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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in June 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 June 1987: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of June 1987?


Events

  • 01 Jun 1987 Phil Niekro 314th combines with Joe to have most wins by bros
  • 02 Jun 1987 Mariners draft Ken Griffey Jr #1
  • 03 Jun 1987 Little Shop of Horrors, released in France
  • 04 Jun 1987 Danny Harris beats Edwin Moses, ends streak of 122 consecutive hurdle wins.
  • 05 Jun 1987 Dwight Gooden returns from drug rehabilitation and allows wins game
  • 06 Jun 1987 119th Belmont: Craig Perret aboard Bet Twice wins in 2:28.2
  • 07 Jun 1987 41st Tony Awards: Fences and Les Miserables win
  • 08 Jun 1987 21st Music City News Country Awards: Randy Travis
  • 10 Jun 1987 In Illinois, a magnitude 5.1 earthquake occurs.
  • 11 Jun 1987 Margaret Thatcher is first British Prime Minister in 160 years to win third consecutive term.
  • 12 Jun 1987 During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet Premier Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
  • 13 Jun 1987 Daniel Buettner, Bret Anderson, Martin Engel, and Anne Knabe complete cycling journey of 15,266 miles from Prudhoe Bay, Alaska to Argentina.
  • 14 Jun 1987 41st NBA Championship: LA Lakers beat Boston Celtics, 4 games to 2
  • 15 Jun 1987 Michael Spinks TKOs Gerry Cooney in 5 for heavyweight boxing title
  • 16 Jun 1987 Subway gunman Bernhard Goetz acquitted on all but gun possession charges after shooting 4 black youths who tried to rob him
  • 17 Jun 1987 With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct.
  • 18 Jun 1987 Charles Glass, ABC journalist, kidnapped in Lebanon
  • 19 Jun 1987 ETA bomb attack in Barcelona, 15 killed
  • 20 Jun 1987 Johnny Carson marries 4th wife Alexis Mass
  • 21 Jun 1987 87th US Golf Open: Scott Simpson shoots a 277 at Olympic Club in San Francisco
  • 22 Jun 1987 Tom Seaver retires after third try with New York Mets.
  • 24 Jun 1987 Salt Lake City Trappers begin pro baseball record 29 consecutive win streak
  • 25 Jun 1987 Pope John Paul II receives Austrian President Kurt Waldheim.
  • 26 Jun 1987 Supreme Court Justice Lewis F Powell Jr announces his retirement
  • 27 Jun 1987 US Supreme Court Justice Powell retires.
  • 28 Jun 1987 Dreamgirls opens at Ambassador Theater NYC for 177 performances
  • 29 Jun 1987 South Korean president Roh Tae-Woo makes a speech promising a wide program of nationwide reforms, the result of June Democracy Movement.
  • 30 Jun 1987 Emmy 14th Daytime Award presentation - Susan Lucci loses for 8th time
  • 08 Jun 1987 New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987.
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Music charts

Which were the top hits in June 1987?
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Top #5 songs in the USA

  1. - You Keep Me Hangin' Onyoutube
  2. - Alwaysyoutube
  3. - Head To Toe
  4. - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  5. - In Too Deep

Top #5 songs in the UK

  1. - I Wanna Dance With Somebody (Who Loves Me)
  2. - Hold Me Now
  3. - Star Trekkin'
  4. - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Nowyoutube
  5. - I Want Your Sex

Movies

Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?

Books

Which were the most popular books released in June 1987?

Glory Days by Dave Marsh

Glory Days

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How did Bruce Springsteen, a critically acclaimed rocker, achieve icon status in 1980s? Glory Days is filled with candid comments by Springsteen, an behind-the scenes perspective and perceptive commentary. It chronicles both Bossmania as well as Glory Days.

The Haunted Mesa by Louis L'Amour

The Haunted Mesa

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They were called the Anasazi by the Navajo, which means "ancient enemy" and their abandoned cities haunt the plateaus and canyons of the Southwest.

The Fatal Shore by Robert Hughes

The Fatal Shore

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History of Australia's birth is a story about the brutality and suffering of England's notorious convict transport system.

Love, Medicine & Miracles by Bernie S. Siegel

Love, Medicine & Miracles

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The immune system's strongest stimulant is unconditional love. Love heals. Every day, miracles occur to extraordinary patients - those who love and have the courage of working with their doctors to help them recover.

Grace by James Spada

Grace

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The Chicago Tribune wrote about the book, "Oh Grace! We hardly knew you." "Spada gives us a living, breathing Grace Kelly, whose real life surpasses every man's fantasy."