Happy 80s Birthday
1938 - Christopher Lloyd (Actor) Back to the Future
1939 - Tony Roberts (Actor) Amityville 3-D
1952 - Jeff Goldblum (Actor) The Fly
1958 - Bobby Blotzer (Drummer) Ratt
1962 - Suzanne Snyder (Actress) Weird Science (Debbie)
1963 - Brian Boitano (Figure Skater)
1965 - Valeria Golino (Actress) Rain Man
1981 - Michael Fishman (Actor) Roseanne
Fun Fact!
Jeff Goldblum Made His Film Debut as Freak #1 in Death Wish (1974)
* Starring Charles Bronson
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Other Notable Birthdays
Annette Funicello (Actress)
October 22, 1942 - April 8, 2013
Passed Away at Age 70 from Multiple Sclerosis
Annette Was an Original Mouseketeer
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Cleavon Little (Actor)
Passed Away on October 22, 1992 at Age 53 from Colorectal Cancer
* Played Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Won an Emmy Award in 1989 for His Guest Appearance on Dear John
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1982 - First Blood
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna and Brian Dennehy
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $125.2 Million ($47 Million Domestic)
1982 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin and Dan O'Herlihy
Budget: $2.5 Million
Box Office: $14.4 Million
1982 - Jinxed!
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl and Rip Torn
Budget: $13.4 Million
Box Office $2.8 Million
1982 - Monsignor
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joe Cortese, Adolfo Celi, Tomas Milian and Joe Pantoliano
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $12.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Susan Stafford Left Wheel of Fortune to do Humanitarian Work
* Vanna White Took Over
1982 - The Quest Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
1983 - John Candy Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Men at Work
Jim Belushi’s Debut as a Cast Member
1988 - John Larroquette Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
1988 - Final Episode of Mighty Mouse: The New Adventure (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 19 (38 Segments)
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - The Dollar Album
Dollar (3rd Album)
* Reached #18 in the UK
1984 - Give My Regards to Broad Street (Soundtrack)
Paul McCartney
Billboard Charts: #21
* Hit #1 in the UK
1985 - Twitch
Aldo Nova (3rd Album)
1986 - Fame and Fortune
Bad Company (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #106
1988 - No Rest for the Wicked
Ozzy Osbourne (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #13
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Ken Stabler Retired From the NFL
1985 - Game 3 of the World Series
* The Kansas City Royals Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6 - 1 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis) to Cut the Series 2 - 1
Attendance: 53,634
Bret Saberhagen (Royals) Complete Game (1 ER)
1986 - Game 4 of the World Series
* The New York Mets Beat the Boston Red Sox 6 - 2 at Fenway Park (Boston) to Even the Series 2 - 2
Attendance: 33,920
Ron Darling (Mets) 7 Scoreless Innings
Gary Carter (Mets) 2 Home Runs
Lenny Dykstra (Mets) 2nd Home Run of the Series
1987 - Game 5 of the World Series
* The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Minnesota Twins 4 - 2 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis) to Take a 3 - 2 Series Lead
Attendance: 55,347
The Cardinals Stole 5 Bases
Most Stolen Bases in a World Series Game Since the 1907 Chicago Cubs
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1981 - The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) Union Was Decertified Following an Illegal Strike That Was Broken by the Reagan Administration
* The Union Was Active From 1968 to 1981
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Other Notable Dates
(On This Day)
1836 - Sam Houston Became the First President of The Republic of Texas
1934 - Notorious Bank Robber “Pretty Boy” Floyd Was Shot and Killed by FBI Agents In East Liverpool, Ohio
Did You Know?
Floyd Was Liked by the Public Because He Burned Mortgage Documents During Bank Robberies That Freed Many People From Their Debts
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1983 - Prison Inmates Killed 2 Correctional Officers at the Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois Leading to Supermax Prisons
Did You Know?
The USP Marion In Illinois Was the First Supermax Prison in the United States Where Inmates Were Isolated For 23 Hours a Day in Their Cells
* By 1999 the United States Had 57 Supermax Prisons
1982 - First Blood Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sylvester Stallone
Gary Carter
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First Blood Premiered in Theaters
1988 - “A Groovy Kind of Love” by Phil Collins Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from October 22 - November 4
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland and South Africa
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Headlines
(October 22nd)
1982 - Vanna White Replaced Susan Stafford on Wheel of Fortune
October 22nd in 80s History
On October 22, 1986 Gary Carter Hit 2 Home Runs in Game 4 of the World Series
#1 Songs in America
(October 22nd)
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 - "A Groovy Kind of Love"
Phil Collins
10/22 - 11/4
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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