1980s - March 13th in 80s History

1984 - The Mens NCAA Basketball Tournament Began

#1 Seeds
East: North Carolina
Mideast: Kentucky
West: Georgetown
Midwest: DePaul

Georgetown Won The National Championship

Beat Houston 84 - 75

Did You Know?

Georgetown Hoyas Head Coach John Thompson Became the First Black Coach to Win The National Championship

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T.J. Hooker Premiered on ABC

#1 Songs in America

(March 13th)

1980 - "Crazy Little Thing Called Love"
Queen
2/23 - 3/21
1981 - "I Love a Rainy Night"
Eddie Rabbit
2/28 - 3/13
1982 - "Centerfold"
J. Geils Band
2/6 - 3/19
1983 - "Billie Jean"
Michael Jackson
3/5 - 4/22
1984 - "Jump"
Van Halen
2/25 - 3/30
1985 - 'Can't Fight This Feeling"
REO Speedwagon
3/9 - 3/29
1986 - "Kyrie"
Mister Mister
3/1 - 3/14
1987 - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
2/14 - 3/13
1988 - "Never Gonna Give You Up"
Rick Astley
3/12 - 3/25
1989 - "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
3/4 - 3/24

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March 13th in 80s History

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Other Notable Birthdays

L. Ron Hubbard (American Author)
March 13, 1911 - January 24, 1986
Passed Away From a Stroke at Age 76
Founder of Scientology

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Benjamin Harrison (Former U.S. President)

August 20, 1833 - March 13, 1901
Passed Away at Age 67 From Pneumonia
23rd President of the United States

Maureen Stapleton

June 21, 1925 - March 13, 2006
Passed Away at Age 80 From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actress in 1981 For Her Role as Emma Goldman in Reds

Arnold Skaaland (Wrestling)

January 21, 1925 - March 13, 2007
Passed Away at Age 82 (Unknown Causes)

Elected to the WWE Hall of Fame in 1994

William Hurt (Actor)

March 20, 1950 - March 13, 2022

Passed Away at Age 71 From Prostate Cancer

Won an Academy Award For Beat Actor For His Role as Luis Molina in the 1985 Film Kiss of the Spider Woman

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1981 - The Howling
Director: Joe Dante
Starring: Dee Wallace, Patrick Macnee, Dennis Dugan, Christopher Stone and Belinda Balaski
Budget: $1.5 Million
Box Office: $17.9 Million

1981 - The Funhouse
Director: Tobe Hooper
Starring: Elizabeth Berridge, Kevin Conway, Largo Woodruff, William Finley, Cooper Huckabee, Miles Chapin and Sylvia Miles
Budget: N/A
Box Office $7.8 Million

1981 - Back Roads
Director: Martin Ritt
Starring: Sally Field and Tommy Lee Jones
Budget: N/A
Box Office $11.8 Million

1981 - Modern Romance
Director: Albert Brooks
Starring: Albert Brooks, Kathryn Harrold and Bruno Kirby
Budget: N/A
Box Office $2.8 Million

1986 - Heat
Directors: Dick Richards and Jerry Jameson
Starring: Burt Reynolds, Karen Young, Peter MacNicol, Neill Barry, Howard Hesseman and Diana Scarwid
Budget: $17 Million
Box Office: $2.7 Million

1987 - Raising Arizona
Director: Joel Coen
Starring: Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, William Forsythe and John Goodman
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $29.2 Million

1987 - Evil Dead II
Director: Sam Raime
Starring: Bruce Campbell, Sarah Berry, Dan Hicks, Kassie Wesley and Richard Domeier
Budget: $3.6 Million
Box Office $5.9 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1982 - T.J. Hooker Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 91
Starring William Shatner
* Heather Locklear Joined Season 2

1986 - The 12th People’s Choice Awards Aired on CBS
Host: John Denver
Favorite All Around Male Entertainer: Bill Cosby
Favorite All Around Female Entertainers: Barbara Mandrell and Meryl Streep

1988 - The 14th People’s Choice Awards Aired on CBS
Host: Carl Reiner
Favorite All Around Male Entertainer: Bill Cosby
Favorite All Around Female Entertainer: Dolly Parton

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1981 - We’ll Bring Down the House
Slade (9th Album)
* Reached #25 in the UK

1981 - Never Too Late
Status Quo (14th Album)
* Reached #2 in the UK

1984 - Heartbeat City
The Cars (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #3

* Hit #1 in New Zealand

Featuring “Drive” and “You Might Think”
Over 6 Million Copies Sold in the US

1989 - 101 (Live Album)
Depeche Mode

Singles Released

1982 - “I Ran”
A Flock of Seagulls
Reached #9 on the US Billboard Charts
* Hit #1 in Australia

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1983 - Birmingham Stallions Beat the Oakland Invaders 20 - 14 in the First Overtime Game in the USFL

1984 - The NCAA Basketball Tournament Began
#1 Seeds
East: North Carolina
Mideast: Kentucky
West: Georgetown
Midwest: DePaul

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1987 - Raising Arizona Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter, William Forsythe and John Goodman

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1930 - The Lowell Observatory Discovered Pluto

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1982 - T.J. Hooker Premiered on ABC

* Ran 5 Seasons with 91 Episodes

Switched to CBS in 1985
Starring William Shatner
Heather Locklear Joined the Cast in Season 2

On March 13, 1984 The Cars Released Their Heartbeat City Album Featuring "Drive" and "You Might Think"

Happy 80s Birthdays

1950 - William H. Macy (Actor) Radio Days
1954 - Robin Duke (Actress) Saturday Night Live
1956 - Dana Delany (Actress) China Beach
1960 - Adam Clayton (Guitarist) U2
1964 - Will “The Thrill” Clark (Baseball)
1971 - Annabeth Gish (Actress) Mystic Pizza
1971 - Tracy Wells (Actress) Mr. Belvedere

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