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15 May 1987 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 15 May 1987 was a Friday.
- Kent Music Report No. 1
- The Kent Music Report No. 1 was “Boom Boom (Let's Go Back to My Room)” by Paul Lekakis.
- Top Film of 1987
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1987 was Fatal Attraction.
- Best-Selling Vehicle of 1987
- Australia's top-selling new vehicle in 1987 was the Ford Falcon.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 15 May is Taurus.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 15 May 1987 fell in the Year of the Rabbit.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for May is Emerald.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 15 May 1987 was Waning Gibbous.
On this day: 15 May
- 1988 Soviet–Afghan War: After more than eight years of fighting, the Soviet Army begins to withdraw 115,000 troops from Afghanistan.
- 1991 Édith Cresson becomes France's first female Prime Minister.
- 1997 The United States government acknowledges the existence of the "Secret War" in Laos and dedicates the Laos Memorial in honor of Hmong and other "Secret War" veterans.
- 1997 The Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on STS-84 to dock with the Russian space station Mir.
- 2001 A CSX EMD SD40-2 8888 rolls out of a train yard in Walbridge, Ohio, with 47 freight cars, including some tank cars with flammable chemical, after its engineer fails to reboard it after setting a yard switch. It travels south driverless for 66 miles (106 km) until it is brought to a halt near Kenton. The incident became the inspiration for the 2010 film Unstoppable.
Famous people born on 15 May
- Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach (1940–2026)
- Jamie-Lynn Sigler, American actress and singer (born 1981)
- David Krumholtz, American actor (born 1978)
- Ousmane Dembélé, French footballer (born 1997)
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Events of 1987 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1987 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 23 February – The first mobile phone call in Australia is made.
- 7 March – An election in the Northern Territory returns CLP government of Stephen Hatton to power.
- 15 April – Ian Sinclair and John Howard sign a Coalition Agreement which formalises the split with the Queensland Nationals.
Life in Australia in 1987
Prime Minister
Bob Hawke
Monarch
Queen Elizabeth II
Petrol (per litre)
$0.52
Loaf of Bread
$0.96
Average House
$80,000
Weekly Wage
$440.00
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