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(September 11th)
1982 - “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” by Chicago Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song from September 11 - 24
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Ireland and Switzerland
Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Brian De Palma (Director) Scarface
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey
1943 - Mickey Hart (Guitarist) The Grateful Dead
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
1946 - Dennis Tufano (Singer)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1950 - Amy Madigan (Actress) Field of Dreams
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1953 - Tommy Shaw (Guitarist) Styx
Birthplace: Montgomery, Alabama
1957 - Jon Moss (English Drummer) Culture Club
Birthplace: Wandsworth, South London, England
1957 - Jeff Sluman (Golf)
Birthplace: Rochester, New York
1961 - E.G.Daily (Actress) Pee Wee’s Big Adventure “Dottie”
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1961 - Virginia Madsen (Actress)
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1962 - Kristy McNichol (Actress) Empty Nest
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
1964 - Ellis Burks (Baseball)
Birthplace: Vicksburg, Michigan
1967 - Harry Connick Jr. (Singer)
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Fun Fact!
Kristy McNichol Won 2 Primetime Emmy Awards (1977, 1979) For Her Role as Emmy in Family
Nominated: 1978
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Other Notable Birthdays
Bear Bryant (Football Coach)
September 11, 1913 - January 26, 1983
Birthplace: Moro Bottom, Arkansas
Passed Away at Age 69 From a Massive Heart Attack
* Coached Alabama From 1958 to 1982
Won 6 National Championships
Tom Landry (Football Coach)
September 11, 1924 - February 12, 2000
Birthplace: Mission, Texas
Passed Away at Age 75 From Leukemia
* Coached the Dallas Cowboys From 1960 to 1988
Won Super Bowl VI and XII
Cathryn Damon (Actress)
September 11, 1930 - May 4, 1987
Birthplace: Seattle, Washington
Passed Away at Age 56 From Ovarian Cancer
* Diagnosed in 1986
Won a Primetime Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Actress in a Comedy Series in 1980 For Her Role as Mary Campbell on Soap
Nominations: 3
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Jessica Tandy (Actress)
June 7, 1909 - September 11, 1994
Birthplace: Stoke, Newington, England
Passed Away at Age 85 From Ovarian Cancer
* Diagnosed in 1990
Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Daisy in the 1989 Film Driving Miss Daisy
Johnny Unitas (Football)
May 7, 1933 - September 11, 2002
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Passed Away at Age 69 From a Heart Attack
NFL Seasons: 18
Position: Quarterback
Pro Bowl: 10
NFL MVP: 3 (1959, 1964, 1967)
NFL Champion: 3 (1958, 1959, 1968) Baltimore Colts
Super Bowl Champion: (V) Baltimore Colts
Elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1979
John Ritter (Actor)
September 17, 1948 - September 11, 2003
Birthplace: Burbank, California
Passed Away on September 11, 2003 at Age 54 From an Aortic Dissection
* Played Jack Tripper on Three's Company
Won a Primetime Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series in 1984
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Night School
Director: Ken Hughes
Starring: Leonard Mann, Rachel Ward, Drew Snyder and Joseph R. Sicari
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.2 Million
1987 - The Curse
Director: David Keith
Starring: Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcolm Danare, Cooper Huckabee, John Schneider and Amy Wheaton
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $1.9 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1986 - Our House Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 46
1989 - 3rd Degree (Game Show) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 195
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Rage in Eden
Ultravox (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #144
* #4 in the UK
1984 - Cats Without Claws
Donna Summer (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #40
1986 - The Sport of Kings
Triumph (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #108
1987 - Crest of a Knave
Jethro Tull (16th Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
1987 - Together Again
The Temptations (32nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #112
1988 - Hell-O
GWAR (Debut Album)
*Reached #187 in Germany
1989 - We Too Are One
Eurythmics (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* Hit #1 in the UK, Belgian and Sweden
1989 - Brave and Crazy
Melissa Etheridge (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
In Other 80s Music News
1984 - Country Singer, Barbara Mandrell Suffered Head Injuries in a Head-On Collision
* Mandrell Made a Comeback After Spending Over a Year Rehabilitating
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Chris Evert Won the US Open
Runner Up: Hana Mandlíková
Match: 6-3, 6-1
1983 - Franco Harris Became the 3rd Player in NFL History to Rush For 11,000 Yards
1983 - Jimmy Connors Won the US Open
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl
Match: 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0
1985 - Pete Rose Broke Ty Cobb's Major League Record with 4,192 Career Hits
1988 - Mats Wilander Won the US Open
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl
MAtch 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
* Longest Finals Match of All-Time
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 11th)
1972 - Bart (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Began Running in the San Francisco Bay Area
2001 - Al-Qaeda Terrorists Hijacked 4 Airplanes, Crashing 2 Into The World Trade Center, 1 into The Pentagon and 1 Onto a Field in Pennsylvania
* 2,977 People Died
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1985 - Pete Rose Broke Ty Cobb's Record With His 4,192nd Career Hit
Career Hits: 4,256
MLB Seasons: 24
All Star: 17
World Series Champion: 3 (1975, 1976, 1980)
NL MVP: 1973
Fun Fact!
Pete Rose Also Holds the Major League Record With 3,562 Games Played and 14,053 At-Bats
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Pete Rose Became the All-Time Hit King
#1 Songs in America
(September 11th)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Chicago
9/11 - 9/24
1983 - "Maniac"
Michael Sembello
9/10 - 9/23
1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Tina Turner
9/1 - 9/21
1985 - "St. Elmos Fire"
John Parr
9/7 - 9/20
1986 - "Venus"
Bananarama
9/6 - 9/12
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - “Sweet Child o’ Mine"
Guns N’ Roses
9/10 - 9/23
1989 - "Hangin' Tough"
New Kids on the Block
9/9 - 9/15
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1983 - Jimmy Connors (USA) Won the 103rd Mens U.S. Open
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl (Czechoslovakia)
Match: 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0
Fun Fact!
Jimmy Connors Won 8 Majors During His Career
Wimbledon: 1974, 1982
U.S. Open: 1974, 1976, 1978, 1982, 1983
1984 - Country Singer Barbara Mandrell Suffered Head Injuries From a Head-On Collision
* Mandrell Made a Comeback After Spending Over a Year in Rehabilitation
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September 11th in 80s History
2007 - Russia Tests the Largest Conventional Weapon Ever, the Father of All Bombs
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