Other Notable Birthdays
Lefty Grove (Baseball)
March 6, 1900 - May 22, 1975
Birthplace: Lonaconing, Maryland
Passed Away at Age 75 From a Heart Attack While Watching a Baseball Game on TV
Wins Leader: 4
ERA Leader: 9
Strikeout Leader: 7
MVP: 1 (1931)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1947 (4th Ballot)
Lou Costello (Actor and Comedian)
March 6, 1906 - March 3, 1959
Birthplace: Paterson, New Jersey
Passed Away at Age 52 From a Heart Attack
* Part of the Comedy Duo of Abbott and Costello
Abbott and Costello is Best Known For the "Who's on First?" Skit
Ed McMahon (TV Personality)
March 6, 1923 - June 23, 2009
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan
Passed Away Peacefully at Age 86
* Was Dealing With Different Health Issues
The Host of Star Search
Willie Stargell (Baseball)
March 6, 1940 - April 9, 2001
Birthplace: Earlsboro, Oklahoma
Passed Away at Age 61 From a Stroke
All-Star: 7
Home Run Leader: 2 (1971, 1973)
Career Home Runs: 475
MVP: 1 (1979)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1988 (First Ballot)
Mary Wilson (Singer)
March 6, 1944 - February 8, 2021
Birthplace: Greenville, Mississippi
Passed Away at Age 76 in Her Sleep in Her Henderson Nevada Home
* Suffered From Hypertensive Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
A Founding Member of The Supremes
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Hercules (Wrestler)
May 7, 1956 - March 6, 2004
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away on March 6, 2004 at Age 47 From Heart Disease
* Hercules Was Also a Bodybuilder Appearing in Several Muscle Magazines
Kirby Puckett (Baseball)
March 14, 1960 - March 6, 2006
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away on March 6, 2006 at Age 45 From a Massive Hemorrhagic Stroke
All-Star: 10
Gold Glove: 6
MVP: 1 (1991)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 (First Ballot)
Nancy Reagan (Former First Lady)
July 6, 1921 - March 6, 2016
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away on March 6, 2016 at Age 94 From Congestive Heart Failure
* The 42nd First Lady
Led the "Just Say No" Campaign
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - The Devil and Max Devlin
Director: Steven Hilliard Stern
Starring: Elliott Gould, Bill Cosby and Susan Anspach
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $16 Million
1981 - Maniac
Director: William Lustig
Starring: Joe Spinell and Caroline Munro
Budget: $350,000
Box Office: $10 Million
1981 - On The Right Track
Director: Lee Phillips
Starring: Gary Coleman and Norman Fell
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5.9 Million
1981 - All Night Long
Director: Jean-Claude Tramont
Starring: Barbra Streisand, Gene Hackman, Diane Ladd, Dennis Quaid, Kevin Dobson and William Daniels
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $4.4 Million
1987 - Lethal Weapon
Director: Richard Donner
Starring: Mel Gibson, Danny Glover and Gary Busey
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $120.2 Million ($65 Million Domestic)
1987 - Tin Men
Director: Barry Levinson
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, Danny DeVito and Barbara Hershey
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $25.4 Million
1987 - Angel Heart
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Robert De Niro and Lisa Bonet
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $17.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Walter Cronkite Resigned as the Anchorman of the CBS Evening News After 19 years
1982 - Chicago Story Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1983 - Country Music Television was Launched
1984 - a.k.a. Pablo Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
Starring Paul Rodriguez
1988 - In the Heat of the Night Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 142 (4 TV Movies)
Carroll O’Connor Won an Emmy For Most Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series (1989)
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1989 - When Dream and Day Unite
Dream Theater (Debut Album)
In Other 80s Music News
1982 - Beauty and the Beat by the Go-Go’s Became the #1 Album in America
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - The Spurs Beat the Bucks 171 - 166 (3 OT) in the Highest Scoring NBA Game
Location: San Antonio
Attendance: 11,764
George Gervin (Spurs) 50 Points
1983 - The Inaugural Season of USFL Began
1985 - Enos Slaughter & Arky Vaughan Were Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame by the Veterans Committee
1985 - Mike Tyson Knocked Out Hector Mercedes in the First Round in Professional Boxing Debut
1988 - Julie Krone Won Her 1,205th Race to Become the Winningest Women’s Jockey
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1987 - The MS Herald of Free Enterprise (British Ferry) Capsized in 90 Seconds
* Killed 193 People
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March 6th in 80s History
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1886 - The Battle of the Alamo Ended
* Davy Crockett and Jim Bowie and 185 Other Texans were Killed Defending the Alamo From 3,000 Mexican Troops
Headlines
(March 6th)
1981 - Walter Cronkite Signed Off For the Final Time as the Main Anchorman For the CBS Evening News
* Succeeded by Dan Rather
Fun Fact!
On August 29, 1885 John L. Sullivan (Boston) Beat Dominic McCaffrey (Pittsburgh) to Win the First Recognized World Heavyweight Championship
* Lost the Belt to James J. Corbett (San Francisco) on September 7, 1892
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1983 - The USFL Began Their Inaugural Season
* Lasted 3 Seasons
Champions
1983 - Michigan Panthers
1984 - Philadelphia Stars
1985 - Baltimore Stars
Lethal Weapon Premiered in Theaters
1987 - Lethal Weapon Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Mel Gibson and Danny Glover
Fun Fact!
Mel Gibson Turned Down the Starring Roles in The Fly (1986) and The Untouchables (1987) to do Lethal Weapon
On March 6, 1984 The First Commercial Cell Phone Went On Sale For $3995
* The Motorola DynaTAC 8000x
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1985 - Mike Tyson Made His Professional Boxing Debut With a First Round Knockout of Hector Mercedes
* Tyson Was 18 Years Old
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1942 - Ben Murphy (Actor) Lottery!
Birthplace: Jonesboro, Arkansas
1946 - David Gilmour (English Guitarist) Pink Floyd
Birthplace: Cambridge, England
1946 - Martin Kove (Actor) Karate Kid (John Kreese)
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1947 - Kiki Dee (Singer)
Birthplace: Bradford, West Riding of Yorkshire, England
1947 - Rob Reiner (Actor and Director) All in the Family “Meathead”
Birthplace: New York City
1947 - Anna Maria Horsford (Actress) Amen
Birthplace: New York City
1960 - Sleepy Floyd (Basketball)
Birthplace: Gastonia, North Carolina
1969 - Andrea Elson (Actress) Alf
Birthplace: New York City
Fun Fact!
Sleepy Floyd (Golden State Warriors) Scored 51 Points Against the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 4 of the NBA Playoffs
* Scored 29 Points in the 3rd Quarter and 38 in the 2nd Half
Holds the Playoff Record For Most Points in a Quarter and in a Half
Other Notable Dates
(On March 6th)
1834 - The City of Toronto Was Incorporated
The First Cell Phone
#1 Songs in America
(March 6th)
1980 - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen
2/23 - 3/21
1981 - "I Love a Rainy Night"
Eddie Rabbit
2/28 - 3/13
1982 - "Centerfold"
J. Geils Band
2/6 - 3/19
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - "Careless Whisper"
Wham!
2/16 - 3/8
1986 - "Kyrie"
Mister Mister
3/1 - 3/14
1987 - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
2/14 - 3/13
1988 - "Father Figure"
George Michael
2/27 - 3/11
1989 - "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
3/4 - 3/24
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