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1987 Calendar
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1987 Historical Event(s)
- January 22, 1987 – Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
- January 29, 1987 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
- February 16, 1987 – The trial of John Demjanjuk, accused of being a Nazi guard dubbed “Ivan the Terrible” in Treblinka extermination camp, starts in Jerusalem.
- April 8, 1987 – Los Angeles Dodgers executive Al Campanis resigns amid controversy over racially charged remarks he had made while on Nightline.
- May 11, 1987 – Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II.
- May 22, 1987 – Hashimpura massacre in Meerut city of India.
- July 29, 1987 – Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayawardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.
- July 31, 1987 – A rare, class F4 tornado rips through Edmonton, Alberta, killing 27 people and causing $330 million in damage.
- October 6, 1987 – Fiji becomes a republic.
- October 15, 1987 – The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England.
Who Were Born On 1987?
- April 1, 1987 – Ding Junhui, Chinese snooker player
- April 25, 1987 – Johann Smith, American soccer player
- May 1, 1987 – Marcus Drum, Australian Rules Football
- May 13, 1987 – Hunter Parrish, American actor
- May 30, 1987 – Joyce Cheng, Hong Kong musician, writer, actress and performer
- July 19, 1987 – Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist
- August 14, 1987 – James Buckley, English actor
- August 19, 1987 – Anaïs Lameche, Swedish singer (Play)
- August 22, 1987 – Leonardo Moracci, Italian footballer
- October 4, 1987 – Rawez Lawan, Swedish footballer