Other Notable Birthdays
Honus Wagner (Baseball)
February 24, 1874 - December 6, 1955
Passed Away at Age 81 (Unknown Cause)
* 8x Batting Champion
Elected to the First Hall of Fame Class of 1936
Fun Fact!
Honus Wagner’s 1909 T206 Baseball Card is the Most Valuable Sports Card in the World
* Recently Sold For $6.6 Million Dollars
Abe Vigoda (Actor)
February 24, 1921 - January 26, 2016
Passed Away in HIs Sleep at Age of 94 (Natural Causes)
Played Tessio in The Godfather
Steve Jobs (American Businessman)
February 24, 1955 - October 5, 2011
Passed Away at Age 56 From a Pancreatic Neuroendocrine Tumor
Founder of Apple and Pixar
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Passed Away
On This Day
Don Knotts (Actor)
July 21, 1924 - February 24, 2006
Passed Away at Age 81 From Pneumonia Related Lung Cancer
Played Mr. Furley on Three’s Company
Harold Ramos (Director)
November 21, 1944 - February 24, 2014
Passed Away at Age 69 of Complications From Autoimmune Inflammatory Vasculitis
Directed Caddyshack and National Lampoon’s Vacation
Sally Kellerman (Actress)
June 2, 1937 – February 24, 2022
Passed Away at Age 84 From Heart Failure
Nominated For an Academy Award For Her Role as "Hot Lips" in the 1970 Film M*A*S*H
* Also Played Dr. Diane Turner in Back to School (1986)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1989 - American Ninja 3
Director: Cedric Sundstrom
Starring: Steve James, Michele Chan, Calvin Jung. Marjoe Gortner and David Bradley
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $902,000
1989 - Bert Rigby, You’re a Fool
Director: Carl Reiner
Starring: Robert Lindsay, Robbie Coltrane, Jackie Gayle, Bruno Kirby, Corbin Bernsen and Anne Bancroft
Budget: $7 Million
Box Office: $75,000
1989 - The Toxic Avenger Part II
Directors: Lloyd Kaufman and Michael Herz
Starring: Ron Fazio, Phoebe Legere, John Altamura and Michael Jai White
Budget: $2.3 Million
Box Office: $792,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Fallen Angel (Made-for-TV Movie) Aired on CBS
1982 - The 24th Annual Grammy Awards Aired on CBS
Host: Quincy Jones
Location: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Winners
Record of the Year: "Bette Davis Eyes
Artist: Kim Carnes
Album of the Year: Double Fantasy
Artist: John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Song of the Year: "Bette Davis Eyes"
Artist: Kim Carnes
Best New Artist: Sheena Easton
1986 - You Again? Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
Starring Jack Klugman and John Stamos
1987 - The 29th Annual Grammy Awards Aired on CBS
Host: Billy Crystal
Location: Shrine Auditorium, Los Angeles
Winners
Record of the Year: "Higher Love"
Artist: Steve Winwood
Album of the Year: Graceland
Artist: Paul Simon
Song of the Year: "That's What Friends Are For"
Artists: Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie Wonder
Best New Artist: Bruce Hornsby & the Range
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Swing to the Right
Utopia (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #102
1984 - Wings of Tomorrow
Europe (2nd Album)
* Reached #20 in Sweden
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - The XIII Olympic Winter Games Closed in Lake Placid, New York
1980 - The USA Hockey Team Won the Gold Medal with a 4-2 Victory over Finland
1987 - Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Scored His 36,000 Career Point
* Jabbar Was the NBA’s All Time Leading Scorer (38,387) Until 2023 When LeBron James Broke His Record
1989 - Roberto Duran Beat Iran Barkley to Win the WBC Middleweight Title
* 4th Title in 4 Different Weight Divisions
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In Other 80s News
(On February 24th)
1983 - A Special Commission of the United States Congress Condemned the Japanese American Internment During World War II
1984 - Tyrone Mitchell Initiated the 49th Street Elementary School Shooting in Los Angeles
* Killed 2 Children and injured 12
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United Flight 811 Disaster
Headlines
(February 24th)
1980 - The USA Hockey Team Beat Finland 4 - 2 to Win Gold at the Winter Olympics
* USA Defeated the Heavily Favorite Soviet Union the Game Before
The XIII Olympic Winter Games Closed in Lake Placid, New York
Other Notable Dates
(On February 24th)
1920 - The Nazi Party (Led by Adolf Hitler) First Met n the Hofbräuhaus Beer Hall in Munich, Germany
#1 Songs in America
(February 24th)
1980 - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen
2/23 - 3/21
1981 - "9 to 5"
Dolly Parton
2/21 - 2/27
1982 - "Centerfold"
J. Geils Band
2/6 - 3/19
1983 - "Baby, Come to Me"
Patti Auston and James Ingram
2/19 - 3/4
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 - "Seasons Change"
Expose
2/20 - 2/26
1989 - "Straight Up"
Paula Abdul
2/11 - 3/3
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
1982 - The 24th Annual Grammy Awards Aired on CBS
Host: Quincy Jones
“Bette Davis Eyes” by Kim Carnes Won Song of the Year
On February 24, 1986 You Again? Starring John Stamos Premiered in Theaters
Happy 80s Birthdays
1945 - Barry Bostwick (Actor)
1947 - Edward James Olmos (Actor) Stand and Deliver
1951 - Debra Jo Rupp (Actress) Big
1956 - Eddie Murray (Baseball)
1958 - Mark Moses (Actor) Platoon
1959 - Beth Broderick (Actress) Stealing Home
1966 - Billy Zane (Actor) Back to the Future
1970 - Jonathan Ward (Actor) Mac and Me
Fun Fact!
Edward James Olmos Played Lt. Martin Castillo on Miami Vice From 1984 - 1990
On February 24, 1989 1989 - United Airlines Flight 811 Tore Open During a Flight from Honolulu to New Zealand
* 9 Passengers Blew Out of the Business-Class Section
You Again?
1981 - Prince Charles Announced His Engagement to Lady Diana Spencer
February 24th in 80s History
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1987 - The 29th Annual Grammy Awards Aired on CBS
Host: Billy Crystal
"That's What Friends Are For" by Dionne Warwick, Elton John, Gladys Knight and Stevie WonderWon Song of the Year
Do You Believe in MIracles?
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