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Other Notable Birthdays
June Taylor (Dancer)
December 14, 1917 - May 16, 2004
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
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
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 86 From Pancreatic Cancer
Created the TV Series, 60 Minutes
Patty Duke (Actor)
December 14, 1946 - March 29, 2016
Birthplace: New York City
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
Birthplace: Vallejo, CA
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
Birthplace: Miami, FL
Passed Away at Age 48 From a Heart Attack
The 53rd Overall Pick (3rd Round) in the 1988 NBA Draft by the Portland Trail Blazers
* Played 13-Seasons in the NBA
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
George Washington (Former U.S. President)
February 22, 1732 - December 14, 1799
Birthplace: Popes Creek, VA
Passed Away at Age 69 From Inflammation of the Epiglottitis
The First President of the United States
Roger Maris (Baseball)
September 10, 1934 - December 14, 1985
Birthplace: Hibbing, MN
Passed Away at Age 51 From Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Won the American League MVP in 1960 & 1961
Norman Fell (Actor)
March 24, 1924 - December 14, 1998
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
Passed Away at At 74 From Bone Marrow Cancer
Played Mr. Roper on Three’s Company
Mike Evans (Actor)
November 3, 1949 - December 14, 2006
Birthplace: Salisbury, NC
Passed Away at Age 57 From Throat Cancer
Played Lionel on the TV Series, The Jeffersons
Peter O’Toole (Actor)
August 2, 1932 - December 14, 2013
Birthplace: Leeds, West Yorkshire, England
Passed Away 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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1985 - Roger Maris Passed Away at Age 51 From Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
* Hit a Major League Record 61 Home Runs in 1961
Won the American League MVP 1960 & 1961
December 14th in 80s History
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
Happy 80s Birthdays
1938 - Hal Williams (Actor) Sanford and Son, 227
Birthplace: Columbus, OH
1948 - Dee Wallace (Actress) Cujo, E.T.
Birthplace: Kansas City Kansas
1959 - Bob Paris (Bodybuilder)
Birthplace: Columbus, IN
1959 - Jorge Vaca (Boxing) 1988 Welterweight Champion
Birthplace: Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico
1965 - Ted Raimi (Actor) The Evil Dead “Fake Shemp”
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
1965 - Craig Biggio (Baseball)
Birthplace: Smithtown, NY
Fun Fact!
Craig Biggio Played All 20-Seasons With the Houston Astros
* 7x All-Star
Hits: 3,060
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2015 (3rd Ballot)
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1963 - The Baldwin Hills Reservoir Bursted in Los Angeles, CA
Killing 5 Damaged Hundreds of Homes
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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A Passage to India Premiered in Theaters
#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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1988 - Dirty Rotten Scoundrels Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Steve Martin and Michael Caine
Headlines
(December 14th)
1980 - Over 100,000 People Attended a Public Vigil at Central Park For John Lennon
* John Lennon Was Murdered by Mark David Chapman in Front of The Dakota Apartment Building in New York City at Age 40 Because Chapman Had a Personal Resentment Against Him