Historical Events In 1987

Jan 01   60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico.   

Jan 01   China's rudimentary civil code in effect   

Jan 01   International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins   

Jan 01   Year of the Reader begins.   

Jan 02   Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ.   

Jan 03   Former Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in New York City NY   

Jan 03   Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inducts inaugural female artist Aretha Franklin.   

Jan 04   16 die in a train crash in Chase MD   

Jan 04   F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79.   

Jan 04   Sixteen people die when a Washington-bound Amtrak train collides with Conrail locomotives in Chase, Maryland   

Jan 04   Thomas Stevens became inaugural man to bicycle around the world   

Jan 05   Canadian author Margaret Laurence takes her own life at age 60, losing a battle with lung cancer;   

Jan 05   Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60   

Jan 05   Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack NJ.   

Jan 06   Astronomers at University of California observe Birth of a galaxy.   

Jan 06   The 100th US Congress convenes   

Jan 07   French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi Doum.   

Jan 08   The Dow Jones industrial average closes at over 2000 points for the inaugural time   

Jan 09   Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81   

Jan 09   Chinese/Vietnamese border fights, 1500 killed.   

Jan 09   New Nicaraguan constitution takes effect   

Jan 09   Sir Rudolf Bing (of New York Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass   

Jan 11   Largest crowd (76633) at NFL New York Giant Stadium (beat Washington 17-0).   

Jan 12   Britain's Prince Edward steps down from his Royal Marines training.   

Jan 13   7 top New York Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each   

Jan 13   E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/co-founder (Trouw, Loyal), dies.   

Jan 13   W German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking.   

Jan 14   Douglas Sirk, director (Zu Neuen Ufern, Boefje), dies at 86   

Jan 15   Dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58   

Jan 16   Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79.   

Jan 16   Hu Yaobang steps down as head of China's Communist Party, accepting blame for policy mistakes stemming from student turmoil.   

Jan 17   President Reagan signed a secret order permitting the covert sale of arms to Iran   

Jan 17   President Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran.   

Jan 18   11th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Days of Our Live claims   

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Apr 30   Nikki webster: Australian entertainer   

Aug 07   Sidney crosby: Canadian hockey player   

Sep 02   Spencer smith: American musician (panic at the disco)   

Oct 23   Faye hamlin: Swedish singer (play)   

Oct 29   Makoto ogawa: Japanese singer   

Nov 06   Ana ivanović: Serbian tennis player   

Nov 15   Isaiah osbourne: English footballer   

Nov 15   Ian hecox: Member of smosh   

Jan 01   Gustav knuth: Actor (heidi, rats),   

Jan 04   F van heek: Dutch sociologist,    

Jan 05   Margaret laurence: Canadian author,    

Jan 07   Larry carr: Pianist (flight to rhythm),    

Jan 08   P g joshi: Cricketer (12 tests for india 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9),    

Jan 09   Arthur lake: Actor (dagwood-blondie),    

Jan 10   Marion hutton: American singer and actress (b. 1919)   

Jan 11   Albert ferber: Swiss-english pianist (b. 1911)