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1985 - Back to the Future Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd
The Highest Grossing Movie From 1985
Fun Fact!
Tom Wilson (Bif) Improvised the Line "What Are You Looking at Butthead?"
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Back to the Future Premiered in Theaters
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1987 - Adventures in Babysitting Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Elisabeth Shue
Did You Know?
The Last Name of Elisabeth Shue’s Character in Adventures in Babysitting and Back to the Future II & III is Parker
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Other Notable Birthdays
Laura Branigan (Singer)
July 3, 1952 - August 26, 2004
Passed Away at Age 52 From a Ventricular Brain Aneurysm
Best Know For the Hit Song "Gloria"
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Don Drysdale (Baseball)
July 23, 1936 - July 3, 1993
Passed Away on July 3, 1993 at Age 56 From a Heart Attack
* Pitched All 14 Major League Seasons With the Los Angeles Dodgers
9x All-Star
3x World Series Champion
1969 National League Cy Young Award
Elected to Baseball Hall of Fame in 1984 (10th Ballot)
Andy Griffith (Actor)
June 1, 1926 - July 3, 2012
Passed Away on July 3, 2012 at Age 86 From a Heart Attack
Best Known For Playing Andy Griffith and Matlock
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1985 - Back to the Future
Director: Robert Zemeckis
Starring: Michael J. Fox, Christopher Lloyd, Lea Thompson and Crispin Glover
Budget: $19 Million
Box Office: $389.1 Million ($210 Million Domestic)
1985 - Red Sonja
Director: Richard Fleischer
Starring: Brigitte Nielsen, Sandahl Bergman, Paul Smith, Ronald Lacey and Arnold Schwarzenegger
Budget: $17.9 Million
Box Office: $6.9 Million
1987 - Adventures in Babysitting
Director: Chris Columbus
Starring: Elisabeth Shue, Keith Coogan, Anthony Rapp, Maia Brewton, Penelope Ann Miller and Bradley Whitford
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $34.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Debuts or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Jane Curtin Won Back to Back Emmy Awards (1984, 1985) For Her Role as Allie in Kate & Allie
Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1984 - Go Insane
Lindsey Buckingham (2nd Solo Album)
* Guitarist for Fleetwood Mac
Billboard Charts: #45
1985 - Patti
Patti LaBelle (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #72
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - Chris Evert Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Hana Mandlikova
Match: 6-2, 6-2
1982 - Martina Navratilova Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Chris Evert
Match: 6-1, 3-6, 6-2
1983 - John McEnroe Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Chris Lewis (New Zealand)
Match: 6-2, 6-2, 6-2
1983 - The Texas Rangers Scored 12 Runs in the 15th Inning Against the Oakland A’s
* The Rangers Beat the A’s 16 - 4 in 15 Innings at the Oakland Coliseum on a Sunday Afternoon
Attendance: 20,697
No Home Runs Were Hit During the 12 Run Inning
1988 - Steffi Graf Won Wimbledon
Runner Up: Martina Navratilova
Match: 5-7, 6-2, 6-1
1988 - Oakland A's Pitcher, Gene Nelson Became the 1st American League Pitcher to Steal a Base Since 1973
* Jose Canseco Hit 3 Home Runs in a 9 - 8 Victory over the Toronto Blue Jays at Exhibition Stadium in Toronto on a Sunday afternoon
Attendance: 32,329
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In Other News
(On July 3rd)
1863 - The Final Day of the Battle of Gettysburg
* Over 50,000 Casualties (Most in US History) in the 3-Day Battle
1983 - John McEnroe Defeated Chris Lewis 6-2, 6-2, 6-2 to Win Wimbledon
Headlines
(July 3rd)
1982 - “Don’t You Want Me” by The Human League Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from July 3 - 23
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Belgium, Ireland, Norway, New Zealand and Israel
Happy 80s Birthdays
1943 - Kurtwood Smith (Actor) RoboCop
1946 - Johnny Lee (Singer)
1947 - Betty Buckley (Actress) Eight is Enough
1949 - Jan Smithers (Actress) WKRP in Cincinnati
1959 - Stephen Pearcy (Singer) Ratt
1960 - Vince Clarke (Composure) Erasure
1962 - Tom Cruise (Actor) Top Gun
1964 - Yeardley Smith (Actress) The Simpsons (Lisa)
1969 - Shawnee Smith (Actress) The Blob
Fun Fact!
Tom Cruise Made His Film Debut in the 1981 Film, Endless Love at Age 19
1890 - Idaho Became the 43rd U.S. State
* Population Was 88,000 (Now 1.9 Million)
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July 3rd in 80s History
#1 Songs in America
(July 3rd)
1980 - "Coming Up"
Paul McCartney
6/28 - 7/18
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
6/27 - 7/24
1982 - "Don't You Want Me"
The Human League
7/3 - 7/23
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "The Reflex"
Duran Duran
6/23 - 7/6
1985 - "Heaven"
Bryan Adams
6/22 - 7/5
1986 - "On My Own"
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
6/14 - 7/4
1987 - "I Wanna Dance With Somebody"
Whitney Houston
6/27 - 7/10
1988 - "Dirty Diana"
Michael Jackson
7/2 - 7/8
1989 - “Baby Don’t Forget My Number” Milli Vanilli
7/1 - 7/7
Click Here For More Music Fun Facts and Awards
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