Event of Interest
Jan 1 Barbra Streisand & Jon Peters relationship breaks up
Barbra Streisand
Event of Interest
Jan 7 US President Reagan announces economic sanctions against Libya
Ronald Reagan
Film and TV Awards
Jan 24 43rd Golden Globes: "Out of Africa", Jon Voight, & Whoopi Goldberg win
Whoopi Goldberg
Jon Voight
Music Awards
Jan 27 13th American Music Awards: Whitney Houston, Huey Lewis & C Gayle
Whitney Houston
- Feb 2 "Jerome Kern Goes to Hollywood" closes at Ritz NYC after 13 performances
- Feb 3 US President Ronald Reagan announces formation of commission of enquiry on Challenger Accident
Film Premier
Feb 8 The crime film "A Better Tomorrow", starring Yun Fat Chow, premieres in Hong Kong
Yun Fat Chow
Film and TV Awards
Mar 13 12th People's Choice Awards: Sylvester Stallone & Meryl Streep win (Motion Picture) and Bill Cosby, Linda Evans win (TV)
Film Awards
Mar 24 58th Academy Awards: "Out of Africa", William Hurt & Geraldine Page win
Geraldine Page
William Hurt
- Apr 6 CBS' fact based "Nobody's Child", story of Marie Balter
Election of Interest
Apr 8 Clint Eastwood elected mayor of Carmel, California. Makes his day.
Clint Eastwood
- Apr 27 Captain Midnight (John R MacDougall) interrupts HBO
- May 12 President Reagan appoints Dr James C Fletcher NASA Administrator
Event of Interest
May 16 "Top Gun", directed by Tony Scott and starring Tom Cruise premieres
Tom Cruise
Event of Interest
May 22 Cher calls David Letterman an asshole on Late Night on NBC
David Letterman
- May 27 President Reagan orders 2 Poseidon-class submarines be dismantled
- Jun 11 "Blacke's Magic" last airs on NBC-TV
- Jun 13 US President Reagan criticizes South African state of emergency
- Jun 20 Drs at Bethesda Naval remove 2 small benign polyps from Reagan's colon
- Jun 21 President Reagan gives speech defending his judicial appointments
- Jun 23 Tip O'Neill refuses to let President Reagan address House
- Jul 3 US President Reagan presides over relighting of renovated Statue of Liberty
- Jul 21 Barbara Palacios Teyde, 22, of Venezuela, crowned 35th Miss Universe
- Jul 31 19th San Diego Comic-Con International opens at Hotel San Diego
- Aug 15 US President Ronald Reagan decides to support a replacement for Challenger
- Aug 18 John Tesh's 1st appearance on Entertainment Tonight
Film Release
Aug 22 "Stand By Me" film based on the novella by Stephen King, directed by Rob Reiner starring Wil Wheaten, River Phoenix, Corey Feldman, and Jerry O'Connell is released
River Phoenix
Stephen King
Event of Interest
Aug 28 Tina Turner's star unveiled in Hollywood
Tina Turner
- Aug 30 43rd Venice Film Festival: "Le rayon vert" directed by Eric Rohmer wins Golden Lion
Event of Interest
Sep 1 Jerry Lewis' 21st Muscular Dystrophy telethon raises $34,096,733
Jerry Lewis
- Sep 5 3rd MTV Video Music Awards: Whitney Houston wins
- Sep 6 300 invitees pay $5,000 to hear Barbra Streisand's benefit concert
- Sep 7 NBC premiere of "The French Connection" film based TV sequel "Popeye Doyle"
- Sep 12 Limited U.S. premiere of film adaptation of Marsha Norman's play "'Night, Mother"
Event of Interest
Sep 12 "Blue Velvet" directed by David Lynch, Starring Isabella Rossellini, Kyle MacLachlan and Dennis Hopper debuts in Toronto
Isabella Rossellini
Television Awards
Sep 21 38th Emmy Awards: Golden Girls, Cagney & Lacey & Michael J. Fox win
Michael J. Fox
Reagan and Gorbachev
Oct 11 Ronald Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev open talks at a summit in Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Oct 16 US government shuts down due to disputes between President Reagan and the House
- Nov 6 President Reagan signs landmark immigration reform bill
- Nov 13 Giselle Jeanne-Marie LaRonde of Trinidad, 23, crowned 36th Miss World
- Nov 13 US President Reagan confesses weapon sales to Iran
Event of Interest
Nov 15 2nd time "Saturday Night Live" uses a time delay (Sam Knison hosts)
Lorne Michaels
- Nov 25 Iran-Contra affair erupts, President Reagan reveals secret arms deal
- Nov 28 US Reagan administration exceeds SALT II arms limitations for 1st time
- Dec 7 NBC premiere of miniseries "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna" (Part 1)
- Dec 8 NBC premiere of miniseries "Anastasia: The Mystery of Anna" (Part 2)
Film Release
Dec 19 "Platoon" directed by Oliver Stone and starring Charlie Sheen, Tom Berenger and Willem Dafoe is released (Academy Awards Best Picture 1987)
Charlie Sheen
- Dec 27 2nd Soap Opera Digest Awards - Days of Our Lives wins