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December 18, 1987

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Headlines from December 18, 1987

B.P. Raises Stake in Britoil to 24.9%

By Steve Lohr, Special To the New York Times

LEAD: With oil prices sliding again and stock markets around the world remaining fragile, it seems an unlikely time for a multibillion-dollar buying spree of oil company stock, but that is precisely what is unfolding in London.

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Music on My Birthday

Billboard 200

The Top 50 albums for the chart week of December 16, 1987, covering December 18, 1987.

  1. 1
    Album cover for Dirty Dancing by Soundtrack

    Dirty Dancing

    Soundtrack

    Last week
    1
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    14
  2. 2
    Album cover for Bad by Michael Jackson

    Bad

    Michael Jackson

    Last week
    2
    Peak
    1
    Weeks
    13
  3. 3
    Album cover for Faith by George Michael

    Faith

    George Michael

    Last week
    5
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    5
  4. 4
    Album cover for Whitesnake by Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Whitesnake

    Last week
    3
    Peak
    2
    Weeks
    36
  5. 5
    Album cover for A Momentary Lapse Of Reason by Pink Floyd

    A Momentary Lapse Of Reason

    Pink Floyd

    Last week
    4
    Peak
    3
    Weeks
    13

Notable Births

Miki Ando

1987Miki Ando, Japanese figure skater[†]

Miki Ando is a retired Japanese figure skater. She is the 2007 and 2011 World champion, 2011 Four Continents champion, 2004 World Junior champion, and a three-time Japanese national champion.

Notable Deaths

Conny Plank

1987Conny Plank, German keyboard player and producer (born 1940)[†]

Konrad "Conny" Plank was a German record producer and musician. He is known for his innovative work as a sound engineer and producer in Germany's krautrock and kosmische music scene in the 1970s. Plank was involved in releases by Neu!, Kraftwerk, Cluster, Harmonia, Ash Ra Tempel, Guru Guru, Kraan, and other German groups of the era. He later produced for new wave acts such as D.A.F., Eurythmics and Ultravox. As a billed performer, Plank also formed the group Moebius & Plank, releasing 5 albums between 1979 and 1986.

Historical Context for December 18, 1987

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