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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

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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

  1. - Shakedownyoutube
  2. - I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking Foryoutube
  3. - Who's That Girlyoutube
  4. - La Bambayoutube
  5. - I Want Your Sex

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - It's A Sin
  2. - La Bambayoutube
  3. - Under The Boardwalk
  4. - I Just Can't Stop Loving You
  5. - Who's That Girlyoutube

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
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Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Boyfriends and Girlfriends

Release year: 1987

Directed by: Éric Rohmer

Starring: Emmanuelle Chaulet, Sophie Renoir, Anne-Laure Meury, Eric Viellard

The Dead

The Dead

Release year: 1987

Directed by: John Huston

Starring: Anjelica Huston, Donal McCann, Helena Carroll, Cathleen Delany

The Monster Squad

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

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

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

To Sail Beyond The Sunset

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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

The Great Depression Of 1990

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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

Windmills Of The Gods

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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

And A Voice To Sing With

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* 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

Sphere

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"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