Happy 80s Birthdays
1944 - Roscoe Orman (Actor) Sesame Street
1945 - Adrienne Barbeau (Actress) Back to School
1949 - Frank Beard (Drummer) ZZ Top
1950 - Graham Russell (Singer) Air Supply
1952 - Donnie Van Zant (Guitarist) 38 Specials
1956 - Joe Montana (Football)
1959 - Magnum T.A. (Wrestler)
1963 - Gioia Bruno (Singer) Expose
Fun Fact!
Adrienne Barbeau Made Her TV Debut in 1972 as Carol Traynor on the TV Series, Maude
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Other Notable Birthdays
Kichiro Toyoda (Japanese Businessman)
June 11, 1894 - March 27, 1952
Passed Away at Age 57 From a Cerebral Hemorrhage Caused by a Chronic Disease
Founded the Toyota Motor Corporation
Vince Lombardi (Football Coach)
June 11, 1913 - September 3, 1970
Passed Away at Age 57 From Colon Cancer
Coached the Green Bay Packer to 5 NFL Championships
* Won Super Bowl 1 & II
Gene Wilder (Actor)
June 11, 1933 - August 29, 2016
Passed Away at Age 83 From Complications of Alzheimer's Disease
Best Known For the 1971 Film, Willie Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
Henry Hill (American Mobster)
June 11, 1943 - June 12, 2012
Passed Away at Age 69 From Heart Disease
Played by Ray Liotta in the 1990 Film Goodfellas
Bryan Fogarty (Hockey)
June 11, 1969 - March 6, 2002
Passed Away at Age 32 From an Enlarged Heart After Drinking All Day
9th Overall Pick in the 1987 NHL Draft by the Quebec Nordiques
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Ruby Dee (Actress)
October 27, 1922 - June 11, 2014
Passed Away at Age 91 From Natural Causes
Nominated For an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress for Her Role as Mama Lucas in the 2008 Film American Gangster
Dusty Rhodes (Wrestler)
October 12, 1945 - June 11, 2015
Passed Away at Age 69 From Kidney Failure
Nicknamed "The American Dream"
Considered One of the Greatest Wrestlers of All-TIme
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Bronco Billy
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood and Sondra Locke
Budget: $6.5 Million
Box Office: $24.2 Million
1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, C. Thomas Howell and Drew Barrymore
Budget: $10.5 Million
Box Office: $792.9 Million ($359 Million Domestic)
1982 - Grease 2
Director: Patricia Birch
Starring: Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer
Budget: $11.2 Million
Box Office: $15.2 Million
1986 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Director: John Hughes
Starring: Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey and Charlie Sheen
Budget: $5.8 Million
Box Office: $70.1 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
No 80s TV Premieres or Finales On This Day
Fun Fact!
Hill Street Blues Won an Emmy For Most Outstanding Drama 4 Years in a Row From 1981 - 84
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Joe Jackson's Jumpin' Jive
Joe Jackson (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #42
1982 - Good Trouble
REO Speedwagon (10th Album)
Billboard Charts: #7
Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US
1982 - No Control
Eddie Money20 (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #123
1986 - The Thin Red Line
Glass Tiger (Debut Album)
* Reached #3 in Canada
Won Album of the Year at the Juno Awards
Singles Released
1986 - Papa Don’t Preach”
Madonna
#1 Song in America from August 16 - 29
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Italy, Greece, Portugal, Belgium, Netherlands, Ireland, Norway, Finland, Denmark and Australia
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Larry Holmes (40 - 0) TKO’d Gerry Cooney in the 13th Round to Retain the WBC Heavyweight ChampionshiP
* Lost the Belt to Michael Spinks on September 1, 1985
Holmes' Career Record Was 69 - 6 (44 Knockouts)
1983 - Laffit Pincay Jr. Won the Belmont Stakes Aboard Caveat
Trainer: Woody Stevens
Owner: August Belmont IV
Laffit Pincay Jr. and Trainer, Woody Stevens Won 3 Straight Belmont Stakes Together From 1982 to 84
* Stevens Trained 5 Straight Winners From 1982-86
1983 - St. Louis Cardinals Outfielder, Lonnie Smith Checked Into Drug Rehab
1988 - Eddie Delahoussaye Won the Belmont Stakes Aboard Risen Star
Trainer: Louie J. Roussel III
Owner: Louie J. Roussel III
1988 - New York Yankees Pitcher, Rick Rhoden Became the 1st Pitcher to DH
Went 0 for 1 With an RBI (Sac Fly)
* The Yankees Beat the Orioles 8 - 6 at Yankee Stadium on a Saturday
Attendance: 33,826
1989 - Michael Chang (USA) Won the French Open
Runner Up: Stefan Edberg (USA)
Match: 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1981 - A 6.9 Earthquake Hit Golbaf, Iran
* At Least 2,000 People Killed
1987 - Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant Became the First Black Members of Parliament in Great Britain
Fun Fact!
Ferris Bueller's Parents, Played by Cindy Pickett and Lyman Ward Got Married in Real Life Shortly After the Filming of the Movie
* Divorced in 1992
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June 11th in 80s History
Headlines
(June 11th)
1982 - E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote, Henry Thomas, C. Thomas Howell and Drew Barrymore
The Highest Grossing Movie From the 80s
E.T. Premiered in Theaters
1989 - At 17 Years Old, Michael Chang Became the Youngest Male to Win the French Open
* Beat Stefan Edberg 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2
Chang’s First and Only Major
1982 - Grease 2 Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Maxwell Caulfield and Michelle Pfeiffer
Did You Know?
Maxwell Caulfield Was Hailed as the Next Richard Gere or John Travolta But Nobody Wanted to Touch Him After Grease 2
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In Other News
(On June 11th)
1895 - The First Automobile Race in History Took Place in Paris
1919 - Johnny Luftus Won the Triple Crown Aboard Sir Barton
* The Triple Crown is a Combination of 3 Races
Kentucky Derby
Preakness Stakes
Belmont Stakes
1855 - 88 People Were Killed in the Deadliest Accident in Motorsports History After a Mercedes-Benz and an Austin-Healey Collided
* Occurred at the 24 Hours of Le Mans Race in France
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1986 - Ferris Bueller's Day Off Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Matthew Broderick, Mia Sara, Alan Ruck, Jennifer Grey and Charlie Sheen
Directed by John Hughes
#1 Songs in America
(June 11th)
1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27
1981 - "Bette Davis Eyes"
Kim Carnes
5/16 - 6/19
1982 - "Ebony and Ivory"
Paul McCartney and Stevie Wonder
5/15 - 7/2
1983 - "Flashdance... What a Feeling"
Michael Sembello
5/28 - 7/8
1984 - "Time After Time"
Cyndi Lauper
6/9 - 6/22
1985 - "Everybody Wants to Rule the World"
Tears for Fears
6/8 - 6/21
1986 - "Live to Tell"
Madonna
6/7 - 6/13
1987 - "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
Kim Wilde
6/6 - 6/12
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Wind Beneath My Wings"
Bette Midler
6/10 - 6/16
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