Sunday November 08, 1987
US date format: 11/8/1987, UK date format: 8/11/1987
It was Sunday, under the sign of Scorpio (see birth chart on November 8, 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 Kazuchika Okada and Sam Bradford.
In that special week of November people in US were listening to I Think We're Alone Now by Tiffany.
In UK China In Your Hand by T'Pau was in the top 5 hits.
Flowers in the Attic, directed by Jeffrey Bloom, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1987
while Straight On Till Morning by Mary S. Lovell was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Finders Keepers.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing 3D Dotty or Elixir.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Events
- 11 die as a bomb planted by Irish Republican Army explodes
- IRA-bomb attack in Enniskillen North Ireland, 11 killed
- Yuko Moriguchi wins LPGA Mazda Japan Golf Classic
- Remembrance Day Bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wounded.
Famous Birthday
- Kazuchika Okada
- Sam Bradford: American football player and winner of...
- Caroline Hjelt: DJ.
- Édgar Benítez: Paraguayan footballer.
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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Flowers in the Attic
Directed by: Jeffrey Bloom
Starring: Louise Fletcher, Victoria Tennant, Kristy Swanson, Jeb Stuart Adams
Country: United States of America
Hearts of Fire
Directed by: Richard Marquand
Starring: Bob Dylan, Fiona, Rupert Everett, Julian Glover
Teen Wolf Too
Directed by: Christopher Leitch
Starring: Jason Bateman, Kim Darby, John Astin, Paul Sand
Bagdad Cafe
Directed by: Percy Adlon
Starring: Marianne Sägebrecht, CCH Pounder, Jack Palance, Christine Kaufmann
The Running Man
Directed by: Paul Michael Glaser
Starring: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Maria Conchita Alonso, Yaphet Kotto, Jim Brown
Country: United States of America
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of November 08, 1987?
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Top #10 songs in the USA
Top #5 songs in the UK
Top #10 R&B songs
Sport Games on November 08, 1987
NFL
American Football- Atlanta Falcons - Cleveland Browns : 3 - 38
- Chicago Bears - Green Bay Packers : 26 - 24
- Dallas Cowboys - Detroit Lions : 17 - 27
- Denver Broncos - Buffalo Bills : 14 - 21
- Houston Oilers - San Francisco 49ers : 20 - 27
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TV Series
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Finders Keepers
Directed by: Bryan Carberry
Anime san jushi
Directed by: Keiji Hayakawa
Worzel Gummidge Down Under
Frank's Place
Written by: Hugh Wilson
Directed by: Helaine Head
Starring: Tim Reid, Robert Harper, Daphne Reid, Francesca P. Roberts
Country: United States of America
Die Hausmeisterin
Days to next November 08
If November 08, 1987 is your birthday you're 32 years, 10 months, 12 days old and you'll celebrate your next birthday in 1 month, 19 days.
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in November 1987?
- LIFE: Vietnam POWs
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: The Stock Market Crash -- Nov. 2, 1987
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9088
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks?
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Straight On Till Morning
By: Mary S. Lovell
The New York Times bestseller: “Every page is filled with revelations, gossip and fascinating details about Markham.”―Diane Ackerman, The New York Times Book Review Born in England and raised in Kenya,
Misery
By: Stephen King
The #1 national bestseller about a famous novelist held hostage by his “number one fan” and suffering a frightening case of writer’s block—that could prove fatal.
It'S All In The Playing
By: Shirley MacLaine
The fifth volume in one of the most extraordinary personal odysseys of the twentieth century. Don't Fall Off the Mountain, You Can Get There From Here, Out on a Limb, Dancing in the Light
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.
Cultural Literacy
By: E. D. Hirsch Jr
In this forceful manifesto, Hirsch argues that children in the U.S. are being deprived of the basic knowledge that would enable them to function in contemporary society.
Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days?
3D Dotty
American Speedway
Heavy Barrel
Elixir
1943: The Battle of Midway
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