Page 15: Historical Events In 1987

Oct 13   Walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85   

Oct 14   In Midland, Tx 1«-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well.   

Oct 14   Rodolfo Halffter, composer, dies at 86.   

Oct 15   Fiji is recorded as becoming a republic, after belonging to Britain since 1874.   

Oct 15   Fiji's governor-general steps down, ending century of allegiance by the South Pacific island to British crown   

Oct 15   NFL Players Assn orders an end to the 24 day strike   

Oct 15   Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies   

Oct 16   175-kph winds cause blackout in London, much of southern England   

Oct 16   Dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures), dies at 75.   

Oct 16   Jessica McClure rescued 58 hrs after falling 22 feet into a well shaft.   

Oct 17   inaugural World Series game in a covered stadium in Minnesota Metrodome.   

Oct 18   Theodore Brameld, author (Use of Explosive Ideas), dies at 83.   

Oct 19   "Black Monday"-Dow Jones down 508.32, 4 times previous record   

Oct 19   Jacqueline du Pre, British cellist, dies at 42   

Oct 19   US warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf.   

Oct 20   10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis.   

Oct 20   Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail.   

Oct 21   Ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88   

Oct 22   Lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68.   

Oct 24   Bork's supreme court nomination rejected by senate   

Oct 24   Constantin Alajalov, Russian artist, dies at 86.   

Oct 25   Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80   

Oct 26   Dow Jones down 156.83 points   

Oct 26   Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads   

Oct 27   Gilbert McNamee sentenced to 25 years in prison for being an IRA bombmaker   

Oct 27   South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution.   

Oct 27   Vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies.   

Oct 28   Andre Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91.   

Oct 29   In this year, Thomas Hearns claims unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title.   

Oct 29   Kamal El Mallakh, dies at 57.   

Oct 31   Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83.   

Nov 03   On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56   

Nov 04   Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87   

Nov 05   Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic   

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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)