February 1987 calendar

Events

• 01 Feb 1987 NFL Pro Bowl: AFC beats NFC 10-6.
• 02 Feb 1987 Kansas City Royals' pitcher Dennis Leonard (3X 20 game winner), retires.
• 04 Feb 1987 Liberace, American pianist (Liberace Show), actor (Evil Chandell - Batman), dies at age 67 (born 1919).
• 05 Feb 1987 Dow Jones Industrial Average average closes above 2,200 for first time.
• 06 Feb 1987 No-smoking rules take effect in US federal buildings.
• 07 Feb 1987 Ronnies Rap by Ron and DC Crew peaks at #93
• 08 Feb 1987 37th NBA All-Star Game: West beats East 154-149 (overtime) at Seattle, Washington.
• 09 Feb 1987 New York Stock Exchange installs ladies restroom in the Exchange Luncheon Club
• 10 Feb 1987 Philippine troops murder 17 civilians-Lupao Massacre.
• 11 Feb 1987 England beats Australia 2-0 to win the World Series Cup.
• 12 Feb 1987 Survivors of a black man murdered by KKK members awarded US$7 million damages.
• 14 Feb 1987 53,745 largest NBA crowd to date - Philadelphia 76ers at Detroit Pistons.
• 15 Feb 1987 ABC-TV begins broadcasting Amerika mini-series
• 16 Feb 1987 John Demjanjuk, accused of being Ivan the Terrible trial begins
• 17 Feb 1987 Don Mattingly wins highest salary arbitration
• 19 Feb 1987 Stardust opens at Biltmore Theater NYC for 102 performances
• 20 Feb 1987 Bomb blamed on Unabomber explodes by computer store in Salt Lake City, Utah.
• 21 Feb 1987 Cindy Rarick wins LPGA Tsumura Hawaiian Ladies Golf Open.
• 22 Feb 1987 Andy Warhol, American pop artist/director/writer, dies from complications following gall bladder surgery at age 58 (born 1928).
• 23 Feb 1987 Supernova 1987A in LMC first seen; first naked-eye supernova since 1604.
• 24 Feb 1987 Radio personality Larry King suffers a heart attack
• 25 Feb 1987 Michael Jordan, scores Chicago Bull record 58 points in a game
• 26 Feb 1987 1st release of Beatles compact discs
• 27 Feb 1987 Washington Week In Review, 20th anniversary on PBS
• 28 Feb 1987 Nora Kaye, US ballet dancer, dies at age 67.

Famous Birthday

• Ellen Page

  Movie Actress.

• Gerard Piqué

  Spanish footballer.

• Ronda Rousey

  American mixed martial artist, judoka and actress.

• Ashley Greene

  American model and actress.

• Darren Criss

  American actor, singer.

• Miles Teller

  Movie Actor.

• Rose Leslie

  TV Actress.

• Michael B Jordan
• Lucie Bernardoni
• Kerli
• Awa Imani
• Mevlüt Erding
• Ab-Soul

  Rapper.

• Yuja Wang

  Chinese pianist.

• Jérémy Chardy

  French professional tennis player, he won one singles title (Stuttgart) in 2009, and reached the quarterfinals of the 2013 Australian open.

• Pichaya Nitipaisalkul
• Stéphan Rizon
• Edinson Cavani

  Uruguayan footballer.

• Carolina Kostner

  Italian figure skater.

• Lucie Safarova

  Czech tennis player.

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Famous Deaths

• Liberace

  American musician and entertainer known for his music, his trademark candelabra, his flamboyant lifestyle and highly affected mannerisms.

• Carl Rogers

  American psychologist and academic (d. 1987).

• Joan Greenwood

  London, England -- Actress / director (Amorous Mr Prawn).

• Glenway Wescott

  American writer, a novelist, poet, short story writer and gay journalist of personal observations.

• Alessandro Blasetti

  Italian film director and critic, one of the two best directors of the Fascist period of Italian cinema from 1935-1945, which was, for the...

• Esmond Knight

  East Sheen, England -- Actor (Hamlet, Sleeping Murder).

• Hal K Dawson

  Actor (Another Language, Wells Fargo).

• Ivan Brkanovic

  Composer, dies at 80.

• Nora Kaye

  US ballet dancer, dies at 67.

• Castilho

  Brazilian footballer (Born 1927).

• Harriet E MacGibbon

  American actress (Born 1905).

• Erin Westmore

  makeup artist (Hollywood Backstage), dies at age 82.

• Patrick "Spike" Hughes

  British jazz musician (Cinderella), dies at age 78.

• Alfred Lion

  record founder (Blue Note), dies at age 78.

• Hendrik Koekoek

  founder (Dutch Boer party), dies at age 74.

• Jimmy Holiday

  US singer ("Baby I Love You"), dies at age 42.

• Meena Keshwar Kamal

  Afghan feminist and founder of RAWA (Born 1956).

• Syed Sadequain Ahmed Naqvi

  Pakistani calligrapher and artist (Born 1930).

• Franciszek Blachnicki

  Polish-German priest (d. 1987).

• Jim Connors

  American radio personality (Born 1940).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Billy Vera - At This Moment (Live)
2. Madonna - Open Your Heart
3. Bon Jovi - Livin' On A Prayer
4. Georgia Satellites - Keep Your Hands To Yourself
5. Huey Lewis & The News - Jacob's Ladder

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Jackie Wilson - Reet Petite
2. Ben E King - Stand By Me
3. George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting (For Me)
4. Steve 'Silk' Hurley - Jack Your Body
5. Alison Moyet - Is This Love