On This Day June 4th in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1936 - Bruce Dern (Actor) The Burbs
1944 - Michelle Phillips (Singer and Actress) Knots Landing
1952 - Parker Stevenson (Actor) Falcon Crest
1956 - Keith David (Actor) Platoon
1956 - Terry Kennedy (Baseball)
1960 - Paul Taylor (Keyboardist and Guitarist) Winger
1961 - El DeBarge (Singer)
1963 - Jim Lachey (Football)
1963 - Xavier McDaniel (Basketball)
1968 - Al B. Sure! (Singer)

Fun Fact!
Keith David Was on 9 Episodes of Mister Rogers Neighborhood From 1983 to 1985

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Other Notable Birthdays

John Drew Barrymore
June 4, 1932 - November 29, 2004
Passed Away at the Age of 72 from Cancer

Father of Drew Barrymore (E.T.)

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Carl Stotz
Passed Away on June 4, 1992 at Age 76 (Unknown Cause)
Founder of Little League Baseball

John Wooden (Basketball)
Passed Away on June 4, 2010 at the Age of 99 (Natural Causes)

Led UCLA to 10 NCAA National Championships

Don Zimmer (Baseball)
Passed Away on June 4, 2014 at the Age of 83 from Heart and Kidney Problems

National League Manager of the Year in 1989 For the Chicago Cubs

Clarence Williams III
Passed Away on June 4, 2021at Age 81from a Colon Cancer
Played Kalinga in the 1988 Film, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
* Also Sampson in Half Baked (1998)

Roger Craig (Baseball)

February 17, 1930 - June 4, 2023

Passed Away at Age 93 (Unknown Cause)

Manager of the San Francisco Giants From 1985 to 1992

* 3x World Series Champion as a Player With the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger (1955, 1959) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1964)

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1982 - Poltergeist
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke and Beatrice Straight
Budget: $10.7 Million

Box Office: $121.7 Million ($76 Million Domestic)

1982 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
Budget: $12 Million

Box Office: $97 Million ($78 Million Domestic)

1982 - Hanky Panky
Director: Sidney Poitier
Starring: Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $9 Million

Fun Fact!
Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner Met on the Set of Chan is Missing and Later Got Married

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1989 - McGee and Me! Premiered in Syndication
Episodes: 12 (Plus 1 Special)

1989 - Final Episode of Day by Day
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 33
Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Courtney Thorne-Smith
Network: NBC

Family Ties Spinoff

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - One for the Road (Live Album)
The Kinks
Billboard Charts: #14

1982 - Three Sides 9 (Live Album)
Genesis
Billboard Charts: #10

1983 - Another Perfect Day
Motörhead (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #153

* #20 in the UK

1984 - Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen (7th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1983 - Chris Evert Won the French Open
Runner Up: Mima Jausovec (Yugoslavia)
Match: 6 -1, 6 -2

1984 - Arnold Palmer Failed to Qualify For the US Open For the First Time in 32 Years

1984 - Shawn Abner, From Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Draft by the New York Mets

Other Notable Draft Picks

(Future Hall of Famers)

Greg Maddux 31st (2nd Round)
Team: Chicago Cubs
4 Cy Young Awards

Hall of Fame (2014)

Tom Glavine 47th (2nd Round)
Team: Atlanta Braves
2 Cy Young Awards

Hall of Fame 2014

1986 - Barry Bonds Hit His First Major League Home Run
Pitcher: Mike McMurtry (Braves)
* The Pirates Beat the Braves 12 - 3 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Attendance: 14,012
Bonds 4 - 5 1 HR 4 RBI’s

1988 - Steffi Graf Won the French Open in a Record Time, 32 Minutes
Runner Up: Natalia Zvereva (Belarus)
Match: 6 -0, 6 -0

1989 - The Toronto Blue Jays Came Back to Beat the Boston Red Sox 13 - 11 in 12 Innings After Being Down 10 - 0
Location: Fenway Park in Boston
Attendance: 33,760

Blue Jays 12th straight Win at Fenway Park

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In Other 80s News

1983 - An 18-Year old Male From Albuquerque Drowned on Tom Sawyer's Island at Disneyland on Grad Night

* He and Another Student Got Drunk and Stole a Boat From the Restricted Area

1983 - Gordon Kahl and a Local Sheriff Were Killed in a Shootout in Smithville Arkansas
* Kahl Killed Two US Marshals in Medina, North Dakota Which Led to a 4 - Month Manhunt

1986 - Jonathan Pollard Plead Guilty to Espionage
* Sold Top Secret United States Military Intelligence to Israel

1988 - 91 Killed and 1500 Injured When a Train Exploded in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR
* Three Cars on the Train Were Carrying Hexagen

1989 - Ali Khamenei Was Elected the New Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran

1989 - The Tiananmen Square Protests Were Held Up in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army

* Between 241 and 1,000 Had Been Killed

1989 – 575 Train Passengers Died in a Gas Explosion in Russia
* Known as the “Ufa Train Disaster”

Deadliest Train Disaster in History

1984 - Bruce Springsteen Released the Born in the U.S.A. Album
* Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand
Featuring 7 Top 10 Hits

Did You Know?

Born in the U.S.A. is One of the Greatest Selling Albums of All-Time, With Over 30 Million Copies Sold

1984 - Shawn Abner Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets

High School: Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School
* Only Played 6 Part-Time Seasons

Home Runs: 11

Considered One of the Worst Overall Picks in Major League Baseball History

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June 4th in 80s History

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Bruce Springsteen Released His Born in the U.S.A. Album

Other Notable Dates

(On June 4th)

1876 - The First Transcontinental Railroad, The Transcontinental Express Arrived in San Francisco
* 83 Hours and 39 Minutes After Leaving New York City

1896 - Henry Ford Completed the First Gas Powered Automobile
* Called the Ford Quadricycle

1912 - Massachusetts Became the First State to Have a Minimum Wage Salary

Headlines

(June 4th)

1982 - Poltergeist Premiered in Theaters
* Starring JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke and Beatrice Straight
The 8th Highest Grossing Movie From 1982
#1 E.T.

#2 Tootsie
#3 An Officer and a Gentleman

#1 Songs in America

(June 4th)

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