Historical Events
- Calif's Bob Boone catches record 1,919th major league game
- New York City's WNET-TV channel 13 begins round clock broadcasting
Event of Interest
Pope John Paul II's ends his Los Angeles tour with an interfaith meeting at Dodger Stadium with leaders of Judaism, Islam, Buddhism and Hinduism
- USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan
Famous Birthdays
- Daren Kagasoff, American actor (The Secret Life of the American Teenager), born in Encino, California
- Louis Ngwat-Mahop, Cameroonian football player, born in Yaoundé, Cameroon
- Travis Wall, American dancer and choreographer, born in Virginia Beach, Virginia
Famous Deaths
- Howard Moss, American poet and editor (New Yorker), dies at 65
Died in 1987 1987 Highlights
About September 16, 1987
Day of the Week: Wednesday
How Long Ago? 36 years, 7 months and 11 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Virgo
Music Charts
#1 Song: I Just Can't Stop Loving You - Michael Jackson With Siedah Garrett
#1 Song: Never Gonna Give You Up - Rick Astley
