Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Tom Jones (Singer)
1952 - Liam Neeson (Actor)
1953 - Colleen Camp (Actress) Clue
1955 - William Forsythe (Actor) Raising Arizona
1956 - L.A. Reid (Actor) Record Producer
1961 - Dave Catching (Guitarist)
1963 - Gordon Gano (Guitarist) Violent Femmes
1966 - Eric Kretz (Drummer) Stone Temple Pilots
Fun Fact!
Tom Jones Made His Las Vegas Debut in 1967 at The Flamingo
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Other Notable Birthdays
Dean Martin (Singer)
June 7, 1917 - December 25, 1995
Passed Away at Age 78 from Acute Respiratory Failure Caused by Lung Cancer
Howard Finkel (Ring Announcer)
June 7, 1950 - April 16, 2020
Passed Away at Age 69 from a Stroke
Prince (Singer)
June 7, 1958 - April 21, 2016
Passed Away at Age 57 from an Accidental Overdose
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Bill France Sr.
Passed Away on June 7, 1992 at Age 82 from Alzheimer’s Disease
Co-Founded NASCAR
Christopher Lee
Passed Away on June 7, 2015 at Age 93 from Heart Failure
Acting Career Spanned Over 7 Decades
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - The Goonies
Director: Richar Donner
Starring: Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Ke Huy Quan and John Matuszack as Sloth
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $124 Million ($60 Million Domestic)
1985 - Perfect
Director: James Bridges
Starring: John Travolta and Jamie Lee Curtis
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $12.9 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1986 - Final Episode of Star Wars: Droids
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Chicago 16
Chicago (13th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
Featuring “Hard to Say I’m Sorry”
1982 - Battle Hymns
Manowar (Debut Album)
1982 - Built for Speed (Compilation Album)
Stray Cats
Billboard Charts: #2
1982 - Screaming Blue Murder
Girlschool (3rd Album)
1988 - Strictly Business
EPMD 12 (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #80
* #1 in Top R&B
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Eddie Maple Won the Belmont Stakes Aboard Temperence Hill
Trainer: Joseph B. Cantey
Owner: Loblolly Stable
1980 - Chris Evert Won the French Open
Runner Up: Virginia Ruzici (Romania)
Match: 6-0, 6-3
1981 - Björn Borg (Sweden) Won His 4th Consecutive French Open
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)
Match: 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1
1982 - Shawon Dunston (Thomas Jefferson High School) Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Draft by the Chicago Cubs
Other Notable Draft Picks
Dwight Gooden #5 Overall
Team: New York Mets
High School: Hillsborough High School
1982 - Major League Umpire Lou DiMuro Was Hit by a Car While Crossing a Street in Arlington, Texas
* Died the Next Day
Major League Baseball Retired His Umpire Number 16
1986 - Jeff King (University of Arkansas) Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Draft by the Pittsburgh Pirates
1986 - Chris Evert Won Her 7th and Final French Open
Runner Up: Martina Navratilova
Match: 2-6, 6-3, 6-3
1986 - Chris McCarron Won the Belmont Stakes Aboard Danzig Connect
Trainer: Woody Stephens
Owner: Henryk de Kwiatkowski
* Woody Stephens Trained the Belmont Winner 4 Consecutive years from 1982 - 86
1987 - Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia) Won His 2nd Consecutive French Open
Runner Up: Mats Wilander (Sweden)
Match: 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6(7-3)
1989 - Wayne Gretzky Won His 9th MVP Award
All-Time Leaders
Wayne Gretzky (9)
Gordie Howe (6)
Eddie Shore (4)
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In Other 80s News
1989 - Surinam Airways Flight 764 Crashed on Approach to Paramaribo-Zanderij International Airport in Suriname Killing 176 of the 187 Passengers
* Proved to be the Pilots Fault
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1982 - Shortstop, Shawon Dunston Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Draft by the Chicago Cubs
* Played 18-Seasons
2x All-Star
Considered One of the Strongest Arms in Baseball
1985 - The Goonies Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sean Astin, Josh Brolin, Jeff Cohen, Corey Feldman, Kerri Green, Martha Plimpton, Ke Huy Quan and John Matuszack as Sloth
The 9th Highest Grossing Movie From 1985
Other Notable Dates
(On June 7th)
1862 - The United States and the United Kingdom Agree on the Lyons-Seward Treaty
* An Agressive Push to End the African Slave Trade
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#1 Songs in America
(June 7th)
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 - "Live to Tell"
Madonna
6/7 - 6/13
1987 - "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Kim Wilde
6/6 - 6/12
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Rock On"
Michael Damian
6/3 - 6/9
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June 7th in 80s History
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1986 - "Live to Tell" by Madonna Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts
* #1 Song in America from June 7 - 13
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Italy and Greece
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"Live to Tell" Became the #1 Song in America
Headlines
(June 7th)
1982 - Elvis Presley’s Graceland Mansion in Memphis, Tennessee Was Opened to the Public
Acres: 13.8
* The Bathroom Where Elvis Presley Died Was Off Limits
Over 650,000 Visitors Annually