What happened on Friday December 04, 1987?

Here's what happened on December 04, 1987:

• IBM ships OS/2 Standard Edition 1.0 ahead of schedule IBM announced OS/2 Standard Edition 1.0 on April 2, 1987, with an initial shipping date set for the first quarter of 1988. However, the company began shipping the operating system to U.S. customers in December 1987, ahead of schedule. OS/2 1.0 was a multitasking operating system designed to run on Intel 80286 processors, offering improved memory management and compatibility with existing PC-DOS programs. source: os2museum.com
• Ivan Lendl defeats Brad Gilbert in 1987 Masters Championship On December 4, 1987, top-seeded Ivan Lendl began his quest for a fifth Masters Championship title by defeating eighth-seeded Brad Gilbert 6-2, 6-2 in a match lasting 68 minutes. Lendl's victory marked his 13th consecutive win over Gilbert. source: latimes.com
• Geir Karlstad sets 5,000m speed skating world record in Calgary On December 4, 1987, Norwegian speed skater Geir Karlstad set a new world record in the men's 5,000 meters with a time of 6:43.59 at the World Cup event in Calgary, Canada. This performance surpassed the previous record of 6:45.44, also held by Karlstad, set on November 22, 1987, in Heerenveen, Netherlands. source: upi.com

Events in 1987

December 04, 1987: What were the magazines covers and newspapers that day?

LIFE magazines from December 1987

Newspapers from Dec. 04, 1987

Your poster from December 04, 1987

December 04, 1987 was a Friday and it was the 338th day of the year 1987 in the Gregorian calendar.

December 04, 1987 can also be written as 12/4/1987 in the US and as 4/12/1987 in UK and Europe.

December 04, 1987 in December 1987 calendar

Famous people born on December 04, 1987:

• Dree Hemingway

  Dree Hemingway is an American fashion model and actress, known for her work in both runway modeling and independent films. She is part of the Hemingway family, being the daughter of actress Mariel Hemingway and the great-granddaughter of famed novelist Ernest Hemingway. [bio]

• Alicia Sacramone

  Accomplished American gymnast who competed at the highest levels of international gymnastics, winning multiple Olympic and World...

• Orlando Brown

  American actor known for his roles in Disney Channel productions and various television series, with a career spanning acting and music.

• Michael Angarano

  American actor known for roles in films like 'Sky High', 'The Forbidden Kingdom', and various independent movies.

Famous people born in 1987

Famous people born on December 4th

Famous people died on December 04, 1987:

• Rouben Mamoulian

  Georgian-american director and screenwriter (b. 1897).

• Arnold Lobel

  American author and illustrator (b. 1933).

• Constantin Noica

Famous people who died in 1987

Famous people who died on December 4th

December 04, 1987: What was the number 1 song in the USA on that day?

The number 1 song in the USA on December 04, 1987 was Heaven Is A Place On Earth by Belinda Carlisle, according to the music chart for the week November 30th and December 6th.

1. Belinda Carlisle - Heaven Is A Place On Earth
2. Bill Medley - (I've Had) The Time Of My Life
3. George Michael - Faith
4. Richard Marx - Should've Known Better
5. Whitesnake - Is This Love

December 04, 1987: What was the number 1 song in the UK on that day?

The number 1 song in the UK on December 04, 1987 was China In Your Hand by T'Pau, according to the music chart for the week November 30th and December 6th.

1. T'Pau - China In Your Hand
2. George Harrison - Got My Mind Set On You
3. Rick Astley - Whenever You Need Somebody
4. The Bee Gees - You Win Again
5. The Communards - Never Can Say Goodbye

December 04, 1987: What was the number 1 R&B song on that day?

The number 1 R&B song on December 04, 1987 was Skeletons by Stevie Wonder, according to the music chart for the week November 30th and December 6th.

1. Stevie Wonder - Skeletons
2. Earth, Wind & Fire - System of Survival
3. Roger - I Want To Be Your Man
4. Alexander O'Neal - Criticize
5. Miles Jaye - Let's Start Love Over

The Zodiac and Astrological sign for December 4th is Sagittarius.

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December 04, 1987: What is the Chinese Zodiac Sign for that day?

The Chinese Zodiac sign for December 04, 1987 is Rabbit and the associated element is Fire.

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Moon phase

The moon phase on December 04, 1987 was Waxing gibbous.

The moon phase refers to the appearance of the Moon in the night sky on December 04, 1987 and is determined by the portion of the Moon's illuminated surface that is visible from Earth.

An observer located in New York City on December 04, 1987 at 10pm, would see the moon, being 100% full, rising at 03:40 pm and setting at 07:39 am.

The previous full moon was on Nov 05, 1987 while the next full moon would come on Dec 05, 1987.

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Someone born on December 04, 1987 is:

38 years 5 months old,

or 461 months and 20 days old,

or 2007 weeks and 2 days old,

or 14051 days old,

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What generation do you belong to if you were born on December 04, 1987?

You belong to the Millennial Generation if you were born on December 04, 1987.

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