April 16th in 80s History
Other Notable Birthdays
Charlie Chaplin (Actor)
April 16, 1889 - December 25, 1977
Passed Away at Age From a Stroke
Considered the Film Industries Most Influential Figures
* Best Known For His Character "The Tramp" During the Silent Era
David Graf (Actor)
April 16, 1950 - April 7, 2001
Passed Away at Age 50 From a Sudden Heart Attack
Played “Tackleberry” in Police Academy
Selena (Singer)
April 16, 1971 - March 31, 1995
Passed Away at Age 23 From a Gunshot Wound Inflicted by Her Manager Yolanda Saldívar
Known as "The Queen of Tejano Music"
* Won Grammy Award in 1994 For Best American/Mexican Album
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Robert Urich (Actor)
December 19, 1946 - April 16, 2002
Passed Away at Age 55 From Synovial Sarcoma (Rare Case of Cancer)
Starred as Spencer in Spencer For Hire From 1985 to 1988
* Also Played Dan Tanna in Vega$ From 1978 to 1981
Daryl Gates (Police Officer)
August 30, 1926 - April 16, 2010
Passed Away at Age 83 From Bladder Cancer
Founder of D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education)
Pat Summerall (Sportscaster)
May 10, 1930 - April 16, 2013
Passed Away at Age 82 From Cardiac Arrest
Announced a Record 16 Super Bowls
* Also 26 Masters Tournaments and 21 U.S. Opens
Harry Anderson (Actor and Comedian)
October 14, 1952 - April 16, 2018
Passed Away at Age 65 From a Stroke (Caused by Heart Disease)
Played Judge Harry on Night Court
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Wrong is Right
Director: Richard Brooks
Starring: Sean Connery, Robert Conrad, Leslie Nielsen and Jennifer Jason Leigh
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $3.5 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Final Episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 37
Network: NBC
1983 - Susan Saint James Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Michael McDonald
1984 - Final Episode of Blue Thunder
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 1
Network: ABC
Starring James Farentino, Dana Carvey, Bubba Smith and Dick Butkus
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Just One Night (Live Album)
Eric Clapton
Billboard Charts: #2
* #3 in the UK
1982 - 1+9+8+2
Status Quo (15th Album)
* Hit #1 in the UK
1984 - At War with Satan
Venom (3rd Album)
* Reached #64 in the UK
1984 - Crusader
Saxon (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #174
* #18 in the UK
1988 - Savage Amusement
Scorpions (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
Singles Released
1983 - “Faithfully”
Journey
Reached #12 on the US Billboard Charts
1984 - “The Reflex”
Duran Duran
#1 Song in America from June 23 - July 6
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Ireland, Belgium, and Netherlands
1988 - “Pour Some Sugar On Me”
Def Leppard
Reached #4 on the US Billboard Charts
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Arthur Ashe Retired From Professional Tennis
1983 - Steve Garvey (Padres) Set a National League Record by Playing in His 1,118th Consecutive Game
* The Game Was Played at Dodger Stadium
Attendance: 50,800
Steve Garvey Played 14 Seasons With the Dodgers
Garvey Went 2-4
1984 - Geoff Smith (England) Won the 88th Boston Marathon
1984 - Lorraine Moller (New Zealand) Won the Women's Boston Marathon
1984 - Oakland A's Slugger Dave Kingman Hit 3 Home Runs, Including Grand Slam and 8 RBI’s Against the Seattle Mariners
* The A’s Beat the Mariners 9 - 6 in Seattle on a Monday Night
Attendance: 13,912
1987 - Michael Jordan Became the Second Player in NBA History to Score 3,000 Points in a Season
* The Only Other Player is Wilt Chamberlain
1989 - Don Bies Won the 1st Tradition (Senior Golf Major)
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1947 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (Basketball)
1950 - Colleen Hewett (Singer)
1952 - Bill Belichick (Football)
1953 - Peter Garrett (Singer) Midnight Oil
1953 - Kurt Maloo (Singer) Double
1953 - Jay O. Sanders (Actor) afterMASH
1954 - Ellen Barkin (Actress) Tender Mercies
1955 - Bruce Bochy (Baseball)
1964 - David Cohan (Writer) The Wonder Years
1965 - Jon Cryer (Actor) Pretty in Pink
1965 - Martin Lawrence (Actor) Do the Right Thing
1971 - John Billingsley (Actor) A Christmas Story
1976 - Lukas Haas (Actor) Witness
Fun Fact!
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is the All-Time Leading Scorer in NBA History (38,337)
* 6x MVP
6x NBA Champion
Did You Know?
Kareem Played Roger Murdoch (Co-Pilot) in Airplane
#1 Songs in America
(On This Day)
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 - "She Drives Me Crazy"
Fine Young Cannibals
4/15 - 4/21
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1987 - Howard Stern’s Show Was Warned by the FCC For Bad Language and Sexual Content
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"Reflex"
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Arthur Ashe Passed Away in 1993 at Age 49 From AIDS That He Acquired From a Blood Transfusion
Other Notable Dates
(On April 16th)
1910 - The Boston Arena Opened its Doors for the First Time
* The Oldest Existing Indoor Ice Hockey Arena
2003 - Michael Jordan Played His Final NBA Game
* 5x MVP
6x NBA Champion
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1981 - The Final Episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century Aired
* Ran 2 Seasons with 37 Episodes
1983 - Steve Garvey Played in His 1,118 Consecutive Game to Set the National League Record
Did You Know?
Steve Garvey Was Known as One of the Biggest Ladies Man in Major League History
Headlines
(April 16th)
1980 - Arthur Ashe Retired From Professional Tennis
Career Titles: 76
Won 3 Majors
US Open (1968)
Australian Open (1975)
Wimbledon (1975
On April 16, 1984 Duran Duran Released "The Reflex" as a Single
Final Episode of Buck Rogers in the 25th Century