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What Happened In November 1987 In History

Historical Events for November, 1987

  • 5th » Govan Mbeki is released from custody after serving 24 years of a life sentence for terrorism and treason.
  • 7th » In Tunisia, president Habib Bourguiba is overthrown and replaced by Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
  • 8th » Remembrance Day bombing: A Provisional Irish Republican Army e.g Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces. Twelve people are killed and sixty-three wound
  • 15th » In Brașov, Socialist Republic of Romania named Romania, Braşov Rebellion or workers rebel against the communist regime of Nicolae Ceaușescu.
  • 22nd » Two Chicago television stations are Max Headroom broadcast signal intrusion named hijacked by an unknown pirate dressed as Max Headroom (character) called Max Headroom.
  • 25th » Typhoon Nina (1987) called Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with Saffir–Simpson Hurricane Scale called category 5 winds of 165 mph and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm.
  • 28th » South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board.
  • 29th » Korean Air Flight 858 explodes over the Thai–Burmese border, killing 115.

Famous Birthdays on November in 1987

  • 2nd » Danny Cipriani, English rugby player
  • 3rd » Cameron (wrestler) known as Cameron, American wrestler, dancer, and model
  • 3rd » Colin Kaepernick, American football player
  • 3rd » Felix Schütz, German ice hockey player
  • 3rd » Gemma Ward, Australian model and actress
  • 4th » T.O.P (entertainer) named T.O.P, South Korean singer-songwriter and actor (Big Bang (South Korean band) e.g Big Bang)
  • 4th » Tim Breukers, Dutch footballer
  • 4th » Artur Jędrzejczyk, Polish footballer
  • 5th » Kevin Jonas, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (Jonas Brothers)
  • 5th » O. J. Mayo, American basketball player
  • 6th » Ana Ivanovic, Serbian tennis player
  • 7th » Marek Semjan, Slovak tennis player
  • 7th » Rachele Brooke Smith, American actress and dancer
  • 8th » Édgar Benítez, Paraguayan footballer
  • 8th » Sam Bradford, American football player
  • 9th » Raul Must, Estonian badminton player
  • 10th » Edi Maia, Portuguese pole vaulter
  • 10th » Sam Malsom, English footballer
  • 10th » Theo Peckham, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 10th » Jessica Tovey, Australian actress
  • 11th » Vinny Guadagnino, American actor
  • 11th » Chanelle Hayes, English model and singer
  • 11th » Yuya Tegoshi, Japanese singer and actor (NEWS (band) called NEWS and Tegomass)
  • 12th » Bryan Little, Canadian ice hockey player
  • 13th » Dana Vollmer, American swimmer
  • 14th » Giorgos Georgiadis (born 1987) named Giorgios Georgiadis, Greek footballer
  • 15th » Isaiah Osbourne, English footballer
  • 16th » Eitan Tibi, Israeli footballer
  • 16th » Jordan Walden, American baseball player
  • 17th » Craig Noone, English footballer
  • 17th » Gemma Spofforth, English swimmer
  • 18th » Jake Abel, American actor
  • 19th » Sílvia Soler Espinosa, Spanish tennis player
  • 21st » Brian Douwes, Dutch kick-boxer
  • 21st » Stefan Glarner, Swiss footballer
  • 21st » Eesha Karavade, Indian chess player
  • 22nd » Martti Aljand, Estonian swimmer
  • 22nd » Marouane Fellaini, Belgian footballer
  • 23rd » Snooki, Chilean-American actress and author
  • 23rd » Nicklas Bäckström, Swedish ice hockey player
  • 23rd » Ossi Kanervo, Finnish figure skater
  • 25th » Dolla (rapper) e.g Dolla, American rapper (d. 2009)
  • 26th » Missy Stone, American pornographic actress
  • 26th » Georgios Tzavelas, Greek footballer
  • 27th » Yuria Haga, Japanese model and actress
  • 27th » Gary Wozniak, American Skeleton (sport) or skeleton racer
  • 28th » Karen Gillan, Scottish actress
  • 28th » Craig Kieswetter, English cricketer
  • 28th » Karen Gillan, English actress
  • 30th » Vasilisa Bardina, Russian tennis player
  • 30th » Ian Hecox, American comedian and actor
  • 30th » Christel Khalil, American actress
  • 30th » Naomi Knight, American wrestler, model, and dancer
  • 30th » Dougie Poynter, English singer-songwriter and bass player (McFly (band) named McFly)

Famous Deaths for November 1987

  • 1st » René Lévesque, Canadian journalist and politician, 23rd Premier of Quebec (b. 1922)
  • 3rd » Mary Shane, American sportscaster (b. 1945)
  • 6th » Zohar Argov, Israeli singer (b. 1955)
  • 6th » Ross Barnett, American soldier, lawyer, and politician, 52nd Governor of Mississippi (b. 1898)
  • 10th » Noor Hossain (activist) e.g Noor Hossain, Bangladeshi activist (b. 1961)
  • 12th » Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (b. 1937)
  • 16th » Jim Brewer, American baseball player and coach (b. 1937)
  • 16th » Zubir Said, Indonesian-Singaporean composer (b. 1907)
  • 17th » Paul Derringer, American baseball player (b. 1906)
  • 18th » Jacques Anquetil, French cyclist (b. 1934)
  • 24th » Jehane Benoît, Canadian author and journalist (b. 1904)
  • 25th » Harold Washington, American lawyer and politician, 51st Mayor of Chicago (b. 1922)
  • 26th » Thomas George Lanphier, Jr., American colonel and pilot (b. 1915)
  • 26th » J. P. Guilford, American psychologist and educator (b. 1897)
  • 27th » Sian Kingi, Australian murder victim (b. 1974)
  • 28th » Choh Hao Li, Chinese-American biologist and chemist (b. 1913)
  • 29th » Irene Handl, English actress (b. 1901)
  • 30th » Simon Carmiggelt, Dutch journalist and author (b. 1913)

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