Happy 80s Birthdays
1966 - Greg Maddux (Baseball)
Birthplace: San Angelo, Texas
1966 - David Justice (Baseball)
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
1968 - Anthony Michael Hall (Actor)
Birthplace: Boston, Massachusetts
Fun Fact!
Greg Maddux Won 4 Consecutive National League Cy Young Awards (1992, 1993, 1994, 1995)
* Also Won 18 Gold Glove Awards
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Other Notable Birthdays
Loretta Lynn (Country Singer)
April 14, 1932 - October 4, 2022
Birthplace: Butcher Hollow, Kentucky
Passed Away at Age 90
* Unknown Cause of Death
A 3x Time Grammy Award Winner
Grammy Nominations: 18
Fun Fact!
Sissy Spacek Won an Academy Award For Her Role as Loretta Lynn in the 1980 Film Coal Miner's Daughter
Pete Rose (Baseball)
April 14, 1941 - September 30, 2024
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio
Passed Away at Age 83 From Cardiovascular Disease
MLB Seasons: 24
All Star: 17
World Series Champion: 3 (1975, 1976, 1980)
NL MVP: 1973
Holds the Major League Record With 4,256 Career Hits
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Don Ho (Singer and Ukulele Player)
August 13, 1930 - April 14, 2007
Birthplace: Honolulu, Hawaii
Passed Away at Age 76 From Heart Failure
* Best Known For the 1966 Song "Tiny Bubbles"
Percy Sledge (Singer)
November 25, 1940 - April 14, 2015
Birthplace: Leighton, Alabama
Passed Away at Age 74 From Liver Cancer
* Best Known For the 1966 Song “When a Man Loves a Woman”
Bernie Madoff (American Mastermind)
April 29, 1938 - April 14, 2021
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 82 From Natural Causes
* Died While in Federal Prison
The Founder of the Ponzi Scheme
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - Say Anything…
Director: Cameron Crowe
Starring: John Cusack, Ione Skye and John Mahoney
Budget: $16 Million
Box Office: $21.5 Million
1989 - Disorganized Crime
Director: Jim Kouf
Starring: Fred Gwynne, Lou Diamond Phillips, Corbin Bernsen, Ruben Blades, William Russ, Hoyt Axton, Daniel Roebuck and Ed O’Neill
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $7.7 Million
1989 - She’s Out of Control
Director: Stan Dragoti
Starring: Tony Danza, Catherine Hicks, Ami Dolenz and Matthew Perry
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $12 Million
1989 - Winter People
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Kurt Russell, Kelly McGillis, Lloyd Bridges and Mitchell Ryan
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $2 Million
1989 - See You in the Morning
Director: Alan J. Pakula
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Alice Krige, Farrah Fawcett, David Dukes, Drew Barrymore and Macaulay Culkin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.7 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - 52nd Academy Awards Aired on ABC
1982 - Teachers Only
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 21
Starring Norman Fell
* Best Known For Playing Mr. Roper on Three’s Company
1984 - George McGovern Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Madness
1985 - Howard Cosell Hosted the Season 10 Finale of Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Greg Kihn
1988 - Final Episode of Probe
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
1989 - The Jim Henson Hour Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
1989 - Final Episode of Unsub
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Iron Maiden
Iron Maiden (Debut Album)
* Reached #4 in the UK
1980 - British Steel
Judas Priest (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* #4 in the UK
First Album With New Drummer Dave Holland
1981 - Sucking in the Seventies (Compilation Album)
The Rolling Stones
Billboard Charts: #15
1981 - Faith
The Cure (3rd Album)
* Reached #14 in the UK
1981 - The Electric Spanking of War Babies
Funkadelic (13th Album)
1982 - Diver Down
Van Halen (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Featuring “Pretty Woman” and “Dancing in the Streets”
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1983 - Let’s Dance
David Bowie (15th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
1984 - Jermaine Jackson
Jermaine Jackson (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
* #1 in R&B
1986 - Visible Silence
Art of Noise (2nd Album)
1986 - Turbo
Judas Priest (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1986 - Victorialand
Cocteau Twins (4th Album)
1989 - Follow the Blind
Blind Guardian (2nd Album)
Singles Released
1989 - “Good Thing”
Fine Young Cannibals
#1 Song in America from July 8 - 14
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - Bernhard Langer (Germany) Won the Masters
Prize: $126,000
Runner up: Seve Ballesteros (Spain) and Raymond Floyd (USA) -4
Runner up prize: $52,267
Location: Augusta, Georgia
First Golfer From Germany to Win the Masters
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1986 - The Heaviest Hailstones Ever Recorded (2.2 pounds) Fell on the Gopalganj District of Bangladesh
* 92 People Killed
SNL
1985 - Bernhard Langer (-6) Won the 49th Masters Tournament
Course: Augusta National Golf Club
Location: Augusta, Georgia
Winning Prize: $126,000
Runner Up: Seve Ballesteros and Raymond Floyd (-4)
Runner Up Prize: $52,267
The First Golfer From Germany to Win The Masters
Fun Fact!
Bernhard Langer is a 2x Major Champion
The Masters: (1985, 1993)
1983 - David Bowie Released His 15th Album (Let’s Dance)
Billboard Charts: #1
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, France, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Australia and New Zealand
Over 10 Million Copies Sold Worldwide
On April 14, 1985 Howard Cosell Hosted the Season 10 Finale of Saturday Night Live
David Bowie Released His Let's Dance Album
April 14th in 80s History
In Other News
(On April 14th)
1865 - President Lincoln Was Shot by John Wilkes Booth at the Ford Theater
* Died the Next Day
1902 - The First J.C. Penney’s Opened in Kemmerer, Wyoming
* Founded by James Cash Penney
1912 - The RMS Titanic Hit an Iceberg in the North Atlantic
* The Ship Sank the Next Day (Over 1500 People Died)
1927 - The First Volvo Car Made Premiered in Gothenburg, Sweden
1939 - The Grapes of Wrath Was Published For the First Time
* Written by John Steinbeck
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1989 - Say Anything … Premiered in Theaters
* Starring John Cuscak and Ione Skye
Fun Fact!
The Dojo in the Kickboxing Scene is the Same Dojo Used in The Karate Kid
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Headlines
(April 14th)
1980 - The 52nd Annual Academy Awards Aired on ABC
Venue: Dorothy Chandler Pavilion
City: Los Angeles, California
Host: Johnny Carson
Ratings: 49 Million
Most Awards: Kramer vs. Kramer (5)
Most Nomination: Kramer vs. Kramer and All That Jazz (9)
Awards
Best Picture: Kramer vs. Kramer
Best Director: Robert Benton (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Best: Actor: Dustin Hoffman (Kramer vs. Kramer)
Best Actress: Sally Field (Norma Rae)
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#1 Songs in America
(April 14th)
1980 - "Another Brick in the Wall, Part II
Pink Floyd
3/22 - 4/18
1981 - "Kiss on My List"
Hall & Oates
4/11 - 5/1
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Footloose
Kenny Loggins
3/31 - 4/20
1985 - "We Are the World"
USA for Africa
4/13 - 5/10
1986 - "Rock Me Amadeus"
Falco
3/28 - 4/18
1987 - "Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now"
Starship
4/4 - 4/17
1988 - "Get Out of Dreams, Get Into My Car"
Billy Ocean
4/9 - 4/22
1989 - "The Look"
Roxette
4/8 - 4/14
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