Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   Joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Nov 03   In the year 1987 on Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56   

Nov 04   Raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87 in the year 1987.   

Nov 05   Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Supreme Court nominee Douglas H Ginsburg admitted using marijuana on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history 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 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1987 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   On this day in history 28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9 die in crash at Denver   

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

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

Nov 17   On this day in history irene Wicker, singer/actress (Singing Lady), dies at 81   

Nov 18   31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1987.   

Nov 25   In the year 1987 anton F Pieck, illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92   

Nov 25   Harold Washington 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65 in the year 1987.   

Nov 26   Emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89 in the year 1987.   

Nov 28   In the year 1987 choh Hao Li, bio-chemist prof (isolated growth hormones), dies at 74   

Nov 28   On this day in history south African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die   

Nov 29   On this day in history howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81   

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 in the year 1987.   

Dec 04   Rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90 in the year 1987.   

Dec 05   In the year 1987 "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38   

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

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Apr 30   On this day in history birth of nikki Webster, Australian entertainer   

Aug 07   Sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player was born on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco) was born in the year 1987.   

Oct 23   Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play) was born in the year 1987.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   In the year 1987 birth of ian Hecox, Member of Smosh   

Jan 01   Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85 in the year 1987.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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.