Happy 80s Birthdays
1933 - Scotty Bowman (Hockey)
Birthplace: Verdun, Quebec, Canada
1940 - Frankie Avalon (Singer and Actor) Grease, Back to the Beach
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1949 - Kerry Livgren (Guitarist) Kansas
Birthplace: Topeka, Kansas
1950 - Darryl Sittler (Hockey)
Birthplace: St. Jacobs, Ontario, Canada
1952 - Rick Pitino (Basketball)
Birthplace: New York City
1962 - Joanne Catherall (English Singer) Human League
Birthplace: Sheffield, England
1964 - Holly Robinson Peete (Actress) 21 Jump Street
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1967 - Ricky Bell (Singer) New Edition
Birthplace: Roxbury, Massachusetts
Fun Fact!
Head Coach Rick Pitino Won the NCAA National Championship With 2 Different Teams
Kentucky: 1996
Louisville: 2013
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Other Notable Birthdays
Jack Warden (Actor)
September 18, 1920 - July 19, 2006
Birthplace: Newark, New Jersey
Passed Away at Age 85 From Heart and Kidney Failure
* Nominated For an Academy Award For His Role as Lester in the Shampoo (1975) and Max in Heaven Can Wait (1978)
Won an Emmy Award For His Role as George Halas in the ABC Movie of the Week Brian's Song (1971)
Fred Willard (Actor)
September 18, 1933 - May 15, 2020
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 86 From Cardiac Arrest
* Died in His Los Angeles Home
Best Known For Paying Lt. Bob Hookstratten in This is Spinal Tap (1984) and Buck Laughlin in Best in Show (2000)
Dee Dee Ramone (Bassist)
September 18, 1951 - June 5, 2002
Birthplace: Fort Gregg-Adam, Virginia
Passed Away at Age 50 From a Heroin Overdose
* Was Found Dead in His Hollywood Home
A Founding Member of the Ramones
Dennis Johnson (Basketball)
September 18, 1954 - February 22, 2007
Birthplace: Los Angeles, California
Passed Away at Age 52 From Heart Attack
NBA Seasons: 14
Position: Point Guard/Shooting Guard
All-Star: 5
NBA Champion: 3 (1979, 1984, 1986) Boston Celtics
College: Pepperdine
Won the Finals MVP in 1979
Ryne Sandberg (Baseball)
September 18, 1959 - July 28, 2025
Birthplace: Spokane, Washington
Passed Away at Age 65 From Prostate Cancer
MLB Seasons: 16
Position: 2nd Base
All-Star: 10
Gold Glove: 9
NL MVP: 1984
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2005 (3rd Ballot)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ken Norton (Boxer)
August 9, 1943 - September 18, 2013
Birthplace: Jacksonville, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 70 From Several Strokes
* Died in a Las Vegas Care Facility
Beat Muhammad Ali In 1973 For The Heavyweight Championship
Fun Fact!
Ken Norton’s Son Ken Norton Jr. Was a 3x Pro-Bowler as Linebacker For the Dallas Cowboys and San Francisco 49ers
Super Bowl Champion: 3
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Mommie Dearest
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Faye Dunaway, Mara Hobel and Diana Scarwid
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $39 Million
1981 - Continental Divide
Director: Michael Apted
Starring: John Belushi and Blair Brown
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $15 Million
1981 - Raggedy Man
Director: Jack Fisk
Starring: Sissy Spacek, Eric Roberts and Sam Shepard
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.9 Million
1987 - Fatal Attraction
Director: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Stuart Pankin, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne, Lois Smith, Mike Nussbaum
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $320.1 Million
1987 - The Pick-up Artist
Director: James Toback
Starring: Molly Ringwald, Robert Downey Jr., Dennis Hopper, Danny Aiello, Harvey Keitel, Mildred Dunnock, Vanessa Williams, Robert Towne, Victoria Jackson
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $13.2 Million
1987 - Amazon Women on the Moon
Directors: Joe Dante, Carl Gottlieb, Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss
Starring: Steve Allen, Rosanna Arquette, Paul Bartel, Ed Begley Jr., Ralph Bellamy, Sybil Danning, Griffin Dunne, Carrie Fisher, Steve Forrest, Monique Gabrielle, Steve Guttenberg, Arsenio Hall, Howard Hesseman, Lou Jacobi, B.B. King, Russ Meyer, Kelly Preston, Henny Youngman
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $548,000
1987 - Maurice
Director: James Ivory
Starring: James Wilby, Hugh Grant, Rupert Graves, Denholm Elliott, Simon Callow, Billie Whitelaw, Barry Foster, Judy Parfitt, Phoebe Nicholls, Ben Kingsley
Budget: $2.6 Million
Box Office: $2.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - The Gary Coleman Show Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1982 - The Flintstones Funnies (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 45
1982 - The Incredible Hulk (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1982 - Gilligan's Planet Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1982 - Meatballs & Spaghetti (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 25
1982 - Pandemonium (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1983 - Hardcastle and McCormick Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 67
1984 - Hunter Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 152
1984 - Final Episode of Three’s Company
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 172
Network: ABC
1985 - The Equalizer Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 88
1985 - Charlie & Co. Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 18
Starring Flip Wilson and Gladys Knight and Jaleel White
1985 - George Burns Comedy Week Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1985 - Stir Crazy Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
Ran 1 Season with 9 Episodes
The Theme Song Was Sang By Patti LaBelle
1986 - Crime Story Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 4
Starring Dennis Farina
1987 - DuckTales (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 100 (1 Film)
1989 - Hard Copy Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 2159
1989 - Alien Nation Premiered on Fox
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
1989 - The Famous Teddy Z Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 20
Starring Jon Cryer
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Abacab
Genesis (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
* Hit #1 in the UK
1982 - Under the Blade
Twisted Sister (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #125
1983 - Breaking the Chains
Dokken (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #136
1985 - Tim
The Replacements (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #183
1989 - Oh Mercy
Bob Dylan (26th Album)
Billboard Charts: #30
* #6 in the UK
1989 - Heart Like a Sky
Spandau Ballet (6th Album)
1989 - Allroy’s Revenge
All (2nd Album)
* Reached #31 in the UK and #5 in Italy
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The Minnesota Twins Played a Double Header Against the Milwaukee Brewers, Making it 3 Double Headers in 4 Days
* Went 4 - 2
1983 - New Orleans Saints Won Their First Overtime Game in Franchise History
* The Saints Beat the Bears 34 - 31 at the Superdome in New Orleans
Spread
Saints -3
O/U 36.5
1984 - Tim Raines Became the First Major League Baseball Player With 4 Consecutive 70-Stolen-Base Seasons
1986 - Reggie Jackson (California Angels) Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Kansas City Royals
* The Angels Beat the Royals 18 - 3 at Anaheim Stadium on a Thursday Night
Attendance: 25,876
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1984 - Joe Kittinger Completed the First Solo Balloon Crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 18th)
1837 - Tiffany & Co. Was Founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City
* Began as a Stationery and Fancy Goods Emporium
1882 - The Pacific Stock Exchange Opened
1927 - CBS Radio Went On Air For the First Time
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1987 - Fatal Attraction Premiered in TheatersDirector: Adrian Lyne
Starring: Michael Douglas, Glenn Close, Anne Archer, Ellen Hamilton Latzen, Stuart Pankin, Ellen Foley, Fred Gwynne, Lois Smith, Mike Nussbaum
Fun Fact!
Fatal Attraction Was the #2 Highest Grossing Movie From 1987
#1 Three Men and a Baby
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1989 - Hard Copy Made Its Debut
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 2,159
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September 18th in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(September 18th)
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 - "Take my Breath Away"
Berlin
9/13 - 9/19
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - “Sweet Child o’ Mine"
Guns N’ Roses
9/10 - 9/23
1989 - "Don't Want to Lose You"
Gloria Estefan
9/16 - 9/22
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1983 - The Members of Kiss Appeared on MTV Without Their Makeup For the First Time in Public
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Fatal Attraction Premiered in Theaters
1984 - The Final Episode of Three’s Company Aired
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 172
Top 10 in the Ratings 6 Years in a Row
Fun Fact!
John Ritter Won an Emmy Award in 1984 For Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series For His Role as Jack Tripper