On This Day October 1st

Epcot Center Opened in Florida

Happy 80s Birthdays

1935 - Julie Andrews (Singer and Actress) The Sound of Music, Mary Poppins
Birthplace: Walton-on-Thames, Surrey, England
1945 - Rod Carew (Baseball)
Birthplace: Gatún, Panama Canal Zone
1950 - Randy Quaid (Actor) National Lampoon’s Vacation “Cousin Eddie”
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
1951 - Brian Greenway (Canadian Guitarist) April Wine
Birthplace: Hawkesbury, Ontario Canada
1955 - Howard Hewett (Singer) Shalomar
Birthplace: Akron, Ohio
1955 - Jeff Reardon (Baseball)
Birthplace: Pittsfield, Massachusetts
1962 - Esai Morales (Actor) La Bamba “Bob”
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1963 - Mark McGwire (Baseball)
Birthplace: Pomona, California
1968 - Jay Underwood (Actor) Uncle Buck “Bug”
Birthplace: Minneapolis, Minnesota

Fun Fact!

Rod Carew Was a 7x American League Batting Champion
MLB Seasons: 19
Position: 2nd Base/1st Base
Career Average: .328
Hits: 3,053
All-Star: 18
AL MVP: 1977
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 (1st Ballot)

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Other Notable Birthdays

Walter Matthau (Actor)
October 1, 1920 - July 1, 2000
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 79 From Heart Disease
* Best Known For Playing Mr. Buttermaker in the 1976 Film The Bad News Bears
Won an Academy Award For His Role as William H. "Whiplash Willie" Gingrich in the 1966 Film The Fortune Cookie

James Whitmore (Actor)
October 1, 1921 - February 6, 2009
Birthplace: White Plains, New York
Passed Away on February 6, 2009 at Age 87 From Lung Cancer
* Best Known For Playing Brooks Hatlen in the 1994 Film Shawshank Redemption
Nominated For 2 Academy Awards For Battleground (1949) and Give ‘em Hell, Harry! (1975)

Jimmy Carter (Former U.S. President)
October 1, 1924 - December 29, 2024
Birthplace: Plains, Georgia
Passed Away in His Plains, Georgia Home at Age 100 From Unknown Causes
* The Longest Living Ex-President
The 39th President of the United States
Term: 1977 - 1981

Tom Bosley (Actor)
October 1, 1927 - October 19, 2010
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 83 From a Staph Infection
* Was a Longtime Smoker Battling Lung Cancer
Played Mr. Cunningham on the TV Show Happy Days

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Passed Away

(On This Day)

Walter Alston (Baseball Manager)
December 1, 1911 - October 1, 1984
Birthplace: Venice, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 72 From Complications of a Recent Heart Attack
* Managed the Los Angeles Dodgers From 1954 to 1976
World Series Champion: 4 (1955, 1959, 1963, 1965)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1983

Tom Clancy (Novelist)
April 12, 1947 - October 1, 2013
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD
Passed Away on October 1, 2013 at Age 66 From Heart Failure
* Had Bypass Surgery 6 Years Earlier
Tom Clancy Had 17 Best Sellers, Including Patriot Games and Clear and Present Danger With Over 100 Million Books Sold

Antonio Inoki (Japanese Wrestler)
February 20, 1943 - October 1, 2022
Birthplace: Yokohama, Empire of Japan
Passed Away at Age 79 From Systemic Transthyretin Amyloidosis (Disease That Affects the Heart)
* Considered the Most Popular Wrestler in Japan
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2010

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80s Movies

(Released On This Day)

1982 - Hey Good Lookin'
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: Richard Romanus, David Proval, Jesse Welles and Tina Bowman
Budget: $1.5 Million

Box Office: N/A

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80s Television

(On This Day)

1982 - Remington Steele Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 94

1983 - The Rousters Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

Featuring Jim Varney (Ernest)

1983 - Cutter to Houston Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9

Starring Alec Baldwin

1984 - The AMC Channel Made It Debut (American Movie Classics)

1986 - Better Days Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Group Sex
Circle Jerks (Debut Album)

1981 - Raise!
Earth, Wind & Fire (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5

* #1 Top Soul

Featuring “Let’s Groove”

1982 - Midnight Love
Marvin Gaye (17th Album)
Billboard Charts: #7

* #1 in Top Soul

Marvin Gaye’s Final Album

1982 - The Nightfly
Donald Fagen (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #11

1983 - Ziggy Stardust – The Motion Picture (Live Album)
David Bowie
Billboard Charts: #89

1984 - Glorious Results of a Misspent Youth
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #67

1984 - I Feel for You
Chaka Khan (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #16

1984 - Red Sails in the Sunset
Midnight Oil (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #177

1984 - Too Tough to Die
Ramones (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #171

1984 - The Unforgettable Fire
U2 (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #12

* Hit #1 in the UK, Australia and New Zealand

1985 - What Does Anything Mean? Basically
The Chameleons (2nd Album)
* Reached #60 in the UK

1988 - Breakwater
Lennie Gallant (Debut Album)

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1984 - Peter Ueberroth Became the 6th Commissioner of Major League Baseball
* Replaced Bowie Kuhn

1988 - The Bradley Center in Milwaukee Opened
* Opened to an Exhibition Game Between Chicago Blackhawks and Edmonton Oilers

1988 - The Woman’s USA Relay Team Won Gold in the 4 x 100 at the Summer Olympics in Seoul
* Florence Griffith Joyner Won Her Third Gold Medal

1988 - Steffi Graf Defeated Gabriela Sabatini to Win the Gold Medal at the Summer Olympics in Seoul
Match: 6-3, 6-3

1989 - Dallas Cowboy Defensive End, Ed "Too Tall" Jones Recorded His 1,000th Career Tackle

1989 - Final Day of the Regular Season in Major League Baseball

Final Standings

AL East

Toronto Blue Jays 89 - 73

AL West

Oakland A's 99 - 63

NL East

Chicago Cubs 93 - 69

NL West

San Francisco Giants. 92 - 70

Batting Title
NL: Tony Gwynn (Padres) .336
AL: Kirby Puckett (Twins) .339

Home Runs
AL: Fred McGriff (Blue Jays) 36
NL: Kevin Mitchell (Giants) 47

RBI’s
AL: Rubén Sierra (Rangers) 119
NL: Kevin Mitchell (Giants) 125

Wins
AL: Bret Saberhagen (Royals) 23
NL: Mike Scott (Astros) 20

ERA
AL: Bret Saberhagen (Royals) 2.16
NL: Scott Garrelts (Giants) 2.28

Strikeouts
AL: Nolan Ryan (Rangers) 301
NL: José DeLeón (Cardinals) 201

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Other Notable Dates

(On October 1st)

1890 - Yosemite National Park Was Established by US Congress

1891 - Stanford University Opened Its Doors in Palo Alto, California

1903 - The First World Series Game Was Played Between the Boston Americans and the Pittsburgh Pirates
* Boston Won 5 Games to 3 (Best of 9)

Jimmy Sebring (Pirates) Hit the First Home Run in World Series History

1908 - The Ford Model T Went on Sale For $825 (Equivalent to $25,000)
* The Price Was Lowered to $290 in 1924 Due to the Ability of Mass Production

1949 - The People's Republic of China Was Established

1957 - In God We Trust First Appeared on U.S. Currency

1958 - The National Advisory Committee For Aeronautics Was Replaced by NASA

1964 - The Free Speech Movement Began at U.C. Berkeley

1971 - Walt Disney World Opened in Orlando

1975 - Muhammad Ali Beat Joe Frazier in the Fight Called “Thrilla in Manila”
* The Fight Was Stopped in the 14th Round by Fraziers Corner

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