Today in History for 19th October 1987
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◀ 1986 1987 1988 ▶ | ||||||
Historical Events
Events 1 - 5 of 5
- "Anything Goes" opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 804 performances
- "Black Monday" Dow Jones down 508.32 points, 4½ times previous record
- Dow Jones Index drops 508.32 points (22%) (record)
- US warships destroy 2 Iranian oil platforms in Persian Gulf
- Woody Woodward resigns as NY Yankee GM, Lou Piniella is named GM & Billy Martin is named NY Yankee manager for 5th & final time
Famous Deaths
Deaths 1 - 2 of 2
- Hermann Lang, German race car driver (b. 1909)
- Jacqueline du Pre, British cellist, dies at 42
