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Other Notable Birthdays
Bill Bixby (Actor)
January 22, 1934 - November 21, 1993
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
Passed Away at Age 58 From Prostate Cancer
* Best Known For Playing David Branner on the TV Series The Incredible Hulk
John Hurt (Actor)
January 22, 1940 - January 25, 2017
Birthplace: Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England
Passed Away at Age 77 From Pancreatic Cancer
* Regarded as One of Britain's Finest Actors
Knighted by Queen Elizabeth in 2015
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Lyndon B. Johnson (Former U.S. President)
August 27, 1908 - January 22, 1973
Birthplace: Gillespie County, Texas
Passed Away at Age 64 From a Heart Attack
* Became the President in 1963 After the Assasination of John F. Kennedy Before Getting Re-Elected in 1966
The 36th President of the United States
Telly Savalas (Actor)
January 21, 1922 - January 22, 1994
Birthplace: Garden City, New York
Passed Away at Age 72 From Bladder and Prostate Cancer
* Best Known For His Role as Kojak
Won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1974
Joe Paterno (College Football Coach)
December 21, 1926 - January 22, 2012
Birthplace: Brooklyn, New York
Passed Away at Age 85 From Lung Cancer
* Coached Penn State from 1966 to 2011
Won the National Championship in 1982 and 1986
Hank Aaron (Baseball)
February 5, 1934 - January 22, 2021
Birthplace: Mobile, Alabama
Passed Away at Age 86 (Natural Causes)
All-Star: 25
Career Home Runs: 755
* 1957 NL MVP
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1982 (First Ballot)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Shoot the Moon
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen, Peter Weller and Dana Hill
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $9.2 Million
1982 - The Seduction
Director: David Schmoeler
Starring: Morgan Fairchild, Michael Sarrazin, Vince Edwards and Andrew Stevens
Budget: $2 Million
Box Office: $11.4 Million
1982 - Vice Squad
Director: Gary Sherman
Starring: Wings Hauser, Season Hubley and Gary Swanson
* Featuring Fred Berry and Nina Blackwood
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $13.2 Million
1988 - Braddock: Missing in Action III
Director: Aaron Norris
Starring: Chuck Norris
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $6.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Goodtime Girls Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
1983 - Mama's Family Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 130
1983 - Lily Tomlin Hosted Saturday Night Live
1984 - Airwolf Premiered on CBS and
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 80
1986 - Planet Earth Premiered on PBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
1987 - The Tortellis Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Cheers Spinoff
1989 - The First Bud Bowl Aired During Super Bowl XXIII
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1986 - Seventh Star
Black Sabbath (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #78
Singles Released
1986 - “There’ll Be Sad Songs”
Billy Ocean
#1 Song in America from July 5 - 11
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
In Other 80s Music News
1983 - MTV Made Its Debut On the West Coast
* MTV Launched on the East Coast on August 1, 1981
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Larry Zbyszko Became the Biggest Heel in Wrestling After Attacking His Trainer Bruno Sammartino and Leaving Him in a Puddle of Blood
1982 - Reggie Jackson Signed With the California Angels
1983 - The Washington Redskins Beat the Dallas Cowboys 31 - 17 in the NFC Championship Game to Advance to the Super Bowl
Location: RFK Memorial Stadium
Spread
Cowboys -2
O/U 38.5
John Riggins (Redskins) 140 Yards Rushing 2 TD’s
The Redskins Beat the Miami Dolphins 27 - 17 in Super Bowl XVII
1983 - Don Muraco Beat Pedro Morales For the WWF Intercontinental Championship
1984 - The Los Angeles Raiders Beat the Washington Redskins 38 - 9 to Win Super Bowl XVIII
Location: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 72,920
Head Coach: Tom Flores
MVP: Marcus Allen (191 Yards Rushing 2 TD’s)
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O/U 48.0
Other Super Bowl XVIII Notes
National Anthem: Barry Manilow
Network: CBS
Announcers: Pat Summerall and John Madden
The Cost of a 30-Second Commercial Was $368,000
1988 - Mike Tyson Knocked Out Larry Holmes in the 5th Round to Retain the WBA, WBF and IBF Heavyweight Championships
1989 - The San Francisco 49ers Beat the Cincinnati Bengals 20 - 16 in Super Bowl XXIII
Location: Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami
Attendance: 75,129
MVP: Jerry Rice (11 Receptions 215 Yards 1 TD)
Head Coach: Bill Walsh
Spread
49ers -6
O/U 46.0
Other Notable Super Bowl XXIII Notes
National Anthem: Billy Joel
Network: NBC
Announcers: Dick Enberg and Merlin Olsen
The Cost of a 30-Second Commercial Was $675,000
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1987 - Philippine Security Forces Opened Fire on 10,000 - 15,000 Demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila
* 13 People Were Killed
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On January 22, 1984 the Apple Macintosh Was Introduced During Super Bowl XVIII
Headlines
(January 22nd)
1983 - Mama's Family Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 130
January 22nd in 80s History
1987 - Pennsylvania State Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer Shot and Killed Himself at a Televised Press Conference
* Found Guilty of Accepting a Bribe Plus 11 Counts of Conspiracy
Mama's Family Made Its Debut
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Fun Fact!
On August 29, 1985 John L. Sullivan (Boston) Beat Dominic McCaffrey (Pittsburgh) to Win the First Recognized World Heavyweight Championship
* Lost the Belt to James J. Corbett (San Francisco) on September 7, 1892
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#1 Songs in America
(January 22nd)
1980 - "Rock With You"
Michael Jackson
1/19 - 2/15
1981 - "(Just Like) Starting Over"
John Lennon
12/27 - 1/30
1982 - "Physical"
Olivia Newton-John
11/21 - 1/29
1983 - "Down Under"
Men at Work
1/15 - 2/4
1984 - "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Yes
1/21 - 2/3
1985 - "Like a Virgin"
Madonna
12/22 - 2/1
1986 - "That's What Friends Are For"
Dionne & Friends
1/18 - 2/14
1987 - "Shake You Down"
Gregory Abbott
1/17 - 1/23
1988 - "Got My Mind Set On You"
George Harrison
1/16 - 1/22
1989 - "Two Hearts"
Phil Collins
1/21 - 2/3
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1984 - The Los Angeles Raiders Beat the Washington Redskins 38 - 9 to Win Super Bowl XVIII
Location: Tampa Stadium
Attendance: 72,920
Head Coach: Tom Flores
MVP: Marcus Allen
Spread
Redskins -2
O/U 48.0
The Cost of 30-Second Commercial Cost $368,000
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Other Notable Dates
(On January 22nd)
1947 - KTLA (TV Station) in Los Angeles Went Into Operation
1973 - Abortion Became Legal in All 50 States
* In the Case of Roe vs. Wade
1973 - George Foreman TKO’d Joe Frazier to Win the Heavyweight Championship
Location: Kingston, Jamaica
2018 - Minnie Mouse Received a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - George Seifert (Football Coach)
Birthplace: San Francisco, California
1949 - Mike Caldwell (Baseball)
Birthplace: Tarboro, North Carolina
1949 - Steve Perry (Singer) Journey
Birthplace: Hanford, California
1953 - Jim Jarmusch (Director)
Birthplace: Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio
1954 - Tully Blanchard (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Calgary, Alberta, Canada
1955 - Lester Hays (Football)
Birthplace: Houston, Texas
1959 - Linda Blair (Actress)
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri
1965 - Steven Adler (Drummer) Guns N’ Roses
Birthplace: Cleveland, Ohio
1965 - DJ Jazzy Jeff (Record Producer) Fresh Prince
Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
1965 - Diane Lane (Actress) The Outsiders
Birthplace: New York City
1969 - Olivia d’Abo (Actress) Conan the Destroyer
Birthplace: London, England
Fun Fact!
Diane Lane’s Mom Was a Former Playboy Centerfold and Her Dad Was a Cab Driver
* Miss October 1957
Apple Computer
1988 - Mike Tyson Knocked Out Larry Holmes in the 4th Round to Retain the WBA, WBF and IBF Heavyweight Championships