What Happened on March 8, 1987

Historical Events

  • "A Team" last aired on NBC-TV after 4 years
  • 17th Easter Seal Telethon raises $35,184,425
  • 28th SEC Men's Basketball Tournament: Alabama beats LSU, 69-62
  • 34th ACC Men's Basketball Tournament: NC State beats North Carolina, 68-67
  • 8th Big East Men's Basketball Tournament: Georgetown beats Syracuse, 69-59
  • David Hookes (306*) Wayne Phillips make 462 stand for S Aust
  • FBI apprehends most wanted Claude L Dallas, Jr in California
  • Nelli Cooman becomes world champion 60m indoor

Famous Birthdays

  • Milana Vayntrub, Jewish-American actress (Other Space, This Is Us), born in Tashkent, Uzbek SSR, Soviet Union
  • Tobe Nwigwe, American singer, rapper ("I'm Dope"), and actor, born in Houston, Texas

About March 8, 1987

Day of the Week: Sunday
How Long Ago? 37 years, 1 month and 24 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Pisces

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