November 1987 calendar

Events

• 01 Nov 1987 18th NYC Marathon won by Ibrahim Hussein in 2:11:01
• 02 Nov 1987 Entertainer Lola Falona is diagnosed with multiple schlerosis
• 03 Nov 1987 Oakland 1st baseman Mark McGwire wins AL Rookie of Year
• 04 Nov 1987 Benito Santiago, Padres catcher, wins NL Rookie of Year
• 05 Nov 1987 Into the Woods opens at Martin Beck Theater NYC for 764 performances
• 07 Nov 1987 Tunisian Premier Zine al-Abidine fires President Habib Bourguiba
• 08 Nov 1987 11 die as a bomb planted by Irish Republican Army explodes
• 10 Nov 1987 Steve Bedrosian edges Rick Sutcliffe 57-55 to win NL Cy Young Award
• 11 Nov 1987 Roza closes at Royale Theater NYC after 12 performances
• 12 Nov 1987 Teddy & Alice opens at Minskoff Theater NYC for 77 performances
• 13 Nov 1987 1st condom commercial on BBC TV
• 14 Nov 1987 La Cage aux Folles closes at Palace Theater NYC after 1761 performances
• 15 Nov 1987 Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon
• 16 Nov 1987 Actress Lisa Bonet marries singer Lenny Kravitz
• 17 Nov 1987 George Bell is 1st Blue Jay ever to win the AL MVP
• 18 Nov 1987 Congressional committee reports on Iran-Contra affair
• 21 Nov 1987 Actress Demi Moore marries actor Bruce Willis
• 22 Nov 1987 Patriots shutout Indianapolis 24-0
• 24 Nov 1987 Li Peng succeeds Premier Zhao Ziyang in China PR
• 25 Nov 1987 Abdul Qadir takes 9-56 against England at Lahore
• 27 Nov 1987 Les Miserables, opens at Theatre Royal, Sydney
• 28 Nov 1987 South African Airways flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on-board.
• 29 Nov 1987 Dreamgirls closes at Ambassador Theater NYC after 177 performances
• 30 Nov 1987 Afghanistan Constitution adopted

Famous Birthday

• Ana Ivanovic

  Tennis Player.

• Kat Deluna
• TOP (entertainer)
• Maud Verdeyen
• Nicole Polizzi

  Chilean-born American television personality.

• Gemma Ward

  Model.

• Kevin Jonas

  American guitarist (Jonas Brothers).

• Karen Gillian
• Christel Khalil

  American actress.

• Colin Kaepernick

  Football Player.

• Kazuchika Okada
• Michael Jones (psychic)
• Vinny Guadagnino

  Reality Star.

• Jesús Carroza
• Linda Fäh
• Yuya Tegoshi

  Japanese singer and actor (News and Tegomass).

• Elizabeth A Smart
• Dougie Poynter

  British singer and bassist (McFly).

• Kasia Struss
• Jake Abel

  Movie Actor.

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Famous Deaths

• Jacques Anquetil

  French cyclist, winner of the Tour de France in 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963 and 1964.

• Harold Washington

  American politician, the first black Mayor of Chicago in 1983 despite admitted troubles with the law in the '70s when he was a practicing...

• Irene Handl

  London, England -- Actress (Riding High, Morgan).

• Simon Carmiggelt

  Dutch writer, journalist, and humorous essayist, who also wrote lyrics and children's books, including "Little Men.

• Eamonn Andrews

  Irish TV actor who is best known for the series "This Is Your Life" and "What's My Line.

• Jim Brewer

  American baseball player (Born 1937).

• Paul Arma

  Composer, dies at 83.

• Raphael Soyer

  artist (Depression scenes in New York City), dies at age 87.

• William C Pahlmann

  interior decorator (Four Seasons, New York City), dies at age 80.

• Ross R Barnett

  American lawyer/politician (Governor-Democrat-Mississippi), dies at age 89.

• L T Coggeshall

  medical scientist (Secretary of HEW 1956-58), dies at age 86.

• James E Folsom

  American politician (Alabama-Governor, 1947-51, 1955-59) dies at age 79.

• Choh Hao Li

  bio-chemist professor (isolated growth hormones), dies at age 74.

• Arthur H Dean

  lawyer/advisor to US President Franklin Roosevelt, dies at age 89.

• Rene Levesque

  Premier of Quebec (Born 1922).

• Mary Shane

  American sportscaster (Born 1945).

• Anton F Pieck

  Illustrator (1001 Nights), dies at 92.

• Thomas G Lanphier

  American aviator (Born 1915).

• Sian Kingi

  Australian murder victim (Born 1974).

• Emmanuel Bondeville

  French composer whose works included the operas "Madame Bovary" and "Anthony and Cleopatra.

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Top #5 songs in the USA

1. Michael Jackson - Bad
2. Tiffany - I Think We're Alone Now
3. Billy Idol - Mony Mony Live
4. Bill Medley - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
5. Madonna - Causing A Commotion

Top #5 songs in the UK

1. The Bee Gees - You Win Again
2. T'Pau - China In Your Hand
3. MARRS - Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)
4. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
5. Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding - Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)