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# Record Name Source Category Subcategory 1980 - 46 years ago 1 April 18, 1980 POKER FACE 2023 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates POKER FACE April 18, 1980 Albert Dodglas dies - headstone in cemetery outside Finch & Sons Funeral Home, the funeral Home where Charlie takes a job as a body in a casket for a film shoot - and solves a murder. 2 June 13, 1980 FRIDAY THE 13TH 2009 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates FRIDAY THE 13TH June 13, 1980 A young Jason Voorhees watches as his mother Pamela is beheaded by a camp counselor, who is trying to escape Mrs. Voorhees' murder spree at Camp Crystal Lake. 3 October 13, 1980 THE FLASH 1990 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE FLASH October 13, 1980 Jefferson Zacharias, leader of the Warriors for Freedom gang, executed at Central City State Penitentiary. Before dying, he swears he will send an angel of death to get his revenge. 4 December 11, 1980 THE SHINING 1980 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE SHINING December 11, 1980 Thursday. 8 AM - Dick Hallorann flies into Denver, rents a Snowcat from Durkin's garage. Wendy and Jack argue - she knocks him out with a bat and locks him up in the pantry. 4 PM - After escaping from the pantry, Jack goes looking for Wendy and Danny. Halloran arrives. Jack kills him and chases Danny out into the hedge maze.         5 December 12, 1980 THE SHINING 1980 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE SHINING December 12, 1980 Jack freezes to death in the hedge maze. 6 December 22, 1980 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates SMALLVILLE December 22, 1980 Jonathan Kent's father Hiram Kent dies. 1981 - 45 years ago 7 February 12, 1981 WATCHMEN 2009 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates WATCHMEN February 12, 1981 Wally Weaver dies from cancer, of which they now say Dr. Manhattan is the cause. 8 April 10, 1981 THE AVENGERS 1963 Comic Books 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE AVENGERS April 10, 1981 Beast brings his old flame Vera Cantor to the Avengers Mansion to meet Wonder Man, Vision, and Scarlet Witch. When Vera dies after drinking the tea that Jarvis serves, Jarvis reveals that he is actually a Skull, telling them about the legendary Resurrection Stone that can bring Vera back to life. 9 May 4, 1981 THE 4400 2004 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE 4400 May 4, 1981 Date of death on Maia's father Victor Rutledge's tombstone. 10 August 11, 1981 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates PERSON OF INTEREST August 11, 1981 Date of Death on Finch's father's death certificate. 11 August 15, 1981 ROCKY III 1982 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates ROCKY III August 15, 1981 Rocky's coach Mickey Goldmill dies - same day that Rocky fights Clubber Lang. 1982 - 44 years ago 12 March 22, 1982 FORREST GUMP 1994 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates FORREST GUMP March 22, 1982 Death Date on Jenny Gump's headstone. Forrest says that Jenny died on a Saturday morning but March 22nd, 1982 was a Monday. "Beloved Mother, Wife and Friend" 13 June 20, 1982 CREEPSHOW 1982 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates CREEPSHOW June 20, 1982 Grantham family matriarch Great Aunt Bedelia's father Nathan emerges from his grave on Father's Day, seven years after the Father's Day when Bedelia murdered him, murdering her and other family members. 14 December 24, 1982 SWIMMING WITH SHARKS 1994 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates SWIMMING WITH SHARKS December 24, 1982 Christmas Eve. Buddy Ackerman's wife dies. Buddy tells Guy the story - twelve years earlier, she was shot and killed on Christmas Eve by punk kids stealing cars while Christmas shopping. Buddy was supposed to go with her, but he was stuck at the office wrapping Christmas gifts for his boss until 3am on Christmas morning. 1985 - 41 years ago 15 July 4, 1985 STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates STRANGER THINGS July 4, 1985 Date of Death on Billy Hargrove's headstone. 16 July 4, 1985 STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates STRANGER THINGS July 4, 1985 Date of death on Billy Hargrove's headstone. 17 July 26, 1985 SLEEPERS 1996 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates SLEEPERS July 26, 1985 Thomas Marcano dies, shot at close range five times. The body lay undiscovered for more than a week. There was a crucifix and a picture of St. Jude in his pocket. He was 29 years old. 1987 - 39 years ago 18 January 17, 1987 AWAKE 2012 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates AWAKE January 17, 1987 Drowning victim Annie dies.   19 June 29, 1987 THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE X-FILES June 29, 1987 Date on murder file for Vick Sepa that Scully reviews during the course of her investigation. 20 September 9, 1987 UNKNOWN 2011 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates UNKNOWN September 9, 1987 Martin Harris' father dies of a heart attack. 21 October 17, 1987 LONGLEGS 2024 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates LONGLEGS October 17, 1987 Longlegs victims the Bannister family found dead, victims of an apparent homicide-suicide.   22 October 25, 1987 LONGLEGS 2024 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates LONGLEGS October 25, 1987 Longlegs victims the Bannister family laid to rest at the Visitation Catholic Church.   23 December 26, 1987 LESS THAN ZERO 1987 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates LESS THAN ZERO December 26, 1987 Julian dies on the drive back from Palm Springs. 1988 - 38 years ago 24 March 26, 1988 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates SMALLVILLE March 26, 1988 Jonathan Kent's mother Jessica Kent dies. 25 May 11, 1988 DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER 1990 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates DIE HARD 2: DIE HARDER May 11, 1988 Sergeant Oswald Cochrane, American advisor in Hondura, killed in a helicopter accident - terrorist that John McClane kills in the airport baggage area. John faxes fingerprints to Al, who runs them through the database.     26 May 13, 1988 THE TICK 2016 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE TICK May 13, 1988 M. Dernadski dies, age 44 years old - per headstone visible during The Tick's opening monologue. 27 August 19, 1988 GLITCH 2015 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates GLITCH August 19, 1988 Kirsten Jane Darrow dies. Chris confesses his involvement in covering up Kirstie's murder, that his brother paid him to hide evidence when he was only ten years old. He tells her he thinks about her every day. 28 September 10, 1988 ERASER 1996 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates ERASER September 10, 1988 Date on death certificate visible during the opening credit sequence. 29 November 14, 1988 THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE X-FILES November 14, 1988 Date on murder file for Antonio Paweltchek that Scully reviews during the course of her investigation. 30 December 10, 1988 KNOWING 2009 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates KNOWING December 10, 1988 Lucinda Embry dies - the woman who, as a young girl, scribbled numbers on a piece of paper that was included with her school's time capsule that was buried in 1959. 50 years later, Professor John Koestler discovers that she accurately predicted every major global disaster for the last 50 years. 1989 - 37 years ago 31 February 25, 1989 TWIN PEAKS 1990 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates TWIN PEAKS February 25, 1989 FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman investigate the murder of Laura Palmer. 32 April 12, 1989 POKER FACE 2023 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates POKER FACE April 12, 1989 An actress named Lily dies while filming an underwater scene for the sea monster movie Dragonfish. Blaming himself, Arthur leaves the company he helped found, learning years later that Laura was responsible, having disconnected the red light that would trigger a cut. 33 June 3, 1989 CSI: VEGAS 2021 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION: VEGAS June 3, 1989 Convicted murderer Tomas Della dies. 34 September 16, 1989 THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE X-FILES September 16, 1989 Date of Death on notorious bank robber John Irvin Barnett's death certificate, signed by Dr. Joe Ridley, claiming he died of cardiac arrest. 35 October 1, 1989 THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY 2019 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY October 1, 1989 Revised timeline: Sissy Cooper dies at J. Bogdanowicz Hospital in Oakland, California. Harlan - reaching out for what he thinks is Vanya - kills the Umbrella Academy's mothers. 36 October 31, 1989 HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1989 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS October 31, 1989 Michael Myers goes on murderous rampage in Haddonfield while searching for his niece Jamie Lloyd. 37 October 31, 1989 HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1995 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS October 31, 1989 Michael Myers goes on murderous rampage while hunting for his niece Jamie Lloyd - mentioned during the opening narration while Jamie is giving birth. 38 November 9, 1989 MIRAGE 2018 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates MIRAGE November 9, 1989 While the Berlin Wall falls, 12-year-old Nico witnesses a violent scene in the house of his neighbor during an electric storm. Inside the house he finds a body and a man with a knife. When trying to escape, he gets hit by a car and dies. 39 November 18, 1989 BOOKER 1989 TV Series 20th Century: 80s Death Dates BOOKER November 18, 1989 Jefferson Kibble dies - death date headstone visible in the cemetery at Walter Larson's funeral. 40 December 1, 1989 WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY 2022 Film 20th Century: 80s Death Dates WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY December 1, 1989 Pablo Escobar's 40th birthday party. After Escobar's men kidnap Madonna, Al flies to Colombia and confronts the drug lord, killing him. With the kingpin dead, Madonna tries to talk Al into giving up music and helping her take over his drug empire, but Al rejects her.

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