Page 16: Historical Events In 1987

Oct 31   On this day in history joseph Campbell, mythologist (Mythic Image), dies at 83   

Nov 03   On Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56 in the year 1987.   

Nov 04   On this day in history raphael Soyer, artist (Depression scenes in NYC), dies at 87   

Nov 05   On this day in history iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic   

Nov 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 12   Heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine in the year 1987.   

Nov 12   Roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75 in the year 1987.   

Nov 14   In the year 1987 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   Paul McCartney releases "Once Upon a Long Ago" in the year 1987.   

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

Nov 18   31 die in a fire at King's Cross, London's busiest subway station in the year 1987.   

Nov 18   In the year 1987 jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (5x Tour de France), dies at 53   

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

Nov 22   Ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies in the year 1987.   

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   In the year 1987 harold Washington 1st black mayor of Chicago (D, 1983-87), dies at 65   

Nov 26   Emmanuel Bondeville, composer, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 28   South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Howard Pyle, (Gov-R-Az, 1951-55), dies at 81 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 30   Arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Dec 01   In the year 1987 digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel   

Dec 01   Donn Fulton Eisele, Col USAF/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at 57 in the year 1987.   

Dec 04   On this day in history rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90   

Dec 05   On this day in history "Fat" Larry James, US drummer (Fat Larry's Band-Zoom), dies at 38   

Dec 06   On this day in history 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   In the year 1987 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   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 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer was born in the year 1987.   

Nov 15   Ian Hecox, Member of Smosh was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history f van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79   

Jan 05   Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   Larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 09   Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81 in the year 1987.   

Jan 10   Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911) died in the year 1987.