On February 18, 1983 Lovesick Starring Dudley Moore and Elisabeth McGovern Premiered in Theaters
Yoko Ono
Other Notable Birthdays
John Hughes (Director)
February 18, 1950 - August 6, 2009
Birthplace: Lansing, Michigan
Passed Away at Age 59 From a Heart Attack
* Suffered the Heart Attack While on a Walk in New York City
Directed Sixteen Candles, The Breakfast Club, Weird Science, Pretty in Pink and Many More 80s and 90s Classics
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Harry Caray (Sportscaster)
March 1, 1914 - February 18, 1998
Birthplace: St, Louis Missouri
Passed Away at Age 83 From a Heart Attack
* Spent Over 50 Years as a Broadcaster For Major League Baseball
Elected to the National Radio Hall of Fame in 1990
Dale Earnhardt (NASCAR)
April 29, 1951 - February 18, 2001
Birthplace: Kannapolis, North Carolina
Passed Away at Age 49 After Hitting the Wall on the Final Lap of the Daytona 500
* Earnhardt’s Aggressive Style Nicknamed Him “The Intimidator”
7x Winston Cup Champion (1980, 1986, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993)
Eddie Matthews (Baseball)
October 13, 1931 - February 18, 2001
Birthplace: Texarkana, Texas
Passed Away at Age 69 of Complications From Pneumonia
All-Star: 12
Career Home Runs: 512
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1978 (5th Ballot)
Jerry Buss (Businessman)
January 27, 1933 - February 18, 2013
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
Passed Away at Age 80 From Kidney Failure
* Caused by Cancer
Bought the Los Angeles Lakers and Kings in 1979
Ivan Koloff (Wrestler)
August 25, 1942 - February 18, 2017
Birthplace: Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Passed Away at Age 74 From Liver Cancer
* Defeated Bruno Sammartino in 1971 to Become the 3rd WWWF Heavyweight Champion
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1983 - The Sting II
Director: Jeremy Paul Kagan
Starring: Jackie Gleason, Mac Davis, Teri Garr, Karl Malden and Oliver Reed
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.3 Million
1983 - Lovesick
Director: Marshall Brickman
Starring: Dudley Moore, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec Guinness and John Huston
Budget: $10.1 Million
Box Office: $10.1 Million
1983 - Table for Five
Director: Robert Lieberman
Starring: Jon Voight and Richard Crenna
Budget: $8 Million
Box Office: $2.4 Million
1983 - The Pirates of Penzance
Director: Wilford Leach
Starring: Kevin Kline, Angela Lansbury, George Rose, Rex Smith and Linda Ronstadt
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $694,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Jamie Lee Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: The Fixx
1989 - Leslie Nielson Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Cowboy Junkies
Wayne's World Made Its SNL Debut
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1983 - Somewhere in Afrika
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (11th Album)
1985 - Starpeace (Concept Album)
Yoko Ono (7th Album)
1986 - Lives in the Balance
Jackson Browne (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Wayne Gretzky (21) Became the the Youngest Player in NHL History to Record 5 Career Hat-Tricks
1986 - Alvin Robertson (Spurs) Became the 2nd Player in NBA History with a Quadruple Double
20 Points 11 Rebounds 10 Assists and 10 Steals
* The Spurs beat the Suns 120 - 114 in San Antonio
Attendance: 7,835
Nate Thurmond Was the First (1974)
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On February 18, 1985 Yoko Ono Released Her 7th Album (Starpeace) featuring "Hell in Paradise"
February 18th in 80s History
1983 - The Sting II Premiered in Theaters
Starring: Jackie Gleason
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Wayne's World Made Its Debut On Saturday Night Live
Fun Fact!
With a $20 Million Dollar Budget the 1992 Film Wayne’s World Grossed Over $183 Million Dollars Worldwide
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#1 Songs in America
(February 18th)
1980 - "Do It To Me One More Time"
Captain & Tennille
2/16 - 2/22
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 - "Careless Whisper"
Wham!
2/16 - 3/8
1986 - "How Will I Know"
Whitney Houston
2/15 - 2/28
1987 - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
2/14 - 3/13
1988 - "Could've Been"
Tiffany
2/6 - 2/19
1989 - "Straight Up"
Paula Abdul
2/11 - 3/3
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1986 - Alvin Robertson (San Antonio Spurs) Became the 2nd Player in NBA History With a Quadruple Double
* Nate Thurmond Was the First in 1974
On February 18, 1987 President Reagan Met With Israel's Prime Minister Shamir in the Oval Office
1989 - Wayne's World Made Its Debut on Saturday Night Live
Starring: Michael Myers and Dana Carvey
President Reagan
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Headlines
(February 18th)
1980 - The Wah Mee Massacre in Seattle, Washington Killed 13 People and Seriously Injured 1
* The Largest Robbery-Motivated Mass-Murder in U.S. History
Lovesick
Happy 80s Birthdays
1933 - Yoko Ono (Singer)
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
1943 - Glen Charles (Producer) Cheers
Birthplace: Henderson, Nevada
1947 - Dennis DeYoung (Singer) Styx
Birthplace: Chicago, Illinois
1950 - Cybill Shepherd (Actress) Moonlighting
Birthplace: Memphis, Illinois
1954 - John Travolta (Actor) Look Who’s Talking
Birthplace: Englewood, New Jersey
1957 - Vanna White (TV Personality) Wheel of Fortune
Birthplace: North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
1959 - Jayne Atkinson (Actress)
Birthplace: Bournemouth, England
1964 - Matt Dillon (Actor) The Outsiders
Birthplace: New Rochelle, New York
1965 - Dr. Dre (Rapper)
Birthplace: Compton, California
1968 - Molly Ringwald (Actress) Sixteen Candles
Birthplace: Roseville, California
Fun Fact!
Molly Ringwald Made Her Film Debut in Tempest (1982)
Other Notable Dates
(On February 18th)
1885 - The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn Was Published by Mark Twain in the United States
1954 - The First Church of Scientology Was Established in Los Angeles
1972 - The State of California Voted to Stop the Death Penalty (People v. Anderson)
* All Death Row Inmates Were Given Life in Prison
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