On This Day October 19th in 80s History

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(October 19th)

1981 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the Montreal Expos 2 - 1 in Game 5 to Advance to the World Series
NLCS MVP: Burt Hooten

Beat the New York Yankees 4 Games to 2 in the World Series

Fun Fact!

The Dodgers Were the Only Team to Win 2 World Series During the 1980's

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

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Happy 80s Birthdays

1945 - John Lithgow (Actor) Footloose, Harry and the Hendersons
Birthplace: Rochester, New York
1945 - Jeannie C. Riley (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Anson, Texas
1948 - Patrick Simmons (Guitarist) The Doobie Brothers
Birthplace: Aberdeen, Washington
1951 - Annie Golden (Actress & Singer) Desperately Seeking Susan
Birthplace: New York City
1960 - Dan Woodgate (English Drummer) Madness
Birthplace: Kensington, London, England
1962 - Evander Holyfield (Boxer)
Birthplace: Atmore, Alabama
1963 - Sinitta (Singer)
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
1965 - Brad Daugherty (Basketball)
Birthplace: Black Mountain, North Carolina
1966 - Amy Linker (Actress) Square Pegs
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York

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 (Actor)
October 19, 1932 - May 12, 1992
Birthplace: Highland Park, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 59 From Colon Cancer
* Reed Was HIV Positive
Played Mike Brady On The Brady Bunch

Divine (Drag Queen)
October 19, 1945 - March 7, 1988
Birthplace: Baltimore, Maryland
Passed Away at Age 42 From an Enlarged Heart
* Born Harris Glenn Milstead
Divine Means the Act of Creation

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Road Warrior Hawk (Wrestler)
January 26, 1957 - October 19, 2003
Birthplace: Saint Paul, Minnesota
Passed Away at Age 46 From a Heart Attack
* The Road Warriors are Considered One of the Greatest Tag-Teams of All-Time
Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 2011

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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80s Movies
(Released 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 - The Philadelphia Phillies Beat the Kansas City Royals 4 - 3 at Royals Stadium to Take a 3 - 2 World Series Lead
Attendance: 42,369

Home Runs: Mike Schmidt (Phillies)

All-Star Closer Dan Quisenberry (Royals) Blew His 2nd Save of the Series

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 - The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Milwaukee Brewers 13 - 1 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis) to Tie the World Series 3 - 3
Attendance: 53,723

Home Runs: Keith Hernandez, Darrell Porter (Cardinals)

John Stuper (Cardinals) Pitched a Completed Game

1985 - The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Kansas City Royals 3 - 1 at Royals Stadium in Game 1 of the World Series
Attendance: 41,650
Todd Worrell (Cardinals) 2.1 Scoreless Innings in Relief

1986 - The Boston Red Sox Beat the New York Mets 9 - 3 at Shea Stadium (New York) to Take a 2 - 0 World Series Lead
Attendance: 55,063

Home Runs: Dave Henderson, Dwight Evans (Red Sox)

The Starting Pitchers Were Dwight Gooden and Roger Clemens

* Both Got a No Decision

1987 - The New York Yankees General Manager Woody Woodward Resigned and Replaced by Lou Piniella
* Billy Martin Was Named Yankees Manager For the 5th Time

1988 - 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) Pitched 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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