Happy 80s Birthdays
1941 - Bernie Sanders (American Politician)
Birthplace: New York City
1948 - Great Kabuki (Wrestler)
Birthplace: Nobeoka, Miyazaki, Japan
1951 - Tom Gullickson (Tennis)
Birthplace: La Crosse, WI
1956 - Maurice Cheeks (Basketball)
Birthplace: Chicago, IL
1957 - Heather Thomas (Actress) The Fall Guy
Birthplace: Greenwich, CT
1960 - Aimee Mann (Bassist) ‘Til Tuesday
Birthplace: Richmond, VA
Fun Fact!
Maurice Cheeks Was a 4x All NBA First Team Defensive (1983,1984,1985,1986)
* 4x All-Star (1983, 1986, 1987, 1988)
Teams
Philadelphia 76ers 1978-1989
San Antonio Spurs 1989-1990
New York Knicks 1990-1991
Atlanta Hawks 1991-1992
New Jersey Nets 1993
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Other Notable Birthdays
Benjamin Orr (Bassist)
September 8, 1947 - October 3, 2000
Birthplace: Lakewood, OH
Passed Away at Age 53 From Pancreatic Cancer
Co-Founder of the New Wave Band, The Cars
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Passed Away
(On This Day)
Joaquín Andújar (Baseball)
December 21, 1952 - September 8, 2015
Passed Away on September 8, 2015 at Age 62 From Diabetes Complications
Birthplace: San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
* 4x All-Star (1977, 1979, 1984, 1985)
Teams
Houston Astros (1976 - 1981)
St. Louis Cardinals (1981 - 1985)
Oakland Athletics (1986 - 1987)
Houston Astros (1988)
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80s Movies
(Released On This Day)
1980 - Battle Beyond the Stars
Director: Jimmy T. Murakami
Starring: Richard Thomas, Robert Vaughn, George Peppard, John Saxon, Sybil Danning and Darlanne Fluegel
Budget: $2 Million
Box Office: $7.5 Million
1989 - Kickboxer
Director: Mark di Salle and David Worth
Starring: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Budget: $2.7 Million
Box Office: $50 Million
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80s Television
(On This Day)
1983 - We Got it Made Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 46
1984 - The Pink Panther and Sons (Animation) Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 26
1984 - Challenge of the Gobots (Animation)
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 65
1984 - Dragons’ Lair (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1984 - Mighty Orbots (Animation) Premiered on ABC
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 13
1984 - Final Episode of The Flintstone Funnies (Animation)
Seasons: 2
1986 - The Oprah Winfrey Show Premiered (Syndication)
Seasons: 25
Episodes: 4,561
1986 - Nightlife Starring David Brenner with Billy Preston Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 195
1986 - Ghostbusters (Animation) Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
1986 - SilverHawks Premiered in Syndication
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 65
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80s Music
(On This Day)
1980 - Times Square (Soundtrack)
Various Artists
Billboard Charts: #37
1982 - Voyeur
Kim Carnes (7th Album)
Billboard Charts: #49
1986 - Crash
The Human League (5th Album)
Billboard Charts: #24
1986 - Bouncing off the Satellites
The B-52’s (4th Album)
Billboard Charts: #85
1987 - Go On…
Mr. Mister (3rd Album)
Billboard Charts: #55
* #9 in Sweden
1987 - Hold Your Fire
Rush (12th Album)
Billboard Charts: #13
* #9 in Canada
1988 - Suffer
Bad Religion (3rd Album)
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80s Sports
(On This Day)
1984 - Martina Navratilova Won the U.S. Open
Runner Up: Chris Evert
Match: 4-6, 6-4, 6-4
1985 - Pete Rose tied Ty Cobb’s Major League Record with 4,191 Hits
1985 - Ivan Lendl Won the U.S. Open
Runner Up: John McEnroe
7-6, 6-3, 6-4
1988 - Bart Giamatti Was Selected as Major League Baseball’s 7th Commissioner
* Unfortunately Giamatti Passed Away on September 1, 1989 at Age 51 From a Heart Attack, While Still in Office
Did You Know?
Bart Giamatti Was the President of Yale University From 1978 to 1986
1989 - George Brett Recorded His 2,500th Career Hit
Career Hits: 3,154
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Other Notable Dates
(April 8th)
1892 - The Pledge of Allegiance Was First Recited
1966 - Star Trek Premiered on NBC
Seasons: 3
Episodes: 79
Fun Fact!
Each Episode of the Original Star Trek Cost Around $180,000
* The New Star Trek Show Cost $2 Million Per Show
1975 - Openly Gay United States Air Force Tech, Sergeant Leonard Matlovich Appeared in His Air Force Uniform on the Cover of Time Magazine With the Headline, "I Am A Homosexual"
* Matlovich Was Discharged With Honors
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September 8th in 80s History
1985 - Ivan Lendl Defeated John McEnroe 7-6, 6-3, 6-4 to Win the 105th Mens U.S. Open
1985 - Pete Rose Recorded His 4,191th Career Hit to Tie Ty Cobb’s Major League Record
* Broke the Record 3 Days Later
Pete Rose Still Holds the Major League Record With 4,256 Career Hits
Yellowstone Fires
On September 8, 1988 Yellowstone National Park Closed For the First Time In History, Due to the Ongoing Fires
#1 Songs in America
(September 8th)
1980 - "Upside Down"
Diana Ross
9/6 - 10/3
1981 - "Endless Love"
Diana Ross and Lionel Richie
8/15 - 10/16
1982 - "Abracadabra"
Steve Miller Band
9/4 - 9/10
1983 - "Sweet Dreams"
Eurythmics
9/3 - 9/9
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 - "Monkey"
George Michael
8/27 - 9/9
1989 - "Cold Hearted"
Paula Abdul
9/2 - 9/8
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The Oprah Winfrey Show Premiered
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Headlines
(September 9th)
1984 - Martina Navratilova Defeated Chris Evert 4-6, 6-4, 6-4 to Win the 98th Women's U.S. Open
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1986 - The Oprah Winfrey Show Made Its Debut
* Ran 25 Seasons with 4,561 Episodes
Did You Know?
The Oprah Winfrey Show is the Highest Rated Daytime Talk Show of All-Time, Winning 47 Emmy Awards
* Voted TV Guide's 19th Greatest Shows of All-Time