On This Day September 2nd in 80s History

Happy 80s Birthdays

1935 - D. Wayne Lukas (Horse Trainer)

Birthplace: Antigo, WI
1937 - Peter Ueberroth (Baseball Commissioner)

Birthplace: Evanston, IL
1938 - Mary Jo Catlett (Actress) Different Strokes, Pearl

Birthplace: Denver, CO
1948 - Nate “Tiny” Archibald (Basketball)

Birthplace: New York City
1948 - Terry Bradshaw (Football)

Birthplace: Shreveport, LA
1950 - Rosanna DeSoto (Actress) La Bamba

Birthplace: San Jose, CA
1951 - Mark Harmon (Actor) Summer School

Birthplace: Burbank, CA
1952 - Jimmy Connors (Tennis)

Birthplace: Santa Barbara, CA
1957 - Tony Alva (Skateboarder)

Birthplace: Santa Monica, CA
1957 - Steve Porcaro (Keyboardist) Toto

Birthplace: Hartford, CT
1960 - Eric Dickerson (Football)

Birthplace: Sealy, TX
1960 - Rex Hudler (Baseball)

Birthplace: Tempe, AZ
1963 - Sam Mitchell (Basketball)

Birthplace: Colombus, GA
1964 - Keanu Reeves (Actor) Bill & Ted’s Excellent Adventure

Birthplace: Beirut, Lebanon
1965 - Lennox Lewis (Boxing)

Birthplace: West Ham, London, England
1969 - K-Ci (Singer)

Birthplace: Charlotte, NC

Fun Fact!

Eric Dickerson Set the NFL Single Season Rushing Record in 1984 With 2,105 Yards as a Member of the Los Angeles Rams
* Won 3 Rushing Titles With the Rams and 1 With the Colts

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Other Notable Birthdays

John Thompson (Basketball)

Birthplace: Washington, D.C.

September 2, 1941 - August 30, 2020
Passed Away in His Home at Age 78

Won the National Championship in 1984 as the Head Coach For the Georgetown, Making Him to the First African-American Head Coach to Win the National Championship

Fun Fact!
John Thompson Won 2 NBA Titles (1965, 1966) as a Player For the Boston Celtics

Billy Preston (Singer)

Birthplace: Houston, TX

September 2, 1946 - June 6, 2006
Passed Away at Age 59 From Respiratory Failure

Sang the Hit Song “Nothing From Nothing” (1974)

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Passed Away
(On this Day)

Bob Denver (Actor)

January 9, 1935 - September 2, 2005

Birthplace: New Rochelle, NY
Passed Away at Age 70 From Pneumonia Following Throat Cancer Surgery
Played Gilligan on the TV Show, Gilligan’s Island

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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)

1988 - Eight Men Out
Director: John Sayles
Starring: John Cusack, Clifton James, Michael Lerner, Christopher Lloyd, Charlie Sheen, David Strathairn and D. B. Sweeney
Budget: $6.1 Million

Box Office: $5.7 Million

1988 - The Deceivers
Director: Nicholas Meyer
Starring: Pierce Brosnan and Saeed Jaffrey
Budget: $6 Million

Box Office: $346,000

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80s Television
(On This Day)

1985 - The Talk Show, Attitudes Premiered on The Lifetime Channel

Seasons: 7

1985 - The Situation Comedy Show, Rocky Road Premiered on WTBS
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 71

Click Here For More TV Fun Facts and Awards

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80s Music
(On This Day)

1980 - Fresh Fruit for Rotting Vegetables
Dead Kennedys (Debut Album)
* Reached #2 on the UK Indie Charts

1981 - 1234
Ronnie Wood (4th Solo Album)
Billboard Charts: #164

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80s Sports

(On This Day)

1987 - Houston Astros Outfielder, Kevin Bass Became the First National League Player to Hit a Home Run From Both Sides of the Plate Twice in a Season
* The Astros Beat the Cubs 10 - 1 at the Astrodome on a Wednesday Night
Attendance: 17,406

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Other Notable Dates

(On September 2nd)

1789 - The United States Department of the Treasury Was Founded in Washington D.C.
* The Department is Responsible For Printing All Paper Currency and Coins

1912 - 16-Year Old Arthur Rose Eldred Received the First Eagle Scout Award For the Boy Scouts of America
* Eldred Went to Cornell University and Studied Agriculture

1945 - Japan Officially Surrendered to the Allies Aboard the USS Missouri in Tokyo Bay, to Officially End World War II

1963 - The CBS Evening News Became the First U.S. Network to Broadcast a 30-Minute Newscast on a Weekday
* The News Was Only 15-Minutes at the Time