Andy Warhol ( August 6, 1928 – February 22, 1987 ) was an American artist who was a leading figure in the visual art movement known as pop art.

* 1909 – Hermann Lang, German race car driver ( d. 1987 )

* 1916 – Vincent Ellis McKelvey, American geologist ( d. 1987 )

* 1987 – Levi Porter, English footballer

* 1987 – Hilary Rhoda, American model

* 1987 – Brooklyn Decker, American model and actress

* 1987 – Shawn Gore, Canadian football player

* 1987 – Brendon Urie, American singer-songwriter and musician ( Panic at the Disco )

* 1987 – Alipate Carlile, Australian rules footballer

* 1987 – Rohit Sharma, Indian cricketer

* 1987 – Nikki Webster, Australian singer

* 1987 – Darren McFadden, American football player

* 1928 – Andy Warhol, American artist ( d. 1987 )

* 1933 – A. G. Kripal Singh, Indian cricketer ( d. 1987 )

* 1987 – Charley Chase, American porn actress

* 1987 – Aditya Narayan, Indian actor, singer, and composer

* 1987 – Joran van der Sloot, Dutch murderer

* 1919 – Joop den Uyl, Dutch politician ( d. 1987 )

* 1987 – Marco Carmona, Mexican illustrator and animator

* 1987 – Pepe Diokno, Filipino director, screenwriter, and producer

* 1924 – James Baldwin, American writer ( d. 1987 )

* 1987 – Rumi Hiiragi, Japanese actress

* 1987 – Sébastien Pocognoli, Belgian footballer

* 1987 – Lee Wallace, Scottish footballer

* 1987 – Kim Hyung-jun, Korean singer, dancer, and actor ( SS501 )

The outcome was a decision by the 14th International Botanical Congress in 1987 that Amaryllis should be a conserved name ( i. e. correct regardless of priority ) and ultimately based on a specimen of the South African Amaryllis belladonna from the Clifford Herbarium at the British Museum.

* 1987 – Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, British model and actress

A book of Lerner's lyrics entitled A Hymn To Him, edited by British writer Benny Green, was published in 1987.

As with the rest of the British Isles and South West England, the area experiences a maritime climate with warm summers and mild winters-this is particularly pronounced due to its position near the coast-extremes range from a record low of just in January 1987 up to a record high of during June 1976.

But one does not have to rely on the victims for stories of violence: Ted Patrick, one of the most notorious deprogrammers used by CAGs ( who has spent several terms in prison for his exploits ) openly boasts about some of the violence he employed ; in November 1987, Cyril Vosper, a Committee member of the British cult-awareness group, FAIR, was convicted in Munich of " causing bodily harm " in the course of one of his many deprogramming attempts ; and a number of similar convictions are on record for prominent members of CAGs elsewhere.

The United Kingdom Foreign and Commonwealth Office delivered a note to the Ecuadorian government in Quito reminding them of the provisions of the Diplomatic and Consular Premises Act 1987 which allow the British government to withdraw recognition of diplomatic protection from embassies ; the move was interpreted as a hostile act by Ecuador, with Foreign Minister Ricardo Patiño stating that this " explicit threat " would be met with " appropriate responses in accordance with international law ".

Mainstream British cinema also reflected a change in attitudes, with Heat and Dust ( 1982 ), Gandhi ( 1982 ) and Cry Freedom ( 1987 ), although these did not directly address the experiences of minorities in Britain.

* 1912 – George Mikes, Hungarian-born British author ( d. 1987 )

* 1987 – Joe Cardle, British footballer

British band Napalm Death holds the Guinness World Record for shortest song ever recorded with the one-second " You Suffer " ( 1987 ).

As a matter of fact, in 1987, Italy had a period when it surpassed the British economy ( an event known as il sorpasso ), becoming the fifth in the world.

* 1987 – Lily Donaldson, British model

* 1920 – Doris Stokes, British psychic medium ( d. 1987 )

* 1987 – Lauren McAvoy, British fashion model

This huge success of the Krugerrand encouraged other gold-producing countries to mint and issue gold bullion coins of their own, including the Canadian Gold Maple Leaf in 1979, the Australian Nugget in 1981, the Chinese Gold Panda in 1982, the American Gold Eagle in 1986, and the British Britannia coin in 1987.

From 1987 to 1992, he was the oldest sitting British MP ( preceding former Prime Minister Sir Edward Heath ).

* 1987 – The British ferry capsizes in about 90 seconds killing 193.

Most recently, British archaeologist and Assyriologist Professor David Stronach of the University of California, Berkeley conducted a series of surveys and digs at the site from 1987 – 1990, focusing his attentions to the several gates and the existent mudbrick walls, as well as the system that supplied water to the city in times of siege.

* 1987 – Remembrance Day Bombing: A Provisional IRA bomb explodes in Enniskillen, Northern Ireland during a ceremony honouring those who had died in wars involving British forces.

* 1987 – Gemma Spofforth, British swimmer

British Petroleum, privatised in 1987, was officially nationalised in 1951, and there was further government intervention during the 1974 – 79 Labour Government Anthony Crosland said that in 1956, 25 per cent of British industry was nationalised, and that public employees, including those in nationalised industries, constituted a similar percentage of the country's total employed population.

In 1987, according to the Library of Congress Country Study on Syria, service uniforms for Syrian officers generally followed the British Army style, although army combat clothing followed the older British model.