Page 6: Historical Events In 1987

Mar 21   PSV sells soccer player Ruud Gullit to AC Milan (ƒ17 million)   

Mar 22   American singer Michael Jackson, the "King of Pop," arrived in Japan at the start of his world tour   

Mar 22   Joan Shawlee, actress (Abbott and Costello Show), dies at 58   

Mar 23   Dean Paul Martin, musician/tennis pro, killed in plane crash at 29   

Mar 23   Near Kamloops, BC an avalanche results in the deaths of six American skiers and their Canadian guide   

Mar 23   Soap opera "Bold and Beautiful" premieres.   

Mar 23   US offers military protection to Kuwaiti ships in the Persian Gulf   

Mar 23   West Germany SPD chairman Willy Brandt steps down.   

Mar 24   inaugural Soul Train Music Awards Janet Jackson, Luther Vandross win.   

Mar 24   Western Australia win the Sheffield Shield by drawing cricket final vs Victoria   

Mar 25   Henry R LaBouisse, headed UNICEF (1965-79), dies at 83.   

Mar 25   Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified.   

Mar 26   Hyderabad beat Delhi on inaugural innings to win Ranji Trophy.   

Mar 26   NASA launches Fltsatcom-6, it failed to reach orbit.   

Mar 26   Walter Abel, actor (Suspicion), dies at 88.   

Mar 27   Lloyd Goodrich, American Arts Museum director, dies at 90.   

Mar 28   Maria Augusta Trapp, singer (Trapp Family Singers), dies at 82.   

Mar 28   Stacking of Discovery's SRBs gets underway   

Mar 29   US tourist Ginger Meadows taken by crocodile in Prince Regent River, Western Australia   

Mar 29   Wrestlemania III-93173 watch Hulk Hogan beat Andre the Giant.   

Mar 29   Yitzhak Shamir re-elected chairman of right wing Herut Party   

Mar 30   59th Academy Awards "Platoon", Paul Newman and Marlee Matlin win.   

Apr 02   Buddy Rich drummer/orch leader (Away We Go), dies at 69   

Apr 02   Buddy Rich, drummer/orchestra leader (Away We Go), dies at 69.   

Apr 03   Bill Elliott sets NASCAR qualifying record of 212.809 mph at Talladega   

Apr 03   Chicago Cubs trade Dennis Eckersley to A's for 3 minor leaguers.   

Apr 03   Duchess of Windsor's jewels auctioned for œ31380197.   

Apr 03   The late Duchess of Windsor's jewels are auctioned, fetching nearly $US45 million   

Apr 04   Dow Jones up 69.89 points, ending at record 2390.34 points.   

Apr 05   16th Nabisco Dinah Shore Golf Championship won by Betsy King.   

Apr 05   Fox TV network premieres showing Married With Children and Tracey Ullman.   

Apr 05   In this year, Wayne Gretzky claims 7th straight NHL scoring title   

Apr 06   Sugar Ray Leonard upsets Marvelous Marvin Hagler   

Apr 07   Al Campanis, Dodger executive for more than 40 years, steps down, after making racial remarks on "Nightline"   

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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)