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LEAD: The Vatican's document on human reproduction exploits what some church officials consider an unparalleled opportunity to influence governments before they enact laws on controversial medical innovations.
LEAD: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich Inc., one of the nation's leading textbook publishers, entered the bidding for Harper & Row Publishers yesterday by proposing to buy all of Harper's stock for $50 a share, or about $220 million in cash.
LEAD: For decades, Albany residents have had to make do with watching movie stars in movies.
LEAD: In what would be a significant escalation of the nation's trade dispute with Japan, Defense Secretary Caspar W. Weinberger and Commerce Secretary Malcolm Baldrige have asked the Administration to consider blocking a major Japanese investment in American industry, Administration officials said today.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of March 11, 1987, covering March 12, 1987.
Beastie Boys
Bon Jovi
Bruce Hornsby & The Range
Genesis
Janet Jackson
1987Manuele Boaro, Italian cyclist[†]
Manuele Boaro is an Italian professional road bicycle racer, who currently rides for UCI WorldTeam XDS Astana Team.
1987Jessica Hardy, American swimmer[†]
Jessica Adele Hardy Meichtry is an American competitive swimmer who specializes in breaststroke and freestyle events. Hardy earned a bronze medal in the 4×100-meter freestyle and a gold medal in the 4×100-meter medley relays at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
1987Maxwell Holt, American volleyball player[†]
Maxwell Philip Holt is an American professional volleyball player who plays as a middle blocker for Beijing BAIC Motor of the Chinese league and the U.S. national team. Holt was a bronze medalist at the 2016 and 2024 Summer Olympics, and won gold medals in the 2014 World League, 2015 World Cup, and 2023 World Cup.
1987Teimour Radjabov, Azerbaijani chess player[†]
Teimour Boris oghlu Radjabov is an Azerbaijani chess grandmaster.
1987Chris Seitz, American soccer player[†]
Christopher Seitz is an American former soccer player. He played as a goalkeeper in Major League Soccer from 2007 until his retirement in 2021.
1987Vadim Shipachyov, Russian ice hockey player[†]
Vadim Alexandrovich Shipachyov is a Russian professional ice hockey forward for Dinamo Minsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). He previously played for Severstal Cherepovets, SKA Saint Petersburg, HC Dynamo Moscow, Ak Bars Kazan of the KHL and the Vegas Golden Knights of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1987Pablo Velázquez, Paraguayan footballer[†]
Pablo César Leonardo Velázquez Centurión is a Paraguayan footballer who plays as a striker. He last played for River Plate (Asunción).
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]