Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - John Lithgow (Actor) Footloose
1945 - Jeannie C. Riley (Country Singer)
1948 - Patrick Simmons (Guitarist) The Doobie Brothers
1951 - Annie Golden (Actress & Singer) Desperately Seeking Susan
1960 - Dan Woodgate (Drummer) Madness
1962 - Evander Holyfield (Boxer)
1963 - Sinitta (Singer)
1965 - Brad Daugherty (Basketball)
1966 - Amy Linker (Actress) Square Pegs
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Fun Fact!
Evander Holyfield Made His Professional Boxing Debut on November 15, 1984 at Madison Square Garden
* Beat Lionel Byarm in a 6 Round Unanimous Decision
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Other Notable Birthdays
Robert Reed
October 19, 1932 - May 12, 1992
Passed Away at Age 59 from Colon Cancer with HIV Contributing
Played Mike Brady on The Brady Bunch
Divine (Drag Queen)
October 19, 1945 - March 7, 1988
Passed Away at Age 42 from an Enlarged Heart
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Road Warrior Hawk (Wrestler)
Passed Away on October 19, 2003 at Age 46 from a Heart Attack
Tom Bosley
Passed Away on October 19, 2010 at Age 83 from a Staph Infection
Played Mr. Cunningham on Happy Days
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1984 - Crimes of Passion
Director: Ken Russell
Starring: Kathleen Turner, Anthony Perkins, John Laughlin and Annie Potts
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $2.9 Million
1984 - The Razor's Edge
Director: John Byrum
Starring: Bill Murray, Theresa Russell, Catherine Hicks, Denholm Elliott, James Keach, Peter Vaughan, Brian Doyle-Murray, Faith Brook, Saeed Jaffrey and Richard Oldfield
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $6.6 Million
1984 - Thief of Hearts
Director: Douglas Day Stewart
Starring: Steven Bauer, Barbara Williams, John Getz, David Caruso, Christine Ebersole and George Wendt
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $10.4 Million
1989 - The Bear
Director: Jean-Jacques Annaud
Starring: Tchéky Karyo, Jack Wallace, Andre Lacombe and Bart the Bear
Budget: $31 Million
Box Office: $120 Million ($31 Million Domestic)
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s Television Debuts or Finales On This Day
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Underneath the Colours
INXS (2nd Album)
* Reached #15 in Australia
1984 - Steeltown
Big Country (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #70
* Hit #1 in the UK
Singles Released
1987 - "You're All I Need"
Mötley Crüe
Reached #83 on the US Billboard Charts
* MTV Refused to Play the Music Video Because of the Violence
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Game 5 of the World Series
* The Philadelphia Phillies Beat the Kansas City Royals 4 - 3 at Royals Stadium to Take a 3 - 2 Series Lead
Attendance: 42,369
Dan Quisenberry (Royals) Blew His 2nd Save of the Series
Mike Schmidt (Home Run)
1980 - Houston Oilers Running Back Earl Campbell Rushed for 203 Yards Against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
* The Oilers Beat the Buccaneers 20 - 13 at the Houston Astrodome
Spread
Oilers -9
O/U 34.0
1980 - San Diego Chargers Quarterback Dan Fouts Threw for 444 Yards Against the New York Giants
* The Chargers Beat the Giants 44 - 7 at Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)
Spread
Chargers -15
O/U 47.0
The Chargers Had 3 Receivers with Over 100 Yards
Charlie Joyner (171)
John Jefferson (107)
Kellen Winslow (102)
1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the Montreal Expos 2 - 1 at Olympic Stadium (MOntreal) in Game 5 of the NLCS to Advance to the World Series
Attendance: 36,491
NLCS MVP: Burt Hooten
1982 - Game 6 of the World Series
* The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Milwaukee Brewers 13 - 1 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis) to Tie the Series 3 - 3
Attendance: 53,723
John Stuper (Cardinals) Pitched Completed Game 1 ER
Keith Hernandez and Darrell Porter (Cardinals) Home Runs
1985 - Game 1 of the World Series
* The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Kansas City Royals 3 - 1 at Royals Stadium
Attendance: 41,650
Todd Worrell (Cardinals) 2.1 Scoreless Innings in Relief
1986 - Game 2 of the World Series
* The Boston Red Sox Beat the New York Mets 9 - 3 at Shea Stadium (New York) to Take a 2 - 0 Series Lead
Attendance: 55,063
Dave Henderson and Dwight Evans (Red Sox) Home Runs
Starting Pitchers Dwight Gooden and Roger Clemens (No Decisions)
1987 - New York Yankees GM Resigned and Was Replaced by Lou Piniella
* Billy Martin Was Named Yankees Manager For the 5th Time
1988 - Game 4 of the World Series
* The Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the Oakland A’s 4 - 3 at the Oakland Coliseum to take a 3 - 1 Series Lead
Attendance: 49,317
Jay Howell (Dodgers) 2.1 Scoreless Innings in Relief
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 19th)
2005 - Saddam Hussein Went on Trial in Baghdad for Crimes Against Humanity
Did You Know?
Saddam’s Father and Brother Died of Cancer Before He Was Born and His Mom Was So Depressed She Wanted to Abort Him and Commit Suicide
* She Later Remarried Where His Stepfather Treated Him Harshly
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"Take on Me" Became the #1 Song in America
1987 - “Black Monday” Hit the United States
* The Dow Jones Fell 508 Points
Headlines
(October 19th)
1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Defeated the Montreal Expos 2 - 1 in Game 5 to Advance to the World Series
* Beat the New York Yankees in the World Series
Did You Know?
The Dodgers Were the Only Team to Win 2 World Series in the 80s
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1985 - “Take on Me” by a-ha Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from October 19 - 25
* Also Hit #1 in Canada, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Austria, Belgium and Australia
October 19th in 80s History
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1987 - Mötley Crüe Released "You're All I Need" as a Single
* MTV Refused to Play the Video Because of Too Much Violence
#1 Songs in America
(October 19th)
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 - "Take on Me"
a-ha
10/19 - 10/25
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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