Page 16: 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   Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 05   In the year 1987 supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana   

Nov 06   In the year 1987 ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89   

Nov 08   In the year 1987 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 in the year 1987.   

Nov 11   On this day in history van Gogh's paining the "Irises" sells for record $53.6 M at auction   

Nov 12   Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine on this day in history.   

Nov 12   On this day in history roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75   

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   In the year 1987 lisa Bonet marries Lenny Kravitz   

Nov 16   On this day in history paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago"   

Nov 17   Irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   James E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79 in the year 1987.   

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 in the year 1987.   

Nov 25   Anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92 in the year 1987.   

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   On this day in history choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74   

Nov 28   In the year 1987 south African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die   

Nov 29   Howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81 in the year 1987.   

Nov 29   On this day in history korean Air Boeing 707 disappears off Burma, on route to Seoul. All 115 lost   

Nov 30   Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89 in the year 1987.   

Dec 01   Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel in the year 1987.   

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   In the year 1987 "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38   

Dec 06   In the year 1987 3 satanist Missouri teenagers bludgeon comrade to death for "fun"   

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Apr 30   Nikki Webster, Australian entertainer was born on this day in history.   

Aug 07   On this day in history birth of sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player   

Sep 02   On this day in history 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   Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of ian Hecox, Member of Smosh   

Jan 01   Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1987 f van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79   

Jan 05   Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60 in the year 1987.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.