What Happened In January 1987 In History

Historical Events for January, 1987

• 1st » A value added tax is introduced in Greece for the first time.
• 4th » The 1987 Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train 'en route' to Boston named Boston, Massachusetts from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, killing 16 people.
• 20th » Church of England envoy Terry Waite is kidnapped in Lebanon.
• 22nd » Pennsylvania politician R. Budd Dwyer shoots and kills himself during a televised press conference, leading to debates on boundaries in journalism.
• 22nd » Philippines or Philippine security forces Mendiola massacre named open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañan Palace, Manila, killing 13.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1987

• 1st » Gilbert Brulé, Canadian ice hockey player
• 1st » Gia Coppola, American film director
• 1st » Estefanía Craciún, Uruguayan tennis player
• 1st » Meryl Davis, American ice dancer
• 1st » Devin Setoguchi, Canadian ice hockey player
• 3rd » Anchal Joseph Indian-American model and actress
• 3rd » Leonidas Panagopoulos, Greek footballer
• 4th » Nikolaj Misiuk, Lithuanian footballer
• 5th » Kristin Cavallari, American actress
• 5th » Michael Gilday, Canadian speed skater
• 6th » Gemma Gibbons, English martial artist
• 6th » Bongani Khumalo, South African footballer
• 6th » Zhang Lin (swimmer) named Zhang Lin, Chinese swimmer
• 7th » Stefan Babović, Serbian footballer
• 7th » Lyndsy Fonseca, American actress
• 7th » Jimmy Smith (footballer born 1987) or Jimmy Smith, English footballer
• 8th » Carmen Klaschka, German tennis player
• 8th » Freddie Stroma, English actor and singer
• 9th » Sam Bird, English race car driver
• 9th » Mao Inoue, Japanese actress
• 9th » Lucas Leiva, Brazilian footballer
• 9th » Paolo Nutini, Scottish singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 9th » Jami Puustinen, Finnish footballer
• 9th » Pablo Santos (actor) or Pablo Santos, Mexican-American actor (d. 2006)
• 10th » César Cielo, Brazilian swimmer
• 11th » Scotty Cranmer, American motocross racer
• 11th » Daniel Semenzato, Italian footballer
• 12th » Andi Muise, Canadian model
• 12th » Naya Rivera, American actress and singer
• 12th » Will Rothhaar, American actor
• 12th » Salvatore Sirigu, Italian footballer
• 13th » Stefano Del Sante, Italian footballer
• 13th » Daniel Oss, Italian cyclist
• 13th » Alexandre Pliuschin, Moldovan cyclist
• 13th » Lee Seung-gi, South Korean singer and actor
• 13th » Marc Staal, Canadian ice hockey player
• 13th » Sven Wetzel, German rugby player
• 15th » Greg Inglis, Australian rugby player
• 15th » Tsegaye Kebede, Ethiopian runner
• 15th » Kelly Kelly, American wrestler and model
• 15th » David Knight (English footballer) or David Knight, English footballer
• 15th » Nicole Matthews, Canadian wrestler
• 15th » Michael Seater, Canadian actor
• 16th » Charlotte Henshaw, English swimmer
• 16th » Lauren McAvoy, English model
• 17th » Oleksandr Usyk, Ukrainian boxer
• 19th » Edgar Manucharyan, Armenian footballer
• 19th » Angus Monfries, Australian footballer
• 20th » Evan Peters, American actor
• 20th » Janin Lindenberg, German sprinter
• 20th » Marco Simoncelli, Italian motorcycle racer (d. 2011)
• 20th » Mark Wright (TV personality) e.g Mark Wright, English actor, footballer, and radio host
• 21st » Ioannis Athanasoulas, Greek basketball player
• 21st » Brandon Crawford, American baseball player
• 21st » Henrico Drost, Dutch footballer
• 21st » Darren Helm, Canadian ice hockey player
• 21st » Maša Zec Peškirič, Slovenian tennis player
• 22nd » Astrid Jacobsen, Norwegian skier
• 22nd » Shane Long, Irish footballer
• 22nd » Ray Rice, American football player
• 23rd » Felicia Brandström, Swedish singer
• 24th » Luis Suárez, Uruguayan footballer
• 25th » Maria Kirilenko, Russian tennis player
• 26th » Marlon Mario Brandao da Silveira, Brazilian footballer
• 26th » Sebastian Giovinco, Italian footballer
• 26th » Mia Rose, English singer-songwriter
• 26th » Asaph Schwapp, American football player (d. 2013)
• 27th » Lily Donaldson, English model
• 27th » Katy Rose, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 27th » Anton Shunin, Russian footballer
• 29th » Alex Avila, American baseball player
• 29th » Matthew Wilson, English race car driver
• 30th » Lance Franklin, Australian rules footballer
• 30th » Rebecca Knox, Irish wrestler
• 30th » Phil Lester, English radio host and blogger
• 30th » Renato Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 30th » Arda Turan, Turkish footballer
• 31st » Sargon Duran, Austrian footballer
• 31st » Kenny McKinley, American football player (d. 2010)
• 31st » Marcus Mumford, American-English singer-songwriter (Mumford & Sons)
• 31st » Raúl Richter, German actor

Famous Deaths for January 1987

• 1st » Lloyd Haynes, American actor (b. 1934)
• 1st » Jack Latham, American actor, and news anchor (b. 1914)
• 2nd » Harekrushna Mahatab, Indian journalist and politician, 1st List of Chief Ministers of Odisha named Chief Minister of Odisha (b. 1899)
• 5th » Herman Smith-Johannsen, Norwegian-Canadian skier (b. 1875)
• 5th » Margaret Laurence, Canadian author (b. 1926)
• 9th » Arthur Lake (actor) known as Arthur Lake, American actor (b. 1905)
• 10th » Marion Hutton, American singer and actress (b. 1919)
• 10th » David Robinson (philanthropist) named David Robinson, English businessman and philanthropist (b. 1904)
• 14th » Douglas Sirk, German-American director (b. 1900)
• 15th » Ray Bolger, American actor, singer, and dancer (b. 1904)
• 16th » Bertram Wainer, Australian physician and activist (b. 1928)
• 17th » Hugo Fregonese, Argentinian director and screenwriter (b. 1908)
• 19th » Lawrence Kohlberg, American psychologist (b. 1927)
• 21st » Charles Goodell, American politician (b. 1926)
• 22nd » R. Budd Dwyer, American politician (b. 1939)
• 25th » Frank J. Lynch, American lawyer, judge, and politician (b. 1922)
• 27th » Norman McLaren, Scottish-Canadian animator and director (b. 1914)
• 30th » Harold Loeffelmacher, American singer and bandleader (Six Fat Dutchmen) (b. 1905)
• 31st » Yves Allégret, French director and screenwriter (b. 1907)

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