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1988 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine
Happy 80s Birthdays
1932 - Abbe Lane (Actress) Twilight Zone Movie
1938 - Hal Williams (Actor) 227
1946 - Lynn Marie Stewart (Actress) M*A*S*H
1948 - Dee Wallace (Actress) E.T.
1959 - Bob Paris (Bodybuilder)
1959 - Jorge Vaca (Boxing) 1988 Welterweight Champion
1965 - Red Raimi (Actor) The Evil Dead
1965 - Craig Biggio (Baseball)
Fun Fact!
Craig Biggio Played All 20-Seasons With the Houston Astros
* 7x All-Star
Hits: 3,060
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015
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1963 - The Baldwin Hills Reservoir Bursted Killing 5
Damaged Hundreds of Homes in Los Angeles, California
2017 - Disney Purchased 20th Century Fox for $52.4 Billion
1984 - A Passage to India Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Judy Davis, James Fox and Alec Guinness and Peggy Ashcroft
Peggy Ashcroft Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress
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1985 - Roger Maris Passed Away at Age 51 From Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
* Hit a Major League Record 61 Home Runs in 1961
American League MVP 1960 & 61
December 14th in 80s History
Other Notable Birthdays
June Taylor (Dancer)
December 14, 1917 - May 16, 2004
Passed Away at Age 86 from Natural Causes
The Leader of the June Taylor Dancers
Don Hewitt (TV Producer)
December 14, 1922 - August 19, 2009
Passed Away at Age 86 from Pancreatic Cancer
Created the TV Series, 60 Minutes
Patty Duke (Actor)
December 14, 1946 - March 29, 2016
Passed Away at Age 69 from a Ruptured Intestine
Won an Academy Award For Her Role as Helen Keller in the 1962 Film, The Miracle Worker
* Also Starred in the Patty Duke Show From 1963 to 1966
Bill Buckner (Baseball)
December 14, 1949 - May 27, 2019
Passed Away at Age 69 from Lewy Body Dementia
Won the National League Batting Title in 1980 as a Member of the Chicago Cubs
Anthony Mason (Basketball)
December 14, 1966 - February 28, 2015)
Passed Away at Age 48 from a Heart Attack
Played 13-Seasons in the NBA
* The 53rd Overall Pick (3rd Round) in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
1799 - George Washington (Former U.S. President)
Passed Away on December 14, 1799 at Age 69 from Inflammation of the Epiglottitis
First President of the United States
Roger Maris (Baseball)
Passed away on December 14, 1985 at Age 51 from Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Won the American League MVP in 1960 & 1961
Norman Fell (Actor)
Passed Away on December 14, 1998 at At 74 from Bone Marrow Cancer
Played Mr. Roper on Three’s Company
Mike Evans
Passed Away on December 14, 2006 at Age 57 from Throat Cancer
Played Lionel on the TV Series, The Jeffersons
Peter O’Toole (Actor)
Passed Away on December 14, 2013 at Age 81 from Stomach Cancer
A 7x Academy Award Nominee For Best Actor
* Best Known For His Role as T.E. Lawrence in the 1962 Film, Lawrence of Arabia
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - Silkwood
Director: Mike Nichols
Starring: Meryl Streep, Cher, Kurt Russell, Craig T. Nelson and M. Emmet Walsh
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $35.6 Million
1984 - The Cotton Club
Director: Francis Ford Coppola
Starring: Richard Gere, Gregory Hines, Diane Lane, Lonette McKee, Nicolas Cage, Laurence Fishburn and Jennifer Grey
Budget: $58 Million
Box Office: $25.9 Million
1984 - A Passage to India
Director: David Lean
Starring: Judy Davis, James Fox and Alec Guinness and Peggy Ashcroft
Budget: $14.5 Million
Box Office: $27.2 Million
Academy Awards
Best Supporting Actress: Peggy Ashcroft
Best Original Score: Maurice Jarre
1984 - Starman
Director: John Carpenter
Starring: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin Smith and Richard Jaeckel
Budget: $24 Million
Box Office: $28.7 Million
1984 - Dune
Director: David Lynch
Starring: An Ensemble
Budget: $42 Million
Box Office: $37.9 Million
1984 - Runaway
Director: Michael Crichton
Starring: Tom Selleck, Gene Simmons, Cynthia Rhodes and Kirstie Alley
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $6.7 Million
1988 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
Director: Frank Oz
Starring: Steve Martin and Michael Caine
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $42 Million
1988 - Torch Song Trilogy
Director: Paul Bogart
Starring: Anne Bancroft, Matthew Broderick, Harvey Fierstein and Brian Kerwin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.8 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1985 - Tom Hanks Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Sade
1987 - Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 10
Episodes: 193
1988 - CBS Paid $1.8 Billion Dollars For the Exclusive Rights to Major League Baseball
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - Service
Yellow Magic Orchestra (7th Album)
1987 - You're Living All Over Me
Dinosaur Jr. (2nd Album)
Singles Released
1981 - "I Can't Go For That"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
#1 Song in America from January 30 - February 5
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - After Starting the Season 0 - 14 the New Orleans Saints Finally Won Their First Game of the Season
* The Saints beat the Jets 21 - 20 at Shea Stadium in New York
Spread
Jets -7
O/U 46.0
1986 - Dallas Cowboys Running Back Herschel Walker Had 292 Yards of Offense (122 Rushing 170 Receiving) Against the Philadelphia Eagles
* The Eagles beat the Cowboys 23 - 21 at Texas Stadium
Spread
Cowboys -6.5
O/U 37.0
1982 - Marcel Dionne (Kings) Scored His 500th Career Goal
1988 - After Losing 17 Straight Games the Miami Heat Finally Won Their First NBA Game in Franchise History
* The Heat Beat the Clippers 89 - 88 in Los Angeles
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A Passage to India Premiered in Theaters
Other Notable Dates
(On December 14th)
1819 - Alabama Became the 22nd US State
* Population Was 140,000
Now Over 5 Million
1918 – Women Were First Allowed to Vote in The 1918 United Kingdom General Election
1940 - Plutonium Was First Produced in Berkeley, California
1948 - The First Electronic Game (Cathode-Ray Tube Amusement Device) was Granted a Patent
* Created by Thomas T. Goldsmith Jr. and Estle Ray Mann
Headlines
(December 14th)
1980 - Over 100,000 People Attended a Public Vigil at Central Park For John Lennon
#1 Songs in America
(December 14th)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Mickey"
Toni Basil
12/11 - 12/17
1983 - "Say Say Say"
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
12/10 - 1/20
1984 - "Out of Touch"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
12/8 - 12/21
1985 - "Broken Wings"
Mister Mister
12/7 - 12/20
1986 - "The Way It Is"
Bruce Hornsby & the Range
12/13 - 12/19
1987 - "Faith"
George Michael
12/12 - 1/8
1988 - "Look Away"
Chicago
12/10 - 12/23
1989 - "We Didn't Start the Fire"
Bill Joel
12/9 - 12/22
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