1987

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1987    BBC Sports Personality of the Year was    Fatima Whitbread Javelin Thrower Sports & Leisure > BBC Sports Personality of the Year

1987    winners of the FA Cup were    Coventry City Coventry City 3 Tottenham Hotspur 2 (aet) Sports & Leisure > Football - FA Cup Winners

1987    winner of the Tour de France was    Stephen Roche (Ireland) Sports & Leisure > Cycling - Tour de France

1987    Formula One Drivers' Championship winner was    Nelson Piquet Sports & Leisure > Formula One - World Drivers' Champions

1987    Wimbledon Men's Singles champion was    Pat Cash Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Men's Singles Champions

1987    Wimbledon Ladies' Singles champion was    Martina Navratilova Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Wimbledon Ladies' Singles Champions

1987    Grand National was won by    Maori Venture Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Grand National Winners

1987    winner of the US Open Men's Singles was    Ivan Lendl d. Mats Wilander 6-7 6-0 7-6 6-4 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Men's Singles Champions

1987    winner of the US Open Women's Singles was    Martina Navrátilová Sports & Leisure > Tennis - US Open Women's Singles Champions

1987    winner of the Australian Open Men's Singles was    Stefan Edberg Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Men's Singles Champions

1987    winner of the Australian Open Women's Singles was    Martina Navrátilová Sports & Leisure > Tennis - Australian Open Women's Singles Champions

1987    winner of the French Open Men's Singles was    Ivan Lendl Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Open Men's Singles Champions

1987    winner of the Cricket World Cup was    Australia Sports & Leisure > Cricket - World Cup Winners

1987    Tony Award winner for Best Musical was    Les Miserables Music > Tony Awards - Best Musical

1987    World Series Champions were the    Minnesota Twins 7 games v. St. Louis Cardinals. MVP: Frank Viola Sports & Leisure > Major League Baseball - World Series Champions

1987    Time 'Person of the Year' was    Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev Reformist Soviet Union leader. Last leader before the USSR was dissolved. History & Mythology > Time 'Person of the Year'

1987    Swiss Football League Championship winners were    Neuchâtel Xamax Sports & Leisure > Football - Swiss Football League Champions

1987        Andy Warhol Died History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

1987        Prozac Was First Available in the US History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

Herald of Free Enterprise    sank in    1987 March 6 British ferry capsized after leaving Belgian port of Zeebrugge with 500 aboard History & Mythology > Shipwrecks

1987    saw an Australian No. 1 hit for    The Bangles - Walk Like An Egyptian Feb 14. 1 week. Music > Australian No 1 Hits

1987    saw an Australian No. 1 hit for    George Michael & Aretha Franklin - I Knew You Were Waiting March 21. 4 weeks. Music > Australian No 1 Hits

1987    saw an Australian No. 1 hit for    Icehouse - Electric Blue November 21. 1 week. Music > Australian No 1 Hits

1987    Playboy Playmate of the Year was    Donna Edmondson Misc > Playboy Playmate of the Year

New Zealand        1987 Beat France 29 - 9 Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - World Cup Winners

1987    the winner was    Oscar Arias Sánchez Costa Rica, b. 1941; "for his work for peace in Central America...." Misc > Nobel Peace Prize

1987    the winner was    The Last Emperor Directed by Bernardo Bertolucci for Columbia Movies > Academy Award for Best Picture

1987    the winner was    Alysheba Chris McCarron Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - Kentucky Derby Winners

1987    the winner was    Nick Faldo At Muirfield Sports & Leisure > Golf - The Open Championship Winners

1987    the winners were    Harlequins I Sports & Leisure > Rugby Union - Middlesex Sevens

1987    the winner was    How Excellent Is Thy Name Composed by Dick & Melody Tunney and Paul Smith Music > The Dove Award

1987    Junior Isle of Man TT winner was    Laycock EMC-250 cc Sports & Leisure > Motorcycling - Isle of Man Junior TT

1987        Dancing on Coral by Glenda Adams Arts & Literature > The Miles Franklin Award for Australian Literature

1987    the winner was    Steffi Graf Defeated Martina Navratilova 6-4, 4-6, 8-6 Sports & Leisure > Tennis - French Ladies Open Singles Champions

1987    the winner was    Stars & Stripes Stars & Stripes (United States) defeated Kookaburra III (Australia) at Fremantle, Western Australia 4-0 Sports & Leisure > Yachting - The America's Cup

1987    winner of the Portugal Championship was    Benfica Sports & Leisure > Portugal Championship Football

1987    Melbourne Cup winner was    Kensei Jockey - Larry Olsen, Trainer - Les J. Bridge, Owner - K. M. Mitchell, et al, Time - 3.22.00 Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing - The Melbourne Cup

1987    the winner was    The Ten-Year Lunch Movies > Academy Award for Best Documentary

1987        Statin Drugs Were Introduced Widely used cholesterol lowering drugs History & Mythology > 20th Century Events

10 March 1987 - 11 February 1992        Charles Haughey 3rd TermFianna Fáil, History & Mythology > Irish Taoiseachs

14 December 1982 - 10 March 1987        Garret FitzGerald 2nd term Fine Gael History & Mythology > Irish Taoiseachs

Mark Di Suvero    created the sculpture    Applebone, 1987 Arts & Literature > Sculptors

Vadim Kosmatschof    created the sculpture    Kugelstoßer, 1987 Arts & Literature > Sculptors

Sol LeWitt    created the sculpture    Black Form Dedicated to the Missing Jews, 1987 Arts & Literature > Sculptors

1987    was the year the Triple Crown was lost by    Alysheba Nobody was more stunned by Alysheba's 4th place finish, behind winner Bet Twice, than trainer Jack Van Berg, who said his jockey, Chris McCarron, made a mistake by not getting his horse to the front. Sports & Leisure > Horse Racing -- Triple Crown Near Misses

1987    was won by    William Robinson For the painting 'Equestrian Self Portrait' Arts & Literature > Archibald Prize Recipients

1987    was the first publication of    The Seven Lady Godivas Arts & Literature > Dr Seuss Books

1987    was won by    Great Taste Coffee Masters The Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) All-Filipino Conference Sports & Leisure > PBA All-Pilipino Conference - Philippine Cup

1987    winner was    Arsenal Arsenal 2 Liverpool 1 Sports & Leisure > Football - English league cup winners

Edmonton Eskimos    won the Grey Cup in    1987 Edmonton Eskimos defeated Toronto Argonauts 38-36 at BC Place Stadium in Vancouver, British Columbia on November 29, 1987 Sports & Leisure > Canadian Football - Grey Cup Winners