Happy 80s Birthdays
1936 - Bruce Dern (Actor) The Burbs
1944 - Michelle Phillips (Singer and Actress) Knots Landing
1952 - Parker Stevenson (Actor) Falcon Crest
1956 - Keith David (Actor) Platoon
1956 - Terry Kennedy (Baseball)
1960 - Paul Taylor (Keyboardist and Guitarist) Winger
1961 - El DeBarge (Singer)
1963 - Jim Lachey (Football)
1963 - Xavier McDaniel (Basketball)
1968 - Al B. Sure! (Singer)
Fun Fact!
Keith David Was on 9 Episodes of Mister Rogers Neighborhood From 1983 to 1985
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Other Notable Birthdays
John Drew Barrymore (Actor)
June 4, 1932 - November 29, 2004
Passed Away at the Age of 72 from Cancer
The Father of Actress Drew Barrymore
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Carl Stotz (American Businessman)
February 20, 1910 - June 4, 1992
Passed Away at Age 76 (Unknown Cause)
Founded Little League Baseball
John Wooden (Basketball Coach)
October 14, 1910 - June 4, 2010
Passed Away at Age 99 From Natural Causes
Led UCLA to 10 NCAA National Championships
Don Zimmer (Baseball)
January 17, 1931 - June 4, 2014
Passed Away at Age 83 From Heart and Kidney Problems
Voted the National League Manager of the Year in 1989 as the Manager of the Chicago Cubs
Clarence Williams III (Actor)
August 21, 1939 - June 4, 2021
Passed Away at Age 81 From Colon Cancer
Played Kalinga in the 1988 Film, I’m Gonna Git You Sucka
* Also Sampson in Half Baked (1998)
Roger Craig (Baseball)
February 17, 1930 - June 4, 2023
Passed Away at Age 93 (Unknown Cause)
Manager of the San Francisco Giants From 1985 to 1992
* 3x World Series Champion as a Player With the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodger (1955, 1959) and the St. Louis Cardinals (1964)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - Poltergeist
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: JoBeth Williams, Craig T. Nelson, Heather O'Rourke and Beatrice Straight
Budget: $10.7 Million
Box Office: $121.7 Million ($76 Million Domestic)
1982 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $97 Million ($78 Million Domestic)
1982 - Hanky Panky
Director: Sidney Poitier
Starring: Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $9 Million
Fun Fact!
Gene Wilder and Gilda Radner Met on the Set of Chan is Missing and Later Got Married
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1989 - McGee and Me! Premiered in Syndication
Episodes: 12 (Plus 1 Special)
1989 - Final Episode of Day by Day
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 33
Starring Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Courtney Thorne-Smith
Network: NBC
Family Ties Spinoff
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - One for the Road (Live Album)
The Kinks
Billboard Charts: #14
1982 - Three Sides 9 (Live Album)
Genesis
Billboard Charts: #10
1983 - Another Perfect Day
Motörhead (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #153
* #20 in the UK
1984 - Born in the U.S.A.
Bruce Springsteen (7th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1983 - Chris Evert Won the French Open
Runner Up: Mima Jausovec (Yugoslavia)
Match: 6 -1, 6 -2
1984 - Arnold Palmer Failed to Qualify For the US Open For the First Time in 32 Years
1984 - Shawn Abner, From Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Draft by the New York Mets
Other Notable Draft Picks
(Future Hall of Famers)
Greg Maddux 31st (2nd Round)
Team: Chicago Cubs
4 Cy Young Awards
Hall of Fame (2014)
Tom Glavine 47th (2nd Round)
Team: Atlanta Braves
2 Cy Young Awards
Hall of Fame 2014
1986 - Barry Bonds Hit His First Major League Home Run
Pitcher: Mike McMurtry (Braves)
* The Pirates Beat the Braves 12 - 3 at Fulton County Stadium in Atlanta
Attendance: 14,012
Bonds 4 - 5 1 HR 4 RBI’s
1988 - Steffi Graf Won the French Open in a Record Time, 32 Minutes
Runner Up: Natalia Zvereva (Belarus)
Match: 6 -0, 6 -0
1989 - The Toronto Blue Jays Came Back to Beat the Boston Red Sox 13 - 11 in 12 Innings After Being Down 10 - 0
Location: Fenway Park in Boston
Attendance: 33,760
Blue Jays 12th straight Win at Fenway Park
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1983 - An 18-Year old Male From Albuquerque Drowned on Tom Sawyer's Island at Disneyland on Grad Night
* He and Another Student Got Drunk and Stole a Boat From the Restricted Area
1983 - Gordon Kahl and a Local Sheriff Were Killed in a Shootout in Smithville Arkansas
* Kahl Killed Two US Marshals in Medina, North Dakota Which Led to a 4 - Month Manhunt
1986 - Jonathan Pollard Plead Guilty to Espionage
* Sold Top Secret United States Military Intelligence to Israel
1988 - 91 Killed and 1500 Injured When a Train Exploded in Arzamas, Gorky Oblast, USSR
* Three Cars on the Train Were Carrying Hexagen
1989 - Ali Khamenei Was Elected the New Supreme Leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran
1989 - The Tiananmen Square Protests Were Held Up in Beijing by the People's Liberation Army
* Between 241 and 1,000 Had Been Killed
1989 – 575 Train Passengers Died in a Gas Explosion in Russia
* Known as the “Ufa Train Disaster”
Deadliest Train Disaster in History
1984 - Bruce Springsteen Released the Born in the U.S.A. Album
* Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Austria, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, Australia and New Zealand
Featuring 7 Top 10 Hits
Did You Know?
Born in the U.S.A. is One of the Greatest Selling Albums of All-Time, With Over 30 Million Copies Sold
1984 - Shawn Abner Was the #1 Overall Pick in the Major League Baseball Draft by the New York Mets
High School: Mechanicsburg Area Senior High School
* Only Played 6 Part-Time Seasons
Home Runs: 11
Considered One of the Worst Overall Picks in Major League Baseball History
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June 4th in 80s History
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#1 Songs in America
(June 4th)
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 - "Let's Hear It for the Boy"
Deniece Williams
5/26 - 6/8
1985 - "Everything She Wants"
Wham!
5/25 - 6/7
1986 - "Greatest Love of All"
Whitney Houston
5/17 - 6/6
1987 - "With or Without You"
U2
5/16 - 6/5
1988 - "One More Try"
George Michael
5/28 - 6/17
1989 - "Rock On"
Michael Damian
6/3 - 6/9
Click Here For More 80s Music Fun Facts and Awards
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1982 - Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan Premiered in Theaters
* Starring William Shatner and Leonard Nimoy
The 6th Highest Grossing Movie From 1982
Bruce Springsteen Released His Born in the U.S.A. Album
Other Notable Dates
(On June 4th)
1876 - The First Transcontinental Railroad, the Transcontinental Express Arrived in San Francisco After 83 Hours and 39 Minutes After Leaving New York City
1896 - Henry Ford Completed the First Gas Powered Automobile
* Called the Ford Quadricycle
1912 - Massachusetts Became the First State to Have a Minimum Wage Salary
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