Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 08   On this day in history 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 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   Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine in the year 1987.  

Nov 12   In the year 1987 roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75  

Nov 14   Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88 in the year 1987.  

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

Nov 16   In the year 1987 lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz  

Nov 16   Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago" on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1987 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   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   On this day in history anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92  

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

Nov 26   On this day in history emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89  

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   Howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81 in the year 1987.  

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

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   On this day in history donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57  

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

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

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

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Apr 30   On this day in history birth of nikki Webster, Australian entertainer  

Aug 07   In the year 1987 birth of sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player  

Sep 02   In the year 1987 birth of spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco)  

Oct 23   On this day in history birth of faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play)  

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   In the year 1987 birth of isaiah Osbourne, English footballer  

Nov 15   In the year 1987 birth of ian Hecox, Member of Smosh  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history f van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79  

Jan 05   On this day in history margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60  

Jan 07   Larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81 in the year 1987.  

Jan 10   Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911) died on this day in history.