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LEAD: The Sikh religion's holiest shrine, which used to bustle with thousands of worshipers, sits quiet and nearly empty here. Sikhs and others say fear keeps them away.
LEAD: The Supreme Court, with one seat empty and the possibility of 4-to-4 deadlocks or postponed decisions in key cases, opens its new term Monday facing an array of the politically charged issues that have fueled the battle over Judge Robert H. Bork's nomination.
LEAD: Wall Street's ''tombstone'' ads may look stately, but the politicking that goes on before they ever appear in print can get downright undignified.
LEAD: Lee A. Iacocca, the chairman of the Chrysler Corporation, was looking for a good investment several years ago, so he turned to his friend, Donald J. Trump. Mr. Trump first found a small Manhattan hotel at the bargain price of $10 million. Too high, said Mr. Iacocca.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of September 30, 1987, covering October 5, 1987.
Michael Jackson
Whitesnake
Whitney Houston
Soundtrack
Def Leppard
1987Dillon Francis, American DJ and record producer[†]
Dillon Hart Francis, also known as DJ Hanzel, is an American electronic music producer and DJ. He played a key role in popularizing moombahton and later developed its heavier variants, moombahcore and EDM trap.
1987Michael Grabner, Austrian ice hockey player[†]
Michael-René Grabner is an Austrian former professional ice hockey player. Grabner grew up playing for the local team in Villach, EC VSV. He moved to North America at the age of 17 and joined the Spokane Chiefs of the major junior Western Hockey League (WHL) to further his hockey career. After his second season with the Chiefs, he was selected 14th overall by the Vancouver Canucks in the 2006 NHL Entry Draft.
1987Jesse Joensuu, Finnish ice hockey player[†]
Jesse Matias Joensuu is a Finnish former professional ice hockey winger who finished his career with Porin Ässät of the SM-liiga. Joensuu served as the team's captain for the 2023–24 season.
1987Kevin Mirallas, Belgian footballer[†]
Kevin Antonio Joel Gislain Mirallas y Castillo, known as Kevin Mirallas, is a Belgian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
1987Tim Ream, American soccer player[†]
Timothy Michael Ream is an American professional soccer player who plays as a center-back for Major League Soccer club Charlotte FC and captains the United States national team.
1987Park So-yeon, South Korean singer, dancer, and actress[†]
Park So-yeon, referred to as Soyeon, is a South Korean singer and actress. She debuted as a member of girl group T-ara in July 2009. The group went on to become one of the best-selling girl groups of all time. She debuted as a solo artist in 2021.
1987Luigi Vitale, Italian footballer[†]
Luigi Vitale is an Italian former footballer who played as a left midfielder, left back, or a left wing back, currently working as head coach of amateur club Stabia City.
1987Brandan Wright, American basketball player[†]
Brandan Keith Wright is an American former professional basketball player. Growing up in Tennessee, Wright fast became a standout at his high school Brentwood Academy, earning three "Mr. Basketball" titles, a feat no player at any level had ever done in Tennessee. After leading his high school team to four consecutive state championships, Wright was eventually recruited by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's basketball team. In his lone season as a Tar Heel, Wright was named the Atlantic Coast Conference Rookie of the Year, and earned All-ACC Second Team honors. In the 2007 NBA draft, Wright was chosen eighth overall by the Charlotte Bobcats, and in a draft-night trade was dealt to the Golden State Warriors for guard Jason Richardson.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[†]