December 7th in 80s History

Other Notable Birthdays

Ted Knight (Actor)
December 7, 1923 - August 26, 1986
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 (Wreslter)
December 7, 1958 - April 20, 1999
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)
Passed Away on December 7, 1989 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)
Passed Away on December 7, 2004 at the Age 80 from Parkinson’s Disease
Co-Founder of the Amway Corporation

Harry Morgan (Actor)
Passed Away in His Sleep on December 7, 2011 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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On December 7, 1984 2010: The Year We Made Contact Premiered in Theaters

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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

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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Bo Jackson Won The Heisman

Happy 80s Birthdays

1932 - Ellen Burstyn (Actress) Resurrection
1947 - Johnny Bench (Baseball)
1947 - James Keach (Actor) Wildcats
1948 - Tony Thomas (Producer) Empty Nest
1948 - Gary Morris (Country Singer)
1949 - Jymn Magon (TV Writer) DuckTales
1954 - Priscilla Barnes (Actress) Three's Company (Terri)
1956 - Larry Bird (Basketball)
1958 - Tim Butler (Bassist) The Psychedelic Furs
1960 - Craig Scanlon (Guitarist) Fall
1963 - Barbara Weathers (Singer) Atlantic Starr
1964 - Peter Laviolette (Hockey)
1966 - C. Thomas Howell (Actor) The Outsiders "Pony Boy"

Fun Fact!

Larry Bird Win 3 Consecutive MVP Awards (1984, 1985, 1986)

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

City Heat

1985 - Auburn Running Back, Bo Jackson Won the 51st Heisman Trophy Award
Runner Up: Chuck Long QB (Iowa)

On December 7, 1984 City Heat Starring Clint Eastwood Premiered in Theaters

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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