May 1987 calendar

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

Famous Birthday

• Novak Djokovic

  Serbian tennis player, he won Wimbledon in 2011, defeating Rafael Nadal.

• Andy Murray

  Scottish professional tennis player, ranked No.

• Luisana Lopilato

  Argentine actress and model.

• Meek Mill

  Rapper.

• Misha Gabriel

  Dancer.

• Candice Accola

  American actress/singer.

• Cesc Fabregas

  Spanish footballer.

• Déborah François

  Belgian actress.

• Jérémy Menez
• Hunter Parrish

  American actor.

• Katherine Danza

  American noted family, the daughter of actor Tony Danza and his wife, Tracey Robinson.

• Fabio Fognini
• Angelina Pivarnick
• Kevin Gameiro
• Bérald Crambes
• Carrie Prejean

  American model and author Miss California USA 2009.

• Jorge Lorenzo

  Spanish motorcycle racer.

• Gervinho

  Soccer Player.

• Shahar Peer
• Alessandra Torresani

  American actress.

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Famous Deaths

• Doris Stokes

  British world famous medium and author of "Voices In My Ear" and more.

• Paul Butterfield

  American singer/harmonica player, dies of drug abuse at age 44 (born 1942).

• Colin Blakely

  Bangor, North Ireland -- Actor (Shattered, Equus, King Lear).

• Wilbur J Cohen

  first employee of US Social Security System, dies at age 73.

• Mario Zafred

  Composer, dies at 65.

• Hermione Ferdinanda Gingold

  Actress (Gigi, Music Man), dies at 89.

• Dick Hillenius

  Dutch biologist/writer, dies at age 59.

• William J Casey

  director of US Central Intelligence Agency (1981-87), dies at age 73 (born 1913).

• Victor Feldman

  pianist/drummer, dies at age 53.

• Karel Albert

  Flemish composer (Marieken van Nymeghen), dies at age 86.

• Alain Vincx

  Belgian stuntman, dies in an accident at age 40.

• Frank Carlson

  American politician (Governor/Representative/Senator-Republican-Kansas), dies at age 94.

• John Abraham (director)

  Indian film director (Born 1937).

• Obafemi Awolowo

  Nigeria -- President of Nigeria (1979-83), dies at 78.

• Vitomil Zupan

  Slovene author poet and playwright (d. 1987).

• Alejandro Rey

  Buenos Aires, Argentina -- Actor (Carlos-Flying Nun).

• William Casey

  American politician 13th Director of Central Intelligence (d. 1987).

• Turk Murphy

  American trombonist and singer (d. 1987).

• Charles Ludlam

  American actor, director, and playwright.

• Wynne Gibson

  Actor (Night After Night, Aggie Appleby).

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Cutting Crew - (I Just) Died In Your Arms
2. U2 - With Or Without You
3. Jody Watley - Looking For A New Love
4. Kim Wilde - You Keep Me Hangin' On
5. Crowded House - Don't Dream It's Over

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. Madonna - La Isla Bonita
2. Starship - Nothing's Gonna Stop Us Now
3. Ferry Aid - Let It Be
4. Judy Boucher - Can't Be With You Tonight
5. Mel & Kim - Respectable