What Happened In July 1987 In History

Historical Events for July, 1987

• 4th » In France, former Gestapo chief Klaus Barbie (aka the "Butcher of Lyon") is convicted of crimes against humanity and sentenced to life imprisonment.
• 5th » The Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam e.g LTTE uses suicide attacks on the Sri Lankan Army for the first time. The Black Tigers were born and, in the following years, continued to kill with the tactic.
• 14th » Montreal, Canada, is hit by a series of thunderstorms causing the Montreal Flood of 1987.
• 27th » Premier Exhibitions RMS Titanic Inc. named RMS Titanic Inc. begins the first expedited salvage of wreckage of the RMS e.g Titanic.
• 29th » British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher and President of France François Mitterrand sign the agreement to build a tunnel under the English Channel (Eurotunnel).
• 29th » Prime Minister of India Rajiv Gandhi and President of Sri Lanka J. R. Jayewardene sign the Indo-Sri Lanka Accord on ethnic issues.

Famous Birthdays on July in 1987

• 1st » Emily Glenister, English actress
• 1st » Michael Schrader, German decathlete
• 2nd » Esteban Granero, Spanish footballer
• 2nd » Ruslana Korshunova, Kazakh model (d. 2008)
• 3rd » Chad Broskey, American actor
• 3rd » Chris Hunter (actor) called Chris Hunter, American actor
• 3rd » Sebastian Vettel, German race car driver
• 4th » Wude Ayalew, Ethiopianr unner
• 4th » Guram Kashia, Georgian footballer
• 5th » Andrija Kaluđerović, Serbian footballer
• 6th » Sophie Auster, American singer-songwriter and actress
• 6th » Manteo Mitchell, American runner
• 6th » Kate Nash, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actress
• 6th » Caroline Trentini, Brazilian model
• 7th » Julianna Guill, American actress
• 7th » Lena Ma, Chinese-Canadian model, Miss World Canada e.g Miss World Canada 2009
• 7th » Carly Telford, English footballer
• 8th » Vlada Roslyakova, Russian model
• 9th » Gert Jõeäär, Estonian cyclist
• 9th » Amanda Knox, American murder
• 9th » Rebecca Sugar, American animator, composer, and screenwriter
• 10th » Brian Belo, English-Nigerian actor
• 11th » Shigeaki Kato, Japanese singer and actor (News (band) named NEWS and K.K.Kity)
• 13th » Neil Denis, Canadian actor
• 14th » Aqeel Ahmed, English director, producer, and screenwriter
• 14th » Sara Canning, Canadian actress
• 14th » Margus Hunt, Estonian American football player, discus thrower and shot putter
• 14th » Adam Johnson (footballer) named Adam Johnson, English footballer
• 14th » Dan Reynolds (musician) known as Dan Reynolds, American singer-songwriter (Imagine Dragons and Egyptian (band) named Egyptian)
• 14th » Sean Smith (cornerback) called Sean Smith, American football player
• 14th » Ryan Sweeting, Bahamian-American tennis player
• 16th » Mousa Dembélé (footballer, born 1987) known as Mousa Dembélé, Belgian footballer
• 16th » AnnaLynne McCord, American actress
• 17th » Jeremih, American singer-songwriter and producer
• 17th » Darius Boyd, Australian rugby player
• 17th » Jan Charouz, Czech race car driver
• 19th » Jon Jones, American mixed martial artist
• 19th » Marc Murphy, Australian footballer
• 19th » Louie Torrellas, American comedian and actor
• 20th » Nicola Benedetti, Scottish violinist
• 20th » Niall McGinn, Irish footballer
• 21st » Peter Doocy, American journalist
• 21st » Bilel Mohsni, French footballer
• 21st » Jesús Zavala (footballer) or Jesús Zavala, Mexican footballer
• 22nd » Ilja Glebov, Estonian figure skater
• 22nd » Charlotte Kalla, Swedish skier
• 23rd » Alessio Cerci, Italian footballer
• 23rd » Felipe Dylon, Brazilian singer
• 23rd » Arthur Napiontek, American actor
• 24th » Jovan Belcher, American football player (d. 2012)
• 24th » Filipe Francisco dos Santos, Brazilian footballer
• 24th » Nathan Gerbe, American ice hockey player
• 24th » Merve Sevi, Turkish actress
• 24th » Mara Wilson, American actress and playwright
• 25th » Mitchell Burgzorg, Dutch footballer and rapper
• 25th » Michael Welch (actor) named Michael Welch, American actor
• 26th » Panagiotis Kone, Greek footballer
• 26th » Alec Martinez, Canadian ice hockey player
• 26th » Miriam McDonald, Canadian actress and dancer
• 26th » Fredy Montero, Colombian footballer
• 27th » Jacoby Ford, American football player
• 27th » Marek Hamšík, Slovak footballer
• 27th » Jordan Hill (basketball) called Jordan Hill, American basketball player
• 27th » Sarah Parsons, American ice hockey player
• 28th » Sumire (model) e.g Sumire, Japanese model (d. 2009)
• 28th » Yasser Corona, Mexican footballer
• 28th » Pedro Rodríguez Ledesma, Spanish footballer
• 28th » John Stevens (singer) known as John Stevens, American singer
• 28th » Yevhen Khacheridi, Ukrainian-Greek footballer
• 29th » Sabra Johnson, Dutch-American dancer
• 29th » Génesis Rodríguez, American actress
• 30th » Anton Fink, German footballer
• 30th » Sam Saunders (golfer) e.g Sam Saunders, American golfer
• 31st » Michael Bradley (soccer) known as Michael Bradley, American soccer player
• 31st » Brittany Byrnes, Australian actress

Famous Deaths for July 1987

• 1st » Snakefinger, English singer, songwriter and guitarist (The Residents and Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers) (b. 1949)
• 7th » Germaine Thyssens-Valentin, Dutch-French pianist (b. 1902)
• 7th » Hannelore Schroth, German actress (b. 1922)
• 8th » Lionel Chevrier, Canadian lawyer and politician, 27th Minister of Justice (Canada) known as Canadian Minister of Justice (b. 1903)
• 8th » Gerardo Diego, Spanish poet (b. 1896)
• 10th » John Hammond (producer) or John Hammond, American record producer, critic, and activist (b. 1910)
• 11th » Avi Ran, Israeli footballer (b. 1963)
• 11th » Yaakov Yitzchok Ruderman, American rabbi and scholar (b. 1901)
• 17th » Yujiro Ishihara, Japanese actor and singer (b. 1934)
• 17th » Kristjan Palusalu, Estonian wrestler (b. 1908)
• 20th » Richard Egan (actor) named Richard Egan, American actor (b. 1921)
• 27th » Travis Jackson, American baseball player, coach, and manager (b. 1903)
• 29th » Bibhutibhushan Mukhopadhyay, Indian author, poet, and playwright (b. 1894)
• 31st » Joseph E. Levine, American film producer (b, 1905)

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