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1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. Jump to: navigation, search This page is about the year 1984. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1986 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1989 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1990 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This is a list of decades which have articles with more information about them. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1950s in Western society was marked with a sharp rise in the economy for the first time in almost 30 years and return to the 1920s-type consumer society built on credit and boom-times, as well as the height of the... Jump to: navigation, search The 1960s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1960 and 1969, but the expression has taken on a wider meaning over the past twenty years. ... Jump to: navigation, search The 1970s in its most obvious sense refers to the decade between 1970 and 1979. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1980s marked an abrupt shift towards more conservative lifestyles after the momentous cultural revolutions which took place in the 1960s and 1970s and the definition of the AIDS virus in 1981. ... Jump to: navigation, search // Events and trends The 1990s are generally classified as having moved slightly away from the more conservative 1980s, but otherwise retaining the same mindset. ... Saddam Hussein shortly after his capture Major controversy over U. S. presidential election (November 7-December 13, 2000) September 11, 2001 terrorist attack on New Yorks World Trade Center and Virginias Pentagon killing almost 3000 people. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2010 in Topic // The Decade as a Whole This decade is expected to be called the tens or the twenty-tens, possibly the twenty-teens. ... These pages contain the trends of millennia and centuries. ... Alternative meaning: Nineteenth Century (periodical) (18th century — 19th century — 20th century — more centuries) As a means of recording the passage of time, the 19th century was that century which lasted from 1801-1900 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar. ... (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the... Jump to: navigation, search In calendars based on the Christian Era or Common Era, such as the Gregorian calendar, the 21st century is the current century, as of this writing. ... Resources ArtLex. ... See also: 1986 in architecture, other events of 1987, 1988 in architecture and the architecture timeline. ... See also: 1986 in art, other events of 1987, 1988 in art, list of years in art. ... See also: 1986 in film, other events of 1987, 1988 in film, list of years in film. // Events May 9 - Actor Tom Cruise marries actress Mimi Rogers. ... See also: 1986 in literature, other events of 1987, 1988 in literature, list of years in literature. ... See also: 1986 in music, other events of 1987, 1988 in music, 1980s in music and the list of years in music // Events January 3 - Aretha Franklin becomes the first woman inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. ... // What is science? There are various understandings of the word science. According to empiricism, scientific theories are objective, empirically testable, and predictive — they predict empirical results that can be checked and possibly contradicted. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... This is a list of aviation-related events from 1987: Events January January 1 - US Coast Guard HH-65 Dolphins and US Navy H-3 Sea Kings help rescue people trapped inside the Dupont Plaza hotel Puerto Rico after a fire there on New Years Eve January 7 - French... This article lists events related to rail transport that occurred in 1987. ... See also: Other events of 1987 List of years in science . ... 1986 state leaders - Events of 1987 - 1988 state leaders - State leaders by year See also: List of religious leaders in 1987 List of international organization leaders in 1987 Africa Algeria - President - Chadli Bendjedid, President of Algeria (1979-1992) Prime Minister - Abdelhamid Brahimi, Prime Minister of Algeria (1984-1988) Angola - José... 1986 religious leaders - Events of 1987 - 1988 religious leaders - Religious leaders by year See also: List of state leaders in 1987 List of international organization leaders in 1987 List of colonial governors in 1987 Catholic Churches Roman Catholic Church - John Paul II, Pope (1978-present) Other The Church of Jesus... Notable events of 1987 in computer and video games. ... This is the calendar for any common year starting on Thursday (dominical letter D). ... 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January

January is the first month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 1 is the first day of the calendar year in both the Julian and Gregorian calendars. ... Motto: None Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Yellowknife Largest city Yellowknife Commissioner Tony Whitford Premier Joe Handley (Consensus government - no party affiliations) Area 1,346,106 km² (3rd) Land 1,183,085 km² Water 163,021 km² (12. ... Iqaluit (ᐃᖃᓗᐃᑦ in Inuktitut syllabics), formerly Frobisher Bay, is the territorial capital and the largest community of Canadas youngest territory, Nunavut. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Motto: Nunavut Sannginivut (Inuktitut, Nunavut our strength / Our land our strength) Other Canadian provinces and territories Capital Iqaluit Largest city Iqaluit Commissioner Ann Meekitjuk Hanson Premier Paul Okalik (independent) Area 2,093,190 km² (1st) Land 1,936,113 km² Water 157,077 km² (7. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 3 is the 3rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Aretha Franklin Aretha Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an iconic American gospel, soul and R&B singer born in Memphis, Tennessee, but raised in Detroit, Michigan. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, showing Lake Erie in the foreground The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum is a museum and institution in Cleveland, Ohio, United States, dedicated, as the name suggests, to recording the history of some of the best... Jump to: navigation, search January 4 is the 4th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Amtrak is the trademark name of the intercity passenger train system created on May 1, 1971 in the United States. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Jump to: navigation, search For other instances of Boston, see Boston (disambiguation) Boston is the capital and largest city in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States. ... The Chase, Maryland wreck occurred on January 4, 1987 on Amtraks Northeast Corridor main line near Chase, Maryland, about 18 miles northeast of Baltimore. ... Conrail, officially known as the Consolidated Rail Corporation, is an American railroad company. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 5 is the 5th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB, (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Jump to: navigation, search Male Anatomy The prostate is a gland that is part of male mammalian sex organs. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) is one of several stock market indices created by Wall Street Journal editor and Dow Jones & Company founder Charles Dow. ... January 13 is the 13th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Empire State Other U.S. States Capital Albany Largest city New York City Governor George Pataki (R) Senators Charles Schumer (D) Hillary Rodham Clinton (D) Official languages None (English is de facto) Area 141,205 km² or 54,556 square miles (27th)  - Land... Jump to: navigation, search The Mafia, also referred to in Italian as La Cosa Nostra (variously translated as This Thing Of Ours or Our Thing), is the name for a secret criminal organisation which evolved in mid-19th century Sicily, and led to an offshoot on the East Coast of... Anthony Salerno (1911 - July 27, 1992) was a member of the US Mafia and headed the Genovese family during the 1980s. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... January 16 is the 16th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Leon Cordero is a former president of Ecuador. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 20 is the 20th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Terry Waite CBE (born May 31, 1939) is a British humanitarian and author. ... Arms of the see of Canterbury The Archbishop of Canterbury is the senior clergyman of the established Church of England and symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion. ... Jump to: navigation, search Central Beirut (2004) Beirut (Arabic: , transliterated BayrÅ«t - the French name, Beyrouth, was also commonly used in English in the past) is the capital, largest city and chief seaport of Lebanon. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... R. Budd Dwyer (November 21, 1939–January 22, 1987) was a Republican American politician born in St. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... Bribery is the practice of offering a professional or an authority person money or other favours in order to circumvent ethics or other rules in a variety of situations. ... Jump to: navigation, search Conspiracy, in common usage, is the act of working in secret to obtain some goal, usually understood with negative connotations. ... Organized crime is crime carried out systematically by formal criminal organizations. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 24 is the 24th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search January 29 is the 29th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1981 to 1987. ... The CIA Seal The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) is an American intelligence agency, responsible for obtaining and analyzing information about foreign governments, corporations, and individuals, and reporting such information to the various branches of the U.S. Government. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ohrbachs was a low-priced clothing chain, with its flagship store located at Union Square in New York City. ... New York City, officially named the City of New York, is the most populous city in the United States, the most densely populated major city in North America, and is at the center of international finance, politics, entertainment, and culture. ...

February-May

The damaged US Frigate, USS Stark, after being struck by an Iraqi Exocet Missile in the Persian Gulf.
The damaged US Frigate, USS Stark, after being struck by an Iraqi Exocet Missile in the Persian Gulf.

February is the second month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... This article is about the month of May. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... USS Stark (FFG-31), twenty-third ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark (1880–1972). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search British Airways is the largest airline of the United Kingdom. ... The Source by Greyworld, in the new LSE building The London Stock Exchange (abbreviated LSE) is a stock exchange located in London. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Constitution of the Philippines (Saligang Batas ng Pilipinas in Filipino) is the supreme law of the Philippines. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... ... November 1951 nuclear test at Nevada Test Site - Test is shot Dog from Operation Buster, 21 kilotons. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 12 is the 43rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Unabomber is a nickname applied to three people: Theodore Kaczynski, an American terrorist. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 20 is the 51st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Unabomber is a nickname applied to three people: Theodore Kaczynski, an American terrorist. ... The Salt Lake Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is Salt Lake Citys top tourist draw. ... February 23 is the 54th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1987A supernova remnant near the center SN 1987A was a supernova in the Large Magellanic Cloud, a nearby dwarf galaxy. ... Events January 14 – Hampton Court conference with James I of England, the Anglican bishops and representatives of Puritans September 20 – Capture of Ostend by Spanish forces under Ambrosio Spinola after a three year siege. ... Jump to: navigation, search February 26 is the 57th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search A TIME Magazine cover of Oliver Norths testifying in front of the U.S. Congress. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB, (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 6 is the 65th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (66th in Leap years). ... The Pride of Burgundy, a P&O Ferries car ferry on the Dover-Calais route A ferry is a boat or a ship carrying passengers, and sometimes their vehicles, on scheduled services. ... Zeebrugge (French: Zeebruges) is a harbor-town at the coast of Belgium in Bruges which serves as both an international port and seaside resort. ... Jump to: navigation, search 13 April is the 103rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (104th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... ... The United States Department of Justice (DOJ) is a Cabinet department in the United States government designed to enforce the law and defend the interests of the United States according to the law and to ensure fair and impartial administration of justice for all Americans. ... Kurt Waldheim (born December 21, 1918) is an Austrian diplomat and conservative politician. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Assemblies of God is the worlds largest Pentecostal Protestant Christian denomination. ... Jim Bakker (born January 2, 1939 in Muskegon, Michigan) is an American televangelist, Assemblies of God preacher, and evangelist beset by scandal, and the former host of The PTL Club (PTL being an acronym for Praise the Lord and People That Love) with his then-wife Tammy Faye Bakker. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Gary Hart - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... The Democratic Party is one of the two major political parties in the United States. ... The election was held on November 8, 1988. ... Donna Rice Hughes was a figure in the sex scandal that ended the 1987 campaign of Gary Hart in the Democratic presidential primaries. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search The heart and lungs (from an older edition of Grays Anatomy) The heart (Latin cor) is a hollow, muscular organ that pumps blood through the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions. ... Jump to: navigation, search The lungs flank the heart and great vessels in the chest cavity. ... An organ transplant is the transplantation of an organ (or part of one) from one body to another, for the purpose of replacing the recipients damaged or failing organ with a working one from the donor. ... Baltimore skyline at night Motto: The Greatest City in America (formerly The City That Reads; BELIEVE is not the official motto but rather a specific campaign) Nickname: Charm City Mob Town Location in Maryland Founded Incorporated 30 July 1729 1797  County Independent city Mayor Martin J. OMalley (Dem) Area... Jump to: navigation, search May 11 is the 131st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (132nd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Klaus Barbie in Army NCO Uniform Klaus Barbie (October 25, 1913 – September 25, 1991) was a Hauptsturmführer in the German SS and the Gestapo (secret police) during the Nazi regime. ... City motto: Avant, avant, Lion le melhor. ... Jump to: navigation, search A war crime is a punishable offense, under international (criminal) law, for violations of the law of war by any person or persons, military or civilian. ... Jump to: navigation, search World War II was a truly global conflict with many facets: immense human suffering, fierce indoctrinations, and the use of new, extremely devastating weapons such as the atom bomb World War II, also known as the Second World War, was a mid-20th-century conflict that... Jump to: navigation, search May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Sitiveni Ligamamada Rabuka, OBE, (born September 13, 1948) is best known as the instigator of two military coups that shook Fiji in 1987. ... Fiji Coups of 1987 refers to the 1987 overthrow of the government of Fiji by Lieutenant Colonel Sitiveni Rabuka, then third in command of the Royal Fiji Military Forces. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Iran-Iraq War, also called the First Persian Gulf War, or the Imposed War (جنگ تحمیلی) in Iran, was a war between the armed forces of Iraq and Iran lasting from September 1980 to August 1988. ... USS Stark (FFG-31), twenty-third ship of the Oliver Hazard Perry class of guided-missile frigates, was named for Admiral Harold Rainsford Stark (1880–1972). ... The Exocet is a French-built anti-ship missile made in various versions capable of being launched from surface ships and boats, submarines, and airplanes. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... West Germany was the informal but almost universally used name for the Federal Republic of Germany from 1949 until 1990, during which years the Federal Republic did not yet include East Germany. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search State motto (Russian): Пролетарии всех стран, соединяйтесь! (Transliterated: Proletarii vsekh stran, soedinyaytes!) (Translated: Workers of the world, unite!) Capital Moscow Official language None; Russian (de facto) Government Federation of Socialist republics/ Communist state Area  - Total  - % water Largest on the planet 22,402,200 km² ?% Population  - Total  - Density 3rd before collapse... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow. ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 3 is the 215th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (216th in leap years), with 150 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1988 is a leap year starting on a Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

June-September

Jump to: navigation, search June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with a length of 30 days The month is named after the Roman goddess Juno (mythology), wife of Jupiter and equivalent to the Greek goddess Hera. ... September is the ninth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of four Gregorian months with 30 days. ... The FCCs official seal. ... The Fairness Doctrine was a policy enforced in the United States by the Federal Communications Commission that required broadcast licensees to present controversial issues of public importance, and to present such issues in a fair and balanced manner. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 3 is the 184th day of the year (185th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 181 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cannibalism in Brazil in 1557 as described by Hans Staden. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 4 is the 185th day of the year (186th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 180 days remaining. ... Lyons), see Lyons (disambiguation). ... Jump to: navigation, search Klaus Barbie in Army NCO Uniform Klaus Barbie (October 25, 1913 – September 25, 1991) was a Hauptsturmführer in the German SS and the Gestapo (secret police) during the Nazi regime. ... Life imprisonment is a term used for a particular kind of sentence of imprisonment. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 11 is the 192nd day (193rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 173 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search A prime minister may be either: chief or leading member of the cabinet of the top-level government in a country having a parliamentary system of government; or the official, in countries with a semi-presidential system of government, appointed to manage the civil service and... Robert James Lee Hawke (born December 9, 1929), Australian trade union leader and politician, was the 23rd Prime Minister of Australia. ... 22 July is the 203rd day (204th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 162 days remaining. ... Naji Salim al-Ali (1937(?) - 29 August 1987) was a Palestinian cartoonist, noted for the sharp political criticism in his work. ... London is the capital city of the United Kingdom and of England. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 28 is the 240th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (241st in leap years), with 125 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 31 is the 212th day (213th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 153 days remaining, as the final day of July. ... For albums named Pilgrim, see Pilgrim (album). ... The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia is a country on the Arabian Peninsula. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the holy city in Saudi Arabia. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 9 is the 221st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (222nd in leap years), with 144 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Melbourne is the capital and largest city of the state of Victoria, and the second largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of 3. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 16 is the 228th day of the year (229th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Douglas DC-9 is a twin-engined jet airliner, first manufactured in 1965 and, in much modified form and under a succession of different names, still in production today as the Boeing 717. ... Northwest Airlines Flight 255 was a flight scheduled to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport in Romulus, Michigan near Detroit to John Wayne Airport in Santa Ana, California, with an intermediate stop at Sky Harbor International Airport in Phoenix, Arizona. ... Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, also called Detroit Metro Airport, is an airport in Romulus, Michigan, near Detroit, Michigan. ... Cecelia M. Cichan (born April 10, 1983, now known as Cecelia M. Cichan-Lumpkin) is best known as the 4-year-old girl who was the only survivor of the August 16, 1987 crash of a McDonnell-Douglas DC-9 carrying Northwest Airlines Flight 255, which occurred during the takeoff... Jump to: navigation, search August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Harmonic Convergence was a loosely-organized new age spiritual event that occurred on 1987, August 17th, when groups of people gathered in various sacred sites and mystical places all over the world to usher in a new era, a date based primarily on the Maya calendar, but also on... Jump to: navigation, search August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rudolf Hess Rudolf Hess should not be confused with another prominent Nazi, Rudolf Höß (also spelled Höss or Hoess. ... Spandau Prison from the air Spandau Prison was a purpose-built prison situated in the borough of Spandau in western Berlin, constructed in 1876. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search A garter is one of the Orders most recognisable insignia. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 19 is the 231st day of the year (232nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Hungerford Massacre was a shooting that occurred in Hungerford, Berkshire, the United Kingdom on August 19, 1987. ... Michael Robert Ryan, on 19 August 1987, armed with several weapons including an AK-47 rifle, shot seventeen people dead, including his mother, and wounded fifteen others before he shot himself, in what became known as the Hungerford Massacre and led to major changes to firearms law in the United... M16A2 (US). ... Jump to: navigation, search Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life; it is sometimes a noun for one who has committed or attempted the act. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 2 is the 245th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (246th in leap years). ... Moscow (Russian: Москва́, Moskva, IPA:   listen?) is the capital of Russia, located on the river Moskva. ... This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search Cessna Aircraft Company, located in Wichita, Kansas,is a aircraft manufacturer manufacturer of general aviation http://www. ... Saint Basils Cathedral and Spasskaya Tower of Moscow Kremlin at Red Square in Moscow. ... This article is about the month of May. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Artificial life, also known as alife or a-life, is the study of life through the use of human-made analogs of living systems. ... Los Alamos National Laboratory, aerial view from 1995. ...

October

Performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Index during Black Monday
Performance of the Dow Jones Industrial Index during Black Monday

Jump to: navigation, search October is the tenth month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Dow Jones (19-Jul-1987 through 19-Jan-1988). ... Dow Jones (19-Jul-1987 through 19-Jan-1988). ... Wednesday is considered either the third or the fourth day of the week, between Tuesday and Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search Friday is the fifth day of the week, falling between Thursday and Saturday. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... ... Jessica McClure (born March 26, 1986) became famous at 18 months after getting herself trapped in a Midland, Texas well in October 1987. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 16 is the 289th day of the year (290th in Leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search The Great Storm of 1987 occurred on October 15 and 16, 1987, when an unusually strong weather system caused hurricane force winds to hit much of the south of England. ... This article is about weather phenomena. ... Southern England is defined by the See of Canterbury, which is administered by the Archbishop of Canterbury and it includes the Channel Islands. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dow Jones (19 July 1987 through 19 January 1988) FTSE 100 Index (19 July 1987 through 19 January 1988) Black Monday is the name ascribed to Monday October 19, 1987. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 22 is the 295th day of the year (296th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 70 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer, with strong roots in minimalism. ... Jump to: navigation, search Nixon in China is an opera, with music by John Adams and a libretto by Alice Goodman, about the visit of Richard Nixon to China in 1972, where he met with Mao Zedong. ... The Houston Grand Opera (HGO) is one of the leading opera companies in the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search City nickname: Space City Location Location in the state of Texas Government Counties Harris County Fort Bend County Montgomery County Mayor Bill White Physical characteristics Area      Land      Water 601. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... Toulouse-Lautrec - The Jockey (1899) In sports, a jockey is one who rides horses in thoroughbred horse racing or steeplechase racing, primarily as a profession. ... Lester Keith Piggott (born on Guy Fawkes day 1935) was an English jockey, considered to be the best of his generation and one of the greatest flat jockeys of all time. ... This article contrasts tax evasion, tax avoidance, tax resistance and tax mitigation. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 23 is the 296th day of the year (297th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 69 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Seal of the Senate The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the Congress of the United States, the other being the House of Representatives. ... Jump to: navigation, search The President of the United States (often abbreviated POTUS) is the head of state of the United States. ... Jump to: navigation, search Ronald Wilson Reagan, GCB, (February 6, 1911 – June 5, 2004) was the 40th President of the United States (1981–1989) and the 33rd Governor of California (1967–1975). ... Jump to: navigation, search Robert Bork Robert Heron Bork (born March 1, 1927 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) is a conservative American legal scholar and former judge who advocates the judicial philosophy of originalism. ... The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States...

December

Jump to: navigation, search December is the twelfth and last month of the year in the Gregorian Calendar and one of seven Gregorian months with the length of 31 days. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search NASA Logo Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-09-01, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... Space Station Freedom was the name given to NASAs project to construct a permanently-manned earth-orbiting space station. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Boeing Company NYSE: BA is the leading American aircraft and aerospace manufacturer, headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with its largest production facilities in Everett, Washington, about 30 miles north of Seattle, Washington. ... The General Electric Company, or GE, NYSE: GE is a multinational technology and services company. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search Channel Tunnel The British terminal at Cheriton, from the Pilgrims Way The Channel Tunnel, (French: le tunnel sous la Manche; popularly nicknamed the Chunnel in English) is a 50-km-long (~31 imperial miles) rail tunnel beneath the English Channel at the Straits of Dover, connecting... Jump to: navigation, search December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Audax at Fidelis (Bold but Faithful) Nickname: Sunshine State/Smart State Other Australian states and territories Capital Brisbane Government Governor Premier Const. ... The National Party of Australia is an Australian political party, originally called the Country Party, adopting the name of National Country Party in 1975 and adopting its present name in 1982. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Hon. ... List of Premiers of Queensland Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Queensland. ... Michael John Ahern (born 2 January 1942) is a former Queensland National Party politician who was Premier of Queensland from December 1987 to September 1989. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The First State Other U.S. States Capital Dover Largest city Wilmington Governor Ruth Ann Minner (D) Senators Joe Biden (D) Thomas Carper (D) Official languages None Area 6,452 km² (49th)  - Land 5,068 km²  - Water 1,387 km² (21. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 7 is the 341st day (342nd on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... PSA Flight 1771 was a Pacific Southwest Airlines commercial flight that crashed in California on December 7, 1987. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 8 is the 342nd day (343rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 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Jump to: navigation, search Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachyov (Gorbachev) listen [â–¶] (Russian: ; pronunciation: ) (born March 2, 1931), was leader of the Soviet Union from 1985 until 1991. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 12 is the 346th day (347th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Keystone State Other U.S. States Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Governor Ed Rendell (D) Senators Arlen Specter (R) Rick Santorum (R) Official languages None Area 119,283 km² (33rd)  - Land 116,074 km²  - Water 3,208 km² (2. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 13 is the 347th day of the year (348th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Graz Schlossberg Clock Tower Graz [graːts] (Slovenian: Gradec, pronounced grah-dets), with a population of 300,000 (in 2005) is the second-largest city in Austria and the capital of the federal state of Styria (Steiermark in German). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 17 is the 351st day of the year (352nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Czechoslovakia (Czech: ÄŒeskoslovensko, Slovak: ÄŒesko-Slovensko/before 1990 ÄŒeskoslovensko, German: Tschechoslowakei) was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1918 until 1992 (except for the World War II period). ... Jump to: navigation, search Gustáv Husák (January 10, 1913 Dúbravka (today part of Bratislava) - November 18, 1991 Bratislava) was a Slovak politician, a long-term Communist leader of Czechoslovakia and of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia in the 1970s and 1980s. ... The term General Secretary (alternatively First Secretary) denotes a leader of various unions, parties or associations. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Communist Party of Czechoslovakia, in Czech and in Slovak: Komunistická strana ÄŒeskoslovenska (KSÄŒ) was a political party in Czechoslovakia that existed between 1921 and 1992. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (D) Acting Senators Jon Corzine (D) Frank Lautenberg (D) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... 1787 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Square Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search Final Fantasy (Japanese: ファイナルファンタジー Fainaru Fantajii) is a popular series of role playing games produced by Square Enix (originally Square Co. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... The Doña Paz was a passenger ferry that sank after colliding with the oil tanker Vector on December 21, 1987. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 24 is the 358th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (359th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Rock group (or later rock band) is a generic name to describe a group of musicians specializing in a particular form of electronically amplified music. ... Beat Emotion (1986) Tomoyasu Hotei (left), Kyosuke Himuro (right) BOØWY is a famous Japanese rock group consisting of Kyosuke Himuro (vocals), Tomoyasu Hotei (guitar), Tsunematsu Matsui (bass) and Makoto Takahashi (drums). ... Categories: Wards of Tokyo | Japan geography stubs ... 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Environmental change

Binomial name Varroa destructor Anderson & Trueman, 2000 Varroa destructor is an external parasitic mite that attacks honey bees Apis cerana and Apis mellifera, the bumblebee Bombus pennsylvanicus, the scarab beetle Palpada vinetorum and the flower-fly Phanaeus vindex. ... ...

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Births

Jump to: navigation, search February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Martin Spanjers Martin Ryan Spanjers is an American actor who was born on February 2, 1987 in Tucson, Arizona. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 10 is the 100th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (101st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Hayley Westenra Hayley Dee Westenra (born April 10, 1987) is a soprano singer from Christchurch, New Zealand. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 11 is the 101st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (102nd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search This article does not cite its references or sources. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 19 is the 109th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (110th in leap years). ... Courtland Mead plays Danny Torrence in Stephen Kings The Shining (TV mini-series). ... Jump to: navigation, search Country: Russia Residence: Bradenton, Florida, USA Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) Weight: 131 lb (59 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2001 Highest singles ranking: 1 (09/12/2005) Singles titles: 10 Career Prize Money: $4,021,489 Grand Slam Record Titles: 1 Australian Open... May 6 is the 125126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... Moon Geun-young (문근영, 文根英) (born 6 May 1987 in Gwang-ju, Republic of Korea) is a Korean actress. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 15 is the 135th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (136th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Country: United Kingdom Birthplace: Dunblane, Scotland Date of Birth: 15 May 1987 Residence: Barcelona, Spain Height: 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) Weight: 150 lb (68 kg) Plays: Right Turned pro: 2005 Highest singles ranking: 72 (October 3, 2005) Singles titles: 2 (Challengers) Career prize money... Jump to: navigation, search May 21 is the 141st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (142nd in leap years). ... Ashlie Theresa Brillault (born May 21, 1987 in Paradise Valley, California), is an American actress who is better known as simply Ashlie Brillault. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 3 is the 154th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (155th in leap years), with 211 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Lalaine in a a recent press release photo. ... Masami Nagasawa (長澤まさみ, Nagasawa Masami, born June 3, 1987 in Iwata, Shizuoka) is a Japanese actress. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Diana DeGarmo Diana Nicole DeGarmo (born June 16, 1987, in Birmingham, Alabama) is an American singer and RCA recording artist. ... Jump to: navigation, search July 20 is the 201st day (202nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 164 days remaining. ... Nicolas Dansereau (born July 20th, 1987 in Gatineau, Quebec) is a Canadian professional wrestler, better known by his ring name, Player Uno. ... July 25 is the 206th day (207th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 159 days remaining. ... Michael Welch (July 25, 1987-) is an American actor who is best known for playing Luke Girardi in Joan of Arcadia and Artim in Star Trek: Insurrection. ... Jump to: navigation, search August 7 is the 219th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (220th in leap years), with 146 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Crosby at the World Juniors, the youngest team member at age 16 Sidney Patrick Crosby (born August 7, 1987, in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, Canada) is a professional ice hockey player for the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League (NHL). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Evan Rachel Wood (right) in a scene from Thirteen. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 19 is the 262nd day of the year (263rd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Danielle Panabaker Danielle Panabaker (born September 19, 1987 in Georgia, USA) is an actress that starred in Disney Channels Stuck in the Suburbs. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Thomas Andrew Felton (b. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 28 is the 271st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (272nd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Hilary Duff in June 2005. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Teairra Marí Teairra Marí (born December 2, 1987 in Detroit, Michigan), now 17, began her young career at age 12, recording in her cousins basement. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 4 is the 338th day (339th on leap years) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 18 is the 352nd day of the year (353rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Miki Ando (安藤美姫, Andō Miki, born on December 18, 1987) is a Japanese figure skater. ...

Deaths

Jump to: navigation, search January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Bolger, circa early 1930s Ray Bolger (January 10, 1904 – January 15, 1987) was an American entertainer of stage and screen, best known for his portrayal of the Scarecrow in the 1939 MGM film The Wizard of Oz. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search January 21 is the 21st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Charles Ellsworth Goodell (March 16, 1926 – January 21, 1987) was a U.S. Representative and a Senator from New York, notable for coming into both offices under special circumstances following the deaths of his predecessors. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Allan V. Cox Allan V. Cox (1926 - 1987) was a chemist, a merchant marine, and a geologist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1926 was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Alistair Stuart MacLean (April 28, 1922 - February 2, 1987) was a Scottish novelist, writer of successful thrillers or adventures, the best known of which is perhaps The Guns of Navarone. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 4 is the 35th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Liberace shows off his rings (circa 1980). ... Jump to: navigation, search 1919 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Dmitri Borisovich Kabalevsky (Russian Дмитрий Борисович Кабалевский) (1904-1987) was a celebrated Soviet composer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search February 22 is the 53rd day of every year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Andy Warhol , photographed by Helmut Newton Andy Warhol (born Andrew Warhola August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987) was an American painter, film-maker, publisher and a major figure in the pop art movement. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1928 was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 2 is the 61st day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (62nd in leap years). ... Randolph Scott (left) with Cary Grant George Randolph Scott (January 23, 1898 – March 2, 1987), generally known as Randolph Scott, was an American film actor whose career spanned the sound era from the late 1920s to the early 1960s. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 3 is the 62nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (63rd in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Kaye entertaining U.S. troops at Sasebo, Japan, 25 Oct 1945 Danny Kaye (January 18, 1913 – March 3, 1987) was an American actor, singer and comedian. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... Louis-Victor-Pierre-Raymond, 7th duc de Broglie, generally known as Louis de Broglie (August 15, 1892–March 19, 1987), was a French physicist and Nobel Prize laureate. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1892 was a leap year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 21 is the 80th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (81st in leap years). ... Robert Preston (1918 - 1987) was an American actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Dean Paul Martin (November 17, 1951 - March 21, 1987) was an American singer and actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search March 26 is the 85th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (86th in leap years). ... Eugen Jochum (November 1, 1902 – March 26, 1987) was a conductor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search March 28 is the 87th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (88th in Leap years). ... Maria von Trapp Maria von Trapp was born Maria Kutschera in Austria on January 26, 1905. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1905 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search Patrick Troughton as the Second Doctor Patrick George Troughton (March 25, 1920–March 28, 1987) was a versatile and prolific British actor best known in his role as the second incarnation of the Doctor in the long running British sci-fi TV series Doctor Who, which... Jump to: navigation, search 1920 is a leap year starting on Thursday (link will take you to calendar) // Events WIKIPEDIA EATS VAGINA January 7 - Forces of Russian White admiral Kolchak surrender in Krasnoyarsk. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Bernard Buddy Rich (September 30, 1917 – April 2, 1987) was an American jazz drummer and bandleader. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1917 was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search April 3 is the 93rd day of the year (94th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 272 days remaining. ... Tom Sestak (March 9, 1936 in Gonzales, Texas - April 3, 1987 in Buffalo, New York), was an American football player. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1936 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... April 4 is the 94th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (95th in leap years). ... Catherine Lucile Moore (January 24, 1911 – April 4, 1987) was an American science fiction and fantasy writer. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1911 was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search April 28 is the 118th day of the year (119th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 247 days remaining. ... Benjamin Ernest Linder (July 7, 1959 — April 28, 1987), born in California, was a young American engineer who was killed in an ambush by a group of CIA-funded Contras while working on a small hydroelectric dam that was to bring electricity and running water to a village in the... Jump to: navigation, search 1959 was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 3 is the 123rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (124th in leap years). ... Dalida as shown on a French stamp issued in 2001 Dalida (January 17, 1933 - May 3, 1987) was an Egyptian-born singer, of Italian origin, making her career in France. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1933 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 4 is the 124th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (125th in leap years). ... Paul Butterfield (December 17, 1942 - May 4, 1987) was an American blues musician, and one of the most innovative harmonica players of the electric blues Chicago-originated style. ... Jump to: navigation, search This article is about the year. ... May 6 is the 125126th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (127th in leap years). ... William Joseph Casey (March 13, 1913 – May 6, 1987) was the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency from 1981 to 1987. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 14 is the 134th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (135th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Rita Hayworth Gilda poster Rita Hayworth (October 17, 1918 – May 14, 1987), whose real name was Margarita Carmen Cansino, was an American actress of Spanish and Irish descent, who reached fame during the 1940s. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search May 17 is the 137th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (138th in leap years). ... Gunnar Myrdal (December 6, 1898 - May 17, 1987) was a Swedish economist and politician. ... The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences (Swe. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1898 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 19 is the 139th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (140th in leap years). ... James Tiptree, Jr (August 24, 1915 – May 19, 1987) was the pen name of science fiction author Alice Sheldon. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search May 27 is the 147th day (148th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with 218 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search John Howard Northrop (July 5, 1891 – May 27, 1987) was an American biochemist who won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry in 1946 (with James Batcheller Sumner and Wendell Meredith Stanley) for purifying and crystallizing certain enzymes. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1891 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search 2 June is the 153rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (154th in leap years), with 212 days remaining. ... Andr s Segovia (February 21, 1893 – June 3, 1987) was a Spanish classical guitarist and is generally considered to be the father of the modern classical guitar movement by most modern scholars. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1893 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining. ... Fulton Mackay (August 12, 1922 - June 6, 1987) was a Scottish actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1922 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search June 10 is the 161st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (162nd in leap years), with 204 days remaining. ... Elizabeth Hartman (December 23, 1943 - June 10, 1987) was an American actress. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1943 is a common year starting on Friday. ... Jump to: navigation, search June 22 is the 173rd day of the year (174th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 192 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search Fred Astaire Fred Astaire (May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987), born Frederick Austerlitz in Omaha, Nebraska, was an American film and Broadway stage dancer, choreographer, singer and actor. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1899 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search July 10 is the 191st day (192nd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 174 days remaining. ... There are two John Hammonds of note. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search August 17 is the 229th day of the year (230th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search Rudolf Hess Rudolf Hess should not be confused with another prominent Nazi, Rudolf Höß (also spelled Höss or Hoess. ... 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Georg Wittig (June 16, 1897 in Berlin (Germany) - August 26, 1987) was a german chemist who reported a method for synthesis of alkenes from aldehydes and ketones using compounds called phosphonium ylides. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1897 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 4 is the 247th day of the year (248th in leap years). ... Bill Bowes (William Eric Bowes; born July 25, 1908, Elland, Yorkshire, England; died 4 September 1987, Otley, Yorkshire, England) was one of the best bowlers of the inter-war period and for a time the most important force behind Yorkshires dominance of the County Championship. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1908 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 11 is the 254th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (255th in leap years). ... Lorne Greene O.C., LL.D. (February 12, 1915–September 11, 1987) was a Canadian actor best known for two iconic roles on American television. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1915 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... Peter Tosh (October 9, 1944 – September 11, 1987) was a pioneer reggae musician. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search September 21 is the 264th day of the year (265th in leap years). ... Jaco Pastorius perfoming live Jaco Pastorius (born as: John Francis Pastorius III, December 1, 1951–September 21, 1987) was a jazz bassist and composer who was notable for his amazing technique and virtuoso playing style. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ... Jump to: navigation, search September 23 is the 266th day of the year (267th in leap years). ... Jump to: navigation, search Bob Fosse, early promotional image. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1927 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 3 is the 276th day of the year (277th in Leap years). ... Jean Anouilh (June 23, 1910 – October 3, 1987) was a French dramatist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... Hugo Kalervo Palsa (March 12, 1947 - October 3, 1987), or Kalle was a Finnish artist in a style that has been described as fantastic realism. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 13 is the 286th day of the year (287th in leap years). ... Walter Houser Brattain (February 10, 1902 – October 13, 1987) was a physicist who, along with John Bardeen, invented the transistor. ... Jump to: navigation, search Hannes Alfvén, 1970 winner for work on astrophysical plasmas List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1902 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 19 is the 292nd day of the year (293rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Jacqueline Mary du Pré (January 26, 1945 – October 19, 1987) was an English cellist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1945 was a common year starting on Monday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 20 is the 293rd day of the year (294th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 72 days remaining. ... Andrey Nikolaevich Kolmogorov (Андре́й Никола́евич Колмого́ров) (kahl-mah-GAW-raff) (April 25, 1903 in Tambov - October 20, 1987 in Moscow) was a Russian mathematician who made major advances in the fields of probability theory and topology. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1903 has the latest occurring solstices and equinoxes for 400 years, because the Gregorian calendar hasnt had a leap year for seven years or a century leap year since 1600. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Pedestal Table in the Studio, (1922) André-Aimé-René Masson (January 4, 1896 – October 28, 1987) was a French artist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1896 was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search October 29 is the 302nd day of the year (303rd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 63 days remaining. ... Woodrow Charles Herman (May 16, 1913–October 29, 1987), better known as Woody Herman, was an American jazz clarinetist, alto and soprano saxophonist, singer, and Big band leader. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1913 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ... Jump to: navigation, search October 31 is the 304th day of the year (305th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 61 days remaining, as the final day of October. ... Joseph Campbell (New York City, March 26, 1904 - Honolulu, October 30, 1987) was an American professor, writer, and orator best known for his work in the fields of comparative mythology and comparative religion. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1904 is a leap year starting on a Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jump to: navigation, search December 2 is the 336th day (337th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Luis Federico Leloir, born September 6, 1906 – died December 2, 1987, was a biochemist born in Paris but who lived all his life in Argentina. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1906 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Yakov Borisovich Zeldovich (Russian:Яков Борисович Зельдович) (March 8, 1914 – December 2, 1987) was a prolific Soviet physicist. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1914 is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Jump to: navigation, search December 10 is the 344th day (345th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jascha Heifetz 1740 Guarneri del Gesu, the ex. ... 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Fiction

On November 7, Events in the Doctor Who episode Father's Day take place. Jump to: navigation, search November 7 is the 311th day of the year (312th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 54 days remaining. ... Main article: History of Doctor Who Doctor Who first appeared on BBC television at 5:15 p. ... Fathers Day is an episode in the British science fiction television series Doctor Who, which was first broadcast on May 14, 2005. ...


The animated internet cartoon series Homestar Runner frequently references 1987 as if the name of a year in the close past yet preceding 1999 is needed. Jump to: navigation, search Homestar Runner (often abbreviated HR, HSR or H*R) is a cartoon series which is generally distributed as Macromedia Flash animations available from HomestarRunner. ... Jump to: navigation, search 1999(MCMXCIX) is a common year starting on Friday Anno Domini (or the Current Era), and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ...


Nobel Prizes

List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physics from 1901 to the present day. ... Johannes Georg Bednorz (born May 16, 1950) is a German physicist who, along with Karl Alex Muller, was awarded the 1987 Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint discovery of superconductivity in certain substances at temperatures higher than had previously been thought attainable. ... Karl Alexander Müller (born April 20, 1927) is a Swiss physicist who, along with J. Georg Bednorz, was awarded the 1987 Nobel Prize for Physics for their joint discovery of superconductivity in certain substances at higher temperatures than had previously been thought attainable. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Chemistry from 1901 to the present day. ... Donald James Cram (April 22, 1919 - June 17, 2001) was an American chemist who shared the 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “synthesizing three-dimensional molecules that could mimic the functioning of natural molecules. ... Jump to: navigation, search Jean-Marie Lehn (born September 30, 1939) is a French chemist. ... Charles J. Pedersen (October 3, 1904–October 26, 1989) was an American organic chemist best known for describing methods of synthesizing crown ethers. ... List of Nobel Prize laureates in Physiology or Medicine from 1901 to the present day. ... Susumu Tonegawa (利根川 進 Tonegawa Susumu, born September 6, 1939) is a Japanese scientist who won the Nobel Prize for Physiology or Medicine in 1987 for his discovery of the genetic principle for generation of antibody diversity. ... Jump to: navigation, search The Nobel Prize in literature is awarded annually to an author from any country who has, in the words of Alfred Nobel, produced the most outstanding work of an idealistic tendency. The work in this case generally refers to an authors work as a whole... Joseph Brodsky (May 24, 1940 – January 28, 1996), born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Russian:Ио́сиф Алекса́ндрович Бро́дский) was a Russian-American poet, winner of the 1987 Nobel Prize in Literature, and Poet Laureate of the United States for 1991-1992. ... The Nobel Peace Prize (where Nobel is pronounced with the stress on the second syllable) is one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ...

Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel

Jump to: navigation, search The Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (in Swedish Sveriges Riksbanks pris i ekonomisk vetenskap till Alfred Nobels minne), is a prize awarded each year for outstanding intellectual contributions in the field of economics. ... Robert Merton Solow (born August 23, 1924) is an American economist particularly known for his work on the theory of economic growth. ...

Templeton Prize

The Templeton Prize for Progress Toward Research or Discoveries about Spiritual Realities (795,000 Pounds Sterling in 2003) was until 2001 . ... Stanley L. Jaki (b. ...

Right Livelihood Award


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January 5 - US President Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery causing worries about his health.
January 13 - New York mafiosi Anthony Salerno and Carmine Peruccia are sentenced for 100 years in prison for racketeering.
January 24 - In Lebanon, gunmen kidnap Alann Steen, Jesse Turner, Robert Polhill and Mitheleshwar Singh.
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June, 1987 in Singapore: This Lausanne-sponsored "Younger Leaders" conference will gather some 300 in their 30s and 40s, not necessarily mission oriented, but considered susceptible to that kind of vision.
July, 1987 in New Orleans: A 60,000 (?) meeting in the charismatic sphere, on "The Holy Spirit and World Evangelization." A runner-up conference in 1986 drew 5,000 leaders, and was slightly on world evangelization.
Spawned by the Committee on the Holy Spirit and Frontier Missions located on our campus, this meeting of 60,000 could possibly be the largest gathering of human beings in history focused exclusively on world evangelization (unless you consider the final night of the 1980 meeting of Christians in Korea, which drew 2.5 million!).
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