Happy 80s Birthdays
1948 - Jackson Browne (Singer)
Birthplace: Heidelberg, Germany
1950 - Brian Downing (Baseball)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
1954 - Scott Bakula (Actor) Quantum Leap
Birthplace: St. Louis, MO
1958 - Michael Paré (Actor) Eddie and the Cruisers, Streets of Fire
Birthplace: New York City
1958 - Al Jourgeuson (Singer) Ministry
Birthplace: Havana, Cuba
1958 - Mike Singletary (Football)
Birthplace: Houston, TX
1960 - Dana Wheeler-Nicholson (Actress) Fletch (Gail Stanwyk)
Birthplace: New York City
Fun Fact!
Brian Downing Was Originally Cut by His High School Baseball Team (Magnolia High School in Anaheim) Before Eventually Making the Varsity Team
* Only Made the Practice Squad in His First Year in College at Cypress Community College in Orange County, California
Played 12 Major League Seasons For His Hometown Team the California Angels
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Other Notable Birthdays
Walter O’Malley (Baseball)
October 9, 1903 - August 9, 1979
Birthplace: Rochester, MN
Passed Away at Age 79 From Congestive Heart Failure
Owner of the Brooklyn/Los Angeles Dodgers
John Lennon (Singer)
October 9, 1940 - December 8, 1980
Birthplace: Liverpool, England
Passed Away at Age 40 After Getting Shot 4 Times in the Back by Mark David Chapman
Member of The Beatles
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Jack Daniel (Distiller)
? 1849 - October 9, 1911
Birthplace: Lynchburg, TN
Passed Away on October 9, 1911 at Age 62 From Blood Poisoning
Founder of Jack Daniels Whiskey
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80s Movies
(On This Day)
1981 - The Prowler
Director: Joseph Zito
Starring: Vicky Dawson, Farley Granger, Lawrence Tierney and Christopher Goutman
Budget: $1 Million
Box Office: $1 Million
1981 - Full Moon High
Director: Larry Cohen
Starring: Adam Arkin, Ed McMahon and Roz Kelly
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1981 - Tattoo
Director: Bob Brooks
Starring: Bruce Dern and Maud Adams
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: N/A
1987 - Baby Boom
Director: Charles Shyer
Starring: Diane Keaton, Harold Ramis, Sam Wanamaker, Sam Shepard, James Spader, Pat Hingle, Britt Leach and Annie Golden
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $26 Million
1987 - Someone to Watch Over Me
Director: Ridley Scott
Starring: Tom Berenger, Mimi Rogers and Lorraine Bracco
Budget: $12.8 Million
Box Office: $10.2 Million
1987 - Surrender
Director: Jerry Belson
Starring: Sally Field, Michael Caine, Steve Guttenberg and Peter Boyle
Budget: $15 Million
Box Office: $5.7 Million
1987 - Three O'Clock High
Director: Phil Joanou
Starring: Casey Siemaszko, Anne Ryan, Richard Tyson, Jeffrey Tambor, Philip Baker Hall, John P. Ryan, Stacey Glick and Mitch Pileggi
Budget: $5 Million
Box Office: $3.6 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Behind the Screen Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
1982 - Ron Howard Hosted Saturday Night Live
Musical Guest: The Clash
1986 - Fox Broadcasting Channel Was Launched
1986 - The Late Show With Joan Rivers Premiered on Fox
Seasons: 2
The First Show to Air on the New Fox Network
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - On the Way to the Sky
Neil Diamond (14th Album)
Billboard Charts: #17
1983 - You Bought It, You Name It
Joe Walsh (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #48
1984 - Emotion
Barbra Streisand (23rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #19
1984 - March of the Saint
Armored Saint (Debut Album)
Billboard Charts: #138
1984 - Shout
Devo (6th Album)
Billboard Charts: #83
1987 - Tunnel of Love
Bruce Springsteen (8th Album)
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Spain and Norway
Won a Grammy For "Best Rock Album"
Over 3 Million Copies Sold in the US
1987 - Unchain My Heart
Joe Cocker (11th Album)
Billboard Charts: #89
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1986 - Gilbert Perreault Scored His 500th NHL Goal
1988 - Australia Won the Rugby World Cup
Runner Up: New Zealand
Score: 25-12
1988 - The Oakland A’s Swept the Boston Red Sox to Advance to the World Series
Series: 4-0
ALCS MVP: Dennis Eckersley
1989 - Art Shell Won His First Game as the First African-American Head Coach in the NFL
* The Los Angeles Raiders Beat the New York Jets 14 - 7 at Giants Stadium on Monday Night Football
Spread
Jets -3
O/U 45.0
The Raiders Finished the Season Winning 7 out of the 10 Remaining Games to Finish 8 - 8 (Just Missed Playoffs)
Al Davis Had Fired Mike Shanahan Before Hiring Art Shell After the Raiders Started the Season 1 - 3
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1980 - Pope John Paul II Greeted the Dalai Lama In Vatican City
1981 - President François Mitterrand Abolished Capital Punishment In France
1986 - The Phantom of the Opera Opened In London At Her Majesty’s Theatre
* The 3rd Longest Running Musical in London
Did You Know?
Mouse Trap is the Longest Running Musical in London
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 9th)
1919 - The Cincinnati Reds Won the World Series Beating the Chicago White Sox In the Black Sox Scandal
* 8 White Sox Players (Including Shoeless Joe Jackson) Were Banned From Baseball For Throwing the World Series
Did You Know?
Fans Began Boycotting, and Baseball Was in Trouble Until Babe Ruth Started Hitting Home Runs, Saving Baseball
1936 - The Hoover Dam (Called Boulder Dam Then) Began Generating Electricity to Los Angeles
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October 9th in 80s History
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#1 Songs in America
(October 9th)
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 - "Let's Go Crazy"
Prince and the Revolution
9/29 - 10/12
1985 - "Money for Nothing"
Dire Straits
9/21 - 10/11
1986 - "Stuck With You"
Huey Lewis and the News
9/20 - 10/10
1987 - "Didn't We Almost Have it All"
Whitney Houston
9/26 - 10/9
1988 - "Love Bites"
Def Leppard
10/8 - 10/14
1989 - "Miss You Much"
Janet Jackson
10/7 - 11/3
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Headlines
(October 9th)
1980 - A Riot Broke Out at a Black Sabbath Concert in Milwaukee After the Band Walked Off the Stage
* The Band Got Upset When Geezer Butler (Bassist) Was Hit in the Head by a Bottle
Ozzy Osbourne Used to be the Lead Singer For Black Sabbath
Bruce Springsteen Released His Tunnel of Love Album
1988 - The Oakland A’s Swept the Boston Red Sox (4 - 0) to Advance to the World Series
ALCS MVP: Dennis Eckersley
Swept by the Los Angeles Dodgers in the World Series
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1986 - Fox Network Was Launched
* Premiered With The Late Show With Joan Rivers
1987 - Bruce Springsteen Released the Tunnel Of Love Album
Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
* Also Hit #1 in the UK, Canada, Spain and Norway
Won a Grammy For “Best Rock Album”