Tuesday August 04, 1987
US date format: 8/4/1987, UK date format: 4/8/1987
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Leo (see birth chart on August 4, 1987). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican), the UK Prime Minister was Margaret Thatcher (Conservative), Pope St John Paul II was leading the Catholic Church.
Famous people born on this day include Jang Geun-suk and Jang Keun-suk.
In that special week of August people in US were listening to I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For by U2.
In UK La Bamba by Los Lobos was in the top 5 hits.
The Monster Squad, directed by Fred Dekker, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1987
while Sphere by Michael Crichton was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching G-Force: Guardians of Space.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann or Airball.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays
- Ancient Egypt - Jubilation of the Heart of Re
- El Salvador - Transfiguration Bank Holiday
- Cook Islands - Constitution Day (celebrations begin on the last Friday in July and last up to 2 weeks.)
- Burkina Faso - Anniversary of the Revolution
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Events
- At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker
- FCC vote 4-0 to rescind fairness doctrine for broadcasters
- The US Federal Communications Commission votes 4-0 to rescind the Fairness Doctrine, which had required radio and television stations to "fairly" present controversial issues.
Famous Birthday
- Jang Geun-suk
- Jang Geun Suk: Korean actor.
- Jang Keun-suk: South Korean actor and singer.
- Marreese Speights: Marreese Speights American basketball...
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Famous Deaths
- Kenny Price: Comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw),...
- Kenny Price: Comedian (Midwestern Hayride, Hee Haw),...
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The Monster Squad
Directed by: Fred Dekker
Starring: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr
Country: United States of America
No Way Out
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton
Country: United States of America
Can't Buy Me Love
Directed by: Steve Rash
Starring: Patrick Dempsey, Amanda Peterson, Courtney Gains, Tina Caspary
Country: United States of America
North Shore
Directed by: William Phelps
Starring: Matt Adler, Nia Peeples, Gregory Harrison, John Philbin
Disorderlies
Directed by: Michael Schultz
Starring: Darren Robinson, Damon Wimbley, Mark Morales, Anthony Geary
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of August 04, 1987?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Los Lobos - La Bamba
- Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
- Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
- Spagna - Call Me
- Madonna - Who's That Girl
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
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G-Force: Guardians of Space
Fridolin
Einzug ins Paradies
La indomable
Atelier 4 - Kultur im Gespräch
Days to next August 04
If August 04, 1987 is your birthday you're 33 years, 1 month, 17 days old and you'll celebrate your next birthday in 10 months, 14 days.
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in August 1987?
- LIFE: Oliver North
- Time: The corrupt religous enterprise of Jim & Tammy Faye Bakker. Inset: Oil Tanker depicts rising t
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9074
- RollingStone: Motley Crue
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Sphere
By: Michael Crichton
“Ingenious and beguiling.”—Time“Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn in his best work since The Andromeda Strain.”—Los Angeles Times“Sphere may be Crichton’s best novel, but even if it ranked only second
The Fatal Shore
By: Robert Hughes
The history of the birth of Australia which came out of the suffereing and brutality of England's infamous convict transportation system.
Empire
By: Gore Vidal
"Mr. Vidal demonstrates a political imagination and insider's sagacity equaled by no other practicing fiction writer I can think of. And like the earlier novels in his historical cycle, Empire is
Patriot Games
By: Tom Clancy
From Tom Clancy, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Jack Ryan novels--including his latest blockbusters Command Authority and Threat Vector--comes a gripping story of the Ryan family under
Dirk Gently'S Holistic Detective Agency
By: Douglas Adams
From Douglas Adams, the legendary author of one of the most beloved science fiction novels of all time, The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, comes a wildly inventive novel—in trade paperback
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
Hydrofool
Indoor Sports
Captain America in: The Doom Tube of Dr. Megalomann
Airball
Battle of Britain
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