Page 7: Historical Events In 1987

Apr 07   Maxine Sullivan, [Williams], US actress (Going Places), dies at 75   

Apr 08   Francis C Denebrink, US Naval officer (WW I, WW II, Korea) dies at 90.   

Apr 09   Francis C Denebrink US Naval officer who participated in (WW I, WW II, and Korea dies at 90.   

Apr 09   Supreme Court of Canada rules that the right to strike is not guaranteed by the constitution   

Apr 11   Erskine Caldwell, novelist (Tobacco Road), dies at 83   

Apr 12   Ewan Calague, economist/statistician (Social Security) dies at 90.   

Apr 12   Texaco files for brankruptcy   

Apr 14   Karl Holler, composer, dies at 79.   

Apr 16   FCC imposes a broader definition of indecency over airwaves.   

Apr 16   Michael Jordon, is recorded as becoming 2nd NBA to score 3000 points in a season   

Apr 17   Carlton Barrett, Jamaican reggae drummer (No woman no cry), dies at 36   

Apr 17   Julius Erving is recorded as becoming the 3rd NBA player to score 30000 points   

Apr 18   An unconscous skydiver is rescued by another diver in mid-air.   

Apr 18   Pat Knauff, France sets 1-leg downhill ski speed record (115.012 mph).   

Apr 19   Hugh "Lumpy" Brannum, Actor (Mr Green Jeans), dies at 77   

Apr 19   Jacqueline Blanc, sets women's downhill ski speed rec (124.902 mph).   

Apr 19   Maxwell D Taylor US commander 101st airborne (WW II), dies at 85.   

Apr 20   "Starlight Express"posted the largest week’ s gross in Broadway history. The roller-skating musical earned $606081 at the box office.   

Apr 20   Antony Tudor, dancer/choreographer (Amer Ballet Theater) dies at 78   

Apr 20   In this year, Rosa Mota claims the women's division of the Boston Marathon.   

Apr 21   Edith S Green, (Rep-D-Ore), dies at 77   

Apr 22   U.S. Navy ordered to provide assistance to neutral vessels under Iranian attack outside the exclusion zone and that requested help.   

Apr 23   28 construction workers killed in an apt collapse in Bridgeport, Ct   

Apr 27   US Justice Dept bars Austrian Chancellor Kurt Waldheim from entering US, due to his aid of Nazi Germany during WW II   

Apr 28   Ben Linder development worker, murdered by Contras in Nicaragua.   

Apr 30   Hugh Dempster, actor (Anna Karenina, Candles at Nine), dies   

Apr 30   NY Islander Mike Bossy plays his final game   

May 01   British Customs seizes Air Canada jet at Heathrow Airport after discovering a major hashish shipment from India; plane released after Air Canada pays substantial fine.   

May 01   Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish born nun.   

May 03   Dicky Fuller, cricketer (one Test for WI 1935, one run, 0-12), dies   

May 03   Miami Herald reports a woman spent Friday and Saturday with Gary Hart   

May 04   Cathryn Damon, actress (Mary Campbell-Soap), dies at 56   

May 05   Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings   

May 06   Black South African workers go on strike over whites only election.   

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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)