May 1987 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in May 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 May 1987: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 1987?
Events
- 01 May 1987 Pope John Paul II beatifies Edith Stein, a Jewish-born Carmelite nun who was gassed in the Nazi concentration camp at Auschwitz.
- 02 May 1987 113th Kentucky Derby: Chris McCarron aboard Alysheba wins in 2:03.4.
- 03 May 1987 Mikado closes at Virginia Theater NYC after 46 performances
- 05 May 1987 Congress begins Iran-Contra hearings
- 06 May 1987 Gary Hart denies affair with model Donna Rice
- 08 May 1987 Gary Hart quits democratic presidential race
- 09 May 1987 183 die aboard a Polish jetliner that crashes in Warsaw
- 10 May 1987 Jody Rosentha wins LPGA United Virginia Bank Golf Classic.
- 11 May 1987 Corazon Aquino is elected President in the Philippines.
- 13 May 1987 Ajax wins 27th Europe Cup II.
- 14 May 1987 Little Shop of Horrors is released in Germany
- 15 May 1987 1st Energiya Launch
- 16 May 1987 Bobro 400, a barge carrying 3,200 tons of garbage, sets sail from New York, beginning an unsuccesful eight-week search for a dumping site.
- 17 May 1987 Stardust closes at Biltmore Theater NYC after 102 performances
- 19 May 1987 1st American Comedy Award
- 20 May 1987 Wrestler Jerry Lawler sues WWF and Harley Race for trademark name king
- 21 May 1987 Xignals PC Board BBS begins in Alabama
- 22 May 1987 30 killed in a Texas tornado.
- 24 May 1987 Al Unser Sr, 47, wins his 4th Indy 500
- 26 May 1987 Cecilia Bolocco, age 22, of Chile, crowned 36th Miss Universe.
- 27 May 1987 Jim and Tammy Bakker appear on Nightline after PTL scandal
- 28 May 1987 Mathias Rust, 19, W German pilot, makes unauthorized landing in the USSR
- 29 May 1987 Twilight Zone director John Landis found innocent in death of actor Vic Morrow.
- 30 May 1987 West German Mathias Rust lands airplane on Red Square
- 31 May 1987 Saul Ballesteros drives 3 golf balls off Mt McKinley, Alaska
- 09 May 1987 LOT Flight 5055 crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in May 1987?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
- U2 - With Or Without You
- Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love
- Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
- Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over
Top #5 songs in the UK
- Madonna - La Isla Bonita
- Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
- Ferry Aid - Let It Be
- Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight
- Mel & Kim - Respectable
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
Books
Which were the most popular books released in May 1987?
The Fitzgeralds And The Kennedys
By: Doris Kearns Goodwin
"The Fitzgeralds and Kennedys" tells the story of two immigrant families and their rise to political power. The marriage that brought them together is what created the Kennedys.
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.
A Light In The Attic
By: Shel Silverstein
While I was thinking here last night, Some Whatifs crawled into my ear. They danced and partied all night. And sang the same old Whatif song: What if I fail that test?
It
By: Stephen King
Stephen King's classic, terrifying #1 New York Times bestseller is now a major motion movie. It tells the story of seven adults returning to their hometown to face a horror they first encountered as teens...an evil that doesn't have a …
The Haunted Mesa
By: Louis L'Amour
They were called the Anasazi by the Navajo, which means "ancient enemy" and their abandoned cities haunt the plateaus and canyons of the Southwest.