Today in 80s history! What happened on March 9th in the 80s? Find out what happened today in 80s Movies, 80s Music, 80s TV Shows, and 80s Sports! Also find out about celebrity birthdays for the legends, icons and characters we grew up with in the 80s!
Emmanuel Lewis (Actor, Webster) — 55
March 9, 1971
Emmanuel Lewis became a huge 80s star playing Webster on the hit sitcom Webster (1983–1989), which ran for 150 episodes.
Joyce Van Patten (Actress, The Bad News Bears, Monkey Shines) — 92
March 9, 1934
Jeffrey Osborne (Singer) — 78
March 9, 1948
Linda Fiorentino (Actress, Vision Quest) — 68
March 9, 1958
Nikita Koloff (Wrestler) — 67
March 9, 1959
Brian Bosworth (Football Player) — 61
March 9, 1965
Benito Santiago (Baseball Player) — 61
March 9, 1965
Jean Louisa Kelly (Actress, Uncle Buck) — 54
March 9, 1972
U2
5th Album
Release Date: March 9, 1987
Billboard 200: #1
UK Albums Chart: #1
Simply Red
2nd Album
Release Date: March 9, 1987
Billboard 200: #31
UK Albums Chart: #2
John Lennon
Release Date: March 9, 1984
UK Singles Chart: #32
Note: The song is from Milk and Honey, the final album by John Lennon and Yoko Ono.
Release Date: March 9, 1984
Director: Ron Howard
Starring: Tom Hanks, Daryl Hannah, John Candy and Eugene Levy
Budget: $11 Million
Box Office: $69.8 Million
Release Date: March 9, 1984
Director: Fritz Kiersch
Starring: Peter Horton, Linda Hamilton, John Franklin and Courtney Gains
Budget: $3 Million
Box Office: $14.6 Million
Release Date: March 9, 1984
Director: Tony Richardson
Starring: Jodie Foster, Beau Bridges, Rob Lowe, Wilford Brimley and Nastassja Kinski
Budget: $5.5 Million
Box Office: $5.1 Million
Release Date: March 9, 1984
Director: James Bridges
Starring: Debra Winger, Mark Keyloun and Paul Winfield
Budget: $6.3 Million
Box Office: $1.1 Million
Event: Series Premiere
Network: NBC
First Episode Date: March 9, 1987
Last Episode Date: January 15, 1988
Seasons: 2
Episodes: 20
Featuring: Tisha Campbell
Event: Series Premiere
Network: NBC
First Episode Date: March 9, 1988
Last Episode Date: May 25, 1988
Seasons: 1
Episodes: 14
Starring: Merlin Olsen
Fun Fact:
Merlin Olsen was selected to 14 Pro Bowls and was inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 1982.
Event: Boxing Title Fight
Champion: Tim Witherspoon
Opponent: Greg Page
Result: Majority Decision (12 rounds)
Details:
Tim Witherspoon defeated Greg Page in Las Vegas to win the vacant WBC Heavyweight Championship.
