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(September 11th)
1982 - “Hard to Say I’m Sorry” by Chicago Became the #1 Song in America
* #1 Song from September 11 - 24
Also Hit #1 in Canada, Ireland and Switzerland
Happy 80s Birthdays
1940 - Brian De Palma (Director) Scarface
Birthplace: Newark, NJ
1943 - Mickey Hart (Guitarist) The Grateful Dead
Birthplace: Brooklyn, NY
1946 - Dennis Tufano (Singer)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1950 - Amy Madigan (Actress) Field of Dreams
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1953 - Tommy Shaw (Guitarist) Styx
Birthplace: Montgomery, AL
1957 - Jon Moss (English Drummer) Culture Club
Birthplace: Wandsworth, South London, England
1957 - Jeff Sluman (Golf)
Birthplace: Rochester, NY
1961 - E.G.Daily (Actress) Pee Wee’s Big Adventure “Dottie”
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
1961 - Virginia Madsen (Actress)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1962 - Kristy McNichol (Actress) Empty Nest
Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA
1964 - Ellis Burks (Baseball)
Birthplace: Vicksburg, MI
1967 - Harry Connick Jr. (Singer)
Birthplace: New Orleans, LA
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Other Notable Birthdays
Tom Landry (Football Coach)
September 11, 1924 - February 12, 2000
Birthplace: Mission, TX
Passed Away at Age 75 From Leukemia
Coached the Dallas Cowboys From 1960 to 1988
* Won 2 Super Bowls
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Jessica Tandy (English Actress)
June 7, 1909 - September 11, 1994
Birthplace: Stoke, Newington, England
Passed Away on September 11,1994 at Age 85 From Ovarian Cancer
Won an Academy Award For Best Actress For Her Role as Daisy in the 1989 Film, Driving Miss Daisy
* Also Won an Emmy Award For Most Outstanding Actress in a Mini Series For Her Role as Annie in the 1987 CBS Film, Foxfire
Johnny Unitas (Football)
May 7, 1933 - September 11, 2002
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
Passed Away on September 11, 2002 at Age 69 From a Heart Attack
* 10x Pro Bowler
4x NFL Champion
3x NFL MVP (1959, 1964, 1967)
Elected to the NFL Hall of Fame in 1979
John Ritter (Actor)
September 17, 1948 - September 11, 2003
Birthplace: Burbank, CA
Passed Away on September 11, 2003 at Age 54 From an Aortic Dissection
Played Jack Tripper on Three's Company
* Won an Emmy Award in 1984 for Most Outstanding Actor in a Comedy Series
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1981 - Night School
Director: Ken Hughes
Starring: Leonard Mann, Rachel Ward, Drew Snyder and Joseph R. Sicari
Budget: N/A
Box Office: $1.2 Million
1987 - The Curse
Director: David Keith
Starring: Wil Wheaton, Claude Akins, Malcolm Danare, Cooper Huckabee, John Schneider and Amy Wheaton
Budget: $4 Million
Box Office: $1.9 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1986 - Our House Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 46
1989 - 3rd Degree (Game Show) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 195
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80s Music
(Albums Released On This Day)
1981 - Rage in Eden
Ultravox (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #144
* #4 in the UK
1984 - Cats Without Claws
Donna Summer (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #40
1986 - The Sport of Kings
Triumph (8th Album)
Billboard Charts: #108
1987 - Crest of a Knave
Jethro Tull (16th Album)
Billboard Charts: #32
1987 - Together Again
The Temptations (32nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #112
1988 - Hell-O
GWAR (Debut Album)
*Reached #187 in Germany
1989 - We Too Are One
Eurythmics (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #34
* Hit #1 in the UK, Belgian and Sweden
1989 - Brave and Crazy
Melissa Etheridge (2nd Album)
Billboard Charts: #22
In Other 80s Music News
1984 - Country Singer, Barbara Mandrell Suffered Head Injuries in a Head-On Collision
* Mandrell Made a Comeback After Spending Over a Year Rehabilitating
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1982 - Chris Evert Won the US Open
Runner Up: Hana Mandlíková
Match: 6-3, 6-1
1983 - Franco Harris Became the 3rd Player in NFL History to Rush For 11,000 Yards
1983 - Jimmy Connors Won the US Open
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl
Match: 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0
1985 - Pete Rose Broke Ty Cobb's Major League Record with 4,192 Career Hits
1988 - Mats Wilander Won the US Open
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl
MAtch 6-4, 4-6, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4
* Longest Finals Match of All-Time
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Other Notable Dates
(On September 11th)
1972 - Bart (Bay Area Rapid Transit) Began Running in the San Francisco Bay Area
2001 - Al-Qaeda Terrorists Hijacked 4 Airplanes, Crashing 2 Into The World Trade Center, 1 into The Pentagon and 1 Onto a Field in Pennsylvania
* 2,977 People Died
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1985 - Pete Rose Set the Major League All-Time Hits Record With 4,192 Hits, Breaking Ty Cobb’s Record
Career Hits: 4,256
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Pete Rose Became the All-Time Hit King
2007 - Russia Tests the Largest Conventional Weapon Ever, the Father of All Bombs
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#1 Songs in America
(September 11th)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Hard To Say I'm Sorry"
Chicago
9/11 - 9/24
1983 - "Maniac"
Michael Sembello
9/10 - 9/23
1984 - "What's Love Got To Do With It"
Tina Turner
9/1 - 9/21
1985 - "St. Elmos Fire"
John Parr
9/7 - 9/20
1986 - "Venus"
Bananarama
9/6 - 9/12
1987 - "La Bamba"
Los Lobos
8/29 - 9/18
1988 - “Sweet Child o’ Mine"
Guns N’ Roses
9/10 - 9/23
1989 - "Hangin' Tough"
New Kids on the Block
9/9 - 9/15
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1984 - Country Singer, Barbara Mandrell Suffered Head Injuries From a Head-On Collision
* Mandrell Made a Comeback After Spending Over a Year in Rehabilitation
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September 11th in 80s History
1983 - Jimmy Connors Defeated Ivan Lendl 6-3, 6-7, 7-5, 6-0 to Win the 103rd Mens U.S. Open