Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   In the year 1987 joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83  

Nov 03   On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 in the year 1987.  

Nov 04   On this day in history raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87  

Nov 05   On this day in history iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic  

Nov 05   Supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana on this day in history.  

Nov 06   In the year 1987 ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89  

Nov 08   In the year 1987 11 die as a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at Ulster Remembrance Day Service  

Nov 11   In the year 1987 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1987 heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine  

Nov 12   Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Nov 14   Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88 on this day in history.  

Nov 15   In the year 1987 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9 die in crash at Denver  

Nov 16   Lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz on this day in history.  

Nov 16   On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago"  

Nov 17   Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81 in the year 1987.  

Nov 18   31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station in the year 1987.  

Nov 18   In the year 1987 jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53  

Nov 21   On this day in history james E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79  

Nov 22   In the year 1987 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 in the year 1987.  

Nov 25   Anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92 on this day in history.  

Nov 25   On this day in history harold Washington 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65  

Nov 26   Emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.  

Nov 28   In the year 1987 choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74  

Nov 28   South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die in the year 1987.  

Nov 29   Howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Nov 29   Korean Air Boeing 707 disappears off Burma, on route to Seoul. All 115 lost on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89  

Dec 01   Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel on this day in history.  

Dec 01   Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 in the year 1987.  

Dec 04   Rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1987 "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38  

Dec 06   In the year 1987 3 satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun"  

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Apr 30   In the year 1987 birth of nikki Webster, Australian entertainer  

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

Sep 02   Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play) was born in the year 1987.  

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

Nov 06   On this day in history birth of ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player  

Nov 15   On this day in history birth of isaiah Osbourne, English footballer  

Nov 15   On this day in history birth of ian Hecox, Member of Smosh  

Jan 01   In the year 1987 gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85  

Jan 04   F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79 in the year 1987.  

Jan 05   In the year 1987 margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60  

Jan 07   Larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72 in the year 1987.  

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   On this day in history death of albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)