1987: The Year in People

What happened in 1987

1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1987th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 987th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1980s decade.

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Died in 1987

• Andy Warhol1928–1987 · American artist and filmmaker
• Bob Fosse1927–1987 · American choreographer, dancer, and director
• Dean Paul Martin1951–1987 · American actor and singer
• Danny Kaye1911–1987 · American actor, singer, dancer, and comedian
• Henry Ford II1917–1987 · American businessman
• Buddy Rich1917–1987 · American jazz drummer and bandleader
• Dalida1933–1987 · Italian-French singer and actress
• James Jesus Angleton1917–1987 · Central Intelligence Agency officer
• Bayard Rustin1912–1987 · American civil rights activist
• Dick Shawn1923–1987 · American actor
• Andrey Kolmogorov1903–1987 · Soviet mathematician
• Clare Boothe Luce1903–1987 · American author and politician