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February 11, 1987

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Headlines from February 11, 1987

OFFICIALS SEE LAWYERS FOR BIAGGI

By Selwyn Raab

LEAD: In an effort to head off a possible Federal indictment in Brooklyn against Representative Mario Biaggi, lawyers for the Congressman met yesterday in Washington with Justice Department officials.

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OWENS ACCEPTS KOHLBERG'S CASH BID

By John Crudele

LEAD: After a fruitless monthlong search for another buyer, Owens-Illinois Inc. said yesterday that it had agreed to be acquired by Kohlberg, Kravis, Roberts & Company, the investment firm, for more than $3.6 billion in cash.

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YOUTH COOPERATES IN BREAKING CASE

By Ronald Smothers

LEAD: Charles J. Hynes, the special state prosecutor who investigated the Howard Beach racial attack, said yesterday that the break in the case occurred on the holiday honoring the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., when one of the young men involved in the attack came forward.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of February 11, 1987, covering February 11, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

    Slippery When Wet

    Bon Jovi

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    23
  2. 2
    Album cover for Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

    Licensed To Ill

    Beastie Boys

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    12
  3. 3
    Album cover for Different Light by The Bangles

    Different Light

    The Bangles

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    55
  4. 4
    Album cover for Night Songs by Cinderella

    Night Songs

    Cinderella

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    31
  5. 5
    Album cover for The Way It Is by Bruce Hornsby & The Range

    The Way It Is

    Bruce Hornsby & The Range

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    4
    Weeks
    35

Notable Births

Luca Antonelli

1987Luca Antonelli, Italian footballer[†]

Luca Antonelli is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a left-back.

1987Juanmi Callejón, Spanish footballer[†]

Juan Miguel "Juanmi" Callejón Bueno is a Spanish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for Extremadura 1924.

Brian Matusz

1987Brian Matusz, American baseball player[†]

Brian Robert Matusz was an American professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Baltimore Orioles and the Chicago Cubs from 2009 to 2016.

Jan Smeekens

1987Jan Smeekens, Dutch speed skater[†]

Jan Smeekens is a Dutch former speed skater. He is a 500 m specialist.

Ellen van Dijk

1987Ellen van Dijk, Dutch cyclist[†]

Eleonora Maria "Ellen" van Dijk is a Dutch professional road racing cyclist, who currently rides for UCI Women's WorldTeam Lidl–Trek. Besides road cycling she was also a track cyclist until 2012. Van Dijk is known as a time trial specialist and is five times world champion. She won her first world title on the track in the scratch race in 2008. She became Road World Champion in 2012, 2013 and 2016 with her respective trade teams in the team time trial and in 2013 also in the individual time trial. In 2015, she won the time trial at the first European Games and the silver medal in the team time trial at the world championships.

Historical Context for February 11, 1987

In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]