On this day
Revisit the music, news, notable people, and historical moments connected to this date.
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LEAD: James Baldwin, a son of Harlem whose words and perceptions influenced the lives of millions around the world, was eulogized yesterday as a literary giant and as a loving spirit whose unflinching honesty was informed by a delicate and yet durable tenderness.
LEAD: Jim Pietsch (pronounced peach) pitched up in the city with a smile and a knack for hustle. He was a musician, a drummer by training, an aspiring lyricist, and an artist-cartoonist-illustrator. It was only natural, then, that, like thousands of others with similar credentials, he got a job driving a taxi.
LEAD: Senator Paul Simon of Illinois promises an administration of good deeds. He spins the vision of a nurturing Government.
LEAD: The text of the treaty signed today by President Reagan and Mikhail S. Gorbachev spells out how hundreds of American and Soviet inspectors will insure that 2,611 American and Soviet missiles are smashed, exploded, crushed, burned or launched to be destroyed.
Music on My Birthday
The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 9, 1987, covering December 9, 1987.
Soundtrack
Michael Jackson
Whitesnake
Pink Floyd
George Michael
1987Kostas Giannoulis, Greek footballer[ā ]
Kostas Giannoulis is a Greek former professional footballer.
1987Gerald Henderson Jr., American basketball player[ā ]
Jerome McKinley "Gerald" Henderson Jr. is an American former professional basketball player who played eight seasons in the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Duke Blue Devils. Henderson was drafted with the 12th overall pick in the 2009 NBA draft by the Charlotte Bobcats. He is the son of former NBA player Gerald Henderson.
1987Mat Latos, American baseball player[ā ]
Mathew Adam Latos is an American former professional baseball pitcher. He played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the San Diego Padres from 2009 through 2011, the Cincinnati Reds from 2012 through 2014, and the Miami Marlins, Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim in 2015, the Chicago White Sox and Washington Nationals in 2016, and the Toronto Blue Jays in 2017.
1987Hikaru Nakamura, Japanese-American chess player[ā ]
Christopher Hikaru Nakamura is an American chess grandmaster, streamer, YouTuber, five-time U.S. Chess Champion, and the reigning World Fischer Random Chess Champion. A chess prodigy, he earned his grandmaster title at the age of 15, the youngest American at the time to do so. With a peak rating of 2816, Nakamura is the tenth-highest-rated player in history.
1987Jeff Petry, American ice hockey player[ā ]
Jeffrey Petry is an American professional ice hockey defenseman for the Detroit Red Wings of the National Hockey League (NHL).
1987Joshua Sasse, English actor[ā ]
Joshua Sasse is a British actor. He is known for playing Sir Gary Galavant in ABC's Galavant (2015-2016). Other credits include The Big I Am (2010), Frankenstein's Army (2012), Rogue (2013ā2014), The Neighbors (2014), No Tomorrow (2016ā2017), Monarch (2022), Love Is in the Air (2023), and Outrageous (2024).
1987IsraeliāPalestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.[ā ]
The IsraeliāPalestinian conflict is an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the territory of the former Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict include the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, the permit regime in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return.
In 1987, the world population was approximately 5,049,746,397 people[ā ]