Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Chubby Checker (Singer) “The Twist”
Birthplace: Spring Gully, SC
1942 - Alan Rachins (Actor) L.A. Law (Douglas Brackman)
Birthplace: Cambridge, MA
1949 - Lindsey Buckingham (Singer) Fleetwood Mac
Birthplace: Palo Alto, CA
1950 - Pamela Hensley (Actress) Buck Rogers (Princess Ardala)
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
1951 - Dave Winfield (Baseball)
Birthplace: Saint Paul, MN
1954 - Dennis Eckersley (Baseball)
Birthplace: Oakland, CA
1956 - Hart Bochner (Actor) Die Hard (Harry Ellis)
Birthplace: Toronto, Alberta, Canada
1959 - Jack Wagner (Singer and Actor) General Hospital
Birthplace: Washington, MO
1959 - Fred Couples (Golf) 1992 Masters Champion
Birthplace: Seattle, WA
1962 - Tommy Lee (Drummer) Motley Crue
Birthplace: Athens, Greece
Fun Fact!
Dave Winfield Was Drafted #4 Overall in the 1973 Draft as a Pitcher, by the San Diego Padres
All Star: 12
Gold Glove: 7
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2001 (First Ballot)
* Winfield Was Also Drafted in the NBA by the Atlanta Hawks
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Other Notable Birthdays
Fred DeLuca (Business Man)
October 3, 1947 - September 14, 2015
Birthplace: New York City
Passed Away at Age 67 From Leukemia
Co-Founded the Sandwich Company, Subway
Stevie Ray Vaughn (Guitarist)
October 3, 1954 - August 27, 1990
Birthplace: Dallas, TX
Passed Away at Age 35 in a Helicopter Crash
Vaughan and 4 Members of Eric Clapton's Entourage Were Taking a Helicopter From Wisconsin to Chicago Before Crashing Into a Ski Hill
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Roddy McDowell (Actor)
September 17, 1928 - October 3, 1998
Birthplace: Herne Hill, London, England
Passed Away at Age 70 From Lung Cancer
Played Cornelius and Caesar in the Original Planet of the Ape Films
Janet Leigh (Actress)
July 6, 1927 - October 3, 2004
Birthplace: Merced, CA
Passed Away at Age 77 From Vasculitis
Nominated For an Academy Award For Her Role as Marion Crane in the 1960 Thriller, Psycho
* The Mother to "Scream Queen" Actress Jamie Lee Curtis
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Oh, God! Book II
Director: Gilbert Cates
Starring: George Burns, Suzanne Pleshette, David Birney and Louanne Sirota
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $14.5 Million
1980 - Coast to Coast
Director: Joseph Sargent
Starring: Dyan Cannon and Robert Blake
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $4.5 Million
1980 - The First Deadly Sin
Director: Brian G. Hutton
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Faye Dunaway, James Whitmore, David Dukes, Brenda Vaccaro, Martin Gabel and Anthony Zerbe
Budget: N/A
Box Office: N/A
1980 - One-Trick Pony
Director: Robert M. Young
Starring: Paul Simon, Blair Brown, Rip Torn and Joan Hackett
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $843,000
1980 - Somewhere in Time
Director: Jeannot Szwarc
Starring: Christopher Reeve, Jane Seymour and Christopher Plummer
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $9.7 Million
1980 - Terror Train
Director: Roger Spottiswoode
Starring: Ben Johnson, Jamie Lee Curtis and Hart Bochner
Budget: $4.2 Million
Box Office: $8 Million
1982 - Split Image
Director: Ted Kotcheff
Starring: Michael O'Keefe, Karen Allen, Peter Fonda, James Woods, Elizabeth Ashley, Brian Dennehy and Ronnie Scribner
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $263,635
1986 - Children of a Lesser God
Director: Randa Haines
Starring: Marlee Matlin and William Hurt
Budget: $10.5 Million
Box Office: $31.9 Million
Marlee Matlin Won an Academy Award For Best Actress
1986 - Tough Guys
Director: Jeff Kanew
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charles Durning, Alexis Smith, Dana Carvey, Darlanne Fluegel, Eli Wallach and Billy Barty
Budget: $18 Million
Box Office $21.4 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1981 - Season 7 of Saturday Night Live Premiered on NBC Without a Host
Musical Guest: Rod Stewart
1982 - Voyagers Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 20
1983 - Scarecrow and Mrs. King Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 88
1984 - Charles in Charge Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 5
Episodes: 126
1987 - Everything's Relative Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
Starring Jason Alexander
1987 - Leg Work Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 10
1987 - Friday the 13th: The Series Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 72
1987 - Final Episode of Once a Hero
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 7
Network: ABC
1988 - TNT (Turner Network Television) Made Its Debut
* Gone With the Wind Was the First Movie
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1980 - Lightning to the Nations
Diamond Head (Debut Album)
1980 - Zenyatta Mondatta
The Police (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #5
* Hit #1 in the UK and Australia
Over 2 Million Copies Sold in the US
1981 - Law and Order
Lindsey Buckingham (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
* Lindsey Buckingham is the Guitarist For Fleetwood Mac
1983 - Genesis
Genesis (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
* Hit #1 in the UK, Finland and Germany
Over 4 Million Copies Sold in the US
1988 - Flying Colours
Chris de Burgh (9th Album)
* Hit #1 in the UK, Germany and Ireland
1988 - Talk Is Cheap
Keith Richards (Debut Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
* Keith Richards is the Guitarist For The Rolling Stones
1989 - Crossroads
Tracy Chapman (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #9
Reached #9 on the US Billboard 200 Charts
1989 - Cry Like a Rainstorm, Howl Like the Wind
Linda Ronstadt featuring Aaron Neville
Billboard Charts: #9
1989 - Runaway Horses
Belinda Carlisle (3rd Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #37
* #4 in the UK
1989 - Shocker (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1981 - The Milwaukee Brewers Clinched the American League East For the First Time in Team History
1981 - The Montreal Expos Cinched the National League East For the First Time in Team History
1982 - The Milwaukee Brewers Beat the Baltimore Orioles 10 - 2 to Clinch the AL East
* The Brewers and the Orioles Were Tied For 1st Place Entering the Last Game of the Season
1982 - Final Day of the Regular Season in Major League Baseball
Final Standings
AL West
California Angels 93 - 69
AL East
Milwaukee Brewers 95 - 67
NL West
Atlanta Braves 89 - 73
NL East
St. Louis Cardinals 92 - 70
Batting Title
AL: Willie Wilson KC .332
NL: Al Oliver MTL .331
Home Runs
AL: Reggie Jackson (Angels)
Gorman Thomas (Brewers) 39
NL: Dave Kingman (Mets) 37
RBI’s
AL: Hal McRae (Royals) 133
NL: Dale Murphy (Braves)
Al Oliver (Expos) 109
Wins
AL: LaMarr Hoyt (White Sox) 19
NL: Steve Carlton (Phillies) 23
ERA
AL: Rick Sutcliffe (Indians) 2.96
NL: Steve Rogers (Expos) 2.40
Strikeouts
AL: Floyd Bannister (Mariners) 209
NL: Steve Carlton (Eagles) 286
1987 - California Angels First Baseman Wally Joyner Hit 3 Home Runs Against the Cleveland Indians
* The Angels Beat the Indians 12 - 5 at Anaheim Stadium on a Saturday Afternoon
Attendance: 22,750
1987 - San Diego Padres Catcher Benito Santiago’s 34 Consecutive Game Hitting Streak Was Snapped
* Rookie Record
1989 - The Los Angeles Raiders Made Art Shell the First African-American Head Coach in the NFL
1989 - Darryl Sittler, Vladislav Tretiak, and Herbie Lewis Were Inducted Into the Hockey Hall of Fame
* Alan Eagleson and Father David Bauer Were Elected as Builders (Hockey Contributors)
Alan Eagleson Hall of Fame Was Revoked in 1998 for Embezzlement and Fraud
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In Other 80s News
(On This Day)
1981 - The Hunger Strike at the Maze Prison in Northern Ireland Ended
* Lasted 7 Months and 10 People Died
1985 - The Space Shuttle Atlantis Made Its Maiden Flight
1987 - The Canada-United States Free Trade Agreement Was Reached
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Other Notable Dates
(On October 3rd)
1919 - Cincinnati Reds Pitcher Adolfo Luque Became the First Latin Born Player to Appear in the World Series
* Born in Havana, Cuba
1949 - The First Black-Owned Radio Station, WERD Opened in Atlanta, Georgia
1951 - "The Shot Heard Around the World"
* The New York Giants Beat the Brooklyn Dodgers on a Walk-Off Home Run by Bobby Thompson
"The Giants Win the Pennant"
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1989 - Art Shell (Los Angeles Raiders) Became the First African-American Head Coach in the NFL
* Replaced the Fired Mike Shannahan
Headlines
(October 3rd)
1980 - The Police Released the Zenyatta Mondatta Album
* Featuring “Don’t Stand So Close to Me”
1983 - Scarecrow and Mrs. King Premiered on CBS
* Ran 4 Seasons with 88 Episodes
1984 - Charles in Charge Premiered on CBS
* Ran 5 Seasons with 126 Episodes
Did You Know?
Charles in Charge Was Canceled by CBS After the First Season
* Was Picked Up by Universal and Rebooted in Syndication With a New Family
Scott Baio and Willie Aames Were Only 2 That Remained Regulars
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October 3rd in 80s History
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Charles in Charge Premiered on CBS
#1 Songs in America
(October 3rd)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
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 - "Don't Worry Be Happy"
Bobby McFerrin
9/24 - 10/7
1989 - "Girl I'm Gonna Miss You"
Millie Vanilli
9/23 - 10/6
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