What Happened on November 15, 1987

Historical Events

28 of 82 aboard Continental Airlines DC-9, die in crash at Denver

Nelson Piquet

Brazilian Williams driver Nelson Piquet retires from Australian Grand Prix at Adelaide with break trouble but wins his 3rd Formula 1 World Drivers Championship by 12 points from Nigel Mansell

Carla Beurskens runs Dutch female record marathon (2:26:34)
Leile McBridge (Denver), crowned Miss Black America
NY Giant Raul Allegre kicks 2, 50 or more yard field goals in a game
USSR performs nuclear test at the Semipalatinsk Test Site in northeast Kazakhstan

Events in 1987