Thursday January 8, 1987
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It was Thursday, under the sign of Capricorn (see planets position 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 One More Time by Carol Burnett was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Unnatural Causes.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Bureaucracy or Metal Gear.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Commonwealth Day is celebrated in Northern Mariana Islands.
Famous Birthdays:
- Heather Rene Smith
- Freddie Stroma: Movie Actor.
- Chris Douglas-Roberts
- Cynthia Erivo: Actress.
- Carmen Klaschka: German tennis player.
Famous Deaths:
- Peter Adams: Actor (Alternative, Blowing Hot & Cold), dies at 69.
Facts:
- Dow Jones Industrial Index closes above 2,000 for first time (2,002.25).
- The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes for the first time above 2,000, gaining 8.30 to close at 2,002.25.
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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
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1987
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of January 1987 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian
- Duran Duran - Notorious
- 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 R&B songs
Top #10 Latin songs
- Daniela Romo - De mi enamorate
- y quien puede ser - Jose Jose
- De color de rosa - Prisma
- Marisela - Tu dama de hierro
- Oiga - Joan Sebastian & Prisma
- Rocio Durcal - Quedate conmigo esta noche
- La hora del adios - Dyango y Rocio Durcal
- Solo el y yo - Pandora
- Flans - Timido
- Beatriz Adriana - Hasta cuando
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
One More Time
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
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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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A Season On The Brink
Twenty-five years after it spent sixteen weeks at #1 on the New York Times bestseller list, John Feinstein’s A Season on the Brink remains the classic of the genre and an
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
Bureaucracy
Deathlord
Combat School
Metal Gear
