Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Barry Corbin (Actor) Urban Cowboy, WarGames
Birthplace: Lamesa, Texas
1947 - David Zucker (Director) Airplane, The Naked Gun
Birthplace: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
1947 - Bob Weir (Guitarist) Grateful Dead
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
1948 - Leo Mazzone (Baseball)
Birthplace: Keyser, West Virginia
1955 - Ellen Dolan (Actress) Guiding Light
Birthplace: Monticello, Indiana
1958 - Tim Robbins (Actor) Bull Durham
Birthplace: West Covina, California
1959 - Gary Kemp (English Guitarist) Spandau Ballet
Birthplace: Smithfield, London, England
1965 - Tom Tolbert (Basketball)
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
1968 - Randall Batinkoff (Actor) For Keeps (Stan)
Birthplace: Monticello, New York
1975 - Kellie Martin (Actor) Life Goes On “Becca”
Birthplace: Riverside, California
Fun Fact!
Tim Robbins Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor For His Role as Dave Boyle in the 2003 Film Mystic River
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Other Notable Birthdays
Angela Lansbury (Actress)
October 16, 1925 - October 11, 2022
Birthplace: London, England
Passed Away in Her Sleep at Age 96
* Died in Her Los Angeles Home
Played Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote
Tim McCarver (Baseball)
October 16, 1941 - February 16, 2023
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
Passed Away at Age 81 From Heart Failure
MLB Seasons: 21
Position: Catcher
All-Star: 2 (1966, 1967)
World Series Champion: 2 (1964, 1967) St. Louis Cardinals
* Made His Major League Debut at Age 17
A 3x Emmy Award as a Broadcaster
Suzanne Somers (Actress)
October 16, 1946 - October 15, 2023
Birthplace: San Bruno, California
Passed Away at Age 76 From Breast Cancer
* Died in Her Palm Springs, California Home
Played Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Audra Lindley (Actress)
September 24, 1918 - October 16, 1997
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Passed Away at Age 79 From Leukemia
* Began Her Career on Broadway in 1942
Played Mrs. Roper on Three’s Company
Stu Hart (Wrestling)
May 3, 1915 - October 16, 2003
Birthplace: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Passed Away at Age 88 From a Stroke
* The Father of Bret and Owen Hart
Founded Stampede Wrestling
Barbara Billingsley (Actress)
December 22, 1915 - October 16, 2010
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Passed Away at Age 94 From Polymyalgia
* Body Stiffness
Played June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver
Fun Fact!
Barbara Billingsley Played the Jive Speaking Lady in Airplane (1980)
Ed Lauter (Actor)
October 30, 1938 - October 16, 2013
Birthplace: Long Beach, NY
Passed Away at Age 74 From Mesothelioma
* Cancer in the Internal Organs
Played the Dad Colonel Glenn in the 1984 Film Girls Just Wanna Have Fun and Coach Murray Chadwick in Youngblood (1986)
Vera Williams (Children's Writer)
January 28, 1927 - October 16, 2015
Birthplace: Hollywood, California
Passed Away at Age 88
* Unknown Cause of Death
A Regular Cast Member on Reading Rainbow
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - … All the Marbles
Director: . Robert Aldrich
Starring: Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young and Tracy Reed
Budget: $9.3 Million
Box Office $6.5 Million
1987 - Barfly
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, Sandy Martin, Gloria LeRoy and Pruitt Taylor Vince
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $3.2 Million
1987 - Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Director: Bruce Pittman
Starring: Michael Ironside, Wendy Lyon, Justin Louis, Lisa Schrage, Richard Monette, Terri Hawkes and Wendell Smith
Budget: $2 Million
Box Office: $2.6 Million
1987 - Weeds
Director: John D. Hancock
Starring: Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, Rita Taggart, Mark Rolston, Lane Smith, Joe Mantegna and William Forsythe
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $2.3 Million
1987 - The Whales of August
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern, Harry Carey Jr., Frank Grimes, Margaret Ladd, Tisha Sterling and Mary Steenburgen
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.3 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Mr. T Made a Guest Appearance on Silver Spoons
1988 - Kids in the Hall (Pilot) Premiered on HBO
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 102
1989 - Final Episode of The People Next Door
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Dare
The Human League (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand
Featuring “Don’t You Want Me”
1981 - In the Garden
Eurythmics (Debut Album)
1982 - Shabooh Shoobah
INXS (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
1983 - Life (Live Album)
Thin Lizzy
* Reached #29 in the UK
1984 - Geffery Morgan
UB40 (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #68
* #3 in the UK
1985 - Seven Churches
Possessed (Debut Album)
1987 - Masque
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (13th Album)
* Reached #44 in Germany
1989 - Def, Dumb and Blonde
Debbie Harry (3rd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #123
* #12 in the UK
1989 - Scarlet and Other Stories
All About Eve (2nd Album)
* Reached #7 in the UK
1989 - Wild!
Erasure (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #57
* Hit #1 in the UK
1989 - Hats
The Blue Nile (2nd Album)
* Reached #12 in the UK
1989 - The Sensual World
Kate Bush (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #43
* #2 in the UK
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Game 4 of the World Series
* The Milwaukee Brewers Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 - 5 at County Stadium (Milwaukee) in Game 4 of the World Series to Tie the series 2 - 2
Attendance: 56,560
The Brewers Scored 6 Runs in the Bottom of the 7th Inning
1983 - The Baltimore Orioles Won the World Series
* Beat the Philadelphia Phillies
Series: 4 - 1
Manager: Joe Altobelli
MVP: Rick Dempsey
1985 - The Kansas City Royals Beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6 - 2 at Exhibition Stadium (Toronto) in Game 7 of the ALCS to Advance to the World Series
Attendance: 32,084
ALCS MVP: George Brett
* Pat Sheridon (Royals) Home Run
1985 - The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7 - 5 at Dodger Stadium in Game 6 of the NLCS to to Advance to the World Series
Attendance: 55,208
NLCS MVP: Ozzie Smith
* Jack Clark (Cardinals) Hit a 3-Run Home Run off Tom Niedenfeur in the Top of the 9th Inning
1987 - Mike Tyson TKO’d Tyrell Biggs in the 7th Round to Retain the Heavyweight Championship
1988 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the Oakland A's 6 - 0 at Dodger Stadium to Take a 2 - 0 World Series Lead
Attendance: 56,051
* Orel Hershiser Became the First Pitcher to Pitch a Complete Game Shutout in the Playoffs and World Series
Mike Marshall (Dodgers) 3-Run Home Run
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 16th)
1875 - BYU (Brigham Young University) Was Founded in Provo, Utah
* Founder Was Brigham Young (Religious Leader) and Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Fun Fact!
BYU Won the College Football National Championship in 1984
1923 - The Walt Disney Company Was Founded
* Originally Called The Disney Brother Cartoon Studio
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1987 - Baby Jessica Was Rescued After Being Trapped in Her Aunt’s Well For Over 56 Hours
* Followed by a Huge National Audience
Fun Fact!
In 2011 Jessica McClure Bought a House 2 Miles Away From the Well From Trust Fund Money Composed by Donations
#1 Songs in America
(October 16th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Jack & Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp
10/2 - 10/29
1983 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bonnie Tyler
10/1 - 10/28
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
10/13 - 11/2
1985 - "Oh Sheila"
Ready for the World
10/12 - 10/18
1986 - "When I Think of You"
Janet Jackson
10/11 - 10/24
1987 - "Here I Go Again"
Whitesnake
10/10 - 10/16
1988 - "Red Red Wine"
UB40
10/15 - 10/21
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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1984 - South African Lama and Human Rights Activist Desmond Tutu Was Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize
* Led a Nonviolent Campaign to Resolve the Problem of Race Segregation in South Africa
Headlines
(October 16th)
1981 - The Human League Released Their 3rd Album
Title: Dare
U.S. Billboard Charts: #3
UK: #1
Canada: #1
Sweden: #1
New Zealand: #1
Featuring “Don’t You Want Me”
The Baltimore Orioles Won The World Series
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1983 - The Baltimore Orioles Beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4 Games to 1 to Win the World Series
Manager: Joe Altobelli
MVP: Rick Dempsey
Fun Fact!
The 1983 World Series Required No Air Travel For the First Time Since 1956
* Baltimore and Philadelphia are 100 Miles Apart
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October 16th in 80s History