Happy 80s Birthdays
1933 - Kim Novak (Actress) Falcon Crest
1944 - Stockard Channing (Actress) Grease (Rizzo)
1947 - Mike Krzyzewski (Basketball Coach) Duke
1947 - Kevin Bloody Wilson (Musical Comedian)
1950 - Peter Gabriel (Singer) Genesis
1951 - David Naughton (Actor) American Werewolf in London
1956 - Peter Hook (Singer) New Order
1957 - Denise Austin (Fitness Trainer)
1962 - Baby Doll (Wrestler)
1962 - Michele Greene (L.A. Law)
Fun Fact!
Stockard Channing Made Her First Credited Film Debut in The Fortune (1975)
* Golden Globe Nominee for Best Acting Debut
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Phil Collins
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1954 - Frank Selvy (Furman) Scored Scored 100 Points in a Game Against Newberry
* The Only Division I Player to Score 100
Other Notable Birthdays
Eddie Robinson (Football Coach)
February 13, 1919 - April 3, 2007
Passed Away at Age 88 of Complications from Alzheimer’s
Coached Grambling State from 1941 to 1997
* Also Coached the Basketball Team from 1943 to 1956
Chuck Yeager (Air Force Pilot)
February 13, 1923 - December 7, 2020
Passed Away at Age 97 (Unknown Cause)
First Pilot to Break the Sound Barrier
George Segal (Actor)
February 13, 1934 - March 23, 2021
Passed Away at Age 87 of Complication from Bypass Surgery
Played Albert in the 1989 Film Look Who’s Talking
* Also Jack on Just Shoot Me and Pop Pop on The Goldbergs
Peter Tork (Musician and Actor)
February 13, 1942 - February 21, 2019
Passed Away at Age 77 from Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma (Form of Head and Neck Cancer)
Member of The Monkees
Jerry Springer (TV Host)
February 13, 1944 - April 27, 2023
Passed Away at Age 79 from Pancreatic Cancer
Hosted the Jerry Springer Show From 1991 to 2018
* Mayor of Cincinnati From 1977 to 1978
Donnie Moore (Baseball)
February 13, 1954 - July 18, 1989
Passed Away at Age 35 from a Self-Inflicted Gunshot Wound to the Head
1985 All-Star
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ralph Waite (Actor)
Passed Away on February 13, 2014 at Age 85 from an Ongoing Illnesses
Played John Walton Sr. on the The Waltons
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - American Pop
Director: Ralph Bakshi
Starring: Ron Thompson, Lisa Jane Persky, Jeffrey Lippa, Richard Singer and Marya Small
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1981 - Eyewitness
Director: Peter Yates
Starring: William Hurt, Sigourney Weaver, Christopher Plummer, Morgan Freeman and James Woods
Budget: $6.4 Million
Box Office: $4.5 Million
1987 - Mannequin
Director: Michael Gottlieb
Starring: Andrew McCarthy, Kim Cattrall, Estelle Getty, G.W. Bailey, James Spader and Meshach Taylor
Budget: $7.9 Million
Box Office: $42.7 Million
1987 - Over the Top
Director: Menahem Golan
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Robert Loggia, Susan Blakely and David Mendenhall
Budget: $25 Million
Box Office: $16 Million
Released in Los Angeles and New York the Day Before
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1988- Justine Bateman Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Terence Trent D’Arby
Conan O’Brien Made His Debut as a Writer
1988 - Final Episode of Mr. President
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 24
Starring George C. Scott and Conrad Bain
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Face Value
Phil Collins (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
* Hit #1 in the UK, Canada and Sweden
1982 - Baal (EP)
David Bowie
1986 - Precious Moments
Jermaine Jackson (11th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
1987 - All in the Name of Love
Atlantic Starr (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #18
Featuring “Always”
1989 - A New Flame
Simply Red (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
* Hit #1 in the UK, Switzerland and New Zealand
Featuring “If You Don’t Know Me By Now"
Singles Released
1984 - “Hello”
Lionel Richie
#1 Song in America from May 12 - May 25
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand
In Other 80s Music News
1983 - Marvin Gaye Sang the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game
* VHI Played Marvi Gaye’s Rendition of the National Anthem as Their First Music Video
1983 - A 300-pound gravestone from the grave of Lynyrd Skynyrd’s Ronnie Van Zant was stolen from an Orange Park, Florida cemetery
* Found 2 weeks later in a dry river bed
1983 - Jerry Lewis Married Dancer, SanDee Pitnick
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The XIII Winter Olympics Opened in Lake Placid, New York
1983 - The East Beat the West 132 - 123 in the NBA All-Star Game
MVP: Dr. J (76ers)
East Coach: Bill Cunningham (East)
West Coach: Pat Riley (Lakers)
Location: The Forum in Inglewood, California
Dr. J Was the Leading Vote Getter
1988 - The XV Winter Olympic Games Opened in Calgary, Canada
1989 - Oklahoma Football Player Charles Thompson Was Sentenced to 2 Years in Prison For Selling Cocaine
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1981 - Sewer Explosions Destroyed More Than 2 Miles of Streets in Louisville, Kentucky
1988 - The Opening Ceremony of the XV Winter Olympic Games Opened in Calgary, Canada
#1 Songs in America
(February 13th)
1980 - "Rock With You"
Michael Jackson
1/19 - 2/15
1981 - "Celebration"
Kool and the Gang
2/7 - 2/20
1982 - "Centerfold"
J. Geils Band
2/6 - 3/19
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
2/12 - 2/18
1984 - "Karma Chameleon"
Boy George
2/4 - 2/24
1985 - "I Want To Know What Love Is"
Foreigner
2/1 - 2/15
1986 - "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne & Friends
1/18 - 2/14
1987 - "Open Your Heart"
Madonna
2/7 - 2/13
1988 - "Could've Been"
Tiffany
2/6 - 2/19
1989 - "Straight Up"
Paula Abdul
2/11 - 3/3
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On February 13, 1981 Phil Collins Released His Debut Album (Face Value) Featuring "In the Air Tonight"
Other Notable Dates
(On February 13th)
1920 - The Negro National Baseball League Was Founded
* First African-American Baseball League to Last More Than 1 Season
Marvin Gaye
February 13th in 80s History
1987 - Mannequin Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall
Mannequin Premiered in Theaters
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Headlines
(February 13th)
1980 - The Opening Ceremonies of the XIII Winter Olympic Games Opened in Lake Placid, New York
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On February 13, 1983 Marvin Gaye Sang the National Anthem at the NBA All-Star Game
* VHI Played Marvi Gaye’s Rendition of the National Anthem as Their First Music Video
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