Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Mike Ditka (Football)
1949 - George Hendrick (Baseball)
1951 - Paw Dawber (Actress) Mork & Mindy
1952 - Jerry Royster (Baseball)
1954 - Arliss Howard (Actor) Full Metal Jacket
1956 - Martina Navratilova (Tennis)
1956 - Thomas “The Hitman” Hearns (Boxer)
1960 - Jean-Claude Van Damme (Actor) Bloodsport
1962 - Vincent Spano (Actor ) Rumble Fish
1964 - Dan Lilker (Bassist) Anthrax
Fun Fact!
Martina Navratilova Won 18 Grand Slam Championships
Wimbledon: (1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990)
US Open: (1983, 1984, 1986, 1987)
French Open: (1982, 1984)
Australian Open: (1981, 1983, 1985)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Chuck Berry
October 18, 1926 - March 18, 2017
Passed Away at Age 90 from Cardiac Arrest
George C. Scott
October 18, 1927 - September 22, 1999
Passed Away at Age 71 from a Ruptured Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Peter Boyle
October 18, 1935 - December 12, 2006
Passed Away at Age 71 from Multiple Myeloma and Heart Disease
Erin Moran
October 18, 1960 - April 22, 2017
Passed Away at Age 56 from Complications of Stage Four Squamous Cell Carcinoma (Throat Cancer)
Played Joanie on Happy Days
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Thomas Edison (Inventor)
Passed Away on October 18, 1931 at Age 84 from Complications of Diabetes
Bill King (Sportscaster)
Passed Away on October 18, 2005 at Age 78 from a Pulmonary Embolism (Blockage of the Artery to the Lung)
Bum Phillips (Football)
Passed Away on October 18, 2013 at Age 90 (Unknown)
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1980 - Motel Hell
Director: Kevin Connor
Starring: Rory Calhoun, Paul Linke, Nancy Parsons, Nina Axelrod, Wolfman Jack and John Ratzenberger
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $6.3 Million
1984 - Stop Making Sense
Director: Jonathan Demme
Starring: Talking Heads
Budget: $1.2 Million
Box Office: $5.1 Million
1985 - Re-Animator
Director: Stuart Gordon
Starring: Bruce Abbott, Barbara Crampton, David Gale, Robert Sampson and Jeffrey Combs
Budget: $900,000
Box Office: $2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1986 - Malcolm-Jamal Warner Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Run-DMC
1988 - Roseanne Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 231
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Triumph
The Jacksons (14th Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
1981 - Sonic Attack
Hawkwind (11th Album)
* Reached #19 in the UK
1982 - In the Mood for Something Rude
Foghat (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #162
1983 - Rock 'n Soul Part 1 (Compilation Album)
Hall & Oates
Billboard Charts: #7
* Hit #1 in New Zealand
1983 - Voice of the Heart
Carpenters (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
The Album Was Released After Karen Carpenter’s Death
* The Song “Now” Was Karen’s Last Recording
1984 - Them or Us
Frank Zappa (40th Album)
* Reached #53 in the UK
1985 - Love
The Cult (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #87
* #4 in the UK
1988 - Big Thing
Duran Duran (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
1988 - Everything
The Bangles (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #59
* #5 in the UK
Featuring “Eternal Flame”
1988 - Giving You the Best That I Got
Anita Baker (3rd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* The Album Won 3 Grammy Awards
1988 - Negotiations and Love Songs (Compilation Album)
Paul Simon
Billboard Charts: #110
1988 - Daydream Nation
Sonic Youth (5th Album)
* Reached #99 in the UK
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Game 2 of the World Series
* The Kansas City Royals Beat the Philadelphia Phillies 5 - 3 at Royals Stadium to tie the series at 2-2
Attendance: 42,363
Willie Aikens 2-Run Home Run (4th Inning)
1986 - Game 1 of the World Series
* The Boston Red Sox Beat the New York Mets 1-0 at Shea Stadium (New York) in Game 1
Attendance: 55,076
Bruce Hurst (Red Sox) Pitched 8 Scoreless Innings
The Red Sox Scored on an Error by Mets 2nd Baseman Tim Teufel
1987 - Game 2 of the World Series
* The Minnesota Twins Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8 - 4 at The Metrodome to take a 2-0 series lead
Attendance: 55,257
Gary Gaetti and Tim Laudner (Twins) Hit Home Runs
1987 - Seattle Seahawks Wide Receiver Steve Largent Had 15 Receptions for 261 Yards and 3 Touchdowns Against the Detroit Lions
* The Seahawks beat the Lions 37 - 14 at the Pontiac Silverdome (Detroit)
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1987 - The Cleveland Browns Shutout the Cincinnati Bengals 34 - 0 at Riverfront Stadium
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The Browns Defense Held the Bengals to 95 Yards of Offense
1988 - Game 3 of the World Series
* The Oakland A’s Beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 2 - 1 at the Oakland Coliseum in Game 3 to Cut the Series to 2-1
Attendance: 49,316
Mark McGwire Hit a Walk-Off Home Run off Jay Howell
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Other Notable Dates
(On This Day)
1867 - The United States Took Possession of Alaska After Purchasing it From Russia For $7.2 million
* Celebrated Annually in Alaska as Alaska Day
1898 - The United States Took Possession of Puerto Rico From Spain
1922 - The BBC (British Broadcasting Company) Was Founded to Establish a Nationwide Network of Radio Transmitters to Provide a National Broadcasting Service
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Roseanne Premiered on ABC
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1988 - Anita Baker Released Her Award Winning Giving You the Best That I Got Album
* Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
The Album Won 3 Grammy Awards
1988 - Roseanne Premiered on ABC
* Ran 10 Seasons with 231 Episodes
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Headlines
(October 18th)
1985 - The Original Nintendo Entertainment System Was Released in the United States
* Came With Super Mario Bros and Duck Hunt
Did You Know?
The Nintendo Company Was Founded in 1889 as a Playing Card Company
October 18th in 80s History
1988 - Mark McGwire Hit a Walk-Off Home Run Against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3 of the World Series
* The Only Game the A’s Won in the Series
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#1 Songs in America
(October 18th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
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 - "Lost in Emotion"
Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam
10/17 - 10/23
1988 - "Red Red Wine"
UB40
10/15 - 10/21
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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