On This Day September 12th in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1940 - Linda Gray (Actress) Dallas
Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA
1950 - Bruce Mahler (Actor) Police Academy “Fakler”
Birthplace: New York City
1951 - Joe Pantoliano (Actor) Risky Business “Pimp”
Birthplace: Hoboken, NJ
1955 - Nina Blackwood (TV Personality) MTV
Birthplace: Springfield, MA
1956 - Chip Beck (Golf)
Birthplace: Fayetteville, NC
1956 - Ricky Rudd (Race Car Driver)
Birthplace: South Norfolk, VA
1957 - Rachel Ward (Australian Actress) Against All Odds
Birthplace: Cronwell, Oxforsgire, Australia
1965 - Vernon Maxwell (Basketball)
Birthplace: Gainesville, FL
1968 - Larry LaLonde (Guitarist) Primus
Birthplace: Oakland, CA

Fun Fact!

Nina Blackwood Was One of the Original MTV VJ's, With Mark Goodman, J.J. Jackson, Alan Hunter, and Martha Quinn

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Other Notable Birthdays

Jesse Owens (Track)
September 12, 1913 - March 31, 1980

Birthplace: Oakville, AL
Passed Away at Age 66 From Lung Cancer

Won 4 Gold Medals at the 1936 Berlin Olympics, in Front of German Leader, Adolf Hitler

Barry White (Singer)
September 12, 1944 - July 4, 2003

Birthplace: Galveston, TX

Passed Away at Age 58 From Kidney Failure

Nominated For 11 Grammy Awards, Winning 2

Peter Scolari (Actor)

September 12, 1955 - October 22, 2021

Birthplace: New Rochelle, NY

Passed Away at Age 66 From Leukemia

Nominated For 3 Emmy Awards For Role as Michael Harris on Newhart From 1984 to 1990

* Also Played Henry on the 1980's TV Show Bosom Buddies

Road Warrior Animal (Wrestler)
September 12, 1960 - September 22, 2020
Birthplace: Philadelphia, PA

Passed Away at Age 60 From a Heart Attack

Animal Was Part of the Popular Tag Team, the Road Warriors With Partner, Hawk

Fun Fact!

The Road Warriors Were Voted Tag Team Wrestlers of the Year Four Times (1983, 1984, 1985, 1989) by Pro Wrestling Illustrated

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Passed Away

(On This Day)

Anthony Perkins (Actor)

April 4, 1932 - September 12, 1992
Birthplace: New York City

Passed Away on September 12, 1992 at the Age of 60 From AIDS Related Pneumonia

Played Norman Bates in the 1960 Film, Psycho

Johnny Cash (Country Singer)

February 26, 1932 - September 12, 2003

Birthplace: Kingsland, AR

Passed Away on September 12, 2003 at the Age of 71 From Multiple System Atrophy

One of the Best Selling Artist of All-Time With Over 90 Million Albums Sold

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80s Movies

(On This Day)

1980 - He Knows You're Alone
Director: Armand Mastroianni
Starring: Caitlin O'Heaney, Don Scardino, Elizabeth Kemp, Tom Rolfing, and Tom Hanks
Budget: $250,000

Box Office: $4.9 Million

Tom Hanks' Film Debut

1986 - 'night, Mother
Director: Tom Moore
Starring: Sissy Spacek and Anne Bancroft
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $441,000

1986 - Avenging Force
Director: Sam Firstenberg
Starring: Michael Dudikoff, Steve James, John P. Ryan, William Wallace, Marc Alaimo
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $4.7 Million

1988 - Miles from Home
Director: Gary Sinise
Starring: Richard Gere, Kevin Anderson, Penelope Ann Miller
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $188,000

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80s Television

(On This Day)

1981 - Goldie Gold and Action Jack (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

1981 - The Smurfs (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 9
Episodes: 256

1981 - Space Stars (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 11 (66 segments)

1981 - Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 24

1981 - The Kwicky Koala Show (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 16

1981 - Trollkins (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13 (26 Segments)

1981 - Spider-Man (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26

1981 - The Kid Super Power Hour with Shazam! (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1

1982 - Blackstar (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

1983 - G.I. Joe: A Real American Hero (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 95

1983 - Inspector Gadget (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 86

1987 - Showtime at the Apollo Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 22
Episodes: 1,094

1987 - My Pet Monster (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

1987 - I'm Telling! (Game Show) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 26

1987 - The New Archies (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

1987 - Final Episode of Popeye and Son (Animation)
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: CBS

1987 - Final Episode of Down and Out in Beverly Hills
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
Network: Fox

1988 - USA Today: The Television Show Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1

1988 - Wipeout (Game Show) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 195

1988 - Sweethearts (Game Show) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1

1989 - Life Goes On Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 4
Episodes: 83

1989 - Chicken Soup Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 12

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Empires and Dance
Simple Minds (3rd Album)

* Reached #41 in the UK

1980 - Black Sea
XTC (4th Album)

Billboard Charts: #41

1980 - Scary Monsters (And Super Creeps)
David Bowie (14th Album)

Billboard Charts: #12

* Hit #1 in the UK, France and Australia

1981 - Sons and Fascination/Sister Feelings Called (Double LP)
Simple Minds

1983 - Heads or Tales
Saga (5th Album)

Billboard Charts: #93

* #3 in Germany

1983 - Labour of Love
UB40 (4th Album)

Billboard Charts: #14

* Hit #1 in the UK, Netherlands and New Zealand

Featuring “Red Red Wine”

1984 - Suddenly
Billy Ocean (5th Album)

Billboard Charts: #9

Featuring “Caribbean Queen”

1984 - Stop Making Sense (Soundtrack)
Talking Heads

Billboard Charts: #41

Reached #41 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

1984 - Like This
The dB's (3rd Album)

1985 - Asylum
Kiss (13th Album)

Billboard Charts: #20

* Hit #1 in Finland

1987 - VIVIsectVI
Skinny Puppy (4th Album)

* Reached #94 in Canada

1988 - Blow My Fuse
Kix (4th Album)

1989- Pump
Aerosmith (10th Album)

Billboard Charts: #5

* #3 in the UK

Featuring “Love in an Elevator” and “Janie’s Got a Gun”

1989 - Results
Liza Minnelli (9th Album)

Billboard Charts: #128

* #6 in the UK

1989 - Bound By the Beauty
Jane Siberry (5th Album)

* Reached #80 in Canada

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1981 - Tracy Austin Won the U.S. Open
Runner Up: Martina Navratilova
Match: 1-6, 7-6, 7-6

1982 - Minnesota Twins Pitcher, Terry Felton Dropped His Pitching Record to 0 - 13 After an 18 - 7 Loss to the Kansas City Royals on a Sunday Afternoon at Royals Stadium
Attendance: 32,363

Felton Finished His Career 0 - 16, the Major League Record For the Most Losses Without a Win

1982 - Jimmy Connors Won the U.S. Open
Runner Up: Ivan Lendl
Match: 6-3, 6-2, 4-6, 6-4

1984 - New York Mets Pitcher, Dwight Gooden Set a Major League Record With 251 Strikeouts as a Rookie
* Finished the Season with 276

1988 - The First NFL Regular-Season Game Played in Phoenix
* The Dallas Cowboys beat the Arizona Cardinals 17-14

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1988 -Hurricane Gilbert Tore Through Jamaica

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Other Notable Dates

(On September 12th)

1953 - John F. Kennedy Married Jacqueline Lee "Jackie" Onassis

1959 - Bonanza Premiered on CBS
* First Full Color TV Series

1962 - President Kennedy Delivered the "We Choose To Go To The Moon" Speech at Rice University

Bad World Tour

September 12th in 80s History

Headlines

(September 12th)

1981 - The Smurfs Premiered on NBC
* Ran 9 Seasons with 256 Episodes

Did You Know?
The Smurfs Began in 1958 as a Belgian Comic Called Les Schtroumpfs

Artist: Peyo

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#1 Songs in America

(September 12th)

1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3

1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16