New York Baseball Club Beat the New York Knickerbockers 23 - 1
1865 - Slaves in Galveston, Texas Were Officially Informed of Their Freedom 2 Years After the Emancipation Proclamation to Officially End Slavery in the United States
* Juneteenth is a Federal Holiday in the United States
1910 - The First Father's Day in the United States Was Celebrated in Spokane, Washington
1943 - The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers Merged For 1 Season Because of Player Shortages Caused by World War II
1949 - Jim Roper Won the First NASCAR Race, The Strictly Stock at The Charlotte Speedway
* Glenn Dunaway Was Disqualified For Altering His Rear Springs
Fun Fact!
NASCAR Was Partly Originated From Bootleggers, During Prohibition, Building Cars to Outrun the Police
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Headlines
(June 19th)
1981 - Superman II Premiered in Theaters
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty and Margot Kidder
The 3rd Highest Grossing Movie From 1981
#1 Raiders of the Lost Ark
#2 On Golden Pond
1986 - Len Bias Died at Age 22 From a Cocaine Overdose Two Days After Being Selected 2nd Overall in the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics
* Was an All American From the University of Maryland
Did You Know?
Cocaine Was First Synthesized in 1898 by German Chemist Richard Willstätter
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June 19th in 80s History
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#1 Songs in America
(June 19th)
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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1981 - The Cannonball Run Premiered in Theaters
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett and Jackie Chan
Jackie Chan's American Film Debut
Fun Fact!
Jackie Chan is Chinese and Was Upset His Character Was Japanese
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