Happy 80s Birthdays
1937 - Morgan Freeman (Actor) Lean on Me
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
1944 - Robert Powell (Actor) Shaka Zulu
Birthplace: Salford, Lancanshire, England
1947 - Ronnie Wood (Guitarist) The Rolling Stones
Birthplace: Hillingdon, Middlesex, England
1948 - Tom Sneva (Race Car Driver)
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
1950 - Charlene (Singer)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1959 - Alan Wilder (Keyboardist) Depeche Mode
Birthplace: Hammersmith, London, England
1960 - Simon Gallup (Bassist) The Cure
Birthplace: Duxhurst, Surrey, England
1961 - Paul Coffey (Hockey)
Birthplace: Weston, Ontario, Canada
1969 - Teri Polo (Actress) TV 101
Birthplace: Dover, Delaware
1977 - Danielle Harris (Actress) Halloween 4
Birthplace: Plainview, New York
Fun Fact!
Paul Coffey Was a 3x NHL Defensive Player of the Year (1985, 1986, 1989)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Brigham Young (Religious Leader)
June 1, 1801 - August 29, 1877
Birthplace: Whitingham, Virginia
Passed Away at Age 76 From a Ruptured Appendix
* The 2nd President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
The First Governor of Utah 1851 – 1858
Fun Fact!
BYU (Brigham Young University) Won the Football National Championship in 1984
Marilyn Monroe (Model and Actress)
June 1, 1926 - August 4, 1962
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Passed Away on August 4, 1962 at Age 36 From an Overdose of Barbiturates
* A Possible Suicide
Considered the Blonde Bombshell From the 1950's
Andy Griffith (Actor)
June 1, 1926 - July 3, 2012
Birthplace: Mount Airy, North Carolina
Passed Away at the Age of 86 From a Heart Attack
* Died in His Manteo, North Carolina Home
Best Known For Matlock and The Andy Griffith Show
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
James Buchanan (Former U.S. President)
April 23, 1791 - June 1, 1868
Birthplace: Cove Gap, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 77 From Respiratory Failure
* Died in His Wheatland, Pennsylvania Home
The 15th President of the United States
Term: 1857 - 1861
Curly Lambeau (Football)
April 9, 1898 - June 1, 1965
Birthplace: Green Bay, Wisconsin
Passed Away at Age 67 From a Heart Attack
* Collapsed After Stepping Out of His Car to Help His Girlfriend's Father Cut the Lawn
Founded the Green Bay Packers in 1919 at Age 21 With His Friend George Whitney Calhoun
Fun Fact!
Curly Lambeau Was a Player and Owner For the Packers From 1919 to 1929
Head Coach (1920 - 1949)
NFL Champion: 6
David Ruffin (Singer)
January 18, 1941 - June 1, 1991
Birthplace: Whynot, Mississippi
Passed Away at Age 50 From a Drug Overdose
* Was Addicted to Crack Cocaine
The Lead Singer For The Temptations
Ann B. Davis (Actress)
May 3, 1926 - June 1, 2014
Birthplace:Schenectady, New York
Passed Away at Age 88 From a Brain Injury
* Caused by a Fall in Her Bathroom
Played Alice On The Brady Bunch
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - Once Upon a Time in America
Director: Sergio Leone
Starring: Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Joe Pesci, Burt Young, Tuesday Weld, Treat Williams, Danny Aiello and William Forsythe
Budget: $30 Million
Box Office: $5.3 Million
1984 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Merritt Butrick, Robin Curtis and Christopher Lloyd
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $87 Million
1984 - Streets of Fire
Director: Walter Hill
Starring: Michael Pare, Diane Lane, E.G. Daily, Rick Moranis, Amy Madigan, Willem Dafoe, Deborah Van Valkenburgh, Richard Lawson, Rick Rossovich and Bill Paxton
Budget: $14.5 Million
Box Office: $8.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Final Episode of Tales of the Gold Monkey
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
Network: ABC
A Take on the Film, Raiders of the Lost Ark
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Still Life (Live Album)
The Rolling Stones
Billboard Charts: #5
* Hit #1 in The Netherlands and Sweden
1983 - Speaking in Tongues
Talking Heads (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #15
1985 - The Dream of the Blue Turtles
Sting (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Hit #1 in Italy, Netherlands and Australia
1985 - Rites of Spring
Rites of Spring (First and Only Album)
Fun Fact!
Rites of Spring Was Listed at Number 30 on Kurt Cobain's Top 50 Favorite Albums
1986 - Into the Light
Chris de Burgh (8th Album)
* Reached #2 in the UK
1988 - Close
Kim Wilde (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #114
* Reached the Top 10 in the UK, Austria and Germany
1989 - Agent Orange
Sodom (3rd Album)
* Reached #36 in Germany
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Rickey Henderson Became Fastest Player to Steal 50 Bases in a Season
1984 - Douglas H. Mitchell Became the CFL (Canadian Football League) Commissioner
* Commissioner From 1984 to 1988
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In Other News
(On June 1st)
1792 - Kentucky Became the 15th US State
* Population Was 75,000, Now 4.6 Million
1796 - Tennessee Became the 16th US State
* Population was 40,000, Now 7 Million
1990 - George H. W. Bush and Mikhail Gorbachev Sign a Treaty to End Chemical Weapon Production
2009 - General Motors Filed Chapter 11 (Bankruptcy)
* 4th Largest Bankruptcy in United States ($83 Billion in Assets)
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#1 Songs in America
(June 1st)
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 - "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Deniece Williams
5/26 - 6/8
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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June 1st in 80s History
Did You Know?
The First Nuclear Bomb Was Launched South of Los Alamos, New Mexico On July 16, 1945 in Preparation For the United States Using the Atomic Bomb on Japan During World War II
First Atomic Bomb: August 6, 1945 (Hiroshima)
Second Atomic Bomb: August 9, 1945 (Nagasaki)
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Sting Released His Debut Solo Album
1988 - The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces That Was Signed by President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev Came Into Effect
* Signed On December 8, 1987
The Treaty Banned the Launching of Nuclear Missiles 620 - 3,420 Miles (Intermediate-Range) 310 - 620 (Shorter-Range) and the Eliminations of 2,692 Nuclear Missiles
1985 - Sting Released His Debut Solo Album Dream of the First Turtles
Billboard Charts: #2
Album Sales: 3 Million
Hit #1 in Italy, Netherlands and Australia
* Featuring "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free"
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1984 - Star Trek III: The Search for Spock Premiered in Theaters
Director: Leonard Nimoy
Starring: William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, James Doohan, George Takei, Walter Koenig, Nichelle Nichols, Merritt Butrick, Robin Curtis and Christopher Lloyd
Fun Fact!
Kirstie Alley Was Dropped From Star Trek III After Starring in Star Trek II Because of Her Increased Salary Demands
Headlines
(June 1st)
1980 - CNN Made Its Debut
* First Channel to Provide 24-Hour News Coverage