Page 3: Historical Events In 1987

Feb 04   Stars and Stripes beats Australia's Kookaburra 3, sweeps America's Cup   

Feb 05   Dow Jones average closes above 2200 for inaugural time.   

Feb 05   Soyuz TM-2 launches.   

Feb 06   No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings   

Feb 06   US female Figure Skating championship won by Jill Trenary.   

Feb 07   "Ronnies Rap" by Ron and DC Crew peaks at #93   

Feb 07   Dennis Conner and Stars and Stripes bring America's Cup back to US.   

Feb 07   Madonna's "Open Your Heart," single goes #1   

Feb 07   US male Figure Skating championship won by Brian Boitano.   

Feb 08   Bronislawa Wajs [Papuscha], writer, dies.   

Feb 08   The West beat the East in the NBA All-Star Game. A record was set for total points scored. The West won 154-149 in overtime   

Feb 09   Former national security adviser Robert McFarlane attempts suicide.   

Feb 09   New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club   

Feb 10   Philippine troops murder 17 civilians-Lupao Massacre.   

Feb 11   British Airways begins trading as a public company   

Feb 11   England beat Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.   

Feb 11   Philippines constitution comes into force.   

Feb 11   US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site   

Feb 12   Lang Jeffries, Canadian actor (Skip-Rescue 8), dies at 55   

Feb 12   Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded $7 million damages   

Feb 13   M L "Curly" Page, cricketer (NZ Test capt 1933), dies   

Feb 14   Bola Sete, guitarist, dies at 63   

Feb 15   ABC-TV begins broadcasting "Amerika" mini-series   

Feb 15   Craig Stadler disqualified from Andy Williams Open for kneeling on a towel to make a shot.   

Feb 15   Nikolai Guljajev is recorded as becoming world champion skater.   

Feb 16   Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky, composer, dies at 82   

Feb 16   John Demjanjuk, accused of being "Ivan the Terrible" trial begins   

Feb 17   Hal K Dawson, actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo), dies.   

Feb 19   Anti-smoking ad airs for inaugural time on TV, featuring Yul Brynner   

Feb 19   Minnesota sheriff office arrest FBI most wanted, Thomas G Harrelson.   

Feb 19   Reagan lifts trade boycott against Poland   

Feb 20   Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City   

Feb 20   David Hartman quits ABC's "Good Morning America," after 11 years   

Feb 20   Ivan Brkanovic, composer, dies at 80.   

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Apr 30   Nikki webster: Australian entertainer   

Aug 07   Sidney crosby: Canadian hockey player   

Sep 02   Spencer smith: American musician (panic at the disco)   

Oct 23   Faye hamlin: Swedish singer (play)   

Oct 29   Makoto ogawa: Japanese singer   

Nov 06   Ana ivanović: Serbian tennis player   

Nov 15   Isaiah osbourne: English footballer   

Nov 15   Ian hecox: Member of smosh   

Jan 01   Gustav knuth: Actor (heidi, rats),    

Jan 04   F van heek: Dutch sociologist,   

Jan 05   Margaret laurence: Canadian author,    

Jan 07   Larry carr: Pianist (flight to rhythm),    

Jan 08   P g joshi: Cricketer (12 tests for india 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9),    

Jan 09   Arthur lake: Actor (dagwood-blondie),   

Jan 10   Marion hutton: American singer and actress (b. 1919)   

Jan 11   Albert ferber: Swiss-english pianist (b. 1911)