Page 15: Historical Events In 1987

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.   

Nov 05   Supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana   

Nov 06   Ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89   

Nov 08   11 die as a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at Ulster Remembrance Day Service   

Nov 11   L T Coggeshall, medical scientist (Sec of HEW 1956-58), dies at 86.   

Nov 11   Van Gogh's paining the "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction   

Nov 12   Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine   

Nov 12   Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75   

Nov 14   Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88   

Nov 15   28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9 die in crash at Denver.   

Nov 16   In this year, Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago"   

Nov 16   Lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz   

Nov 17   Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81.   

Nov 18   31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station   

Nov 18   Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53   

Nov 21   James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79   

Nov 22   Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies.   

Nov 23   The Chicago Board of Trade took its own precautionary steps, implementing a daily price ceiling on the Major Market Index future, as well as the Institutional Index future.   

Nov 25   Anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92   

Nov 25   Harold Washington 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65.   

Nov 26   Emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89.   

Nov 28   Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74.   

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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)