Page 16: Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 in the year 1987.   

Nov 03   In the year 1987 on Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56   

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   In the year 1987 supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana   

Nov 06   Ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 11   On this day in history l T Coggeshall, medical scientist (Sec of HEW 1956-58), dies at 86   

Nov 11   On this day in history van Gogh's paining the "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction   

Nov 12   Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine on this day in history.   

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

Nov 14   In the year 1987 pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88   

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

Nov 16   On this day in history lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz   

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

Nov 17   On this day in history irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81   

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

Nov 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies in the year 1987.   

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   In the year 1987 anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92   

Nov 25   Harold Washington 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65 in the year 1987.   

Nov 26   In the year 1987 emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89   

Nov 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81   

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

Nov 30   Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Dec 01   Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel in the year 1987.   

Dec 01   In the year 1987 donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57   

Dec 04   On this day in history rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90   

Dec 05   On this day in history "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38   

Dec 06   On this day in history 3 satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun"   

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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   In the year 1987 birth of faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play)   

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

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   Ian Hecox, Member of Smosh was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   In the year 1987 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1987 death of albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)