Saturday July 04, 1987, US Independence Day

US date format: 7/4/1987, UK date format: 4/7/1987

It was Saturday, under the sign of Cancer (see birth chart on July 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 Ryan Malmberg and Joseph DeGeorge. In that special week of July people in US were listening to I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston. In UK I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me) by Whitney Houston was in the top 5 hits. Sien nui yau wan, directed by Siu-Tung Ching, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1987 while This 'N That by Bette Davis with Michael Herskowitz was one of the best selling books. On TV people were watching Fridolin. If you liked videogames you were probably playing Battlefield Germany or John Elway's Quarterback.
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Holidays

Filipino-American Friendship Day
In astronomy, the approximate date of Earth's aphelion.
United States and Denmark - Independence Day (1776)

Events

94th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: M Navratilova beats Steffi Graf (75 63)
Discovery moves to Launch Pad 39B for STS-26 mission
Nazi Klaus Barbie, Butcher of Lyon sentenced to life in France
In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (aka the ''Butcher of Lyon'') is convicted of crimes against humanity and is sentenced to life imprisonment.
Australian Prime Minister Robert Hawke's government is re-elected for a third term.
World population is estimated to have reached five billion people, according to the United Nations. And Baby Makes Five Billion: U.N. Hails a Yugoslav Infant ndash New York Times
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