Friday 18 December 1987
It was Friday, under the sign of Sagittarius (see planets position on December 18, 1987). The US president was Ronald Reagan (Republican).
Famous people born on this day include Andreas Lubitz and Miki Ando.
In that special week of December people in US were listening to Faith by George Michael.
In UK Always On My Mind by Pet Shop Boys was in the top 5 hits.
Bad Taste, directed by Peter Jackson, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1987
while The Cat Who Came For Christmas by Cleveland Amory was one of the best selling books.
On TV people were watching Die Hausmeisterin.
If you liked videogames you were probably playing Card Sharks or Digital Devil Story: Megami Tensei.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Roman festivals - Feast of Epona (during Saturnalia)
- R.C. Saints - Gatianus of Tours
- Also see December 18 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
- Niger - Republic Day (autonomous in 1958)
- Greek Orthodox Church ? Feast of Sebastian the Martyr
Famous Birthdays:
- Andreas Lubitz: German airline pilot and presumed mass murderer, working since autumn 2013 for Lufthans as A320 pilot.
- Miki Ando: Japanese figure skater.
- Anastasia Vasina
- Ayaka (singer)
- Rian Dawson: Drummer.
- Ayaka : Japanese singer-songwriter and producer.
- Chelsea Manning: Criminal.
- Minami Tsukui: Japanese actress.
- Fernando Jara: Panamanian-born American jockey.
- Sneha Ullal: Bollywood Actress.
- Yuki Furukawa: TV Actor.
- Nastasia Townsend: Reality Star.
Famous Deaths:
- Conny Plank: German DJ and producer (Cluster and Moebius & Plank) (d. 1987).
Facts:
- Warne Marsh, jazz saxophonist, dies of a heart attack after collapsing onstage while giving a perfomance at Donte's in North Hollywood, California.
- Ivan F Boesky sentenced to three years for insider trading.
- Larry Wall releases the first version of the Perl programming language.
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in December 1987?
- LIFE: Meryl Streep
- Time: The Long Road To Washington'
- SportsIllustrated: Sports Illustrated: no.9095
- Beano: Your personalised Beano Book from 1987
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Music Charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of December 1987 ?
Top #10 songs in the USA
- George Michael - Faith
- Whitesnake - Is This Love
- Whitney Houston - So Emotional
- Debbie Gibson - Shake Your Love
- George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
- Jody Watley - Don't You Want Me
- Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
- Pretty Poison - Catch Me (I'm Falling)
- Steve Winwood - Valerie
- Sting - We'll Be Together
Top #10 R&B songs
- Roger - I Want To Be Your Man
- Levert - My Forever Love
- System of Survival - Earth, Wind & Fire
- Michael Jackson - The Way You Make Me Feel
- Natalie Cole - I Live For Your Love
- Whitney Houston - So Emotional
- Stevie Wonder - Skeletons
- Meli'sa Morgan - If You Can Do It: I Can Too!!
- Gladys Knight And The Pips - Love Overboard
- Tony Terry - She's Fly
Top #10 Latin songs
- Jose Luis Rodriguez - Y TU TAMBIEN LLORARAS
- Beatriz Adriana - La luna sera la luna
- Negra - Roberto Carlos
- SOY ASI - Jose Jose
- PONTE A CANTAR - Jose Feliciano
- Julio Iglesias - Que no se rompa la noche
- AY AMOR - Ana Gabriel
- PETALO Y ESPINAS - Los Yonic's
- Ahora Te Puedes Marchar - Luis Miguel
- Los Lobos - La Bamba
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
The Cat Who Came For Christmas
'Twas the night before Christmas when a bedraggled white feline enters the heart--and home--of Cleveland Amory. To say it is a friendly takeover is an understatement.
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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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Kaleidoscope
When a beautiful young Frenchwoman and a brilliant American actor meet in wartime Paris, their love begins like a fairy tale but ends in tragedy. Suddenly orphaned, their three children are cruelly separated.
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Videogames
What videogames would you be playing back in the days ?
