Happy 80s Birthdays
1931 - Robert Colbert (Actor) Amazon Women on the Moon
1942 - J.J. Dillon (Wrestler)
1949 - Adrian Gurvitz (Singer and Songwriter)
1951 - Robert Davi (Actor) Goonies
1955 - Mick Jones (Singer) The Clash
1955 - Gedde Watanabe (Actor) Sixteen Candles
1956 - Chris Isaak (Singer)
1957 - Patty Smyth (Singer)
1959 - Mark McKinney (Actor) The Kids in the Hall
1961 - Terri Nunn (Singer) Berlin
1961 - Greg LeMond (Cyclist)
1963 - Harriet Wheeler (Singer) The Sundays
1966 - Jurgen Reil (Drummer) Kreator
1969 - Colin Greenwood (Bassist) Radiohead
Fun Fact!
Greg LeMond is a 3x Tour de France Winner (1986, 1989, 1990)
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Other Notable Birthdays
Jerome Kersey (Basketball)
June 26, 1962 - February 18, 2015
Passed Away at Age 52 From a Blood Clot to the Lung
A Member of the 1999 NBA Champion San Antonio Spurs
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
“Nature Boy” Buddy Rogers (Wrestler)
February 20, 1921 - June 26, 1992
Passed Away at Age 71 From a Stroke
In 1963, The Nature Boy Became the First WWE Heavyweight Champion
* Called the WWWF at the Time
Roy Campanella (Baseball)
November 19, 1921 - June 26, 1993
Passed Away at Age 71 From Heart Failure
8x All-Star
3x National League MVP
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1969 (7th Ballot)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Stripes
Director: Ivan Reitman
Starring: Bill Murray, Harold Ramis, Warren Oates, P. J. Soles and John Candy
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $85.3 Million
Fun Fact!
Stripes Was Originally Supposed be a Cheech & Chong Movie, Called Cheech & Chong Join the Army
1981 - The Great Muppet Caper
Director: Jim Henson
Starring: The Muppets
Budget: $14 Million
Box Office: $31.2 Million
1981 - Dragonslayer
Director: Matthew Robbins
Starring: Peter MacNicol, Ralph Richardson, John Hallam and Caitlin Clarke
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office: $14.1 Million
1985 - Pale Rider
Director: Clint Eastwood
Starring: Clint Eastwood
Budget: $6.9 Million
Box Office: $41.4 Million
1987 - Dragnet
Director: Tom Mankiewicz
Starring: Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks
Budget: $20 Million
Box Office: $66.6 Million
1987 - Full Metal Jacket
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Matthew Modine, Adam Baldwin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Lee Ermey, Dorian Harewood, Arliss Howard, Kevyn Major Howard and Ed O'Ross
Budget: $30 Million
Box Office: $120 Million
1987 - Straight to Hell
Director: Alex Cox
Starring: Sy Richardson, Joe Strummer, Dick Rude and Courtney Love
Budget: $1 Million
Box Office: $210,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1980 - Nobody’s Perfect Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 8
1983 - Loving (Soap Opera) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 14
Episodes: 3,169
1987 - Final Episode of Rocky Road
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 71
Network: WTBS
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1984 - Sidewalk
Icehouse (3rd Album)
* Reached #8 in Australia
1987 - King's Record Shop
Rosanne Cash (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #136
* #6 on the Country Charts
1989 - Bad English
Bad English (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #21
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1987 - The New York Yankees Beat the Boston Red Sox 12 - 11 (10 innings) After Being Down 9 - 0 on a Friday Night
* Wayne Tolleson (Yankees) Walk Off Single
The Yankees scored 11 runs in the 3rd inning
Starting Pitchers
Roger Clemens (Red Sox) 2.1 innings 8 ER
Tommy John (Yankees) 1.1 innings 8 ER
Attendance: 45,123
Bad English
Bad English's Released Their Debut Album
#1 Songs in America
(June 26th)
1980 - "Funkytown"
Lipps Inc.
5/31 - 6/27
1981 - "Stars on 45 Medley"
Stars on 45 Medley
6/20 - 6/26
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 - "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 - "Head to Toe"
Lisa Lisa and Cult Jam
6/20 - 6/26
1988 - "Foolish Beat"
Debbie Gibson
6/25 - 7/1
1989 - "Satisfied"
Richard Marx
6/24 - 6/30
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1987 - Dragnet Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks
Headlines
(June 26th)
1981 - Stripes Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Bill Murray and John Candy
Did You Know?
Stripes Was Originally Supposed be a Cheech & Chong Movie, Called Cheech & Chong Join the Army
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On June 26, 1989 Bad English Released Their Debut Album (Bad English)
*Album Went Platinum
Featuring “When I See You Smile”
1987 - Full Metal Jacket Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Matthew Modine and Adam Baldwin
Fun Fact!
The Filming Took So Long That Matthew Modine Got Married and Had a Kid Before Filming Was Complete
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In Other News
(On June 26th)
1870 - Christmas was Declared a Federal Holiday
1906 - The First Grand Prix Motor Race Was Held at Le Mans
1927 - The Cyclone Roller Coaster opened on Coney Island in New York
Cost: $175,000
Speed: 60 MPH
1974 - The Universal Product Code Was Scanned For the First Time
* A Pack of Wrigley's Gum Was Bought at the Marsh Supermarket in Troy, Ohio
1977 - Elvis Presley Performed His Final Concert
Location: Market Square Arena in Indianapolis
2015 - The U.S. Supreme Court That Same-Sex Couples Have a Constitutional Right to Get Married Under the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution
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June 26th in 80s History
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1987 - Kevin Seal Beat Out 1,250 College Kids in a Nationwide Contest to Become MTV's New VJ
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