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Thursday January 08, 1987
US date format: 1/8/1987, UK date format: 8/1/1987
It was Thursday, under the sign of Capricorn (see birth chart on January 8, 1987). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Heather Rene Smith and Freddie Stroma.
In that special week of January people in US were listening to Walk Like An Egyptian by Bangles.
In UK Reet Petite by Jackie Wilson was in the top 5 hits.
The Stepfather, directed by Joseph Ruben, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1987
while Wanderlust by Danielle Steel was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Unnatural Causes.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Adventures of Dino Riki or Fantasy Zone II: The Tears of Opa-Opa.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The Stepfather
Directed by: Joseph Ruben
Starring: Terry O'Quinn, Jill Schoelen, Shelley Hack, Charles Lanyer
Hotshot
Directed by: Rick King
Starring: Jim Youngs, Pelé, Billy Warlock, Jeremy Green
Critical Condition
Directed by: Michael Apted
Starring: Richard Pryor, Rachel Ticotin, Rubén Blades, Maria Cardinale
From Beyond
Directed by: Stuart Gordon
Starring: Jeffrey Combs, Barbara Crampton, Ted Sorel, Ken Foree
The Fringe Dwellers
Directed by: Bruce Beresford
Starring: Kristina Nehm, Justine Saunders, Bob Maza, Kylie Belling
Historical Events
Which were the important events of January 08, 1987?
- Commonwealth Day is celebrated in Northern Mariana Islands.
Holidays
- Dow Jones Industrial Index closes above 2,000 for first time (2,002.25).
Events
- Heather Rene Smith
- Freddie Stroma: Movie Actor.
- Chris Douglas-Roberts
- Cynthia Erivo: Actress.
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Famous Birthday
- Peter Adams: Actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot & Cold),...
Famous Deaths
Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 08, 1987?
- Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
- Duran Duran - Notorious
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Gregory Abbott - Shake You Down
- Wang Chung - Everybody Have Fun Tonight
- Robbie Nevil - C'est La Vie
- Janet Jackson - Control
- Bruce Hornsby - The Way It Is
- War (Live) - Bruce Springsteen
- At This Moment (Live) - Billy Vera
- Survivor - Is This Love
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Janet Jackson - Control
- Luther Vandross - Stop To Love
- Kool & The Gang - Victory
- Bobby Brown - Girlfriend
- Ready For The World - Love You Down
- Aretha Franklin - Jimmy Lee
- Anita Baker - Caught Up In The Rapture
- Miki Howard - Come Share My Love
- Vesta - Once Bitten Twice Shy
- Shirley Murdock - As We Lay
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV Series released in those months?
Unnatural Causes
Directed by: Robert Malenfant
Gung Ho
Directed by: Ray Enright
Blood Red Roses
Directed by: Bill Lyons
Alfons Zitterbacke
The Little Vampire
Directed by: Uli Edel
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in January 1987?
- LIFE: Year In Pictures
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Corazon Aquino, Woman of the Year -- Jan. 5, 1987
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9044
- RollingStone: Talking Heads
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
Wanderlust
By: Danielle Steel
Wanderlust is the story of Audrey Driscoll. Orphaned young, Audrey has grown up caring for her eccentric millionaire grandfather and her demanding younger sister, Annabelle, who assume she will always be there for them.
Through A Glass Darkly
By: Karleen Koen
"Lives up to every expectation. It's magnificent!" - Cleveland Plain Dealer Sourcebooks Landmark proudly reintroduces this classic historical novel. Karleen Koen's sweeping saga contains unforgettable characters consumed with passion: the extraordinarily
One More Time
By: Carol Burnett
Carol Burnett spent most of her childhood in a Depression-scarred Hollywood neighborhood, where she lived in a single-room apartment with her endearingly batty grandmother, Nanny, a hypochondriacal Christian Scientist with a
His Way
By: Kitty Kelley
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • With a new afterword by the author in honor of Frank Sinatra’s 100th birthday This is the book that Frank Sinatra tried—but failed—to keep
Leaving Home
By: Garrison Keillor
In the first collection of Lake Wobegon monologues, Keillor tells readers more about some of the people from Lake Wobegon Days and introduces some new faces.
Videogames
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