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1987 Calendar

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•  January 29, 1987 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Fire Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
•  February 11, 1987 – The Constitution of the Philippines goes into effect.
•  May 9, 1987 – A Polish LOT Ilyushin IL-62M “Tadeusz Kościuszko” (SP-LBG) crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing 183 people.
•  May 17, 1987 – An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USS Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew.
•  July 11, 1987 – According to the United Nations, the world population crosses the 5,000,000,000 (5 billion) mark.
•  August 4, 1987 – The Federal Communications Commission rescinds the Fairness Doctrine which had required radio and television stations to present controversial issues “fairly”.
•  October 15, 1987 – The Great Storm of 1987 hits France and England.
•  November 7, 1987 – In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
•  November 15, 1987 – In Braşov, Romania, workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
•  November 29, 1987 – Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai-Burmese border, killing 155.

•  January 22, 1987 – Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian cross-country skier
•  February 14, 1987 – Edinson Cavani Uruguayan footballer
•  March 17, 1987 – Bobby Ryan, American ice hockey player
•  June 24, 1987 – Craig Henderson, New Zealand footballer
•  July 6, 1987 – Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter
•  August 8, 1987 – Katie Leung, Scottish actress
•  September 20, 1987 – Jack Lawless, American drummer
•  October 15, 1987 – Chantal Strand, Canadian actress, singer and voice actress
•  December 7, 1987 – Thomas Fiss, American singer (Varsity Fanclub)
•  December 9, 1987 – Mat Latos, American baseball player