Tuesday 1 December 1987
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Sagittarius. The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Vance Joy and Simon Dawkins.
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.
Planes, Trains & Automobiles, directed by John Hughes, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1987
while The Tommyknockers by Stephen King was one of the best selling books.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Game Over II or Bats & Terry.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1987 or at December 01 across the years.
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Historical Events
Which were the important events of 1 December 1987 ?
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:
- Vance Joy: Rock Singer.
- Simon Dawkins: English footballer.
- Tabarie Henry: Virgin Islander sprinter.
- Brett Williams: English footballer.
Famous Deaths:
- James Arthur Baldwin: Writer (Another Country), dies at 63.
- James Baldwin: American writer (Born 1924).
- 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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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
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Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Red Storm Rising
Tom Clancy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Ryan novels--including his latest blockbusters Command Authority and Threat Vector--delivers an electrifying tale of international conflict.Using
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A Taste For Death
When the quiet Little Vestry of St. Matthew's Church becomes the blood-soaked scene of a double murder, Scotland Yard Commander Adam Dalgliesh faces an intriguing conundrum: How did an upper-crust Minister come to lie, slit throat to slit throat, next ...
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