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 on this day in history.   

Nov 11   In the year 1987 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   In the year 1987 roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75   

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   Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago" in the year 1987.   

Nov 17   In the year 1987 irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81   

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

Nov 18   In the year 1987 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   In the year 1987 ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies   

Nov 23   On this day in history 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 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 in the year 1987.   

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

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

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   In the year 1987 arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89   

Dec 01   On this day in history digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1987.   

Oct 29   On this day in history birth of makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer   

Nov 06   Ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player was born in the year 1987.   

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

Nov 15   Ian Hecox, Member of Smosh was born in the year 1987.   

Jan 01   Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85 in the year 1987.   

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

Jan 09   Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 10   On this day in history death of marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)   

Jan 11   Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911) died in the year 1987.