Page 10: Historical Events In 1987

May 30   Mike Tyson TKOs Pinklon Thomas in 6 for World Boxing Council heavyweight boxing title.   

May 30   North American Philips Company unveils compact disc video.   

May 30   Tony Tucker TKOs Buster Douglas in 10 for International Boxing Federation heavyweight boxing title   

May 30   West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square leads to quite a stir in the Kremlin!! Some say the beginning of th eend of the R   

May 31   Dorothy Patrick, actress (Torch Song, New Orleans, High Wall), dies.   

Jun 01   Errol W Barrow, PM of Barbados (1961-76), dies at 67   

Jun 02   Andres Segovia, Spanish composer/guitarist, dies at 94   

Jun 03   Andres Segovia, guitarist, dies   

Jun 05   "Nightline" presents it's inaugural "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3 47 AM.   

Jun 05   "Nightline" presents it's inaugural "Town Meeting" the subject is AIDS and the show runs until 3:47 AM   

Jun 07   John Blofeld, writer/translator/Zen practitioner, dies at 73   

Jun 08   Yogi Horton, drummer (Luther Vandross), commits suicide at 33.   

Jun 09   Grandon Rhodes, actor (Gentleman From Nowhere), dies.   

Jun 10   Discovery's SRBs and External Tank are mated   

Jun 10   Elizabeth Hartman, actress (Fixer, Patch of Blue), dies at 45.   

Jun 11   Margaret Thatcher is inaugural British PM in 160 years to win 3rd cons term.   

Jun 13   Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15266 mi from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina   

Jun 13   Geraldine Page, actress (Blue and Gray), dies at 62.   

Jun 14   4th full-duration test firing of redesigned SRB motor.   

Jun 14   Les Favell, cricketer (757 runs for Australia), dies.   

Jun 15   J A K Cochrane, cricketer (Test for S Afr 1931), dies.   

Jun 16   Joe Robbie Stadium in Miami, opens   

Jun 16   Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted on all but gun possession charges after shooting 4 black youths who tried to rob him   

Jun 17   Dick Howser, mgr (NY Yankees and KC Royal), dies of brain cancer at 51   

Jun 18   Bruce Marshall, writer, dies at 87.   

Jun 19   Ben and Jerry Ice Cream and Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia announce new Ice Cream flavor, Cherry Garcia   

Jun 19   Geffen records sign their inaugural artist (Donna Summer).   

Jun 19   Wee Willie Keeler's 44 game hitting streak ends.   

Jun 20   Johnny Carson marries 4th wife Alexis Mass.   

Jun 21   Discovery rolls over from OPF to Vandenberg AFB.   

Jun 21   Mike Tyson sexually harasses a parking lot attendent.   

Jun 22   Fred Astaire actor/dancer, dies at Century City Hospital in LA at 88   

Jun 22   Fred Astaire, actor/dancer (Royal Wedding, Let's Dance), dies at 88.   

Jun 23   W Landgraf discovers asteroid #3683 Baumann   

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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)