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 )

* 1924 – Robert Mugabe, President of Zimbabwe 1987 – present

* Rhodesia between 1965 and 1979, and Zimbabwe between 1980 and 1987.

Canaan Sodindo Banana ( 5 March 193610 November 2003 ) served as the first President of Zimbabwe from 18 April 1980 until 31 December 1987.

Ian Douglas Smith GCLM ID ( 8 April 1919 – 20 November 2007 ) was a politician active in the government of Southern Rhodesia, the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland, Rhodesia, Zimbabwe Rhodesia and Zimbabwe from 1948 to 1987, most notably serving as Prime Minister of Rhodesia from 13 April 1964 to 1 June 1979.

The Zimbabwe African People's Union was a militant organization and political party that fought for the national liberation of Zimbabwe from its founding in 1961 until it merged with the Zimbabwe African National Union – Patriotic Front in December 1987.

Zimbabwe reserved a fifth of the seats in Parliament for the white minority, until these were abolished by constitutional amendment in 1987.

The film was shot largely on location in Zimbabwe ( South Africa still being under the apartheid regime at the time ) and was released in 1987 to critical acclaim, and won a number of awards.

Two concerts held in Harare, Zimbabwe, were filmed in 1987 for release as Graceland: The African Concert.

The office of Prime Minister of Zimbabwe was abolished in 1987, when Robert Mugabe became executive President.

RENAMO forces attacked an army base in Zimbabwe near Dukosa on June 17, 1987, killing seven soldiers and wounding 19.

* Zimbabwe then participated in the 1983 Cricket World Cup, as well as the 1987 and 1992 events.

As minister of parliamentary and constitutional affairs, in 1987 he made several amendments to the Constitution that concentrated power in the hands of the president and moved Zimbabwe towards a one-party state.

Romanian beat Zimbabwe 21 – 20 in their first ever Rugby World Cup match in 1987 but did not win any other games and failed to progress beyond the group stage.

The ending of reserved white seats in Parliament and the merger of ZANU and ZAPU in 1987 created a situation in which Zimbabwe began to move towards being a one-party state.

She served as the first First Lady of Zimbabwe from 1980 to 1987.

At the time of Muchemwa's death his father was still on the throne but Muchemwa's oldest son, Johannes Munhunepai, became a chief at the Mangwende Village and the entire Murewa area and was later dethroned from the chieftainship by the white settlers for participating in politics in the late 1950s 60s up until independence 1980, in NDP and then ZAPU ( Zimbabwe African Peoples Union ) which merged with ZANU PF ( Zimbabwe African National Union ) in 1987 into one party called ZANU PF.

The Gukurahundi campaign ultimately resulted in the demise of Joshua Nkomo's Zimbabwe African People's Union ( ZAPU ) when it merged with Robert Mugabe's party in 1987.

In one of the great matches played during the 1987 Cricket World Cup, David Houghton's 142 fell just short of lifting Zimbabwe to an epic victory.

Casa Zimbabwe, known as " Ridge Project " from 1966 – 1987, now commonly referred to as CZ, is located at 2422 Ridge Road, a block from the North Gate of the University of California, Berkeley campus.

All matches except the final were played in the Midlands, but the final was held at Lord's, London, where Zimbabwe defeated the Netherlands to qualify for the 1987 World Cup.