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 on this day in history.  

Oct 13   First military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf) on this day in history.  

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

Oct 13   In the year 1987 walter H Brattain, US physicist (transistors, Nobel 1956), dies at 85  

Oct 14   In the year 1987 in Midland, Tx 1«-year-old Jessica McClure falls 22' (7m) down a well  

Oct 14   In the year 1987 rodolfo Halffter, composer, dies at 86  

Oct 15   Fiji becomes a republic, after belonging to Britain since 1874 on this day in history.  

Oct 15   Fiji's governor-general resigns, ending century of allegiance by the South Pacific island to British crown in the year 1987.  

Oct 15   NFL Players Assn orders an end to the 24 day strike on this day in history.  

Oct 15   Thomas Sankara, president of Burkina Faso, dies on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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   Theodore Brameld, author (Use of Explosive Ideas), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   In the year 1987 "Black Monday"-Dow Jones down 508.32, 4 times previous record  

Oct 19   Jacqueline du Pre, British cellist, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

Oct 19   US warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf in the year 1987.  

Oct 20   In the year 1987 10 die as Air Force jet crashed into a Ramada Inn near Indianapolis  

Oct 20   In the year 1987 subway gunman Bernhard Goetz sentenced to 6 months in jail  

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

Oct 22   On this day in history lino Ventura, Italian/French actor (Medusa touch), dies at 68  

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

Oct 24   Constantin Alajalov, Russian artist, dies at 86 in the year 1987.  

Oct 25   In the year 1987 cecil Brown, news correspondent (CBS), dies at 80  

Oct 26   Dow Jones down 156.83 points on this day in history.  

Oct 26   In the year 1987 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 27   South Korean voters overwhelmingly approved a new constitution on this day in history.  

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

Oct 28   In the year 1987 andre Masson, France, surrealist artist (Labyrinth), dies at 91  

Oct 29   In the year 1987 kamal El Mallakh, dies at 57  

Oct 29   In the year 1987 thomas Hearns wins unprecidented 4th different weight boxing title  

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Apr 30   On this day in history birth of nikki Webster, Australian entertainer  

Aug 07   On this day in history birth of sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player  

Sep 02   Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born in the year 1987.  

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

Oct 29   Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer was born in the year 1987.  

Nov 06   In the year 1987 birth of ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player  

Nov 15   Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1987 f van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79  

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   P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies in the year 1987.  

Jan 09   In the year 1987 arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81  

Jan 10   Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919) died in the year 1987.  

Jan 11   Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911) died on this day in history.