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Total Records: 31 - Group: DATES / Category: 20TH CENTURY: 80S / Subcategory: DEATH DATES
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1980 - 44 years ago
1June 13, 1980 FRIDAY THE 13TH 2009 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



2December 11, 1980 THE SHINING 1980 Film20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

THE SHINING
December 11, 1980
Thursday.



3December 22, 1980 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

SMALLVILLE
December 22, 1980
Jonathan Kent's father Hiram Kent dies.



1981 - 43 years ago
4February 12, 1981 WATCHMEN 2009 Film20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

WATCHMEN
February 12, 1981
Wally Weaver dies from cancer, of which they now say Dr. Manhattan is the cause.



5April 10, 1981 THE AVENGERS 1963 Comic Books20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



6May 4, 1981 THE 4400 2004 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

THE 4400
May 4, 1981
Date of death on Maia's father Victor Rutledge's tombstone.



7August 11, 1981 PERSON OF INTEREST 2011 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

PERSON OF INTEREST
August 11, 1981
Date of Death on Finch's father's death certificate.



8August 15, 1981 ROCKY III 1982 Film20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

ROCKY III
August 15, 1981
Rocky's coach Mickey Goldmill dies - same day that Rocky fights Clubber Lang.



1982 - 42 years ago
9March 22, 1982 FORREST GUMP 1994 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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"



10June 20, 1982 CREEPSHOW 1982 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



11December 24, 1982 SWIMMING WITH SHARKS 1994 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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 - 39 years ago
12July 4, 1985 STRANGER THINGS 2016 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

STRANGER THINGS
July 4, 1985
Date of death on Billy Hargrove's headstone.



13July 4, 1985 SEVERANCE 2022 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

SEVERANCE
July 4, 1985
Date of Death on Billy Hargrove's headstone.



14July 26, 1985 SLEEPERS 1996 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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 - 37 years ago
15September 9, 1987 UNKNOWN 2011 Film20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

UNKNOWN
September 9, 1987
Martin Harris' father dies of a heart attack.



16December 26, 1987 LESS THAN ZERO 1987 Film20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

LESS THAN ZERO
December 26, 1987
Julian dies on the drive back from Palm Springs.



1988 - 36 years ago
17March 26, 1988 SMALLVILLE 2001 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

SMALLVILLE
March 26, 1988
Jonathan Kent's mother Jessica Kent dies.



18May 13, 1988 THE TICK 2016 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

THE TICK
May 13, 1988
M. Dernadski dies, age 44 years old - per headstone visible during The Tick's opening monologue.



19August 19, 1988 GLITCH 2015 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



20September 10, 1988 ERASER 1996 Film20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

ERASER
September 10, 1988
Date on death certificate visible during the opening credit sequence.



21December 10, 1988 KNOWING 2009 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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 - 35 years ago
22February 25, 1989 TWIN PEAKS 1990 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

TWIN PEAKS
February 25, 1989
FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper and Sheriff Harry S. Truman investigate the murder of Laura Palmer.



23April 12, 1989 POKER FACE 2023 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



24June 3, 1989 CSI: VEGAS 2021 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

CRIME SCENE INVESTIGATION: VEGAS
June 3, 1989
Convicted murderer Tomas Della dies.



25September 16, 1989 THE X-FILES 1993 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



26October 1, 1989 THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY 2019 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



27October 31, 1989 HALLOWEEN 6: THE CURSE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1995 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



28October 31, 1989 HALLOWEEN 5: THE REVENGE OF MICHAEL MYERS 1989 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



29November 9, 1989 MIRAGE 2018 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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.



30November 18, 1989 BOOKER 1989 TV Series20th Century: 80sDeath Dates

BOOKER
November 18, 1989
Jefferson Kibble dies - death date headstone visible in the cemetery at Walter Larson's funeral.



31December 1, 1989 WEIRD: THE AL YANKOVIC STORY 2022 Film20th Century: 80sDeath 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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