Happy 80s Birthdays
1939 - Carl Yastrzemski (Baseball)
1941 - Bill Parcells (Football)
1948 - David Marks (Guitarist) The Beach Boys
1953 - Precious Paul Ellering (Wrestling)
1956 - Paul Molitor (Baseball)
1958 - Colm Feore (Actor) Iron Eagle II
1958 - Vernon Reid (Guitarist) Living Colour
1960 - Collin Raye (Singer) The Wrays
1961 - Roland Orzabal (Singer) Tears for Fears
1961 - Debbi Peterson (Drummer) The Bangles
1963 - Tori Amos (Singer)
1963 - James DeBarge (Singer)
Fun Fact!
Bill Parcells Won 2 Super Bowls as Head Coach of the New York Giants 1986 & 1990
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Other Notable Birthdays
Valerie Harper (Actress)
August 22, 1939 - August 30, 2019
Passed Away at Age 80 From Lung Cancer
3x Emmy Award Winner (1971, 1972, 1973) For Her Role as Rhoda Morgenstern on The Mary Tyler Moore Show
Cindy Williams (Actress)
August 22, 1947 - January 25, 2023
Passed Away at Age 75 After a Brief Illness
Best Known For Playing Shirley in the Hit TV Show Laverne & Shirley
Holly Dunn (Country Singer)
August 22, 1957 - November 14, 2016
Passed Away at Age 59 From Ovarian Cancer
Sang the Popular Song, “Are You Ever Gonna Love Me”
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Passed Away
(On this Day)
Huey P. Newton (Political Activist)
February 17, 1942 - August 22, 1989
Murdered in West Oakland on August 22, 1989 at Age 47
Founder of the Black Panthers
Ed King (Guitarist)
September 14, 1949 - August 22, 2018
Passed Away at Age 68 From Cancer
Guitarist For Lynyrd Skynyrd
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1986 - The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: Dennis Hopper, Caroline Williams, Bill Johnson, Bill Moseley and Jim Siedow
Budget: $4.7 Million
Box Office: $8 Million
1986 - Extremities
Director: Robert M. Young
Starring: Farrah Fawcett, Alfre Woodard, Diana Scarwid and James Russo
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $13.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - Hometown Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
1986 - Final Episode of Riptide
Seasons: 3
Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - Construction Time Again
Depeche Mode (3rd Album)
* Reached #6 in the UK
1989 - After 7
After 7 (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #35
1989 - Enuff Z'nuff
Enuff Z'nuff (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #74
1989 - Jefferson Airplane
Jefferson Airplane (8th and Final Album)
Billboard Charts: #85
1989 - Cocked & Loaded
L.A. Guns (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #38
1989 - Devil's Night Out
The Mighty Mighty Bosstones (Debut Album)
Singles Released
1988 - “A Groovy Kind of Love”
Phil Collins
#1 Song in America from October 22 - November 4
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland and South Africa
1989 - “Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
#1 Song in America from October 7 - November 3
* Also Hit #1 in Canada and Japan
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1989 - Nolan Ryan Recorded His 5,000th Career Strikeout
Hitter: Rickey Henderson
* The A’s Beat the Rangers 2 - 0 at Arlington Stadium on a Tuesday Night
Attendance: 42,869
Nolan Ryan Pitched a Complete Game (13 Strikeouts)
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Other Notable Dates
(On August 22nd)
1849 - The First Air Raid in World History Occured
* Austria Launched Pilotless Balloons Against the City of Venice
1851 - The Yacht America Won the First America’s Cup
* 16 Yachts Competed
1864 - The First Geneva Convention Was Signed by 12 Nations
* France, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, Prussia, Belgium, Portugal, Switzerland, Denmark, Grand Duchy of Baden, Grand Duchy of Hesse and the Kingdom of Württemberg
1902 - Cadillac Motors Was Founded in Detroit, Michigan
* The First Cadillac Automobiles Made were the Runabout and Tonneau
2012 - The Texas Rangers Beat the Baltimore Orioles 30 - 3 in the Most Runs Scored by a Team in Modern Major League Baseball History
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1989 - Jefferson Airplane Released Their 8th and Final Album, Jefferson Airplane
* Featuring “True Love”
Fun Fact!
Jefferson Airplane Formed in 1965 in San Francsico
#1 Songs in America
(August 22nd)
1980 - "Magic"
Olivia Newton-John
8/2 - 8/29
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
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 - "Papa Don't Preach"
Madonna
8/16 - 8/29
1987 - "Who's That Girl"
Madonna
8/22 - 8/28
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Right Here Waiting"
Richard Marx
8/12 - 9/1
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1989 - Nolan Ryan Struck Out Rickey Henderson to Record His 5,000th Career Strikeout
Career Strikouts: 5,714 (Major League Record)
Did You Know?
Nolan Ryan Also Has the Major League Record With 2,795 Walks
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1987 - “Who’s That Girl” by Madonna Became the #1 Song in America
#1 Song in America from August 22 - 28
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Italy, Netherlands, Belgium, Ireland, Denmark and Israel
Nolan Ryan's 5,000th Career Strikeout
August 22nd in 80s History
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(August 22nd)
1986 - The Final Episode of Riptide Aired
* Ran 3 Seasons with 56 Episodes
Fun Fact!
Riptide Was a Series About 3 Vietnam Veterans and Aired After The A-Team, Another Show About 4 Vietnam Veterans