Happy 80s Birthday
1938 - Christopher Lloyd (Actor) Back to the Future
Birthplace: Samford, CT
1939 - Tony Roberts (Actor) Annie Hall
Birthplace: New York City
1952 - Jeff Goldblum (Actor) The Fly
Birthplace: West Homestead, PA
1958 - Bobby Blotzer (Drummer) Ratt
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
1962 - Suzanne Snyder (Actress) Weird Science (Debbie)
Birthplace: Park Ridge, IL
1963 - Brian Boitano (Figure Skater)
Birthplace: Mountain View, CA
1965 - Valeria Golino (Actress) Rain Man, Big Top Pee-wee
Birthplace: Naples, Italy
1981 - Michael Fishman (Actor) Roseanne “D.J”
Birthplace: Los Angeles
Fun Facts!
Jeff Goldblum Made His Film Debut as Freak #1 in Death Wish (1974)
* Starring Charles Bronson
Suzanne Snyder Played the Nazi in the Limo and also Poppie's Daughter on Seinfeld
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Other Notable Birthdays
Annette Funicello (Singer and Actress)
October 22, 1942 - April 8, 2013
Birthplace: Utica, NY
Passed Away at Age 70 From Multiple Sclerosis
Annette Was an Original Mouseketeer
Pedro Morales (Wrestler)
October 22, 1942 - February 12, 2019
Birthplace: Culebra, Puerto Rico
Passed Away on February 9, 2019 at Age 76 from Parkinson’s Disease
The First Wrestler to Win the WWE Triple Crown
* Heavyweight, Intercontinental and the Tag Team Championship
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Cleavon Little (Actor)
June 1, 1939 - October 22, 1992
Birthplace: Chickasha, OK
Passed Away at Age 53 From Colorectal Cancer
Won an Emmy Award in 1989 For His Guest Appearance on Dear John
* Also Played Sheriff Bart in Blazing Saddles (1974)
Peter Scolari (Actor)
September 12, 1955 - October 22, 2021
Birthplace: New Rochelle, NY
Passed Away at Age 66 From Leukemia
A 3x Emmy Award Nominee For His Role as Michael Harris on the TV Series Newhart
* Also Played Henry on the 1980's TV Show Bosom Buddies
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1982 - First Blood
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Richard Crenna and Brian Dennehy
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $125.2 Million ($47 Million Domestic)
1982 - Halloween III: Season of the Witch
Director: Tommy Lee Wallace
Starring: Tom Atkins, Stacey Nelkin and Dan O'Herlihy
Budget: $2.5 Million
Box Office: $14.4 Million
1982 - Jinxed!
Director: Don Siegel
Starring: Bette Midler, Ken Wahl and Rip Torn
Budget: $13.4 Million
Box Office $2.8 Million
1982 - Monsignor
Director: Frank Perry
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller, Joe Cortese, Adolfo Celi, Tomas Milian and Joe Pantoliano
Budget: $10 Million
Box Office: $12.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1982 - Susan Stafford Left Wheel of Fortune to do Humanitarian Work
* Vanna White Took Over
1982 - The Quest Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 9
1983 - John Candy Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Men at Work
Jim Belushi’s Debut as a Cast Member
1988 - John Larroquette Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: Randy Newman & Mark Knopfler
1988 - Final Episode of Mighty Mouse: The New Adventure (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 19 (38 Segments)
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1982 - The Dollar Album
Dollar (3rd Album)
* Reached #18 in the UK
1984 - Give My Regards to Broad Street (Soundtrack)
Paul McCartney
Billboard Charts: #21
* Hit #1 in the UK
1985 - Twitch
Aldo Nova (3rd Album)
1986 - Fame and Fortune
Bad Company (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #106
1988 - No Rest for the Wicked
Ozzy Osbourne (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #13
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Ken Stabler Retired From the NFL
1985 - The Kansas City Royals Beat the St. Louis Cardinals 6 - 1 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis) to Cut the World Series 2 - 1
Attendance: 53,634
Bret Saberhagen (Royals) Pitched a Complete Game (1 ER)
1986 - The New York Mets Beat the Boston Red Sox 6 - 2 at Fenway Park (Boston) to Even the World Series 2 - 2
Attendance: 33,920
Home Runs: Gary Carter (2) Lenny Dykstra (Mets)
Ron Darling (Mets) Pitched 7 Scoreless Innings
1987 - The St. Louis Cardinals Beat the Minnesota Twins 4 - 2 at Busch Stadium (St. Louis) to Take a 3 - 2 World Series Lead
Attendance: 55,347
The Cardinals Stole 5 Bases
* The Most Stolen Bases in a World Series Game Since the 1907 Chicago Cubs
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1981 - The Professional Air Traffic Controllers Organization (PATCO) Union Was Decertified Following an Illegal Strike That Was Broken by the Reagan Administration
* The Union Was Active From 1968 to 1981
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 22nd)
1836 - Sam Houston Became the First President of The Republic of Texas
1934 - Notorious Bank Robber “Pretty Boy” Floyd Was Shot and Killed by FBI Agents In East Liverpool, Ohio
Did You Know?
"Pretty Boy"Floyd Was Liked by the Public Because He Burned Mortgage Documents During Bank Robberies That Freed Many People From Their Debts
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1983 - Prison Inmates Killed 2 Correctional Officers at the Penitentiary in Marion, Illinois Leading to Supermax Prisons
Did You Know?
The USP Marion in Illinois Was the First Supermax Prison in the United States Where Inmates Were Isolated For 23 Hours a Day in Their Cells
* By 1999 the United States Had 57 Supermax Prisons
1982 - First Blood Premiered in Theaters
* Starring Sylvester Stallone
Gary Carter
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First Blood Premiered in Theaters
1988 - “A Groovy Kind of Love” by Phil Collins Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song in America from October 22 - November 4
Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Netherlands, Ireland, Switzerland and South Africa
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Headlines
(October 22nd)
1982 - Vanna White Made Her Debut on Wheel of Fortune
* Replaced Susan Stafford
October 22nd in 80s History
On October 22, 1986 Gary Carter Hit 2 Home Runs in Game 4 of the World Series
#1 Songs in America
(October 22nd)
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 - "A Groovy Kind of Love"
Phil Collins
10/22 - 11/4
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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