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.

He was a pioneer in computer-generated art using Amiga computers that were introduced in 1985, just before his death in 1987.

Tales of Mystery and Imagination was first remixed in 1987 for release on CD, and included narration by Orson Welles which had been recorded in 1975, but arrived too late to be included on the original album.

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.

The best selling model, the Amiga 500, was introduced in 1987 and became the leading home computer of the late 1980s and early 1990s in much of Western Europe.

By 1987 Ethernet was clearly winning the standards battle over Token Ring, and in the middle of that year Apple introduced EtherTalk 1. 0 for the newly released Macintosh II computer.

By 1987 a comprehensive survey of the phylum was completed: in all, 4516 species and 339 genera had been named.

In 1987, that company was renamed to Aon, a Gaelic word meaning oneness.

She is a Privy Councillor and was the Member of Parliament for Maidstone from 1987 to 1997 and for Maidstone and The Weald from 1997 to 2010.

She was first elected to the House of Commons in the 1987 general election as member for the constituency of Maidstone ( which became Maidstone and The Weald in 1997 ).

The overall population in 1987 was estimated at about 5, 000.

The common law offence of affray was abolished for England and Wales on 1 April 1987.

* Telecom New Zealand — Operated an AMPS / TDMA network in New Zealand from 1987 until 2007 throughout the whole country and the network was renowned for its superb coverage, In 2000 Telecom announced that they would discontinue the AMPS network within 5 years ( 2005 ) to give customers an opportunity to transition to the CDMA2000 and later 1XRTT technologies that replaced it.

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

The most recent case was in early 1987, which was the most severe winter in Scandinavia since that date.

In 1987, there was media speculation Clinton would enter the race after then-New York Governor Mario Cuomo declined to run and Democratic front-runner Gary Hart withdrew owing to revelations of marital infidelity.

The Amiga Skyline BBS software was the first in 1987 featuring a script markup language communication protocol called Skypix which was capable to give the user a complete graphical interface, featuring rich graphic content, changeable fonts, mouse-controlled actions, animations and sound.

The duo named themselves Gemini, and a second album with more music by Björn and Benny was released in April 1987, containing the big hit " Mio My Mio "; also to be found on the soundtrack to the film Mio in the Land of Faraway, for which Andersson co-produced the music.

DJ Scott La Rock was murdered on August 27, 1987, months after the release of BDP's debut album, Criminal Minded.

The award was renamed the Jackie Robinson Award in July 1987, 40 years after Jackie Robinson broke the baseball color line.

Turbo C was released on May 18, 1987 and an estimated 100, 000 copies were shipped in the first month of its release.

One of the other songs from the project called " European Boy " was recorded in 1987 by disco group Splash.

By 1987, with Yzerman, now the captain following the departure of Danny Gare, joined by Petr Klima, Adam Oates, Gerard Gallant, defenseman Darren Veitch and new head coach Jacques Demers, the Wings won a playoff series for only the second time in the modern era.

Following Bakker's resignation as PTL head, he was succeeded in late March, 1987, by Jerry Falwell.

Meanwhile, on the political front, Prime Minister Rashid Karami, head of a government of national unity set up after the failed peace efforts of 1984, was assassinated on June 1, 1987.

Islamic principles were embedded in the 1987 constitution, for instance, Article 2 of the constitution stated that Islam was the state religion, and Article 73 stated that the head of state had to be born into a Muslim Afghan family.

* 1987 – Televangelist Jim Bakker resigns as head of the PTL Club due to a brewing sex scandal ; he hands over control to Jerry Falwell.

The Chargers have six players and one coach enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio: wide receiver Lance Alworth ( 1962 – 1970 ), defensive end Fred Dean (–), quarterback Dan Fouts (–), head coach / general manager Sid Gillman ( 1960 – 1969, ), wide receiver Charlie Joiner (–), offensive lineman Ron Mix ( 1960 – 1969 ) and tight end Kellen Winslow (- 1987 ).

Released in 1987 ; Roger, with his newfound status of Hero, is transferred to the Xenon Orbital Station 4 and promoted to head ( and only ) janitor.

Finally, Jimmy Johnson was looking to become the first head coach to win a college football national championship ( University of Miami in 1987 ) and a Super Bowl.

In September 1987, he became the first East German head of state to visit West Germany.

In 1987, Kohl received East German leader Erich Honecker-the first ever visit by an East German head of state to West Germany.

In 1987, as head of the APA taskforce on Deceptive and Indirect Techniques of Persuasion and Control for the American Psychological Association, Singer oversaw the production of a report that was later rejected by the APA's Board of Social and Ethical Responsibility for Psychology.

Norman Stiles, head writer in 1987, reported that most writers would " burn out " after writing about a dozen scripts.

Nils Arne Eggen returned to Trondheim to once again become head coach, this after leading Moss to the league title in 1987.

In April 1987, Bakshi set up a meeting with Judy Price, the head of CBS's Saturday morning block.

In 1987, Carson made medical history by being the first surgeon in the world to successfully separate siamese twins ( the Binder twins ) conjoined at the back of the head ( craniopagus twins ).

By 1987, Falwell retired as the formal head of the Moral Majority, although he maintained an active and visible role within the organization.

Former University of Arkansas quarterback Barry Lunney, Jr. was a junior high student at Beebe while his father, Barry Lunney, Sr., was head football coach at Beebe High School ( 1987 – 1988 ).

He was an NCAA champion ( 150-pound class ) at UW-Madison in 1980 and the head wrestling coach there from 1987 to 1993.

The third volume of that first edition was published in 1987, but was already being superseded by a second, revised edition of the entire work, greatly aided through the advice and assistance of then Yale doctoral candidate Grant Hardy, Dr. Gordon C. Thomasson, Professor John W. Welch ( the head of FARMS ), Professor Royal Skousen, and others too numerous to mention here.

Much of the team's success came under the tenure of Danny Nee, head coach from 1987 to 2000.

Starting with the 1987 models, a I6 engine, derived from the older I6 with a new head design and an electronic fuel injection system, replaced the outsourced V6.

The AFL-CIO ended its boycott of Coors in August 1987, after negotiations with Pete Coors, head of brewery operations.

He rose to head of department in 1987, with responsibility for financial policy and federal industrial interests.

Dulwich College holds a painting of a female head in a roughly similar style that was generally regarded as his work until it was found out in 1987 that it was probably misattributed to him and that it is a work by a North Italian painter.

In part due to its central location in the UK ( on the main A5 national route and close to the M42 motorway ), Atherstone's economy has expanded rapidly since the 1990s, with several major companies such as TNT ( 1987 ), Aldi, Bhs and 3M ( 1960s ) setting-up their head office operations and / or national distribution centres in the town.