Other Notable Birthdays
Sigmund Frued (Neurologist)
May 6, 1856 - September 23, 1939
Passed Away at Age 83 From Assisted Suicide
* 3 Doses of Morphine
Frued Was Suffering From Jaw Cancer
Orson Welles (Actor)
May 6, 1915 - October 10, 1985
Passed Away at Age 70 From a Heart Attack
Best Known For Citizen Kane (1941)
* Considered One of the Greatest Films of All-Time
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Robin Roberts (Baseball)
September 30, 1926 - May 6, 2010
Passed Away at Age 83 (Natural Causes)
Career Record: 286-245
* 7x All-Star
4x Wins Leader
2x Strikeout Leader
Elected to the Baseball in Hall of Fame 1976 (4th Ballot)
Fun Fact!
Robin Roberts Coached the University of South Florida Baseball Team From 1977 to 1985
6x Conference Champion
Vida Blue (Baseball)
July 28, 1949 - May 6, 2023
Passed Away at Age 73 From an Unknown Cancer
* 6x All-Star
3x World Series Champion With the Oakland A's (1972, 1973, 1974)
Won the American League Cy Young Award and MVP in 1971
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - Still Smokin
Director: Tommy Chong
Starring: Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $15.5 Million
1988 - Dead Heat
Director: Mark Goldblatt
Starring: Treat Williams, Joe Piscopo, Darren McGavin, Lindsay Frost, Vincent Price and Martha Quinn
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $3.5 Million
1988 - Shakedown
Director: James Glickenhaus
Starring: Peter Weller, Sam Elliott, Patricia Charbonneau, Antonio Fargas and Blanche Baker
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $10 Million
1988 - Jack’s Back
Director: Rowdy Herrington
Starring: James Spader, Cynthia Gibb and Robert Picardo
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $492,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Season 6 Finale of Dallas Aired
Episode: ‘Ewing Inferno”
* A Fire at Southfork Threatened the Lives of the Ewings
1985 - Dumbo’s Circus Premiered on The Disney Channel
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 120
1987 - Mr. Belvedere Was Canceled by ABC After 3 Seasons
* Criticism Caused ABC to Renew the Series For a 4th Season
1988 - Final Episode of The Highwayman
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Network: NBC
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - The Single Factor
Camel (9th Album)
* Reached #57 in the UK
1985 - Nervous Night
The Hooters (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #12
1986 - Standing on a Beach (Compilation Album)
The Cure
Singles Released
1985 - “A View to Kill”
Duran Duran
* #1 Song in America from July 13 - 26
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Spain, Belgium, Sweden and Denmark
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Seattle Mariners Pitcher Gaylord Perry Recorded His 300th Career Victory
* Mariners Beat the Yankees 7-3 at the Kingdome in Seattle
Attendance: 27,369
1982 - Vancouver Canucks Beat the Chicago Blackhawks 4 Games to 1 to Advance to the Stanley Cup Finals
1983 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the St. Louis Cardinals Cardinals 16 - 10 in Los Angeles
* Dusty Baker (Dodgers) 4 - 5 (Home Run) 3 RBI’s
Attendance: 50,993
1984 - Kerry Von Erich Beat Ric Flair For the NWA Heavyweight Championship
Location: Irving, Texas
1984 - Baltimore Orioles Shortstop Cal Ripken Hit For the Cycle Against the Texas Rangers
* The Orioles Beat the Rangers at 6 - 1 at Arlington Stadium in Texas
Attendance: 13,224
1986 - The Oakland A’s Beat the Toronto Blue Jays 17 - 3 at Exhibition Stadium Toronto
* Dave Kingman (A's) 2 Home Runs (5 RBI’s)
Attendance: 22,177
1988 - New Jersey Devils' Coach, Jim Schoenfeld Was Suspended After Telling Referee, Don Koharski to “Eat Another Doughnut You Fat Pig"
1989 - Pat Valenzuela Won the 115th Kentucky Derby Aboard Sunday Silence
Post Position: #10
Trainer: Charlie Whittingham
Owner: Hancock III, Gaillard & Whittingham
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1983 - The Hitler Diaries Were Revealed as a Hoax
* The Hitler Diaries Were a Series of Journals Written by Adolf Hitler
Forged by Konrad Kujau
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1982 - Gaylord Perry Recorded His 300th Major League Win
* Career Wins: 314
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 (3rd Ballot)
May 6th in 80s History
Kerry Von Erich Won the NWA Heavyweight Championship
1989 - Pat Valenzuela Won the 115th Kentucky Derby Aboard Sunday Silence
* Post Position #10
Odds: 3 - 1
In Other News
(On May 6th)
1889 - The Eiffel Tower Officially Opened at the Universal Exposition in Paris, France
1915 - Babe Ruth Hit His First Major League Home Run
Home Runs: 714
1937 - The Hindenburg Caught Fire and Was Destroyed While Attempting to Dock at Lakehurst, New Jersey
* 36 People Killed
1941 - Bob Hope Performed His First Show For the United States Troops
1954 - Roger Bannister Became the First Person to Run the Mile Under 4 Minutes
* Later Became a Doctor in the Field of Neurology
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Headlines
(May 6th)
1980 - Ron Howard and Donny Most Left the Cast as Regulars On Happy Days
Episode: "Ralph's Family Problem"
When Happy Days Returned in the Fall Henry Winkler (The Fonz) Was Given Top Billing
#1 Songs in America
(May 6th)
1980 - "Call Me"
Blondie
4/19 - 5/30
1981 - "Morning Train
Sheena Easton
5/2 - 5/15
1982 - "I Love Rock 'n' Roll"
Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
3/20 - 5/7
1983 - "Beat It"
Michael Jackson
4/30 - 5/20
1984 - "Against All Odds"
Phil Collins
4/21 - 5/11
1985 - "We Are the World"
USA for Africa
4/13 - 5/10
1986 - "Addicted to Love"
Robert Palmer
5/3 - 5/9
1987 - "(I Just) Died in Your Arms"
Cutting Crew
5/2 - 5/15
1988 - "Where Do Broken Hearts Go"
Whitney Houston
4/23 - 5/6
1989 - "Like a Prayer"
Madonna
4/22 - 5/12
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1984 - Kerry Von Erich Beat Ric Flair For the NWA Heavyweight Championship
Location: Irving, Texas
Happy 80s Birthdays
1931 - Willie Mays (Baseball) "The Say Hey Kid"
1945 - Bob Seger (Singer)
1953 - Lynn Whitfield (Actress) Jaws: The Revenge
1961 - George Clooney (Actor) The Facts of Life
Fun Fact!
Bob Seger Said His Musical Inspirations Were Little Richard and Elvis Presley
* Seger Recorded the Theme Song For Beverly Hills Cop II "Shakedown" (Hit #1 on the US Billboard Charts)