Historical Events In 1987

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

Nov 03   On this day in history on Wall Street, after 5 consecutive gains, Dow Jones down 50.56   

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

Nov 05   Iceberg twice the size of Rhode Island sighted in Antarctic in the year 1987.   

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

Nov 06   Ross R Barnett, lawyer/(Gov-D-Miss), dies at 89 on this day in history.   

Nov 08   11 die as a bomb planted by the Irish Republican Army exploded at Ulster Remembrance Day Service in the year 1987.   

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   On this day in history heavy snow closes schools from DC to Maine   

Nov 12   In the year 1987 roger Lewis, aviation exec (Lockheed, C Wright, Pan Am), dies at 75   

Nov 14   Pieter Menten, Dutch war criminal, dies at 88 on this day in history.   

Nov 15   28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9 die in crash at Denver on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1987 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 in the year 1987.   

Nov 21   On this day in history james E Folsom, (Alabama-Gov, 1947-51, 1955-59), dies at 79   

Nov 22   On this day in history ted Taylor, rock vocalist, dies   

Nov 23   On this day in history 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   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 28   South African Airways Boeing 747 crashes into Indian Ocean, 159 die in the year 1987.   

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

Nov 29   In the year 1987 korean Air Boeing 707 disappears off Burma, on route to Seoul. All 115 lost   

Nov 30   In the year 1987 arthur H Dean, lawyer/advisor to FDR, dies at 89   

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   In the year 1987 rouben Mamoulian, dir (Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde), dies at 90   

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

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 in the year 1987.   

Aug 07   In the year 1987 birth of sidney Crosby, Canadian hockey player   

Sep 02   In the year 1987 birth of spencer Smith, American musician (Panic at the Disco)   

Oct 23   Faye Hamlin, Swedish singer (Play) was born on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Makoto Ogawa, Japanese singer was born on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history birth of ana Ivanović, Serbian tennis player   

Nov 15   On this day in history birth of isaiah Osbourne, English footballer   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60   

Jan 07   Larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72 in the year 1987.   

Jan 08   P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies in the year 1987.   

Jan 09   In the year 1987 arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81   

Jan 10   On this day in history 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.