Historical Events
Wall Street
"Wall Street" film directed by Oliver Stone and starring Michael Douglas and Charlie Sheen is released
Nuts
Martin Ritt's dramatic film "Nuts", starring Barbra Streisand and Richard Dreyfus premieres
- Test debut of Carl Hooper, WI v India at Bombay
Famous Birthdays
- Natalia Gordienko, Moldovan singer and dancer, born in Chișinău, Moldova
Famous Deaths
- Clabon Allen, Australian astronomer (University of London Observatory director, wrote "Astrophysical Quantities"), dies at 82 [1]
- G. A. Kulkarni, Indian (Marathi) writer (RamalKhuna), dies at 64
Died in 1987 1987 Highlights
About December 11, 1987
Day of the Week: Friday
How Long Ago? 36 years, 4 months and 29 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Millennial
Chinese Zodiac: Rabbit
Star Sign: Sagittarius
Music Charts
- #1 Song: Faith - George Michael
- #1 Song: China In Your Hand - T'pau