On This Day September 15th in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1945 - Ron Shelton (Director) Bull Durham
Birthplace: Whittier, CA
1946 - Tommy Lee Jones (Actor)
Birthplace: San Saba, TX
1946 - Oliver Stone (Director) Platoon
Birthplace: New York City
1952 - Kelly Keagy (Drummer) Knight Ranger
Birthplace: Glendale, CA
1952 - Richard Brodeur (Hockey)
Birthplace: Longueuil, Quebec, Canada
1961 - Dan Marino (Football)
Birthplace: Pittsburgh, PA
1971 - Josh Charles (Actor) Dead Poets Society “Knox”
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD

Fun Fact!

Tommy Lee Jones Attended Harvard University and Roomed With Former Vice President Al Gore

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Other Notable Birthdays

Nipsey Russell (Actor and Comedian)
September 15, 1918 - October 2, 2005

Birthplace: Atlanta, GA

Passed Away at Age 87 From Cancer (Unknown)

Played the Tin Man in the 1978 Movie, The Wiz

Gaylord Perry (Baseball)

September 15, 1938 – December 1, 2022

Birthplace: Williamston, NC

Won the Cy Young Award in Both Leagues
Cleveland Indians (1972)
San Diego Padres (1978)
Elected to the Baseball Hall of Fame in 1991 (3rd Ballot)

Merlin Olsen (Football)
September 15, 1940 - March 11, 2010

Birthplace: Logan, UT

Passed Away at Age 69 From Peritoneal Mesothelioma (Abdominal Cancer)

* 14x Pro Bowl

6x First Team All-Pro

Played All 15 Seasons With the Los Angeles Rams

Elected to Football Hall of Fame in 1982 (First Ballot)

Adrian Adonis (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Buffalo, NY

September 15, 1953 – July 4, 1988

Passed Away at Age 34 in a Car Accident

Best Known as WWF Superstar, "Adorable Adrian Adonis

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Passed Away

(On This Day)

Harry Dean Stanton (Actor)

July 14, 1926 - September 15, 2017

Birthplace: Los Angeles, CA

Passed Away at Age 91 (Unknown Causes)

Played the Dad, Jack Walsh in the 1986 Film Pretty in Pink

Ric Ocasek (Singer)
March 23, 1944 - September 15, 2019
Birthplace: Baltimore, MD

Passed Away at Age 75 (Natural Causes)
* Suffered From Heart Disease
Lead Singer For the Cars

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80s Movies

(On This Day)

1988 - War Party
Director: Franc Roddam
Starring: Billy Wirth, Kevin Dillon, Kevyn Major Howard, Jerry Hardin, Tantoo Cardinal, Bill McKinney, Guy Boyd, R.D. Call, William Frankfather, M. Emmet Walsh, Dennis Banks, Saginaw Grant, Rodney A. Grant
Budget: N/A

Box Office: $657,000

1989 - Sea of Love
Director: Harold Becker
Starring: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin and John Goodman
Budget: $19 Million

Box Office: $110.9 Million

1989 - The Big Picture
Director: Christopher Guest
Starring: Kevin Bacon, Emily Longstreth, J. T. Walsh, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Teri Hatcher, Roddy McDowell, John Cleese, Martin Short, Elliott Gould
Budget: $5 Million

Box Office: $117,000

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80s Television

(On This Day)

1984 - Pryor's Place Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

Starring Richard Pryor

1984 - Muppet Babies (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 107

1984 - Snorks (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 6
Episodes: 65 (108 Segments)

1984 - Turbo Teen (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

1984 - The Get Along Gang Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

1984 - Pole Position (Animation) Premiered on CBS
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13

1986 - L.A. Law Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 8
Episodes: 172

1986 - My Little Pony (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 65

1986 - Rambo: The Force of Freedom (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65

1986 - Zoobilee Zoo Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65

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80s Music

(Albums Released On This Day)

1980 - Nothin’ Matters and What If It Does
John Cougar Mellencamp (4th Album)

Billboard Charts: #37

1983 - Sports
Huey Lewis and the News (3rd Album)

Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

* #3 in Canada

1984 - No Remorse (Compilation Album)
Motörhead

* Reached #14 in the UK

1986 - True Colors
Cyndi Lauper (2nd Album)

Billboard Charts: #4

* Hit #1 in Australia

2 Million Copies Sold in the US

1986 - Blood & Chocolate
Elvis Costello and the Attractions (11th Album)

Billboard Charts: #26

1986 - Express
Love and Rockets (2nd Album)

Billboard Charts: #72

1986 - This Side of Paradise
Ric Ocasek (2nd Solo Album)

Billboard Charts: #31

1986 - True Stories
Talking Heads (7th Album)

Billboard Charts: #17

1987 - All Systems Go
Donna Summer (13th Album)

Billboard Charts: #122

1987 - Halfway to Sanity
Ramones (10th Album)

Billboard Charts: #172

1987 - Tiffany
Tiffany (Debut Album)

Hit #1 on the US Billboard 200 Charts

* #1 in Canada and New Zealand

Over 7 Million Copies Sold Worldwide

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1984 - The Black & Red Air Jordan’s Were Released

1984 - San Diego Padres Superstar, Tony Gwynn Recorded His 200th Hit of the Season
* Had 200+ Hits 5 Times During His Hall of Fame Career

1985 - The Seattle Seahawks Beat the San Diego Chargers 49 - 35 at Jack Murphy Stadium in San Diego
Spread: Seahawks -4
O/U 46.0

Both Teams Combined For 1,049 Yards

Seahawks (449)

Chargers (557)
Curt Warner (Seahawks) 169 Yards Rushing 2 Td's
Wes Chandler (Chargers) 243 Yards Receiving

1985 - The New York Yankees Traded Jim Deshaies to the Houston Astros For 40-Year-Old Pitcher, Joe Niekro

1988 - Lillehammer, Norway Was Awarded the 1994 Winter Olympics

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In Other 80s News

(On This Day)

1981 - The John Bull Became the Oldest Operable Steam Locomotive in the World

* First Operated in 1931

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Other Notable Dates

(On September 15th)

1916 - Tanks Were Used For the First Time in Battle
* Used by the Allies at The Battle of Somme During World War I

1959 - Nikita Khrushchev Became the First Soviet Leader to Visit the United States