Page 16: Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   In the year 1987 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   Ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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 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   Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine in the year 1987.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz on this day in history.   

Nov 16   In the year 1987 paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago"   

Nov 17   In the year 1987 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   In the year 1987 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   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   In the year 1987 harold Washington 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65   

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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1987 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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Apr 30   In the year 1987 birth of nikki Webster, Australian entertainer   

Aug 07   On this day in history 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   Ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player was born in the year 1987.   

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

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

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

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   In the year 1987 larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72   

Jan 08   In the year 1987 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.