Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 in the year 1987.  

Nov 03   In the year 1987 on Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56  

Nov 04   Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87 in the year 1987.  

Nov 05   In the year 1987 iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic  

Nov 05   Supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana on this day in history.  

Nov 06   On this day in history ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89  

Nov 08   In the year 1987 11 die as a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at Ulster Remembrance Day Service  

Nov 11   On this day in history l T Coggeshall, medical scientist (Sec of HEW 1956-58), dies at 86  

Nov 11   On this day in history van Gogh's paining the "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction  

Nov 12   Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine on this day in history.  

Nov 12   Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 14   On this day in history pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88  

Nov 15   28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9 die in crash at Denver in the year 1987.  

Nov 16   On this day in history lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz  

Nov 16   Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago" in the year 1987.  

Nov 17   In the year 1987 irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81  

Nov 18   31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station on this day in history.  

Nov 18   In the year 1987 jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53  

Nov 21   James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79 in the year 1987.  

Nov 22   On this day in history ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies  

Nov 23   In the year 1987 the Chicago Board of Trade took its own precautionary steps, implementing a daily price ceiling on the Major Market Index future, as well as the Institutional Index future  

Nov 25   Anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92 in the year 1987.  

Nov 25   On this day in history harold Washington 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65  

Nov 26   On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89  

Nov 28   In the year 1987 choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74  

Nov 28   South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Nov 29   In the year 1987 korean Air Boeing 707 disappears off Burma, on route to Seoul. All 115 lost  

Nov 30   On this day in history arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89  

Dec 01   On this day in history digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel  

Dec 01   Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 in the year 1987.  

Dec 04   In the year 1987 rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90  

Dec 05   "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38 in the year 1987.  

Dec 06   3 satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun" on this day in history.  

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Apr 30   Nikki Webster, Australian entertainer was born in the year 1987.  

Aug 07   Sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player was born on this day in history.  

Sep 02   Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 23   In the year 1987 birth of faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play)  

Oct 29   Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer was born on this day in history.  

Nov 06   In the year 1987 birth of ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player  

Nov 15   Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer was born in the year 1987.  

Nov 15   Ian Hecox, Member of Smosh was born in the year 1987.  

Jan 01   In the year 1987 gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85  

Jan 04   In the year 1987 f van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79  

Jan 05   Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   In the year 1987 larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72  

Jan 08   P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies in the year 1987.  

Jan 09   Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1987 death of albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)