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(October 3rd)
1980 - The Police Released the Zenyatta Mondatta Album
* Featuring “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
1983 - Scarecrow and Mrs. King Premiered on CBS
* Ran 4 Seasons with 88 Episodes
1984 - Charles in Charge Premiered on CBS
* Ran 5 Seasons with 126 Episodes
Fun Fact!
Charles in Charge Was Canceled by CBS After the First Season
* Was Picked Up by Universal and Rebooted in Syndication With a New Family
Scott Baio and Willie Aames Were Only 2 That Remained Regulars
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October 3rd in 80s History
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Charles in Charge Premiered on CBS
#1 Songs in America
(October 3rd)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
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 - "Let's Go Crazy"
Prince and the Revolution
9/29 - 10/12
1985 - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
9/21 - 10/11
1986 - "Stuck With You"
Huey Lewis and the News
9/20 - 10/10
1987 - "Didn't We Almost Have it All"
Whitney Houston
9/26 - 10/9
1988 - "Don't Worry Be Happy"
Bobby McFerrin
9/24 - 10/7
1989 - "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
Millie Vanilli
9/23 - 10/6
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Chubby Checker (Singer)
1942 - Alan Rachins (Actor) L.A. Law
1949 - Lindsey Buckingham (Singer) Fleetwood Mac
1950 - Pamela Hensley (Actress) Buck Rogers
1951 - Dave Winfield (Baseball)
1954 - Dennis Eckersley (Baseball)
1956 - Hart Bochner (Actor) Die Hard
1959 - Jack Wagner (Actor) General Hospital
1959 - Fred Couples (Golf)
1962 - Tommy Lee (Drummer) Motley Crue
1969 - Shane Butterworth (Actor) Bad News Bears (TV Series)
Fun Fact!
Dave Winfield Was Drafted #4 Overall in the 1973 Draft as a Pitcher, by the San Diego Padres
12x All-Star
7x Gold Glove
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001
* Winfield Was Also Drafted in the NBA by the Atlanta Hawks
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Other Notable Birthdays
Fred DeLuca (Business Man)
October 3, 1947 - September 14, 2015
Passed Away at Age 67 from Leukemia
Co-Founded the Sandwich Company, Subway
Stevie Ray Vaughn (Guitarist)
October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990
Passed Away at Age 35 in a Helicopter Crash
Vaughan and 4 Members of Eric Clapton's Entourage Were Taking a Helicopter From Wisconsin to Chicago Before Crashing Into a Ski Hill
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Roddy McDowell (Actor)
Passed Away on October 3, 1998 at Age 70 from Lung Cancer
Played Cornelius and Caesar in the Original Planet of the Ape Films
Janet Leigh (Actress)
Passed Away on October 3, 2004 at Age 77 from Vasculitis
Nominated For an Academy Award For Her Role as Marion Crane in the 1960 Thriller, Psycho
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1980 - Oh, God! Book II
Director: Gilbert Cates
Starring: George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $14.5 Million
1980 - Coast to Coast
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Dyan Cannon and Robert Blake
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.5 Million
1980 - The First Deadly Sin
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, James Whitmore, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, Martin Gabel and Anthony Zerbe
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1980 - One-Trick Pony
Director: Robert M. Young
Starring: Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn and Joan Hackett
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $843,000
1980 - Somewhere in Time
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $9.7 Million
1980 - Terror Train
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Hart Bochner
Budget: $4.2 Million
Box Office: $8 Million
1982 - Split Image
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, James Woods, Elizabeth Ashley, Brian Dennehy and Ronnie Scribner
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $263,635
1986 - Children of a Lesser God
Director: Randa Haines
Starring: Marlee Matlin and William Hurt
Budget: $10.5 Million
Box Office: $31.9 Million
Marlee Matlin Won an Academy Award For Best Actress
1986 - Tough Guys
Director: Jeff Kanew
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Alexis Smith, Dana Carvey, Darlanne Fluegel, Eli Wallach and Billy Barty
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office $21.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Season 7 of Saturday Night Live Premiered on NBC Without a Host
Musical Guest: Rod Stewart
1982 - Voyagers Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 20
1983 - Scarecrow and Mrs. King Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 88
1984 - Charles in Charge Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 126
1987 - Everything's Relative Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Starring Jason Alexander
1987 - Leg Work Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
1987 - Friday the 13th: The Series Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 72
1987 - Final Episode of Once a Hero
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Network: ABC
1988 - TNT (Turner Network Television) Made Its Debut
* Gone With the Wind Was the First Movie
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Lightning to the Nations
Diamond Head (Debut Album)
1980 - Zenyatta Mondatta
The Police (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
* Hit #1 in the UK and Australia
Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US
1981 - Law and Order
Lindsey Buckingham (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
* Lindsey Buckingham is the Guitarist For Fleetwood Mac
1983 - Genesis
Genesis (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
* Hit #1 in the UK, Finland and Germany
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1988 - Flying Colours
Chris de Burgh (9th Album)
* Hit #1 in the UK, Germany and Ireland
1988 - Talk Is Cheap
Keith Richards (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
* Keith Richards is the Guitarist For The Rolling Stones
1989 - Crossroads
Tracy Chapman (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
Reached #9 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1989 - Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville
Billboard Charts: #9
1989 - Runaway Horses
Belinda Carlisle (3rd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
* #4 in the UK
1989 - Shocker (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - The Milwaukee Brewers Clinched the American League East For the First Time in Team History
1981 - The Montreal Expos Cinched the National League East For the First Time in Team History
1982 - The Milwaukee Brewers Beat the Baltimore Orioles 10 - 2 to Clinch the AL East
* The Brewers and the Orioles Were Tied For 1st Place Entering the Last Game of the Season
1982 - Final Day of the Regular Season in Major League Baseball
Final Standings
AL West
California Angels 93 - 69
AL East
Milwaukee Brewers 95 - 67
NL West
Atlanta Braves 89 - 73
NL East
St. Louis Cardinals 92 - 70
Batting Title
AL: Willie Wilson KC .332
NL: Al Oliver MTL .331
Home Runs
AL: Reggie Jackson (Angels)
Gorman Thomas (Brewers) 39
NL: Dave Kingman (Mets) 37
RBI’s
AL: Hal McRae (Royals) 133
NL: Dale Murphy (Braves)
Al Oliver (Expos) 109
Wins
AL: LaMarr Hoyt (White Sox) 19
NL: Steve Carlton (Phillies) 23
ERA
AL: Rick Sutcliffe (Indians) 2.96
NL: Steve Rogers (Expos) 2.40
Strikeouts
AL: Floyd Bannister (Mariners) 209
NL: Steve Carlton (Eagles) 286
1987 - California Angels First Baseman, Wally Joyner Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Cleveland Indians
* The Angels Beat the Indians 12 - 5 at Anaheim Stadium on a Saturday Afternoon
Attendance: 22,750
1987 - San Diego Padres Catcher, Benito Santiago’s 34 Consecutive Game Hitting Streak Was Snapped
* Rookie Record
1989 - The Los Angeles Raiders Made Art Shell the First African-American Head Coach in the NFL
1989 - Darryl Sittler, Vladislav Tretiak, and Herbie Lewis Were Inducted Into the Hockey Hall of Fame
* Alan Eagleson and Father David Bauer Were Elected as Builders (Hockey Contributors)
Alan Eagleson Hall of Fame Was Revoked in 1998 for Embezzlement and Fraud
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In Other 80s News
1981 - The Hunger Strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland Ended
* Lasted 7 Months and 10 People Died
1985 - The Space Shuttle Atlantis Made Its Maiden Flight
1987 - The Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Was Reached
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 3rd)
1919 - Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Adolfo Luque Became the First Latin Born Player to Appear in the World Series
* Born in Havana, Cuba
1949 - The First Black-Owned Radio Station, WERD Opened in Atlanta, Georgia
1951 - "The Shot Heard Around the World"
* The New York Giants Beat the Brooklyn Dodgers on a Walk-Off Home Run by Bobby Thompson
"The Giants Win the Pennant"
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1989 - Art Shell (Los Angeles Raiders) Became the First African-American Head Coach in the NFL