Happy 80s Birthdays
1929 - Sid Krofft (Puppeteer)
1947 - William Atherton (Actor) Die Hard
1947 - Arnold Schwarzenegger (Actor) Terminator
1950 - Frank Stallone (Singer)
1954 - Ken Olin (Actor) Thirtysomething
1956 - Delta Burke (Actress) Designing Women
1957 - Bill Cartwright (Basketball)
1958 - Kate Bush (Singer)
1961 - Laurence Fishburne (Actor) School Daze
1963 - Chris Mullin (Basketball)
Fun Fact!
Chris Mullin Was the #7 Overall Pick in the 1985 NBA Draft by the Golden State Warriors
* Member of the 1992 Dream Team
Elected to the NBA Hall of Fame in 2011
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Other Notable Birthdays
Henry Ford (American Engineer)
July 30, 1863 - April 7, 1947
Passed Away at Age 83 From a Cerebral Hemorrhage
Founded the Ford Motor Company
Joe Nuxhall (Baseball)
July 30, 1928 - November 15, 2007
Passed Away at Age 79 (Unknown Cause)
Did You Know?
In 1944, at Age 15, Joe Nuxhall Became the Youngest Player to Play in Major League Baseball Due to World War Il
* With the Game Out of Reach, Reds Manager Bill McKechnie Put Nuxhall in to Get the Final Out
Stats
5 Walks
2 Hits
1 Wild Pitch
5 Runs
Nuxhall Didn’t Record an Out
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Bill Walsh (Football Coach)
November 30, 1931 - July 30, 2007
Passed Away on July 30, 2007 at Age 75 from Leukemia
Head Coach of the San Francisco 49ers From 1979 to 1988, Winning 3 Super Bowls
* Considered One of the Greatest Coaches of All-Time, Nicknamed "The Genius"
Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1993
Paul Reubens (Actor and Comedian)
August 27, 1952 – July 30, 2023
Passed Away at Age 70 From Myelogenous Leukemia and Metastatic Lung Cancer
Best Known as Pee-Wee Herman
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - The Last American Virgin
Director: Boaz Davidson
Starring: Lawrence Monoson, Diane Franklin, Joe Rubbo, Louisa Moritz and Steve Antin
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $5.8 Million
1982 - Night Shift
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton and Shelley Long
* Small roles from Kevin Costner (Frat Boy) and Shannon Doherty (Bluebird)
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $21 Million
1982 - Tex
Director: Tim Hunter
Starring: Matt Dillon, Jim Metzler, Meg Tilly, Bill McKinney and Ben Johnson
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $7.4 Million
1982 - Forced Vengeance
Director: James Fargo
Starring: Chuck Norris and Mary Louise Weller
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $6.6 Million
1986 - Nothing in Common
Director: Garry Marshall
Starring: Tom Hanks, Jackie Gleason, Eva Marie Saint and Hector Elizondo
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $32.3 Million
Jackie Gleason’s Final Role
1986 - The Assam Garden
Director: Mary McMurray
Starring: Deborah Kerr, Madhur Jaffrey, Alec McCowen, Zia Mohyeddin, Anton Lesser and Iain Cuthbertson
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1984 - Santa Barbara (Soap Opera) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 2,137
1989 - Final Episode of The Jim Henson Hour
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12
Network: NBC
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - Fast Times at Ridgemont High (Soundtrack)
Billboard Charts: #54
1984 - Right By You
Stephen Stills (3rd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #75
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Houston Astros Pitcher, J.R. Richard Suffered a Stroke While Warming Up Before a Game Against the Philadelphia Phillies and Was Rushed to the Hospital to Remove a Blood Clot From His Neck
* Richard Would Survive, But Had to Retire From Baseball
1980 - Oakland A’s Pitcher, Rick Langford Pitched a 2-Hitter in a 11 - 2 Victory Over the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 17,654
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Other Notable Dates
(On July 30th)
762 - The City of Baghdad Was Founded
1729 - The City of Baltimore Was Founded
1956 - “In God We Trust” Became the United States National Motto
1965 - Medicare and Medicaid Was Established Through The Social Security Act of 1965
1966 - England Beat West Germany to Win the FIFA World Cup
* At Wembley Stadium in London
1975 - Labor Union Leader, Jimmy Hoffa Disappeared From a Parking Lot in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
* Had Never Been Heard From Since
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"Roll With It" Became the #1 Song in America
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1984 - Santa Barbara (Daytime Soap) Premiered on NBC
* Ran 9 Seasons with 2,137 Episodes
Did You Know?
Santa Barbara Was the Longest Running Daytime Soap in Russia, Airing Reruns From 1992 to 2002
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1982 - The Last American Virgin Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Lawrence Monoson and Diane Franklin
Did You Know?
The Last American Virgin Soundtrack is Considered One of the Best Soundtrack's From the 1980's
#1 Songs in America
(July 30th)
1980 - "It's Still Rock and Roll to Me"
Billy Joel
7/19 - 8/1
1981 - "The One That You Love"
Air Supply
7/25 - 7/31
1982 - "Eye of the Tiger"
Survivor
7/24 - 9/3
1983 - "Every Breath You Take"
The Police
7/9 - 9/2
1984 - "When Doves Cry"
Prince
7/7 - 8/10
1985 - "Everytime You Go Away"
Paul Young
7/27 - 8/2
1986 - "Sledgehammer"
Peter Gabriel
7/26 - 8/1
1987 - "Alone"
Heart
7/11 - 7/31
1988 - "Roll With It"
Steve Winwood
7/30 - 8/26
1989 - "Toy Soldiers"
Maltika
7/22 - 8/4
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1988 - “Roll With It” by Steve Winwood Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 30 - August 26
Also Hit #1 in Canada
July 30th in 80s History
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(July 30th)
1982 - Night Shift Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Henry Winkler, Michael Keaton and Shelley Long
Fun Fact!
Kevin Costner Played Frat Boy #1 in Night Shift