1986 - MC Hammer Released His Debut Album, Feel My Power
* Reached #30 on the US Billboard Charts
Did You Know?
MC Hammer Borrowed $20,000 From Oakland A’s Players, Dwayne Murphy and Mike Davis to Start His Label Business
* MC Hammer Used To Be the Bat Boy For the Oakland A's
Headlines
(August 13th)
1982 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason-Leigh and Phoebe Cates
Sean Penn's Character, Jeff Spicoli Made CheckerBoard Vans Extremely Popular
Did You Know?
Sean Penn and Friends Were Really Smoking Marijuana Before Filming Each Scene
#1 Songs in America
(August 13th)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
1981 - "Jessie's Girl"
Rick Springfield
8/1 - 8/14
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 "Ghostbusters"
Ray Parker, Jr.
8/11 - 8/31
1985 - "Shout"
Tears for Fears
8/3 - 8/23
1986 - "Glory of Love"
Peter Cetera
8/2 - 8/15
1987 - "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For"
U2
8/8 - 8/21
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
Fast Times at Ridgemont High Premiered in Theaters
1988 - Payne Stewart (-12) Defeated Andy Bean, Mike Reid and Curtis Strange by 1-Stroke to Win the PGA Championship
First Prize: $200,000
Runner Up Prize: $83,333
Location: Long Grove, Illinois
Course: Kemper Lakes Golf Club
Happy 80s Birthdays
1949 - Jim Brunzell (Wrestler)
1958 - Feargal Sharkey (Singer)
1959 - Danny Bonaduce (Actor) The Partridge Family
1959 - Tom Niedenfuer (Baseball)
1961 - Dawn Lewis (Actress) A Different World
1964 - Jay Buhner (Baseball)
Fun Fact!
Danny Bonaduce Made His Television Debut in an Episode of the 60s TV Show, Accidental Family
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Other Notable Birthdays
John Logie Baird (Scottish Inventor)
August 13, 1888 - June 14, 1946
Birthplace: Helensburgh, Dunbartonshire, Scotland
Passed Away at Age 57 From a Stroke
Invented the Television
Alfred Hitchcock (Director)
August 13, 1899 - April 29, 1980
Birthplace: Leytonstone, Essex, England
Passed Away at Age 80 From Kidney Failure
Known as “The Master of Suspense” With Films Like, Pscycho and The Birds
Ben Hogan (Golf)
August 13, 1912 - July 25, 1997
Birthplace: Stephensville, Texas
Passed Away at Age 84 (Unknown Cause)
Won 9 Majors
* 5 U.S. Opens
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"
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
René Laennec (French Physician)
February 17, 1781 - August 13, 1826
Passed Away at Age 45 (Unknown Cause)
Invented the Stethoscope
Florence Nightingale (English Nurse)
May 12, 1820 - August 13, 1910
Passed Away at Age 90 in Her Sleep (Unknown Cause)
The Founder of Modern Nursing
Jim “The Anvil” Neidhart (Wrestler)
February 8, 1955 - August 13, 2018
Passed Away at Age 63 After Suffering a Fall in His Home
2x WWF Tag Team Champion (1987, 1990) With Partner Bret "The Hitman Hart"
* Known as the Hart Foundation
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High
Director: Amy Heckerling
Starring: Sean Penn, Jennifer Jason-Leigh, Judge Reinhold, Phoebe Cates, Robert Romanus and Brian Backer
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $50 Million
1982 - Friday the 13th Part III (3D)
Director: Steve Miner
Starring: Dana Kimmell, Paul Kratka and Richard Brooker
Budget: $2.3 Million
Box Office: $36.7 Million
1982 - Tempest
Director: Paul Mazursky
Starring: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon, Raull Julia and Molly Ringwald
Budget: $13 Million
Box Office: $5 Million
* Molly Ringwald’s Film Debut
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Call to Glory Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 22
Starring Craig T. Nelson and Elisabeth Shue
1985 - West 57th Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 5
Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1985 - Primitive Love
Gloria Estefan and The Miami Sound Machine (9th Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
* #1 in Latin Pop Albums
Featuring “Conga"
1986 - Feel My Power
MC Hammer (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #30
* #1 in R&B
Featuring “Get It Started"
1987 - Love Is for Suckers
Twisted Sister (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #74
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1988 - The Boston Red Sox Won Their 24th Consecutive Home Game
* The Red Sox Beat the Tigers 16 - 4 on a Saturday Afternoon
Attendance: 33,601
Dwight Evans 4-5 (2 Home Runs and 7 RBI’s)
The Red Sox Lost Their Next Home Game to the Tigers 18-6
1989 - Payne Stewart (-12) Won the PGA Championship
Prize: $200,000
Runner Up: Andy Bean, Mike Reid and Curtis Strange (-11)
Runner Up Prize: $83,333
Location: Long Grove, Illinois
Course: Kemper Lakes Golf Club
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 13th)
1967 - 2 Women Were Killed, on the Same Day, on Two Separate Occasions by Grizzly Bears at Glacier National Park in Montana
* There Had Been No Fatal Bear Attacks in the 57-Year History of the Park
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1969 - The Apollo 11 Astronauts Neil Armstrong, Buzz Aldrin and Michael Collins Were Awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by U.S. President Nixon After Enjoying Ticker-Tape Parade in Los Angeles
2020 - Israel–United Arab Emirates Relations Were Formally Established
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1982 - Molly Ringwald Made Her Film Debut in the Movie, Tempest
* Also Starring Susan Sarandon
August 13th in 80s History
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