Other Notable Birthdays
Whitey Ford (Baseball)
October 21, 1928 - October 8, 2020
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 91 in His Home Surrounded by Family While Watching the Yankees Play Game 4 of the ALCS
Ford Pitched All 16 Seasons With the New York Yankees
All Star: 10
6x World Series Champion
Cy Young Award Winner (1961)
Elected to the Pro Baseball Hall of Fame in 1974 (2nd Ballot)
Carrie Fisher (Actress)
October 21, 1956 - December 27, 2016
Birthplace: Burbank, CA
Passed Away at Age 60 From Cardiac Arrest
Played Princess Leia in Star Wars
Tony Ganios (Actor)
October 21, 1959 - February 18, 2024
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
Passed Away at Age 64 From Heart Failure
Best Known For Playing “Meat” in the Porky’s Franchise
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Bud Adams (American Businessman)
January 3, 1923 - October 21, 2013
Birthplace: Bartlesville, OK
Passed Away at Age 91 From Natural Causes
Founder and Owner of the Houston Oilers / Tennessee Titans
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1983 - All the Right Moves
Director: Michael Chapman
Starring: Tom Cruise, Lea Thompson, Chris Penn and Craig T. Nelson
Budget: $5.6 Million
Box Office: $17.2 Million
1983 - The Dead Zone
Director: David Cronenberg
Starring: Christopher Walken, Brooke Adams, Tom Skerritt, Herbert Lom, Anthony Zerbe, Colleen Dewhurst and Martin Sheen
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $20.8 Million
1983 - The Right Stuff (limited theaters)
Director: Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Barbara Hershey
Pamela Reed and Charles Frank
Budget: $27 Million
Box Office: $21.1 Million
1983 - Under Fire
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Nick Nolte, Gene Hackman, Joanna Cassidy, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Richard Masur and Ed Harris
Budget: $9.5 Million
Box Office: $5.6 Million
1988 - Mystic Pizza
Director: Donald Petrie
Starring: Annabeth Gish, Julia Roberts, Lili Taylor, Vincent D'Onofrio, William R. Moses, Adam Storke and Conchata Ferrell with Matt Damon (debut)
Budget: $6 Million
Box Office: $12.8 Million
1988 - Bat*21
Director: Peter Markle
Starring: Gene Hackman, Danny Glover, Jerry Reed, David Marshall Grant, Clayton Rohner, Erich Anderson and Joe Dorsey
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $3.1 Million
1988 - Halloween 4: The Return of Michael Myers
Director: Dwight H. Little
Starring: Donald Pleasence, Ellie Cornell, Danielle Harris and Michael Pataki
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $17. 8 Million
1988 - Tapeheads
Director: Bill Fishman
Starring: John Cusack and Tim Robbins
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $343,000
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - Jennifer Slept Here Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Starring Ann Jillian
1989 - Kathleen Turner Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Billy Joel
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Bobby and the Midnites
Bobby (Bobby Weir) and the Midnites (Debut Album)
* Singer and Guitarist for The Grateful Dead
1982 - Oh, No! It’s Devo (5th Album)
Devo
Billboard Charts: #47
1983 - Soul Mining
The The (Debut Album)
* Reached #27 in the UK
1985 - Once Upon a Time
Simple Minds (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #10
1986 - Polka Party!
"Weird Al" Yankovic (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #177
* Featuring “Living With a Hernia”
1988 - Look Sharp!
Roxette (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #23
* Featuring “The Look”
1988 - 2 Hype
Kid 'n Play (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #96
1988 - QR
Quiet Riot (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #119
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1980 - Game 6 of the World Series
* The Philadelphia Phillies Beat the Kansas City Royals 4 - 1 to Win Their first World Series in Franchise History
Attendance: 65,838
Manager: Dallas Green
MVP: Mike Schmidt
Game 6 Was the Most Watched World Series Game in History
Over 54 Million Viewers
Fun Fact!
The 1980 World Series Was the First Played Entirely on Artificial Turf
1981 - Game 2 of the World Series
* The New York Yankees Beat the Los Angeles Dodgers 3 - 0 at Yankee Stadium to take a 2 - 0 Series Lead
Attendance: 56,505
Tommy John (Yankees) 7 Scoreless Innings
Goose Gossage (Yankees) 2 Scoreless Innings in Relief
1986 - Game 3 of the World Series
* The New York Mets Beat the Boston Red Sox 7 - 1 at Fenway Park (Boston) to Cut the Series 2 - 1
Attendance: 33,595
Bob Ojeda (Mets) 7 Innings (1 ER)
Lenny Dykstra (Mets) Home Run (1st Inning)
1987 - Game 4 of the World Series
* The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Minnesota Twins 7 - 2 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis) to Tie the Series 2 - 2
Attendance: 55,347
Tim Lawless (Cardinals) 3-Run Home Run (1st Inning)
Greg Gagne (Twins) Home Run
1989 - Bertram Lee and Peter Bynoe Bought the Denver Nuggets
* First African-Americans to Own a Major Sports Team
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1983 - The Metre Was Defined as the Distance Light Travels in a Vacuum in 1/299,792,458 of a Second
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 21st)
1973 - Fred Dryer (Los Angeles Rams) Became the First Player in NFL History to Record 2 Safeties in a Game
Did You Know?
Fred Dryer Starred in the 1980's TV Show, Hunter
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1983 - The Meter Was Defined as the Distance Light Travels in a Second
* 1/299,792,458 of a Second
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#1 Songs in America
(October 21st)
1980 - "Another One Bites the Dust"
Queen
10/4 - 10/24
1981 - "Arthur's Theme"
Christopher Cross
10/17 - 11/6
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 - "Take on Me"
a-ha
10/19 - 10/25
1986 - "When I Think of You"
Janet Jackson
10/11 - 10/24
1987 - "Lost in Emotion"
Lisa Lisa and the Cult Jam
10/17 - 10/23
1988 - "Red Red Wine"
UB40
10/15 - 10/21
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
Click Here For More 80s Music Fun Facts and Awards
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Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Rhoda Gemignani (Actress) Who’s the Boss (Ms. Rossini)
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA
1941 - Steve Cropper (Guitarist)
Birthplace: Dora, MO
1946 - Lee Loughnane (Trumpeter) Chicago
Birthplace: Elmwood Park, IL
1953 - Charlotte Caffey (Guitarist) The Go Go’s
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA
1957 - Steve Lukather (Guitarist) Toto
Birthplace: San Fernando Valley, CA
1959 - George Bell (Baseball)
Birthplace: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
1964 - Jon Carin (Singer & Songwriter) Pink Floyd
Birthplace: New York City
1976 - Jeremy Miller (Actor) Growing Pains (Ben Seaver)
Birthplace: Covina, CA
Fun Fact!
George Bell (Blue Jays) Won the AL MVP in 1987
* Hit 3 Home Runs on Opening Day the Following Season
1983 - All the Right Moves Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Tom Cruise and Lea Thompson
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Headlines
(October 21st)
1980 - Philadelphia Phillies Won Their First World Series in Team History
* Beat the Kansas City Royals
Series: 4 - 2
Game 6 Was the Most Watched World Series Game in History
Over 54 Million Viewers
Fun Fact!
The 1980 World Series Was the First Played Entirely on Artificial Turf
October 21st in 80s History
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The Phillies Won theWorld Series
1983 - The Right Stuff Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Ed Harris, Scott Glenn, Sam Shepard, Fred Ward, Dennis Quaid, Barbara Hershey
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