Historical Events In 1987

Oct 12   Alfred M Landon, former Kansas Gov, dies at his Topeka home at 100 in the year 1987.  

Oct 13   Costa Rican Pres Oscar Arias wins Nobel Peace Prize in the year 1987.  

Oct 13   In the year 1987 first military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf)  

Oct 13   Shares on the 'Wall Street' stock exchange plunge to record lows in the year 1987.  

Oct 13   On this day in history walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85  

Oct 14   On this day in history in Midland, Tx 1«-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well  

Oct 14   Rodolfo Halffter, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Oct 15   Fiji becomes a republic, after belonging to Britain since 1874 in the year 1987.  

Oct 15   Fiji's governor-general resigns, ending century of allegiance by the South Pacific island to British crown on this day in history.  

Oct 15   NFL Players Assn orders an end to the 24 day strike in the year 1987.  

Oct 15   Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies in the year 1987.  

Oct 16   175-kph winds cause blackout in London, much of southern England in the year 1987.  

Oct 16   Dana Suesse, songwriter (You Ought to be in Pictures), dies at 75 in the year 1987.  

Oct 16   In the year 1987 jessica McClure rescued 58 hrs after falling 22 feet into a well shaft  

Oct 17   On this day in history first World Series game in a covered stadium in Minnesota Metrodome  

Oct 18   In the year 1987 theodore Brameld, author (Use of Explosive Ideas), dies at 83  

Oct 19   On this day in history "Black Monday"-Dow Jones down 508.32, 4 times previous record  

Oct 19   In the year 1987 jacqueline du Pre, British cellist, dies at 42  

Oct 19   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail on this day in history.  

Oct 21   In the year 1987 ying-Chin Ho, Taiwan govt official, dies at 88  

Oct 22   Lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Oct 24   In the year 1987 bork's supreme court nomination rejected by senate  

Oct 24   Constantin Alajalov, Russian artist, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Oct 25   Cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Oct 26   Dow Jones down 156.83 points in the year 1987.  

Oct 26   Head of Salvadoran Human Rights Comm assassinated by death squads in the year 1987.  

Oct 27   Gilbert McNamee sentenced to 25 years in prison for being an IRA bombmaker in the year 1987.  

Oct 27   In the year 1987 south Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution  

Oct 27   In the year 1987 vijay Merchant, cricketer (Test average 47 72, 1st-class avg 71), dies  

Oct 28   On this day in history andre Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91  

Oct 29   On this day in history kamal El Mallakh, dies at 57  

Oct 29   Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title on this day in history.  

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Apr 30   Nikki Webster, Australian entertainer was born on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player was born in the year 1987.  

Sep 02   In the year 1987 birth of spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco)  

Oct 23   Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 29   In the year 1987 birth of makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer  

Nov 06   Ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player was born in the year 1987.  

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   Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72  

Jan 08   On this day in history p G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies  

Jan 09   On this day in history arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81  

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

Jan 11   Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911) died in the year 1987.