Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Nov 03   On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 on this day in history.  

Nov 04   In the year 1987 raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87  

Nov 05   In the year 1987 iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic  

Nov 05   On this day in history 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 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   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   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   On this day in history 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   Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago" in the year 1987.  

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 26   In the year 1987 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 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   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   In the year 1987 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 in the year 1987.  

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

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

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

Nov 06   Ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72  

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

Jan 09   In the year 1987 arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81  

Jan 10   In the year 1987 death of marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)  

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