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April 12, 1987

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JASON ROBARDS PREVIEWS OLD AGE

By Leslie Bennetts

LEAD: EVEN IN BEDROOM SLIPPERS AND A bathrobe, he is debonair and as commanding as another man might be in a pinstriped suit. At the moment he is moving with the painful caution of the elderly and infirm, uncertain of how far to trust a deteriorating body; but in the mind's eye he is ever graceful and sure, spinning a long joke or a tall tale or a lovely woman into a dance with the same deft charm.

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ROBINSON'S LEGACY

By Unknown Author

LEAD: He was the son of a Georgia sharecropper and the grandson of a slave, and growing up in Pasadena, Calif., in the 1930's and 1940's, he watched movies from segregated balconies and was allowed to swim in the municipal pool only one day a week.

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A WALL ST. LAW FIRM BREAKS RANKS

By William Glaberson

LEAD: DECEPTION. Aiding and abetting a fraud. Conflict of interest. That doesn't sound like the kind of language one member of Wall Street's genteel legal fraternity would use about another.

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The Illusive Low-Rent Apartments

By Anthony Depalma

LEAD: INVINCIBLE COURT is a vintage apartment building of 1920's Harlem, a brick dowager with a dainty sitting area in the lobby and 53 brass mail boxes that still close and lock.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of April 8, 1987, covering April 12, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Licensed To Ill by Beastie Boys

    Licensed To Ill

    Beastie Boys

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    20
  2. 2
    Album cover for Slippery When Wet by Bon Jovi

    Slippery When Wet

    Bon Jovi

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    31
  3. 3
    Album cover for The Joshua Tree by U2

    The Joshua Tree

    U2

    Last week
    7
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    2
  4. 4
    Album cover for Graceland by Paul Simon

    Graceland

    Paul Simon

    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
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    43

Notable Births

Luiz Adriano

1987Luiz Adriano, Brazilian professional footballer[†]

Luiz Adriano de Souza da Silva, or simply Luiz Adriano, is a Brazilian professional footballer who plays as a striker for Vitória.

Brooklyn Decker

1987Brooklyn Decker, American model and actress[†]

Brooklyn Danielle Decker is an American model and actress, perhaps best known for her appearances in the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue, including the cover of the 2010 issue. In addition to working for Victoria's Secret for the 2010 "Swim" collection, she has ventured into television with guest appearances on Chuck, Ugly Betty, The League, and Royal Pains. She made her feature film debut in Just Go with It (2011), and later starred in Battleship (2012) and What to Expect When You're Expecting (2012). In 2015, she was cast as a series regular, portraying Mallory Hanson, on Netflix's Grace and Frankie.

Shawn Gore

1987Shawn Gore, Canadian football player[†]

Shawn Vere Gore, is a retired professional Canadian football wide receiver. Gore spent the majority of his professional career playing for the BC Lions of the Canadian Football League. He was drafted tenth overall by the Lions in the 2010 CFL Draft, but signed with the Green Bay Packers of the National Football League on the day after the draft as a free agent. He played college football for the Bishop's Gaiters, and high school football for the Newtonbrook North Stars.

Josh McCrone

1987Josh McCrone, Australian rugby league player[†]

Josh McCrone is an Australian professional rugby league footballer who plays as a halfback and five-eighth for the Toronto Wolfpack in the Super League.

Brendon Urie

1987Brendon Urie, American singer, songwriter, musician and multi-instrumentalist[†]

Brendon Boyd Urie is an American singer, songwriter, and musician who is best known as the former lead vocalist and frontman of Panic! at the Disco, the only constant member throughout the band's 19-year run.

Historical Context for April 12, 1987

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