Tuesday December 1, 1987
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It was Tuesday, under the sign of Sagittarius (see planets position on December 1, 1987). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet and Vance Joy.
In that special week of December people in US were listening to Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle.
In UK China In Your Hand by T'Pau was in the top 5 hits.
A Better Tomorrow II, directed by John Woo, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1987
while A Man Rides Through by Stephen R. Donaldson was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Die Hausmeisterin.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing After Burner II or City Bomber.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Iceland
- Ancient Latvia - Barbes Diena observed
- Feast day of St Eligius
- Romania - Union Day (the national holiday)
- Angola's Pioneers' Day
- World AIDS Day
- Portugal - Restoration of Independence Day: on December 1, 1640, Portugal regains its independence from Spain and Jopo IV of Portugal becomes king.
Famous Birthdays:
- Grégoire Leprince-Ringuet
- Ian Hecox: Comedian.
- Vance Joy: Rock Singer.
- Simon Dawkins: English footballer.
- Tabarie Henry: Virgin Islander sprinter.
- Brett Williams: English footballer.
Famous Deaths:
- James Baldwin: American writer (Born 1924).
- James Baldwin: American writer (Born 1924).
- James Arthur Baldwin: Writer (Another Country), dies at 63.
- Donn Fulton Eisele: Colonel US Air Force/astronaut, dies of a heart attack at age 57.
- Punch Imlach: Canadian ice hockey coach and general manager (Born 1918).
Facts:
- Digging begins to link England and France under the English Channel.
- NASA announces the names of four companies who were awarded contracts to help build Space Station Freedom: Boeing Aerospace, General Electric's Astro-Space Division, McDonnell Douglas, and the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 1987?
- LIFE: Meryl Streep
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Alcoholism -- Nov. 30, 1987
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9093
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1987
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 1987 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
- Bill Medley - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
- George Michael - Faith
- Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
- Whitesnake - Is This Love
- Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
- Sting - We'll Be Together
- Whitney Houston - So Emotional
- R.E.M. - The One I Love
- Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me
Top #10 R&B songs
- Stevie Wonder - Skeletons
- System of Survival - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Roger - I Want To Be Your Man
- Alexander O'Neal - Criticize
- Miles Jaye - Let's Start Love Over
- Levert - My Forever Love
- The Temptations - I Wonder Who She's Seeing Now
- Natalie Cole - I Live For Your Love
- Angela Winbush - Angel
- Whitney Houston - So Emotional
Top #10 Latin songs
- Jose Luis Rodriguez - Y TU TAMBIEN LLORARAS
- Julio Iglesias - Que no se rompa la noche
- Beatriz Adriana - La luna sera la luna
- Negra - Roberto Carlos
- PONTE A CANTAR - Jose Feliciano
- PETALO Y ESPINAS - Los Yonic's
- Los Lobos - La Bamba
- Wilkins - Margarita
- Ahora Te Puedes Marchar - Luis Miguel
- Nelson Ned - Me Pase De La Cuenta
Top #5 songs in the UK
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
A Man Rides Through
In The Mirror of Her Dreams, the dazzling first volume of Mordant’s Need, New York Times bestselling author Stephen R. Donaldson introduced us to the richly imagined world of Mordant, where
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The Cat Who Came For Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas when a bedraggled white feline enters the heart--and home--of Cleveland Amory. To say it is a friendly takeover is an understatement.
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The Tommyknockers
Master storyteller Stephen King presents the classic, terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller about a terrifying otherworldly discovery and the effects it has a on a small town.“Late
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
City Bomber
HardBall!
Butasan
After Burner II
