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   Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Nov 05   Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic in the year 1987.  

Nov 05   Supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana in the year 1987.  

Nov 06   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 11   L T Coggeshall, medical scientist (Sec of HEW 1956-58), dies at 86 in the year 1987.  

Nov 11   Van Gogh's paining the "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction in the year 1987.  

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 in the year 1987.  

Nov 14   On this day in history pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88  

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

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   Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81 on this day in history.  

Nov 18   In the year 1987 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 in the year 1987.  

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

Nov 22   Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 25   On this day in history anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92  

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   Choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Nov 28   In the year 1987 south African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die  

Nov 29   In the year 1987 howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81  

Nov 29   Korean Air Boeing 707 disappears off Burma, on route to Seoul. All 115 lost in the year 1987.  

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 in the year 1987.  

Dec 01   Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90 in the year 1987.  

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 in the year 1987.  

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

Sep 02   On this day in history birth of spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco)  

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

Nov 15   Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer was born in the year 1987.  

Nov 15   Ian Hecox, Member of Smosh was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85  

Jan 04   In the year 1987 f van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79  

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

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   On this day in history death of marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)  

Jan 11   On this day in history death of albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)