Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Barry Corbin (Actor) Urban Cowboy, WarGames
Birthplace: Lamesa, TX
1947 - David Zucker (Director) Airplane, The Naked Gun
Birthplace: Milwaukee, WI
1947 - Bob Weir (Guitarist) Grateful Dead
Birthplace: San Francisco, CA
1948 - Leo Mazzone (Baseball)
Birthplace: Keyser, WV
1955 - Ellen Dolan (Actress) Guiding Light
Birthplace: Monticello, IA
1958 - Tim Robbins (Actor) Bull Durham
Birthplace: West Covina, CA
1959 - Gary Kemp (English Guitarist) Spandau Ballet
Birthplace: Smithfield, London, England
1965 - Tom Tolbert (Basketball)
Birthplace: Long Beach, CA
1968 - Randall Batinkoff (Actor) For Keeps (Stan)
Birthplace: Monticello, NY
1975 - Kellie Martin (Actor) Life Goes On “Becca”
Birthplace: Riverside, CA
Fun Fact!
Tim Robbins Won an Academy Award For Best Supporting Actor For His Role as Dave Boyle in the 2003 Film Mystic River
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Other Notable Birthdays
Angela Lansbury (Actress)
October 16, 1925 - October 11, 2022
Birthplace: London, England
Passed Away in Her Sleep at Her Los Angeles Home at Age 96
Played Jessica Fletcher on Murder, She Wrote
Tim McCarver (Baseball)
October 16, 1941 - February 16, 2023
Birthplace: Memphis, TN
Passed Away at Age 81 From Heart Failure
2x World Series Champion With the St. Louis Cardinals (1964, 1967)
* 3x Emmy Award as a Broadcaster
Fun Fact!
Tim McCarver Made His Major League Debut at Age 17
* Played 21-Seasons in Major League Baseball
Suzanne Somers (Actress)
October 16, 1946 - October 15, 2023
Birthplace: San Bruno, CA
Passed Away at Age 76 From Breast Cancer
Played Chrissy Snow on Three’s Company
Manute Bol (Basketball)
October 16, 1962 - June 19, 2010
Birthplace: Turaiei, Sudan
Passed Away at Age 47 From Kidney Failure
One of the Tallest Players in NBA History Standing 7 ft. 7
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Audra Lindley (Three’s Company)
September 24, 1918 - October 16, 1997
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age 79 From Leukemia
Played Helen on Three’s Company
Barbara Billingsley (Actress)
December 22, 1915 - October 16, 2010
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
Passed Away at Age 94 From Polymyalgia
Played June Cleaver on Leave it to Beaver
* Also the Jive Lady in Airplane (1980)
Ed Lauter (Actor)
October 30, 1938 - October 16, 2013
Birthplace: Long Beach, NY
Passed Away at Age 74 From Mesothelioma
Played the Dad Colonel Glenn in the 1984 Film Girls Just Wanna Have Fun
* Also Played Coach Murray Chadwick in Youngblood (1986)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - … All the Marbles
Director: . Robert Aldrich
Starring: Peter Falk, Vicki Frederick, Laurene Landon, Burt Young and Tracy Reed
Budget: $9.3 Million
Box Office $6.5 Million
1987 - Barfly
Director: Barbet Schroeder
Starring: Mickey Rourke, Faye Dunaway, Alice Krige, J.C. Quinn, Frank Stallone, Sandy Martin, Gloria LeRoy and Pruitt Taylor Vince
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $3.2 Million
1987 - Hello Mary Lou: Prom Night II
Director: Bruce Pittman
Starring: Michael Ironside, Wendy Lyon, Justin Louis, Lisa Schrage, Richard Monette, Terri Hawkes and Wendell Smith
Budget: $2 Million
Box Office: $2.6 Million
1987 - Weeds
Director: John D. Hancock
Starring: Nick Nolte, Ernie Hudson, Rita Taggart, Mark Rolston, Lane Smith, Joe Mantegna and William Forsythe
Budget: $12 Million
Box Office: $2.3 Million
1987 - The Whales of August
Director: Lindsay Anderson
Starring: Bette Davis, Lillian Gish, Vincent Price, Ann Sothern, Harry Carey Jr., Frank Grimes, Margaret Ladd, Tisha Sterling and Mary Steenburgen
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.3 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Mr. T Made a Guest Appearance on Silver Spoons
1988 - Kids in the Hall (Pilot) Premiered on HBO
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 102
1989 - Final Episode of The People Next Door
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Dare
The Human League (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #3
* Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand
Featuring “Don’t You Want Me”
1981 - In the Garden
Eurythmics (Debut Album)
1982 - Shabooh Shoobah
INXS (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #46
1983 - Life (Live Album)
Thin Lizzy
* Reached #29 in the UK
1984 - Geffery Morgan
UB40 (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #68
* #3 in the UK
1985 - Seven Churches
Possessed (Debut Album)
1987 - Masque
Manfred Mann's Earth Band (13th Album)
* Reached #44 in Germany
1989 - Def, Dumb and Blonde
Debbie Harry (3rd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #123
* #12 in the UK
1989 - Scarlet and Other Stories
All About Eve (2nd Album)
* Reached #7 in the UK
1989 - Wild!
Erasure (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #57
* Hit #1 in the UK
1989 - Hats
The Blue Nile (2nd Album)
* Reached #12 in the UK
1989 - The Sensual World
Kate Bush (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #43
* #2 in the UK
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Game 4 of the World Series
* The Milwaukee Brewers Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 7 - 5 at County Stadium (Milwaukee) in Game 4 of the World Series to Tie the series 2 - 2
Attendance: 56,560
The Brewers Scored 6 Runs in the Bottom of the 7th Inning
1983 - The Baltimore Orioles Won the World Series
* Beat the Philadelphia Phillies
Series: 4 - 1
Manager: Joe Altobelli
MVP: Rick Dempsey
1985 - The Kansas City Royals Beat the Toronto Blue Jays 6 - 2 at Exhibition Stadium (Toronto) in Game 7 of the ALCS to Advance to the World Series
Attendance: 32,084
ALCS MVP: George Brett
* Pat Sheridon (Royals) Home Run
1985 - The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 7 - 5 at Dodger Stadium in Game 6 of the NLCS to to Advance to the World Series
Attendance: 55,208
NLCS MVP: Ozzie Smith
* Jack Clark (Cardinals) Hit a 3-Run Home Run off Tom Niedenfeur in the Top of the 9th Inning
1987 - Mike Tyson TKO’d Tyrell Biggs in the 7th Round to Retain the Heavyweight Championship
1988 - The Los Angeles Dodgers Beat the Oakland A's 6 - 0 at Dodger Stadium to Take a 2 - 0 World Series Lead
Attendance: 56,051
* Orel Hershiser Became the First Pitcher to Pitch a Complete Game Shutout in the Playoffs and World Series
Mike Marshall (Dodgers) 3-Run Home Run
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 16th)
1875 - BYU (Brigham Young University) Was Founded in Provo, Utah
* Founder Was Brigham Young (Religious Leader) and Sponsored by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
Fun Fact!
BYU Won the College Football National Championship in 1984
1923 - The Walt Disney Company Was Founded
* Originally Called The Disney Brother Cartoon Studio
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#1 Songs in America
(October 16th)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Jack & Diane
John Cougar Mellencamp
10/2 - 10/29
1983 - "Total Eclipse of the Heart"
Bonnie Tyler
10/1 - 10/28
1984 - "I Just Called to Say I Love You"
Stevie Wonder
10/13 - 11/2
1985 - "Oh Sheila"
Ready for the World
10/12 - 10/18
1986 - "When I Think of You"
Janet Jackson
10/11 - 10/24
1987 - "Here I Go Again"
Whitesnake
10/10 - 10/16
1988 - "Red Red Wine"
UB40
10/15 - 10/21
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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1984 - South African Lama and Human Rights Activist Desmond Tutu Was Awarded the Nobel Peace Prize For His Role as Leader in a Nonviolent Campaign to Resolve the Problem of Race Segregation in South Africa
1987 - Baby Jessica Was Rescued After Being Trapped in Her Aunt’s Well For Over 56 Hours
Fun Fact!
In 2011 Jessica McClure Bought a House 2 Miles Away From the Well From Trust Fund Money Composed by Donations
Headlines
(October 16th)
1981 - The Human League Released Dare (3rd Album)
Featuring “Don’t You Want Me”
Billboard Charts: #3
Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Sweden and New Zealand
The Baltimore Orioles Won The World Series
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October 16th in 80s History
1983 - The Baltimore Orioles Beat the Philadelphia Phillies 4 Games to 1 to Win the World Series
MVP: Rick Dempsey
Manager: Joe Altobelli
Did You Know?
The 1983 World Series Required No Air Travel For the First Time Since 1956
* Baltimore and Philadelphia are 100 Miles Apart