1987

Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)

Decades: 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s - 1980s - 1990s 2000s 2010s? 2020s? 2030s?

Years: 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 - 1987 - 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992

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Births

Deaths

• February 27 - Andy Warhol, American artist

Events

• February 11 - British Airways begins trading stocks.
• February 11 - Philippines constitution goes into effect.
• February 11 - US performs nuclear test at Nevada Test Site.
• February 24 - Supernova 1987a is observed, within hours of its explosion; astronomers worldwide go into a feeding frenzy.

Sport

• January 25 - Super Bowl XXI New York Giants (39) def. Denver Broncos (20)

Nobel Prizes

• Physics - [J. Georg Bednorz]?, [[K. Alexander Müller]]
• Chemistry [Donald J Cram]?, [Jean-Marie Lehn]?, [[Charles J Pedersen]
• Medicine - [Susumu Tonegawa]?
• Literature - [Joseph Brodsky]?
• Peace- [Oscar Arias Sanchez]?
• Economics - [Robert Solow]?