October 1987 calendar

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

Historical Events

Which were the important events of October 1987?

Events

01 Oct 1987 Roza opens at Royale Theater NYC for 12 performances
03 Oct 1987 Benito Santiago ends longest catcher / rookie hitting streak at 34
04 Oct 1987 Blues Jays lose final 7 games allowing Tigers to win AL pennant
06 Oct 1987 Military coup leader Major-General Sitiveni Rabuka declares Fiji a Republic
09 Oct 1987 Japanese bank buys Lady McGill stamp for $1,100,000
10 Oct 1987 Bruce Springsteen releases his 9th album Tunnel of Love
11 Oct 1987 200,000 gays march for civil rights in Washington
12 Oct 1987 21st Country Music Association Award: Hank William Jr wins
13 Oct 1987 First military use of trained dolphins (US Navy in Persian Gulf).
14 Oct 1987 St. Louis Cardinals beat SF Giants, 4 games to 3 in NLCS
15 Oct 1987 Late Nite Comic opens at Ritz Theater NYC for 4 performances
16 Oct 1987 338,500,000 shares traded on New York stock exchange
17 Oct 1987 Late Nite Comic closes at Ritz Theater NYC after 4 performances
19 Oct 1987 Anything Goes opens at Beaumont Theater NYC for 804 performances
20 Oct 1987 Dow-Jones increases 102.27 pts / 608,120,000 shares traded
21 Oct 1987 7th Belgium government of Martens forms
22 Oct 1987 Cabaret opens at Imperial Theater NYC for 262 performances
23 Oct 1987 On a vote of 58-42, the United States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the U.S. Supreme Court.
24 Oct 1987 NBC technicians accept pact, end 118 day strike.
25 Oct 1987 Minnesota Twins win their first World Series championship beating Saint Louis Cardinals, 4 games to 3 in 84th World Series.
26 Oct 1987 Dow Jones down 156.83 points
27 Oct 1987 Lucas Mangopes Democratic Party wins Bophuthatswana elections
29 Oct 1987 Thomas Hearns wins unprecidented fourth different weight boxing title.
30 Oct 1987 In Japan, NEC releases the first 16-bit home entertainment system, the TurboGrafx-16, known as PC Engine.
31 Oct 1987 A pair in Coventry, England ties the world record for the longest singles tennis match at 80 hours 21 minutes.
01 Oct 1987 The 5.9 M  Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (), killing eight and injuring 200.

Music charts

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

Whitney Houston - Didn't We Almost Have It All
Whitesnake - Here I Go Again
Lisa Lisa And Cult Jam - Lost In Emotion
Michael Jackson - Bad
Prince - U Got The Look

Top #5 songs in the UK

Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up
The Bee Gees - You Win Again
MARRS - Pump Up The Volume / Anitina (The First Time I See She Dance)
The Fat Boys & The Beach Boys - Wipeout
Abigail Mead & Nigel Goulding - Full Metal Jacket (I Wanna Be Your Drill Instructor)