Other Notable Birthdays
Al Simmons (Baseball)
May 22, 1902 - May 26, 1956
Passed Away at Age 84 from a Heart Attack
* 2x World Series Champion With the Philadelphia Athletics in 1929 and 1930
2x Batting Champion
Hall of Fame (1953)
Paul Winfield
May 22, 1939 - March 7, 2004
Passed Away at Age 64 from a Heart Attack
Played Julian on the TV Series, 227
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Thurl Ravenscroft
Passed Away on May 22, 2005 at Age 91 from Prostate Cancer
Voice of Tony the Tiger (Frosted Flakes)
Jerry Sloan (Basketball Player and Coach)
March 28, 1942 - May 22, 2020
Passed Away at Age From Parkinson's Disease and Lewy Body Dementia
4x All-Defensive First Team
Elected to the Basketball Hall of Fame in 2009 as a Head Coach
* Spent 23-Seasons as the Head Coach of the Utah Jazz
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Bustin' Loose
Director: Oz Scott
Starring: Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson and Paul Mooney
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $31.3 Million
1981 - The Four Seasons
Director: Alan Alda
Starring: Alan Alda and Carol Burnett
Budget: $6.5 Million
Box Office: $50.4 Million
1981 - The Legend of the Lone Ranger
Director: William A. Fraker
Starring: Klinton Spilsbury, Michael Horse and Christopher Lloyd
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $12.6 Million
1985 - Rambo: First Blood Part II
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Starring: Sylvester Stallone
Budget: $25.5 Million
Box Office: $300 Million ($155 Million Domestic)
1985 - A View to Kill
Starring: Roger Moore, Christopher Walken, Tanya Roberts and Dolph Lundgren
Budget: $30 Million
Box Office: $152 Million ($50 Million Domestic)
1985 - Brewster’s Millions
Starring: Richard Pryor and John Candy
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $45.8 Million
1987 - The Chipmunk Adventure (Animation)
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.8 Million
1987 - Ernest Goes to Camp
Starring: Jim Varney
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $23.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Olivia Newton-John Hosted the Season 7 Finale of Saturday Night Live
* Mel Brandt’s Last Episode as Announcer
The Final Episode for Brian Doyle-Murray, Tony Rosato and Christine Ebersole's as Cast Members
1983 - CBS Introduced a New Intro For Their NBA Coverage
1984 - Final Episode of Hart to Hart
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 11
Network: ABC
1985 - Final Episode Double Dare
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Network: CBS
Starring Billy Dee Williams
1989 - Final Episode of Kate & Allie
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 122
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Diana
Diana Ross (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #2
* Hit #1 in Sweden
Featuring “Upside Down” and “I’m Coming Out”
1981 - Anthem
Toya (3rd Album)
* Reached #2 in the UK
1981 - Word of Mouth
Toni Basil (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
Featuring “Mickey”
1982 - Sheffield Steel
Joe Cocker (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #105
1987 - Dane Dane with Fame
Dana Dane (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
* #2 Top R&B/Hip-Hop
1989 - The Miracle
Queen (13th Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
* Hit #1 in the UK, Germany, Switzerland and Austria
1989 - Tin Machine
Tin Machine (Debut Album)
* Reached #3 in the UK
David Bowie was the Frontman For Tin Machine
1989 - The Works
Nik Kershaw (4th Album)
* Reached #55 in the UK
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - Cliff Johnson (Blue Jays) Set a Major League Record With His 18th Career Pinch Hit Home Run
Pitcher: Tippy Martinez
* The Blue Jays Beat the Orioles 5 - 0 at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto
Matt Stairs Currently Holds the Pinch Hit Home Run Record (23)
1983 - The Philadelphia 76ers Beat the Los Angeles Lakers 113 - 107 in Game 1 of the NBA Finals
Norm Nixon (Lakers) 26 Points
The 76ers Swept the Series
1985 - The Boston Celtics Beat the Philadelphia 76ers 4 Games to 1 to Advance to the NBA Finals
Lost to the Lakers 4 Games to 2 in the Finals
1985 - Pete Rose Scored His 2108th Career Run
* Passed Hank Aaron as the All-Time National League Leader
Rickey Henderson is the All-Time Leader (2,295)
1986 - The Montreal Canadiens Shutout the Calgary Flames 1 - 0 in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals
* The Lone Goal Was Scored by Claude Lemieux
The Canadians Won the Series 4 Games to 1
1987 - The First Rugby World Cup Began in New Zealand with New Zealand Playing Italy at Eden Park in Auckland
* New Zealand Won 70 - 6
1988 - The Edmonton Oilers Beat the Boston Bruins 6 - 3 in Game 3 of the Stanley Cup Finals to Take a 3 - 0 Series Lead
* Esa Tikkanen (3 Goals)
Wayne Gretzky (4 Assists)
The Oilers Went On the Sweep the Series
1989 - Horse Jockey Julie Krone Was on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “REINING LADY”
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1987 - 350 People Were Killed During the Hashimpura Massacre in Meerut, India
Rambo: First Blood Part II Premiered in Theaters
#1 Songs in America
(May 22nd)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Let's Dance"
David Bowie
5/21 - 5/27
1984 - "Hello"
Lionel Richie
5/12 - 5/25
1985 - "Don't You (Forget About Me)"
Simple Minds
5/18 - 5/24
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "Anything For You"
Gloria Estefan and Miami Sound Machine
5/14 - 5/27
1989 - "Forever Your Girl"
Paula Abdul
5/20 - 6/2
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Julie Krone
1986 - Cher Called David Letterman an "Asshole" on Late Night
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Other Notable Dates
(On May 22nd)
1804 - The Lewis and Clark Expedition Officially Began from St. Charles, Missouri
1849 - Future President Abraham Lincoln Received a Patent For Lift Boats
* The Only U.S. President to Ever Hold a Patent
A Device to Lift Boats Over Shoals
1900 - The Associated Press Was Founded in New York City
1906 - The Wright Brothers Received a United States Patent For the Airplane (Called "The Flying Machine")
The Wright Brothers, Wilbur and Orville Were English, German, Dutch and Swiss
*The Wright Brothers Had 5 Siblings
On May 22, 1989 Julie Krone Was on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “REINING LADY”
First and Only Female to Win a Triple Crown Race (The Belmont Stakes) 2002
* Also First Female to Win a Breeders Cup Race (2003)
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Headlines
(May 22nd)
1984 - The Final Episode of Hart to Hart Aired
* Ran 5 Seasons with 110 Episodes
Network: ABC
Mark Snow Sang the Theme Song
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1985 - Rambo: First Blood Part II Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sylvester Stallone
Rambo Was the 2nd Highest Grossing Movie, Behind Back to the Future in 1985
1956 - NBC's Peacock Logo Made its Debut
May 22nd in 80s History
Happy 80s Birthdays
1938 - Richard Benjamin (Director) The Money Pit
1943 - Tommy John (Baseball) "Tommy John Surgery"
1949 - Chris Butler (Musician) The Waitresses
1949 - Cheryl Campbell (Actress) Chariots of Fire
1955 - Iva Davies (Singer)
1959 - Morrissey (Singer)
1966 - Johnny Gill (Singer) New Edition
1970 - Naomi Campbell (Supermodel)
Fun Fact!
Chris Butler Wrote the Theme Song For Square Pegs
* Starring Sara Jessica Parker
1989 - The Final Episode of Kate & Allie Aired
* Ran 6 Seasons with 122 Episodes
Did You Know?
Jane Curtin (Allie) Won Back to Back Emmy Awards For Most Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in 1984 and 1985