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Other Notable Birthdays


Randy Meisner (Bassist)
March 8, 1946 - July 25, 2023
Birthplace:  Scottsbluff, Nebraska
Passed Away at Age 77 From Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
* COPD
A Founding Member of the Eagles

Clive Burr (Drummer)
March 8, 1957 - March 13, 2013
Birthplace:  East Ham, Essex, England
Passed Away at Age 56 From MS (Multiple Sclerosis)
* The Drummer For Iron Maiden​


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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Ray Nitsche (Football)
December 29, 1936 - March 8, 1998
Birthplace:  Elmwood Park, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 61 From a Heart Attack
* Played All 15-Seasons With the Green Bay Packers (Linebacker)
NFL 50th Anniversary All-Time Team
NFL 75th Anniversary All-Time Team

NFL Champion:  5 (1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967)
Super Bowl Champion:  2 (Super Bowl 1 & 2)

Elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1978 (First Ballot)

Joe DiMaggio (Baseball)
November 25, 1914 - March 8, 1999
Birthplace:  Martinez, CA
Passed Away at Age 84 From Lung Cancer

* Nicknamed "The Yankee Clipper
Played All 13-Seasons With the New York Yankees
World Series Champion:  9
All-Star:  13
MVP:  3 (1939, 1941, 1947)

Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1955 (4th Ballot)


Fun Fact!

Joe DiMaggio Holds the Major League Record in 1941 With 56-Consecutive Games With a Hit

Marshall Brodien (Magician)
July 10, 1934 - March 8, 2019
Birthplace:  Chicago, Illinois
Passed Away at Age 84 From Alzheimer's Disease
* Played Wizzo the Wizard on The Bozo the Clown Show


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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1985 - Mask
Director:  Peter Bogdanovich
Starring:  Cher, Eric Stoltz, Sam Elliott, and Laura Dern

Budget:  $7.5 Million
Box Office:  $48.2 Million


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80s Television
(On This Day)

1980 - The 100th Episode of Saturday Night Live Aired
Host:  Rodney Dangerfield
Musical Guest:  J. Geils Band


1980 - The 7th People’s Choice Awards Aired on CBS
Hosts:  Army Archerd and Lee Remick
Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer:  Carol Burnett
Favorite All-Around Female Entertainer:  Alan Alda


1983 - Fandango, I 40 Paradise and Nashville Now Premiered on TNN

1987 - Final Episode of the A-Team
Seasons:  5
Episodes:  98
Network:  NBC


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80s Music

(On This Day)


1982 - Hex Enduction Hour
The Fall (4th Album)

* Reached #71 in the UK and #2 in UK Indie

1985 - The Night I Fell in Love
Luther Vandross (4th Album)
Billboard Charts:  #19

* #1 in R&B

1988 - Racing After Midnight
Honeymoon Suite (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts:  #86

#6 in Canada

In Other 80s Music News


1980 - The Tbilisi Rock Festival Began
* The First state-Sanctioned Rock Music Festival in the Soviet Union

1986 - The Young Ones and Cliff Richard Released a New Version of "Living Doll" For a Comic Relief Charity


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80s Sports

(On This Day)


1983 - The Wild Samoans Beat Jules and Chief Jay Strongbow For the WWF Tag Team Championship

​* Lost the Title to Soul Patrol (Tony Atlas and Rocky Johnson) on November 15, 1983

The Wild Somoans Won the WWF Tag Team Championship 3 Times

1986 - Martina Navratilova Became the First Woman to Win $10 Million Dollars in Prize Money


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On March 8, 1980 The Tbilisi Rock Festival Began in the Soviet Union

* First State-Sanctioned Rock Music Festival in the Soviet Union

Headlines

(March 8th)


1980 - The 100th Episode of Saturday Night Live Aired on NBC

Host:  Rodney Dangerfield

Other Notable Dates

(On March 8th)


1817 - The New York Stock Exchange Was Founded

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Happy 80s Birthdays


1943 - Susan Clark (Actress)  Webster
Birthplace:  Sarnia, Ontario, Canada
1945 - Micky Dolenz (Drummer)  The Monkees
Birthplace:  Los Angeles, California
1953 - Jim Rice (Baseball)
Birthplace:  Anderson, South Carolina
1956 - John Kapelos (Actor)  The Breakfast Club (Janitor)
Birthplace:  London, Canada
1959 - Aidan Quinn (Actor)  Stakeout
Birthplace:  Chicago, Illinois
1962 - Leon Robinson (Actor) All the Right Moves, Colors
Birthplace:  New York City
1965 - Kenny “The Jet” Smith (Basketball)
Birthplace:  New York City


Fun Fact!

Jim Rice Played His Entire 16-Year Career with the Boston Red Sox
All-Star:  8
Home Run Leader:  3 (1977, 1978, 1983)
MVP:  1 (1978)

Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 2009​ (15th Ballot)

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Fun Fact!

The A-Team Drove a 1983 GMC Vandura Van With a Red Stripe, Black and Red Turbine Mag Wheels, and a Rooftop Spoiler

​1983 - President Reagan Labeled the Soviet Union as the "Evil Empire" While Giving a Speech to the National Association of Evangelicals in Orlando, Florida

* This Was the Height of The Cold War

#1 Songs in America

(March 8th)


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 - "Careless Whisper"
Wham!
2/16 - 3/8

1986 - "Kyrie"
Mister Mister
3/1 - 3/14

1987 - "Livin' on a Prayer"
Bon Jovi
2/14 - 3/13

1988 - "Father Figure"
George Michael

2/27 - 3/11
1989 - "Lost in Your Eyes"
Debbie Gibson
3/4 - 3/24


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1987 - The Final Episode of the A-Team Aired

Seasons:  5

Episodes:  98

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​​​​​​​​​March 8th in 80s History

The Tibilisi Music Festival

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The A-Team Premiered on NBC

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1985 - Mask Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Cher and Eric Stoltz


Fun Fact!

In the Movie Mask, Rocky Dennis' Character (Eric Stoltz) Helps a Blind Girl See the World When in Fact Rocky Dennis Was Blind in Real Life