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(December 7th)
1982 - Texas Inmate, Charles Brooks Jr. Became the First Person Executed by Lethal Injection in the United States
* Convicted of Killing an Auto Mechanic While Going On a Test Drive
On December 7, 1988 The 6.8 Armenian Earthquake Hit the Northern Part of the Country
* Killed 25,000 - 50,000 and Injured Over 100,000
Happy 80s Birthdays
1932 - Ellen Burstyn (Actress) Resurrection
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
1947 - Johnny Bench (Baseball)
Birthplace: Oklahoma City, OK
1947 - James Keach (Actor) Wildcats (Frank)
Birthplace: Savannah, GA
1948 - Tony Thomas (Producer) Golden Girls, Empty Nest
Birthplace: Hollywood
1948 - Gary Morris (Country Singer)
Birthplace: Fort Worth, TX
1954 - Priscilla Barnes (Actress) Three's Company (Terri)
Birthplace: Fort Dix, NJ
1956 - Larry Bird (Basketball)
Birthplace: West Baden Springs, IN
1958 - Tim Butler (English Bassist) The Psychedelic Furs
Birthplace: Teddington, Middlesex, England
1960 - Craig Scanlon (English Guitarist) Fall
Birthplace: Manchester, England
1963 - Barbara Weathers (Singer) Atlantic Starr
Birthplace: Greensborough, NC
1964 - Peter Laviolette (Hockey)
Birthplace: Franklin, MA
1966 - C. Thomas Howell (Actor) The Outsiders "Pony Boy"
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Fun Fact!
Larry Bird Won 3 Consecutive MVP Awards (1984, 1985, 1986)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Ted Knight (Actor)
December 7, 1923 - August 26, 1986
Birthplace: Terryville, CT
Passed Away at Age 62 From Colon Cancer
Played Judge Smails in the 1980 Film, Caddyshack
* Also Played Henry Rush in the Hit TV Series, Too Close For Comfort
“Ravishing” Rick Rude (Wrestler)
December 7, 1958 - April 20, 1999
Birthplace: St. Peter, MN
Passed Away at Age 40 from Heart Failure
* An Autopsy Report Showed He Died From an Overdose of "Mixed Medications"
Defeated the Ultimate Warrior in 1989 at WrestleMania V to Win the WWE Intercontinental Championship
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Haystacks Calhoun (Wrestler)
August 3, 1934 - December 7, 1989
Birthplace: Mckinney, TX
Passed at the Age 55 of Complications From Diabetes
Won the WWE Tag Team Championship in 1973 With Partner, Tony Garea
* Defeated of Mr. Fuji and Prof. Toru Tanaka
Jay Van Andel (Entrepreneur)
June 3, 1924 - December 7, 2004
Birthplace: Grand Rapids, MI
Passed Away on December 7, 2004 at the Age 80 From Parkinson’s Disease
Co-Founder of the Amway Corporation
Harry Morgan (Actor)
April 10, 1915 - December 7, 2011
Birthplace: Detroit, MI
Passed Away in His Sleep at Age 96
* Unknown Cause
Played Colonel Potter in the Hit TV Show, M*A*S*H
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1984 - 2010: The Year We Make Contact
Director: Peter Hyams
Starring: Roy Scheider, Helen Mirren, Bob Balaban and John Lithgow
Budget: $28 Million
Box Office: $40.4 Million
1984 - City Heat
Director: Richard Benjamin
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Burt Reynolds, Richard Roundtree and Irene Cara
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $38.3 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Off the Rack Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 6
1987 - Remote Control (Game Show) Premiered on MTV
Seasons: 5
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Ten Years of Harmony (Compilation Album)
The Beach Boys
Billboard Charts: #156
1984 - Agent Provocateur
Foreigner (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #4
* Hit #1 in the UK, Germany, Norway, Sweden and Switzerland
Featuring “I Want To Know What Love Is”
1984 - In the Eyes of the Storm
Roger Hodgson (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
* #6 in Switzerland
1985 - Sun City (Compilation Album)
Artists United Against Apartheid
Billboard Charts: #31
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1985 - Bo Jackson (RB) Auburn Won the 51st Heisman Trophy Award
* The #1 Overall Pick in 1986 NFL Draft by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers but Signed with the Kansas City Royals (Baseball)
Bo Signed with the Los Angeles Raiders the Following Year
1985 - Martina Navratilova Won the Australian Open
Runner up: Chris Evert-Lloyd
Match: 6-2, 4-6, 6-2
1986 - James Brooks (Cincinnati Bengals) Had 264 Yards From Scrimmage Against the New England Patriots
* 163 Rushing and 101 Receiving
The Bengals Beat the Patriots 31 - 7 in Foxboro
Spread
Patriots -4.5
O/U 46.0
1988 - Nolan Ryan Signed With the Texas Rangers
1989 - Sugar Ray Leonard Beat Roberto Duran by Unanimous Decision (12 Rounds) to retain the WBC Super Middleweight Belt
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1987 - On a Flight From San Francisco to Los Angeles, A Disgruntled Employee Shot and Killed His Ex-Boss, Plus the 2 Pilots, Before Driving the Plane Into the Ground, Killing All 43 Passengers
Bo Jackson Won The Heisman
Armenian Earthquake
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1985 - “Broken Wings” by Mister Mister Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from December 7 - 20
Also Hit #1 in Canada
On December 7, 1984 2010: The Year We Made Contact Premiered in Theaters
December 7th in 80s History
2010
1985 - Auburn Running Back, Bo Jackson Won the 51st Heisman Trophy Award
Runner Up: Chuck Long QB (Iowa)
1963 - Instant Replay Was Used in Football For the First Time, in a Game Between Army and Navy
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Other Notable Dates
(On December 7th)
1787 - Delaware Became the First State Admitted to the Union, Ratifying the United States Constitution
* The Population Was 60,000
The Population Now is 1 Million
1932 - German Born, Albert Einstein Was Given a Visa to Enter the United States
1941 - Japan Bombed Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, Forcing the United States to Enter World War II
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#1 Songs in America
(On This Day)
1980 - "Lady"
Kenny Rogers
11/15 - 12/26
1981 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1982 - "Truly"
Lionel Richie
11/27 - 12/10
1983 - "All Night Long"
Lionel Richie
11/12 - 12/9
1984 - "Wake Me Up Before You Go Go"
Wham!
11/17 - 12/7
1985 - "Broken Wings"
Mister Mister
12/7 - 12/20
1986 - "The Next Time I Fall"
Peter Cetera and Amy Grant
12/6 - 12/12
1987 - "Heaven Is A Place On Earth"
Belinda Carlisle
12/5 - 12/11
1988 - "Baby I Love Your Way"
Will to Power
12/3 - 12/9
1989 - "Blame It on the Rain"
Milli Vanilli
11/25 - 12/8
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