Page 13: Historical Events In 1987

Aug 24   Announcement of possible Martian tornadoes.   

Aug 24   Bayard Rustin, US civil rights activist, dies at 77.   

Aug 25   Dow Jones industrial stock avg reaches record 2722.42   

Aug 26   John Goddard, cricketer (West Indian captain 1948-53), dies.   

Aug 28   John Huston, US/Irish actor/director (Maltese Falcon), dies at 81.   

Aug 29   Academy Award-winner Lee Marvin dies in Tucson, AZ, at age 63.   

Aug 29   Lee Marvin, actor (Cat Ballou, Gorky Park), dies in Tucson Ariz at 63.   

Aug 30   Ben Johnson of Canada runs 100 m in world record 9.83 sec.   

Aug 30   Stefka Kostadinova of Bulgaria sets high jump women's record (6'10¬").   

Aug 31   Curtis Strange sets golf's earning for the year record ($697385)   

Sep 02   Donald Trump takes out a full page NY Times ad lambasting Japan.   

Sep 02   West German pilot Mathias Rust, who flew a private plane from Helsinki Finland, to Moscow's Red Square, goes on trial in Russia.   

Sep 03   Morton Feldman, US composer, dies at 61.   

Sep 05   Bill Bowes, cricketer (Bodyline bowler, 68 wkts for England), dies   

Sep 06   Kurdish leaders appeal to the UN for protection from Iraqi attacks.   

Sep 06   Saskatchewan's Dave Ridgway kicks a CFL-record 60-yard field goal   

Sep 09   Gary Hart admits to cheating on his wife on "Nightline"   

Sep 09   Gerrit John Heijn, senior executive (Ahold), kidnapped/murdered   

Sep 10   Pope John Paul II arrives in Miami to begin a 10 day tour of the US   

Sep 11   Lorne Greene broadcaster, actor died at Santa Monica California.   

Sep 11   Lorne Greene, actor (Bonanza, Battlestar Galactica), dies at 72.   

Sep 12   John Qualen, actor (Patch of Blue, Jungle Book), dies   

Sep 13   Mervyn Leroy, actor/screenwriter/director (Quo Vadis), dies at 86   

Sep 13   Paul Lynch of Great Britain does 32573 push-ups in 24 hours.   

Sep 15   Bob Tadema Sporry, author, dies at 75.   

Sep 17   Phila celebrates 200th anniversary of the Constitution.   

Sep 20   Michael Stewart.   

Sep 21   Ruth Attaway, actress (Porgy and Bess, Conrack, Being There), dies.   

Sep 22   Christopher Stryker, entertainer, dies at 27.   

Sep 23   Bob Fosse, choreographer (All the Jazz), dies at 62.   

Sep 25   Emlyn Williams, actor/director (I Accuse, Ivanhoe, Scarf), dies at 81   

Sep 27   NFL players' strike.   

Sep 28   Mehdi Hashemi, Iranian aid of Ayatollah Khomeini, shot for treason.   

Sep 29   Henry Ford II, president Ford Motor Co, dies at 70   

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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)