Other Notable Birthdays
Barbara Hill (Actress)
April 18, 1922 - January 26, 2017
Passed Away in Her Home at Age 94 From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Won an Emmy Award in 1959 For Most Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series For Her Role as Della Street in the TV Series Perry Mason
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Bernard Edwards (Bassist)
October 31, 1952 - April 18, 1996
Passed Away at Age 43 From Pneumonia
Co-Founded Chic
Wahoo McDaniel (Wrestler)
June 19, 1938 - April 18, 2002
Passed Away at Age 63 From Kidney Failure
5x NWA Heavyweight Champion
* Also Played 9-Seasons in the NFL
Dick Clark (Television Host)
November 30, 1929 - April 18, 2012
Passed Away at Age 82 From a Heart Attack During a Medical Procedure
Hosted American Bandstand From 1956 to 1989
* Also the Pyramid Game Show From 1973 to 1988
Bruno Sammartino (Wrestler)
October 6, 1935 - April 18, 2018
Passed Away at Age 82 From Organ Failure (Due to Heart Problems)
Considered One of the Greatest Wrestlers of All-Time
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1986 - Murphy’s Law
Director: J. Lee Thompson
Starring: Charles Bronson and Kathleen Wilhoite
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office $9.9 Million
1986 - At Close Range
Director: James Foley
Starring: Sean Penn, Christopher Walken, Mary Stuart Masterson, Chris Penn, David Strathairn, Crispin Glover, Kiefer Sutherland, and Eileen Ryan
Budget: $6.5 Million
Box Office: $2.3 Million
1986 - Desert Bloom
Director: Eugene Core
Starring: Jon Voight and JoBeth Williams
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $400K
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Good Morning, Mickey Premiered on The Disney Channel
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 80
1983 - Welcome to Pooh Corner Premiered on The Disney Channel
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 120
1987 - Headbangers Ball Premiered on MTV
Episodes: 410
1987 - John Larroquette Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Timbuk 3
1987 - Sweet Surrender Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Solo in Soho
Phil Lynott (Debut Solo Album)
* Reached #28 in the UK
1986 - Rembrandt Pussyhorse
Butthole Surfers (2nd Album)
* Reached #9 in UK Indie
1986 - Cocker
Joe Cocker (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #50
1988 - Crossroads
Eric Clapton (Box Set)
Billboard Charts: #50
1988 - The Innocents
Erasure (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #49
* Hit #1 in the UK
1988 - Eden Alley
Timbuk3 (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #107
1988 - Barbed Wire Kisses (Compilation Album)
The Jesus and Mary Chain
Billboard Charts: #192
1989 - Doolittle
Pixies (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #98
In Other 80s Music News
1981 - The Band, Yes Announced They’re Breaking Up
1983 - Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Became the First Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize For Music
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - The Longest Professional Baseball Game Was Played
* Pawtucket Red Sox Tied the Rochester Red Wings 2 - 2 in 32 Innings
1982 - The Atlanta Braves Won Their 11th Straight Game to Open the Season
* The Braves Started the Season 13 - 0 Before Losing to the Cincinnati Reds
1983 - The 87th Boston Marathon
First Place: Greg Meyer (USA) 2:09:00
Female: Joan Benoit
1983 - Joan Benoit Won the Boston Marathon (Female)
1987 - Mike Schmidt Hit His 500th career Home Run
1988 - The 92nd Boston Marathon
First Place: Ibrahim Hussein (Kenya) Won the Boston Marathon 2:08:43
Female: Rosa Mota (Portugal) Won her 2nd in a Row
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In Other 80s News
(On April 18th)
1983 - A Suicide Bomber Destroyed the United States Embassy Building in Beirut
* Killed 63 People
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Mike Schmidt Hit His 500th Career Home Run
1986 - Sean Penn and Chris Penn Shared the Screen With Their Mother Eileen in the Movie At Close Range
* Sean Penn’s Wife, Madonna Wrote the Theme Song “Live to Tell”
Happy 80s Birthdays
1946 - Hayley Mills (Actress) Miss Bliss
1947 - Dorothy Lyman (Actress) Another World
1947 - Cindy Pickett (Actress) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
1953 - Rick Moranis (Actor) Honey I Shrunk the Kids
1956 - Eris Roberts (Actor) Nobody’s Fool
1961 - Kelly Hansen (Singer) Foreigner
1961 - Jane Leeves (Actress) Throb
1963 - Conan O’Brien (Writer) SNL
Fun Fact!
Late Night Talk Show Host Conan O’Brien Was a Writer For Saturday Night Live From 1987 - 1991
On April 18, 1983 Ellen Taaffe Zwilich Became the First Woman to Win the Pulitzer Prize for Music
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1987 - " I Knew You Were Waiting" by Aretha Franklin and George Michael Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from April 18 - May 1
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Ireland, Netherlands, Belgium, Australia and Zimbabwe
Ellen Taafe Zwilich
#1 Songs in America
(April 18th)
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 - "I Knew You Were Waiting"
Aretha Franklin and George Michael
4/18 - 5/1
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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On April 18, 1988 The United States Launched Operation Praying Mantis Against Iran (Largest Naval Battle Since World War II)
Operation Praying Mantis
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April 18th in 80s History
Fun Fact!
Mike Schmidt Was Voted The Best Baseball Player From the 80s
View The Top 10 Baseball Players From the 80s
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1923 - Yankee Stadium Opened in the Bronx
* Known as "The House that Ruth Built"
1987 - Mike Schmidt Hit His 500th Career Home Run
Career Hoe Runs: 548
* 12 x All-Star
8x NL Home Run Leader
3x National League MVP
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1995
Headlines
(April 18th)
1981 - Minor League Baseball Teams, Pawtucket Red Sox and the Rochester Red Wings Played the Longest Professional Baseball Game in History (32-Innings)
* The Game Ended in a 2 -2 Tie
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In Other News
(On April 18th)
1906 - The Big San Francisco Earthquake (7.9) Hit at 5:12 am
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