Today in History for January 1987

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Historical Events

Events 1 - 45 of 45

1st - 60 bodies recovered in Dupont Plaza Hotel fire in Puerto Rico
1st - China's rudimentary civil code in effect
1st - International Year of Shelter for Homeless begins
2nd - Penn State upsets Miami in Fiesta Bowl for college football champ
2nd - Troops of Chad President Habré conquer Fada oasis
3rd - "Oh Coward!" closes at Helen Hayes Theater NYC after 56 performances
3rd - "Smile" closes at Lunt-Fontanne Theater NYC after 48 performances
3rd - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inducts 1st female artist Aretha Franklin
4th - 16 die in a train crash in Chase Md
5th - Surrogate Baby M case begins in Hackensack, NJ
6th - 100th US Congress convenes
6th - Astronomers at University of California see 1st sight of birth of a galaxy
7th - French airplanes harass Libyan positions in Duadi Doum
7th - Kapil Dev takes his 300th Test wicket, at 28 the youngest
8th - Dow Jones closes above 2,000 for 1st time (2,002.25)
8th - Jack Sikma (Milwaukee) begins NBA free throw streak of 51 games
9th - Chinese/Vietnamese border fights, 1500 killed
9th - New Nicaraguan constitution takes effect
11th - Largest crowd (76,633) at NFL NY Giant Stadium (beat Wash 17-0)
Earl of Wessex Prince Edward 12th - Britain's Prince Edward resigns from his Royal Marines training
13th - 7 top NY Mafia bosses sentenced to 100 years in prison each
13th - W German police arrest Mohammed Ali Hamadi, suspect in 1985 hijacking
14th - Catfish Hunter & Billy Williams are elected to Baseball Hall of Fame
17th - Pres Reagan signs secret order permitting covert sale of arms to Iran
18th - 11th Soap Opera Digest Poll Awards - Days of Our Live wins
19th - Guy Hunt becomes Alabama's 1st Republican governor since 1874
20th - Anglican Church envoy Terry Waite taken hostage in Beirut, Lebanon
20th - Rhino Records 1st #1-Billy Vera & Beaters' "At This Moment"
21st - BB King donates his 7,000 record collection to U of Mississippi
22nd - Blizzard in NJ, as 334 attend Devils-Flame NHL game, NJ wins 7-5
22nd - Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself at a press conference on live national television, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
23rd - Dow Jones rises 64 points then drops 110 points (44.15 pt loss)
23rd - Japan 1st exceeds military spending cap of 1% of GNP ($23 billion)
24th - 61st Australian Womens Tennis: H Mandlikova beat M Navratilova (75 76)
25th - 75th Australian Mens Tennis: S Edberg beats Pat Cash (63 64 36 57 63)
25th - Superbowl XXI: NY Giants beat Denver Broncos, 39-20 in Pasadena Superbowl MVP: Phil Simms, NY Giants, QB
Singer Whitney Houston 26th - 14th American Music Award: Whitney Houston, Lionel Richie & Alabama
26th - Hart Foundation beat British Bulldogs for WWF tag team title
27th - Midnight Rockers beat Buddy Rose & Doug Somers for AWA World Tag Team
28th - US Foreign minister George Shultz meets ANC-leader Oliver Tambo
28th - Wrestler Jim Neidhart indicted for assaulting a flight attendant
29th - Lisa files for separation from husband NY Met Darryl Strawberry
29th - William J Casey, ends term as 13th director of CIA
31st - 44th Golden Globes: Platoon, Marlee Matlin win
31st - United Steel workers union ratified a concessionary with USX Corp

Famous Birthdays

Birthdays 1 - 31 of 31

1st - Gilbert Brule, Canadian professional hockey player
1st - Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
1st - Devin Setoguchi, Canadian professional hockey player
2nd - Loui Batley, British actress
2nd - Syesha Mercado, American singer
5th - Kristin Cavallari, American actress
9th - Lucas Pezzini Leiva, Brazilian and Liverpool Footballer
9th - Sam Bird, English racing driver
9th - Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer/songwriter
9th - Pablo Santos, Mexican actor (d. 2006)
11th - Scotty Cranmer, American professional BMX rider
12th - Andrew Lawrence, Phila, actor (Andy Roman-Brotherly Love)
12th - Naya Rivera, actress (Cindy-Fresh Prince of Bel Air)
12th - Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer
12th - Will Rothhaar, American actor
15th - Greg Inglis, Australian rugby league player
15th - Aria C Jalali, American musician
15th - David Knight, English footballer
15th - Michael Seater, Canadian actor
16th - Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model
19th - Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
21st - Joe Ledley, Welsh footballer
22nd - Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian cross-country skier
23rd - Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer
25th - Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
26th - Vladimir Garin, Russian actor (d. 2003)
27th - Lily Donaldson, British model
27th - Katy Rose, American pop singer
29th - Spencer Clark, American race car driver (d. 2006)
29th - Matthew Wilson, English world rally driver
30th - Rebecca Knox, Irish professional wrestler

Famous Weddings

Weddings 1 - 2 of 2

3rd - Singer/Miss America Vanessa Williams marries Ramon T Hervey in NYC
9th - Sir Rudolph Bing (of NY Met Opera) marries Lady Carroll Douglass

Famous Deaths

Deaths 1 - 34 of 34

1st - Gustav Knuth, actor (Heidi, Rats), dies at 85
4th - F van Heek, Dutch sociologist, dies at 79
4th - Jack Martin, cricketer (Eng pace bowler, 1-111 & 0-18 in Test), dies
4th - Peggy Bacon, author/illustrator (Off With Their Heads), dies at 91
5th - Margaret Laurence, Canadian author, dies at 60
5th - Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-born Canadian cross-country skier (b. 1875)
7th - Larry Carr, pianist (Flight to Rhythm), dies at 72
8th - P G Joshi, cricketer (12 Tests for India 1951-60, ct 18 stp 9), dies
8th - Peter Adams, actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot & Cold), dies at 69
9th - Arthur Lake, actor (Dagwood-Blondie), dies at 81
9th - Marion Hutton, American singer (b. 1919)
10th - Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)
10th - Sir David Robinson, English philanthropist and entrepreneur (b. 1904)
11th - Albert Ferber, Swiss-English pianist (b. 1911)
13th - E van Ruller, Dutch journalist/co-founder (Trouw, Loyal), dies
14th - Douglas Sirk, director (Zu Neuen Ufern, Boefje), dies at 86
15th - Dolores Hawkins, singer (Guy Mitchell Show), dies at 58
15th - Gerrit Borgers, Dutch literary, dies at 69
15th - Ray Bolger, actor/dancer (Wizard of Oz), dies at 83
16th - Earl Wilson, Bdwy columnist (Midnight Earl), dies in Yonkers at 79
16th - Ilse Langen, writer, dies at 87
16th - Joyce Jameson, comedienne (Spike Jones Show), dies at 54
16th - Bertram Wainer, Australian pro-abortion campaigner (b. 1928)
17th - Hugo Fregonese, Argentine film director (b. 1908)
19th - Gerald Brenan, English writer, dies at 92
20th - Tom Dollery, cricketer (4 Tests for Eng 1947-50), dies
21st - Pieter G Buckinx, Flemish writer (7th Day), dies at 83
21st - Charles Goodell, American politician (b. 1926)
22nd - R Budd Dwyer, Penns State Treasurer, facing prison for conspiracy & perjury, shot himself to death at a televised news conference
25th - Emil Hlobil, composer, dies at 85
29th - Ivo Lhotka-Kalinski, composer, dies at 73
30th - Angelo Rutherford, actor (Willie-Gentle Ben), dies at 32
30th - Ken Drake, actor (Crime & Punishment USA), dies
31st - Yves Allégret, French film director (b. 1907)