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1987 Calendar

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•  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 20, 1987 – Unabomber: In Salt Lake City, a bomb explodes in a computer store.
•  June 17, 1987 – With the death of the last individual of the species, the Dusky Seaside Sparrow becomes extinct.
•  August 4, 1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues “fairly”.
•  August 31, 1987 – Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard.
•  September 14, 1987 – The Toronto Blue Jays set a record for the most home runs in a single game, hitting 10 of them.
•  November 15, 1987 – In Braşov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
•  November 18, 1987 – King’s Cross fire: in London, 31 people die in a fire at the city’s busiest underground station, King’s Cross St Pancras.
•  November 25, 1987 – Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.

•  January 9, 1987 – Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (d. 2006)
•  February 4, 1987 – Lucie Šafářová, Czech tennis player
•  March 19, 1987 – Michal Švec, Czech footballer
•  April 11, 1987 – Lights, Canadian singer-songwriter
•  June 8, 1987 – Coralie Balmy, French swimmer
•  June 26, 1987 – Samir Nasri, French footballer
•  October 15, 1987 – Jesse Levine, Canadian/American tennis player
•  October 24, 1987 – Lincoln Lewis, Australian actor
•  October 27, 1987 – Thelma Aoyama, Japanese singer
•  November 4, 1987 – Tim Breukers, Dutch footballer