On This Day May 23rd in 80s History

Other Notable Birthdays

John D. Rockefeller (Philanthropist)
July 8, 1839 - May 23, 1937

Passed Away on May 23, 1937 at Age 97 From Arteriosclerosis (Clogging of the Arteries)
* Founded Standard Oil
Considered the Wealthiest Man of All-Time

“Marvelous” Marvin Hagler (Boxer)
May 23, 1954 - March 13, 2021
Passed Away in His Home at Age 66

The Middleweight Champion From 1980 to 1987

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Passed Away
(On This Day)

Owen Hart (Wrestler)

May 7, 1965 - May 23, 1999
Passed Away at Age 34 After Falling From the Rafters of Kemper Arena in Kansas City, Missouri During His Ring Entrance at the WWF's Over the Edge Event

2x WWE Intercontinental Champion

Sam Snead (Golf)

May 27, 1912 - May 23, 2002
Passed Away at Age 89 From a Stroke

Tied With Tiger Woods With Most PGA Wins With 82

* Won 7 Majors

Roger Moore (Actor)

October 14, 1927 - May 23, 2017
Passed Away at Age 89 From Prostate Cancer
Played James Bond in 7 Films From 1973 to 1985

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1980 - The Shining
Director: Stanley Kubrick
Starring: Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Scatman Crothers and Danny Lloyd
Budget: $19 Million

Box Office: $44.4 Million

1980 - The Gong Show Movie
Director: Chuck Barris
Starring: Chuck Barris and Robin Altman
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $6.6 Million

1982 - Pink Floyd - The Wall
Director: Alan Parker
Starring: Bob Geldof
Budget: $12 Million

Box Office: $22.2 Million

1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
Director: Steven Spielberg
Starring: Harrison Ford, Cate Capshaw and Jonathan Ke Quan
Budget: $28.2 Million

Box Office: $333 Million ($179 Million Domestic)

1986 - Cobra
Director: George P. Cosmatos
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Brigitte Nielsen, Reni Santoni and Brian Thompson
Budget: $25 million

Box Office: $160 million ($49 Million Domestic)

1986 - Poltergeist II
Director: Brian Gibson
Starring: Craig T. Nelson, JoBeth Williams and Heather O'Rourke
Budget: $19 Million

Box Office: $40.9 Million

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1981 - Final Episode of Eight is Enough
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 112
Network: ABC

Ralph Macchio Was Part of the Cast in 1980 and 1981

1986 - Final Episode of Joker’s Wild Aired

* Returned in 1990

1987 - Dennis Hopper Hosted the Season 12 Finale of Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Ray Orbison

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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Peter Gabriel
Peter Gabriel (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #22

* Hit #1 in the UK and France

1980 - Flesh and Blood
Roxy Music (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #35

* Hit #1 in the UK

1980 - The Up Escalator
Graham Parker (5th Album)

1983 - Confrontation (Compilation Album)
Bob Marley and the Wailers
Billboard Charts: #55

1986 - Every Beat of My Heart
Rod Stewart (14th Album)
* Reached #5 in the UK

1986 - Look What the Cat Dragged In
Poison (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
Ranked #2 on Rolling Stone Magazine's Top 50 Greatest Hair Metal Albums of All Time

1987 - Keeper of the Seven Keys, Pt. 1
Helloween (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #104

1988 - Out of Order
Rod Stewart (15th Album)
Billboard Charts: #20

Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US

1988 - Up Your Alley
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
* Featuring “I Hate Myself For Loving You"

"I Hate Myself For Loving You" Was Reworked as the Theme for Sunday Night Football

1989 - The Warmer Side of Cool
Wang Chung (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #123

Singles Released

1980 - “Magic”
Olivia Newton-John
#1 Song in America from August 2 - 29
* Also Hit #1 in Canada

1987 - “Shakedown”

Bob Seger
#1 Song in America from August 1 - 7
* Also Hit #1 in Canada
The Theme Song For Beverly Hills Cop II

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80s Sports
(On This Day)

1982 - The Philadelphia 76ers Beat the Boston Celtics 4 Games to 2 to Advance to the NBA Finals
* Andrew Toney aka ‘The Boston Strangler” Scored 34 Points For the 76ers

1984 - The Detroit Tigers Tied a Major League Record With Their 16th Straight Road Win
* The Tigers Beat the Angels 4 - 2 at Anaheim Stadium
Attendance: 41,205

1985 - The Edmonton Oilers Beat the Philadelphia Flyers 3 - 1 at the Spectrum in Philadelphia to Tie the Series 1 - 1 in the Stanley Cup Finals

1985 - Mike Tyson Knocked Out Don Halpin in the 4th Round to Improve His Professional Record to 3 - 0

1988 - Karl Malone and Magic Johnson Were on the Cover of Sports Illustrated
Title: “LA’s BIG SCARE”

1989 - The Calgary Flames Beat the Montreal Canadiens 3 - 2 at the Olympic Saddledome in Calgary to Go Up 3 - 2 in the Stanley Cup Finals
* Calgary Won the Next Game 4 - 2 to Win the Stanley Cup Finals

1984 - Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Harrison Ford

The 3rd Highest Grossing Movie From 1984

#1 Beverly Hills Cop

#2 Ghostbusters

View The Highest Grossing Movies From 1984

1981 - The Final Episode of Eight is Enough Aired
* Ran 5 Seasons with 112 Episodes

Did You Know?

Eight is Enough is Centered Around a Family Living in Sacramento, California

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1986 - Cobra Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sylvester Stallone

Headlines

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1980 - The Shining Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall

Did You Know?

To Keep Jack Nicholson in a Very Agitated Mood, He Was Fed Only Cheese Sandwiches For 2 Weeks, Which He Hates

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Happy 80s Birthdays

1931 - Barbara Barrie (Actress) Double Trouble
1933 - Joan Collins (Actress) Dynasty
1936 - Charles Kimbrough (Actor) Murphy Brown
1944 - Ronald L. Schwary (Producer) Ordinary People
1956 - Buck Showalter (Baseball)
1957 - Mark Arnold (Actor) Teen Wolf
1958 - Lea DeLaria (Comic) "First Openly Gay Comic to Appear on a Lat Night Talk Show"

Fun Fact!

Ordinary People, Directed by Ronald L. Schwary Won an Academy Award For Best Picture in 1981

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom Premiered in Theaters

In Other News

(On May 23rd)

1788 - South Carolina Became the 8th US State
* Population Was 245,000
Now Over 5 Million

1905 - Armenia National Day Was First Celebrated
* The Recognition of the Armenians as a Separate Ethnic and Linguistic Group in the Ottoman Empire

1934 - Bank Robbers, Bonnie and Clyde Were Ambushed and Killed by Police in Bienville Parish, Louisiana
* Committed Bank Robberies in the Central United States During the Great Depression

1945 - Nazi General,Heinrich Himmler, Head of the Schutzstaffel Committed Suicide While in Allied Custody

* The Most Powerful Man in Nazi Germany Behind Adolf Hitler

1995 - The First Version of the Java Programming Language Was Released

* Designed by James Gosling and Developed by Oracle

2014 - Seven People Including the 22-Year Old Perpetrator Elliot Rodger Were Killed During a Killing Sprees at the University of California, Santa Barbara

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