Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Faye Dunaway (Actress) Mommie Dearest
Birthplace: Bascom, Florida
1943 - Holland Taylor (Actress) Romancing the Stone
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1944 - Marjoe Gortner (Actor)
Birthplace: Long Beach, California
1949 - Lawrence Kasdan (Screenwriter) Raiders of the Lost Ark
Birthplace: Miami Beach, Florida
1954 - Jim "Hacksaw Duggan (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Glen Falls, New York
1965 - Slick Rick (Rapper)
Birthplace: London, England
1966 - Dan Schneider (Actor) Head of the Class (Dennis)
Birthplace: Memphis, Tennessee
1967 - Kerri Green (Actress) The Goonies (Andy)
Birthplace: Fort Lee, New Jersey
1968 - LL Cool J (Rapper)
Birthplace: Bay Shore, New York
1969 - Jason Bateman (Actor) Teen Wolf Too
Birthplace: Rye, New York
Fun Fact!
Jason Bateman's Sister Justine Bateman Starred as Malerie on the Hit TV Show Family Ties
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Mark Goodson (Game Show Producer)
January 14, 1915 - December 18, 1992
Birthplace: Sacramento, California
Passed Away at Age 77 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Created of Family Feud, The Price is Right, The Match Game Plus Many More Popular Game Shows
Carl Weathers (Actor)
January 14, 1948 - February 2, 2024
Birthplace: New Orleans, Louisiana
Passed Away at Age 76 From Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease
* Played Apollo Creed in Rocky
Fun Fact!
Carl Weathers Played Linebacker in the NFL For the Oakland Raiders (1970 - 1971) and the B.C. Lions (1971 - 1973) in the Canadian Football League
* Attended San Diego State University
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Donna Reed (Actress)
January 27, 1921 - January 14, 1986
Birthplace: Denison, Iowa
Passed Away on January 14, 1986 at Age 64 From Pancreatic Cancer
* The Star of the Donna Reed Show From 1958 to 1966
Won an Academy Award For Her Role as Alma Burke in the 1953 Film From Here to Eternity
Conrad Bain (Actor)
February 4, 1923 - January 14, 2013
Birthplace: Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada
Passed Away on January 14, 2013 at Age of 89 From a Stroke
* Played Mr. Drummond on Diff'rent Strokes
Shelley Winters (Actress)
August 18, 1920 - January 14, 2006
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
Passed Away on January 14, 2006 at Age 85 From Heart Failure
* Her Career Spanned Over 7 Decades
Won 2 Academy Awards For Best Supporting Actress
The Diary of Anne Frank (1959)
A Patch of Blue (1965)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Scanners
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Stephen Lack, Jennifer O'Neill, Michael Ironside and Patrick McGoohan
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $14.2 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - 3-2-1 Contact Premiered on PBS
Seasons: 7
Episodes: 225
1980 - Chain Reaction (Game Show) Premiered on NBC
1984 - Don Novello Hosted Saturday Night Live as Father Guido Sarducci
Musical Guest: Huey Lewis and the News
1989 - Final Episode of Dirty Dancing
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11
Network: CBS
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1980 - Permanent Waves
Rush (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #4
* #3 in the UK
1985 - Centerfield
John Fogerty (3rd Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200
* Also Hit #1 in Norway and Sweden
Singles Released
(On This Day)
1984 - "Somebody's Watching Me"
Rockwell
Reached #2 on the US Billboard Charts
* Hit #1 in France
Michael Jackson Sang the Chorus
1985 - “Sussudio"
Phil Collins
#1 Song in America from July 6 - 12
In Other 80s Music News
1989 - Paul McCartney Released Снова в СССР (Back in the USSR) in Russia
* Bootleg Copies Sold for $1000 in the United States
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini TKO’d Bobby Chacon in the 3rd Round to Retain the WBA Lightweight Championship
1985 - Martina Navratilova Won Her 100th Tennis Tournament
1987 - Catfish Hunter and Billy Williams Were Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame
* Induction Ceremony Were Held On July 26, 1987
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January 14th in 80s History
Jimmy Carter Gave His Farewell Speech
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Headlines
(January 14th)
1981 - United States President Jimmy Carter Gave His Farewell Address to the Nation
* Carter Served One Term Before Losing the Presidency to Ronald Reagan
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1986 - Actress Donna Reed Passed Away at Age 64 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Played Mary Hatch Bailey in It's a Wonderful Life (1946)
Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Alma in the 1953 Film From Here to Eternity
#1 Songs in America
(January 14th)
1980 - "Escape (The Pina Colada Song)"
Rupert Jones
1/12 - 1/18
1981 - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
12/27 - 1/30
1982 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1983 - "Maneater"
Daryl Hall and John Oates
12/18 - 1/14
1984 - "Say Say Say"
Paul McCartney and Michael Jackson
12/10 - 1/20
1985 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1986 - "Say You Say Me"
Lionel Richie
12/21 - 1/17
1987 - "Walk Like an Egyptian"
The Bangles
12/20 - 1/16
1988 - "So Emotional"
Whitney Houston
1/9 - 1/15
1989 - "My Prerogative"
Bobby Brown
1/14 - 1/20
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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Other Notable Dates
(On January 14th)
1952 - NBC's Today Show Made Its Debut With Host Dave Garroway
* Longest Running Morning News Shows
1973 - Elvis Presley's Aloha From Hawaii Concert Was Broadcast Live, Via Satellite
* Set the Record For Most Watched Broadcast by a Solo Entertainer in TV History
"Sussudio"
1984 - Madonna Told Dick Clark She Wanted to “Rule the World” On an Episode of American Bandstand
On January 14, 1985 Phil Collins Released “Sussudio" as a Single
1989 - “My Prerogative” by Bobby Brown Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from January 14 - 20
The Song Was a Response to the Criticism He Received For Leaving New Edition