Historical figures in 1987
The atlas holds 55 people and 88 moments here, in 1987. The most recorded lives are Ronald Reagan, Rajiv Gandhi and Thomas Sankara. Among them Writers, Musicians and Composers and Performers.
Notable people
Julius Nyerere
in 1987
1 moment here
Tanzanian anti-colonial leader, political theorist, and founding president of Tanzania. Nyerere led the Tanganyika African National Union (TANU),…
Kenneth Kaunda
in 1987
1 moment here
Zambian teacher, nationalist leader, and first president of independent Zambia, serving from 1964 to 1991.…
Khaleda Zia
in 1987
1 moment here
Bangladeshi politician who was prime minister of Bangladesh in 1991–1996 and 2001–2006, chaired the Bangladesh Nationalist Party from 1984 until her…
Kim Il Sung
in 1987
1 moment here
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju) was a Korean communist guerrilla leader, North Korean political leader, and founder of the Democratic People’s…
Kobe Bryant
in 1987
1 moment here
Kobe Bean Bryant was an American professional basketball player who spent his entire 20-year NBA career with the Los Angeles Lakers.…
Kurt Cobain
in 1987
2 moments here
American singer, guitarist, songwriter, and founding member of Nirvana. This chronology maps documented residences, recording sessions, performances,…
Léopold Sédar Senghor
in 1987
2 moments here
Senegalese poet, theorist of Négritude, and statesman who became Senegal’s first president in 1960.…
Manmohan Singh
in 1987
1 moment here
Indian economist, academic, civil servant, finance minister and prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014.…
Maurice Wilkins
in 1987
1 moment here
New Zealand-born British physicist and biophysicist whose career ran from solid-state physics and wartime atomic research to X-ray diffraction…
Mercedes Sosa
in 1987
2 moments here
Argentine folk singer and leading exponent of the nuevo cancionero movement, internationally known for interpreting Latin American popular song and…
Michael Jackson
in 1987
1 moment here
American singer, songwriter, dancer, and philanthropist whose career began with the Jackson 5 and developed into global solo stardom.…
Mikhail Gorbachev
in 1987
4 moments here
Soviet and Russian politician who led the Soviet Union from 1985 until its dissolution in 1991.…
Miriam Makeba
in 1987
1 moment here
South African singer, songwriter, actor, and anti-apartheid activist known as “Mama Africa.” Makeba’s career took her from Johannesburg and Pretoria…
Mother Teresa
in 1987
1 moment here
Anjezë Gonxhe Bojaxhiu, known as Mother Teresa or Saint Teresa of Calcutta, was an Albanian-Indian Catholic nun.…
Néstor Kirchner
in 1987
1 moment here
Argentine lawyer and Peronist politician. Kirchner was mayor of Río Gallegos, governor of Santa Cruz Province, president of Argentina from 2003 to…
Olav V
in 1987
1 moment here
Olav V of Norway (born Prince Alexander of Denmark) was King of Norway from 1957 until his death in 1991.…
Omar Bongo
in 1987
1 moment here
Gabonese politician who served as Gabon’s second president from 1967 until his death in 2009.…
Osama bin Laden
in 1987
1 moment here
Saudi-born founder and first emir of al-Qaeda. His documented movements include childhood and education in Saudi Arabia and England; militant…
Osho
in 1987
1 moment here
Indian guru and founder of the Rajneesh movement, born Chandra Mohan Jain. His documented life moved between central and western India, the United…
Pervez Musharraf
in 1987
2 moments here
Pakistani military officer and politician who served as Pakistan’s chief executive after the 1999 coup and as president from 2001 to 2008.…
Prince
in 1987
2 moments here
Prince Rogers Nelson was an American singer, songwriter, musician, producer, actor, and filmmaker associated with the Minneapolis sound.…
Raisa Gorbacheva
in 1987
1 moment here
Soviet and Russian activist, philanthropist, lecturer, and public figure; wife of Mikhail Gorbachev.…
Rajiv Gandhi
in 1987
6 moments here
Rajiv Gandhi was an Indian aircraft pilot and politician who served as prime minister of India from 1984 to 1989.…
Ronald Reagan
in 1987
6 moments here
American broadcaster, actor, labor leader, governor of California, and 40th president of the United States.…
Moments
- 1987 Meets Kohl in Bonn Ronald Reagan
- 1987 Returns to Vatican City Ronald Reagan
- 1987 UNCTAD VII inaugural address Javier Pérez de Cuéllar
- 1987 Constitutional conference opening address Julius Nyerere
- 1987 White House meeting with Ronald Reagan Omar Bongo
- 1987 Inspects Sri Lankan guard of honour Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 Signs Indo-Lanka Peace Accord Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 OAU debt speech Thomas Sankara
- 1987 Special Olympics opening ceremony Whitney Houston
- 1987 Wounded during coup attempt Benigno Aquino III
- 1987 Opened All-Africa Games Daniel arap Moi
- 1987 World Science Fiction Convention appearance Doris Lessing
- 1987 Honorary degree and address at Scranton Mother Teresa
- 1987 United Nations visit in New York City Ali Khamenei
- 1987 41st birthday at Pikes Freddie Mercury
- 1987 White House meeting with Bill Clinton Gabriel García Márquez
- 1987 Université Laval fiftieth-anniversary address Léopold Sédar Senghor
- 1987 Arrives for Bad Tour in Japan Michael Jackson
- 1987 Bilafond La assault Pervez Musharraf
- 1987 White House meeting with Reagan Kenneth Kaunda
- 1987 Commonwealth meeting in Vancouver Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 Assassination during coup Thomas Sankara
- 1987 Che Guevara commemoration Thomas Sankara
- 1987 Death in Seattle Walter Brattain
- 1987 Official visit to Moscow Bob Hawke
- 1987 State visit to Malaysia Corazon Aquino
- 1987 Detained at Purbani Hotel Khaleda Zia
- 1987 State visit to Canada Olav V
- 1987 Third SAARC summit Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 Sixteenth Arab League summit Saddam Hussein
- 1987 Move into the Muslim Quarter Ariel Sharon
- 1987 Marriage ceremony Benazir Bhutto
- 1987 Washington Summit and INF Treaty Mikhail Gorbachev
- 1987 Assumes the Río Gallegos mayoralty Néstor Kirchner
- 1987 White House state-visit reception Raisa Gorbacheva
- 1987 Visit to Rangoon Rajiv Gandhi
- 1987 Hosts Washington Summit Ronald Reagan
- 1987 Diplomatic trip during the First Intifada’s outbreak Yitzhak Rabin