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September 9, 1987

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Headlines from September 9, 1987

Mail Is Heavy In Killing Tied To Sex Abuse

By Dena Kleiman, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: Letters for and against imprisoning Cheryl Pierson -the teen-ager who says that sexual abuse by her father drove her to arrange his murder - have poured into the chambers of the judge who will conduct hearings beginning today to decide her sentence.

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For the Best in Dining, Look to the Suburbs

By Bryan Miller

LEAD: With 7,600 farms and 750 dairies producing silvery corn, lush tomatoes, berries and more, New Jersey is clearly the Garden State. But the fine-dining state? Home of premium vineyards and hearty ethnic fare? To outsiders, this is where the garden turned desert. If ever true, it is no longer -New Jersey is alive with culinary riches, which The Living Section explores this week and next.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 9, 1987, covering September 9, 1987.

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    Album cover for La Bamba by Soundtrack

    La Bamba

    Soundtrack

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    3
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    8
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    Album cover for Whitney by Whitney Houston

    Whitney

    Whitney Houston

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    1
    Peak
    1
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    12
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    Album cover for Whitesnake by Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

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    2
    Peak
    2
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    22
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    Album cover for Hysteria by Def Leppard

    Hysteria

    Def Leppard

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    Peak
    4
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    4
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    Album cover for Bad Animals by Heart

    Bad Animals

    Heart

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    14

Notable Births

Markus Jürgenson

1987Markus Jürgenson, Estonian footballer[†]

Markus Jürgenson is an Estonian professional footballer who last played as a right back for Estonian club FCI Levadia.

Alexis Palisson

1987Alexis Palisson, French rugby player[†]

Alexis Palisson is a French rugby union footballer. He plays as a fullback and wing. He is 1.76 metres tall and weighs 83 kilograms (183 lb).

Andrea Petkovic

1987Andrea Petkovic, German tennis player[†]

Andrea Petkovic is a German former professional tennis player. Born in Tuzla, SFR Yugoslavia, to Serbian father Zoran and Bosniak mother Amira, she moved to Germany at six months old and turned professional in 2006 at the age of 18. A former top-10 player, Petkovic reached a career-high singles ranking of world No. 9 on 10 October 2011, becoming the first German female player ranked inside the top 10 since Steffi Graf in 1999. That year, she played in the quarterfinals of three Grand Slam tournaments as well as a Premier Mandatory final at the China Open, and qualified as an alternate to the WTA Tour Championships.

Afrojack

1987Afrojack, Dutch-Surinamese DJ, record producer, and remixer[†]

Nick Leonardus van de Wall, known professionally as Afrojack, is a Dutch DJ, record producer and remixer. In 2007, he founded the record label Wall Recordings; his debut album Forget the World was released in 2014. Afrojack regularly features as one of the ten best artists in the Top 100 DJs published by DJ Mag. He is also the CEO of LDH Europe.

Ahmed Elmohamady

1987Ahmed Elmohamady, Egyptian footballer[†]

Ahmed Eissa Elmohamady Abdel Fattah is an Egyptian former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He currently works for Aston Villa in the club's commercial department.

Nicole Aniston

1987Nicole Aniston, American actress and model[†]

Nicole Aniston is an American pornographic film actress. She was the 2013 Penthouse Pet of the Year.

Historical Context for September 9, 1987

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