June 19th in 80s History
1984 - Hakeem Olajuwan Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets
Other Notable Draft Picks
(Future Hall of Famers)
#3 Michael Jordan (Chicago Bulls)
#5 Charles Barkley (Philadelphia 76ers)
#16 John Stockton (Utah Jazz)
#131 Oscar Schmidt (New Jersey Nets)
* Didn't Sign With the Nets (Played 29 Seasons in Europe and South America)
Hakeem Olajuwan Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Draft
Happy 80s Birthdays
1948 - Phylicia Rashad (Actress) The Cosby Show
1950 - Ann Wilson (Singer) Heart
1954 - Kathleen Turner (Actress) Romancing the Stone
1959 - Mark DeBarge (Singer)
1962 - Paula Abdul (Singer)
1967 - Mia Sara (ctress) Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Fun Fact!
Paula Abdul Married Married Emilio Estevez on April 29, 1992 in a Santa Monica Judge’s Chamber
* Divorced in 1994
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Other Notable Birthdays
Lou Gehrig (Baseball)
June 19, 1903 - June 2, 1941
Passed Away at Age 37 From ALS (Lou Gehrig Disease)
* Played 17 Seasons (All with the Yankees)
2x American League MVP
Triple Crown (1934)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1939
Wahoo McDaniel (Wrestler)
June 19, 1938 - April 18, 2002
Passed Away at Age 63 From Kidney Failure
5x NWA Heavyweight Champion
* Also Played 9-Seasons in the NFL
Kim Walker (Actress)
June 19, 1968 - March 6, 2001
Passed Away at Age 32 From a Brain Tumor
Played Heather Chandler in the 1989 Film, Heathers
* Also Sheila in Say Anything… (1989)
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Len Bias (Basketball)
November 18, 1963 - June 19, 1986
Passed Away on June 19, 1986 at Age 22 From a Cocaine Overdose
The 2nd Overall Pick in the 1986 NBA Draft
Manute Bol (Basketball)
Unknown Date - June 19, 2010
Passed Away on June 19, 2010 at Age 47 From Acute Kidney Failure
Bol Was One of the Tallest NBA Players of All-Time 7 ft 7
Koko (The Gorilla)
July 4, 1971 - June 19, 2018
Passed Away in Woodside, California on June 19, 2018 at Age 46
Understood Over 1,000 Sign Languages and 2,000 English Words
* Born in the San Francisco Zoo
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Rough Cut
Director: Don Siegal
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Lesley-Anne Down and David Niven
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $16.6 Million
1981 - The Cannonball Run
Director: Hal Needham
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett and Jackie Chan
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $160 Million ($72 Million Domestic)
1981 - Superman II
Director: Richard Lester
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman, Terence Stamp, Ned Beatty, Sarah Douglas, Jack O'Halloran and Margot Kidder
Budget: $54 Million
Box Office: $190.4 Million ($108 Million Domestic)
1987 - Roxanne
Director: Fred Schepisi
Starring: Steve Martin, Daryl Hannah, Shelley Duvall, Rick Rossovich, Fred Willard, Michael J. Pollard and Damon Wayans
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $40 Million
Steve Martin Was the Star, Executive Producer and the Screenwriter
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1987 - Final Episode of Nightlife (Talk Show)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 195
Network: Syndication
Starring David Brenner and Billy Preston
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Only a Lad
Oingo Boingo (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #172
1984 - The Allnighter
Glenn Frey (2nd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
1984 - Who’s Afraid of Art Noise?
Art of Noise (Debut Album)
* Reached #8 in the UK
1988 - Let It Bee
Voice of the Beehive (Debut Album)
* Reached #13 in the UK
1988 - Outrider
Jimmy Page (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #26
1989 - Heart of Stone
Cher (19th Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
* Hit #1 in Australia
Featuring “If I Could Turn Back Time”
1989 - Extreme Aggression
Kreator (4th Album)
* Reached #90 in Germany
1989 - Riders go Commercial (Live Album)
Riders in the Sky
1989 - Soul Provider
Michael Bolton (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Hit #1 in Australia
In Other 80s Music News
1982 - Amy Grant Married Christian Music Singer, Gary Chapman
* Divorced in 1999 (3 Children)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Hakeem Olajuwan Was the #1 Overall Pick in the NBA Draft by the Houston Rockets
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1988 - Pope John Paul II Canonized 117 Vietnamese Martyrs
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#1 Songs in America
(June 19th)
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 - "On My Own"
Patti LaBelle and Michael McDonald
6/14 - 7/4
1987 - "Always"
Atlantic Starr
6/13 - 6/19
1988 - "Together Forever"
Rick Astley
6/18 - 6/24
1989 - "I'll Be Loving You (Forever)"
New Kids on the Block
6/17 - 6/23
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1981 - The Cannonball Run Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Burt Reynolds, Roger Moore, Dom DeLuise, Farrah Fawcett and Jackie Chan (American Film Debut)
Did You Know?
Jackie Chan is Chinese and Was Upset His Character Was Japanese
In Other News
(On June 19th)
1846 - The First Official Organized Baseball Game Was Played in Hoboken, New Jersey
* The New York Baseball Club Beat the New York Knickerbockers 23 - 1
1865 - Slaves in Galveston, Texas Were Officially Informed of Their Freedom 2 Years After the Emancipation Proclamation to Officially End Slavery in the United States
* Juneteenth is a Federal Holiday in the United States
1910 - The First Father's Day in the United States Was Celebrated in Spokane, Washington
1943 - The Philadelphia Eagles and Pittsburgh Steelers Merged For 1 Season Because of Player Shortages Caused by World War II
1949 - Jim Roper Won the First NASCAR Race, The Strictly Stock at The Charlotte Speedway
* Glenn Dunaway Was Disqualified For Altering His Rear Springs
Fun Fact!
NASCAR Was Partly Originated From Bootleggers, During Prohibition, Building Cars to Outrun the Police
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Headlines
(June 19th)
1981 - Superman II Premiered in Theaters
* Christopher Reeve, Gene Hackman and Margot Kidder
The 3rd Highest Grossing Movie From 1981
#1 Raiders of the Lost Ark
#2 On Golden Pond
1986 - Len Bias Died at Age 22 From a Cocaine Overdose Two Days After Being Selected 2nd Overall in the NBA Draft by the Boston Celtics
* Was an All American From the University of Maryland
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