Happy 80s Birthdays
1949 - P.J. Carlesimo (Basketball Coach)
1953 - Colm Meaney (Actor) Star Trek: The Next Generation
1955 - Jake "The Snake" Roberts (Wrestler)
1955 - Topper Headon (Drummer) The Clash
1958 - Ted McGinley (Actor) Revenge of the Nerds
1962 - Tonya Pinkins (Actress) Beat Street
1964 - Wynonna Judd (Singer)
Fun Fact!
Ted McGinley Was the Captain of the USC Water Polo Team
* Starred in Happy Days, The Love Boat and Married with Children
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Other Notable Birthdays
Michael J. Pollard
May 30, 1939 - November 20, 2019
Passed Away at the Age of 80 from Cardiac Arrest
Nominated For and Academy Award For Best Actor For His Role as C.W. Moss in the 1967 Film, Bonnie and Clyde
Gale Sayers (Football)
May 30, 1943 - September 23, 2020
Passed Away at Age 77 After Years of Dementia
5x First Team All-Pro
NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 100th Anniversary All-Time Team
Elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1977
* The Youngest Player (34) Inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Milton Bradley (Game Pioneer)
Passed Away on May 30, 1911 at the Age of 74 (Unknown Cause)
Launched the Board Game, Industry
Perry Ellis (Fashion Designer)
Passed Away on May 30, 1986 at the Age of 46 from AIDS Related Cancer
Ellis' Influence on the Fashion Industry Was a Huge Turning Point
Clarice Taylor
Passed Away on May 30, 2011 at the Age of 93 Heart Failure
Played Cliff Huxtable’s Mom, Anna Huxtable on The Cosby Show
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (and Don't Come Back!!)
Director: Bill Melendez
Starring: Arrin Skelley, Daniel Anderson, Patricia Patts, Casey Carlson, Annalisa Bortolin, Laura Planting and Bill Melendez
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2 Million
1980 - The Hollywood Knights
Director: Floyd Mutrux
Starring: Robert Wuhl, Tony Danza, Michelle Pfeiffer, Fran Drescher, Stuart Pankin and Debra Feuer
Budget: $2.5 Million
Box Office: $10 Million
1986 - A Great Wall
Director: Peter Wang
Starring: Peter Wang, Kelvin Han Yee and Sharon Iwai
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1986 - Final Episode of Welcome to Pooh Corner
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 120
Network: The Disney Channel
1987 - Final Episode Silver Spoons
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 116
Network: ABC (Seasons 1-4)
Syndication (Season 5)
1988 - Peter Mansbridge Replaced Knowlton Nash as Anchorman of CBC Television's “The National”
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Heaven Up Here
Echo & the Bunnymen (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #184
1983 - Too Low Zero
Elton John (17th Album)
Billboard Charts: #25
* #7 in the UK
Featuring “I Guess That’s Why They Call It the Blues” and “Still Standing”
1984 - Nuclear Furniture
Jefferson Starship (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #28
1988 - Down in the Groove
Bob Dylan (25th Album)
Billboard Charts: #61
1989 - Jackson Street
Jacksons (15th Album)
Billboard Charts: #59
1989 - White Limozeen
Dolly Parton (29th Album)
* Reached #3 on the US Country Charts
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Wayne Gretzky Was on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “A Class Act”
1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Became the Quickest Team (22 Games) to Reach 1,000,000 Fans in a Season
1982 - Cal Ripken Jr. Played His First of 2,632 Consecutive Games
* The Blue Jays Beat the Orioles 6 - 0 at Memorial Stadium in Baltimore
Attendance: 21,632
Ripken Started at 3rd Base, Went 0-2 With a Walk
Blue Jays Pitchers (Jim Gott and Roy Lee Jackson) Pitched a Combined 1-Hitter
1982 - Gordon Johncock Won the Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Patrick Racing
Runner Up: Rick Mears
1983 - New York Yankees Owner, George Steinbrenner Was Suspended For a Week For His Public Criticism of Umpires
1985 - The Edmonton Oilers Beat the Philadelphia Flyers 8 - 3 to Win the Stanley Cup Finals 4 Games to 1
MVP: Wayne Gretzky
Coach: Glen Sather
1986 - Pittsburgh Pirates Rookie, Barry Bonds Made His Major League Debut Against the Los Angeles Dodgers
* The Dodgers Beat the Pirates 6 - 3 at Three Rivers Stadium in Pittsburgh
Attendance: 25,320
Bonds Was the Leadoff Hitter, Popped Out to the Shortstop in His First At-Bat, Went 0-5 With 3 K's
Bonds Led Off the Next Game with a Double For His First Major League Hit
1987 - Mike Tyson Beat Pinklom Thomas by TKO in the 6th Round to Retain the WBA and WBC Heavyweight Championships
1987 - Tony Tucker TKO’d Buster Douglas in 10th Round For the Vacant IBF Heavyweight Championship
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1982 - Spain Joined NATO
1989 - The "Goddess of Democracy" Statue Was Unveiled in Tiananmen Square by the Students From the Tiananmen Square Protests of 1989
Headlines
(May 30th)
1982 - Gordon Johncock Won the 66th Indianapolis 500
Winning Team: Patrick Racing
Runner Up: Rick Mears
Attendance: 350,000
For the First Time, Three Brothers Made the Field For the First Time Indy 500 History
* Don, Bill, and Dale Whittington
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May 30th in 80s History
Cal Ripken Played His First of 2,632 Consecutive Games Played
1987 - The Final Episode Silver Spoons Aired
* Ran 5 Seasons with 116 Episodes
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1986 - Fashion Designer, Perry Ellis Passed Away at the Age of 46 From AIDS Related Cancer
1985 - The Edmonton Oilers Won the Stanley Cup Finals
* Beat the Philadelphia Flyers 4 Games to 1
Coach: Glen Sather
MVP: Wayne Gretzky
Other Notable Dates
(On May 30th)
1806 - Future US President Andrew Jackson, Killed Charles Dickinson in a Duel
1982 - Cal Ripken Played His First of 2,632 Consecutive Games Played
* Still Holds the Major League Record
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1883 - A Stampede on the Recently Opened Brooklyn Bridge Killed 12 People
1894 - Bobby Lowe of the Boston Beaneaters Became the First Player to Hit 4 Home Run in a Game
Opponent: Cincinnati Reds
Lowe Finished His Career With 71 Home Runs in 18 Seasons
* Played Every Position, But Primarily a 2nd Baseman
1911 - Ray Harroun Won the First Indianapolis 500 Race
1922 - The Lincoln Memorial Was Dedicated in Washington, D.C.
#1 Songs in America
(May 30th)
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 - "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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