Boyfriends and Girlfriends
Release year: 1987
Directed by: Éric Rohmer
Starring: Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir, Anne-Laure Meury, Eric Viellard
August 1987 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 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.
But much more happened on August 1987: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of August 1987?
Events
- 01 Aug 1987 Nurse Mary R Stout chosen chairperson of Vietnam Veterans of America
- 02 Aug 1987 25th Tennis Federation Cup: Germany beats USA in Vancouver Canada
- 03 Aug 1987 Discovery in Orbital Processing Facility is powered up for STS-26
- 04 Aug 1987 At the Kingdome, Ruppert Jones hits a foul ball that sticks in speaker
- 07 Aug 1987 Javed Miandad scores 260 vs. England at The Oval, 28 fours 1 six
- 08 Aug 1987 Pakistan all out 708 vs. England at The Oval, Botham 3-217
- 09 Aug 1987 Les Miserables, opens at Cameri Theatre, Tel Aviv
- 10 Aug 1987 Kevin Gross is 2nd pitcher in 8 days to be ejected for scuffing ball
- 11 Aug 1987 France and Great-Britain send minesweepers to Persian Gulf
- 13 Aug 1987 Cards outfield sets record of no putouts in a 4-2 in 13 inning
- 14 Aug 1987 Les Miserables, opens at Rock Theatre, Szeged Hungary
- 15 Aug 1987 At Pan Am games in Indianapolis, USA and Cuba are tied with 2 outs in 9th, Ty Griffin HR, Cuba 1st loss in 20 years of Pan Am competition
- 16 Aug 1987 Val Skinner wins LPGA MasterCard International Golf Pro-Am
- 17 Aug 1987 Bunt single gives Paul Molitor longest hit streak of 1980s at 32 games
- 18 Aug 1987 Houston Oiler Earl Campbell, retires from NFL
- 19 Aug 1987 ABC News Chief Middle East Correspondent Charles Glass escapes his Hizballah kidnappers in Beirut, Lebanon, after sixty-two days in captivity.
- 21 Aug 1987 Clayton Lonetree, first US Marine court-martialed for spying, convicted.
- 22 Aug 1987 Nintendo releases The Legend of Zelda for the NES in North America.
- 23 Aug 1987 15-years old boy hijacks KLM B737, demands $1 billion
- 24 Aug 1987 Announcement of possible Martian tornadoes.
- 25 Aug 1987 Dow Jones Industrial Stock Average reaches record 2722.42
- 26 Aug 1987 Paul Molitor goes 0-for-4 ends hitting streak at 39 consecutive games
- 28 Aug 1987 Mike Schmidt passes Ted Williams and Willie McCovey with 522 HRs
- 29 Aug 1987 Nolan Ryan passes the 200-strikeout barrier for record 11th time
- 30 Aug 1987 87th US Golf Amateur Championship won by Billy Mayfair
- 31 Aug 1987 South Africa longest mine strike in history ends
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in August 1987?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Bob Seger - Shakedown
- U2 - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For
- Madonna - Who's That Girl
- Los Lobos - La Bamba
- George Michael - I Want Your Sex
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Pet Shop Boys - It's A Sin
- Los Lobos - La Bamba
- Bruce Willis - Under The Boardwalk
- Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
- Madonna - Who's That Girl
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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The Dead
Release year: 1987
Directed by: John Huston
Starring: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany
The Monster Squad
Release year: 1987
Directed by: Fred Dekker
Starring: Andre Gower, Robby Kiger, Stephen Macht, Duncan Regehr
Country: United States of America
No Way Out
Release year: 1987
Directed by: Roger Donaldson
Starring: Kevin Costner, Gene Hackman, Sean Young, Will Patton
Country: United States of America
Near Dark
Release year: 1987
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
Starring: Adrian Pasdar, Jenny Wright, Lance Henriksen, Bill Paxton
Country: United States of America
Books
Which were the most popular books released in August 1987?
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To Sail Beyond The Sunset
By: Robert A. Heinlein
The millions of Lazarus Long fans, Heinlein’s most beloved character, will flock to this new story. It continues the adventures of The Cat Who Walked Through Walls.
The Great Depression Of 1990
By: Ravi Batra
Jacket Flap: "The Great Depression of 90" is a startling revelation, bold in its predictions and overwhelming convincing in the evidence. It shows that we are heading toward an
Windmills Of The Gods
By: Sidney Sheldon
She is at the edge of East-West conflict, a beautiful, accomplished scholar who suddenly became our new ambassador to an Iron Curtain nation, a woman who is about.
And A Voice To Sing With
By: Joan Baez
* A perfect time to reissue: PBS will air a ninety minute primetime special on Joan Baez in October 2009. This is part of the Emmy Award-winning American Masters series.
Sphere
By: Michael Crichton
"Ingenious and beguiling."--Time"Crichton keeps us guessing at every turn in his best work since The Andromeda Strain."--Los Angeles Times"Sphere may be Crichton's best novel, but even if it ranked only second