On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: There was a fresh coat of paint and a tentative sense of optimism this weekend at Erasmus Hall High School in Brooklyn, where officials and prominent alumni celebrated the 200th birthday of the school with pledges that they would work to reverse its terrible decline.
LEAD: Pearson P.L.C., the blue-chip British conglomerate with holdings ranging from The Financial Times to Madame Tussaud's wax museum, had caught the eye of corporate raiders long before the publisher Rupert Murdoch bought a major stake last week.
LEAD: The Canadian Government announced today that two senior Cabinet ministers would meet with their United States counterparts in Washington on Monday to explore the possibility of reviving free trade negotiations between the two countries.
LEAD: The battle raging over Judge Robert H. Bork, from the Senate caucus room to the television screens of America, has thrust electoral politics and public opinion into the Supreme Court confirmation process more deeply than ever before.
LEAD: When all had been said and done, and all the neighbors and friends who testified that they had suspected sexual abuse but had not done anything had gone home, the judge in the Cheryl Pierson case still wanted to know one thing:
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 23, 1987, covering September 28, 1987.
Michael Jackson
Soundtrack
Whitney Houston
Whitesnake
Def Leppard
1987Pierre Becken, German footballer[†]
Pierre Dominik Becken is a German footballer who plays as a centre-back or defensive midfielder for SSV Jeddeloh.
1987Gary Deegan, Irish footballer[†]
Gary Richard Deegan is an Irish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Beginning his career in his native Ireland, he played in the Scottish Premiership for Hibernian and various clubs in all three divisions of the English Football League.
1987Hilary Duff, American singer-songwriter and actress[†]
Hilary Erhard Duff is an American actress, singer, author and businesswoman. She is the recipient of various accolades, including a World Music Award, seven Kids' Choice Awards, four Teen Choice Awards, and two Young Artist Awards.
1987Chloë Hanslip, English violinist[†]
Chloë Elise Hanslip is a British classical violinist.
1987Viktoria Leks, Estonian high jumper[†]
Viktoria Leks is an Estonian high jumper and National Indoor Champion 2006–2007.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]