December 4th, 1987, was a Friday. It was Day 338 of 1987. The decade was the Eighties.
35 years and 6 months have passed since December 4th, 1987.
The zodiac star sign for this date is Sagittarius.
What happened on December 4th, 1987?
Songs that were on top of the music singles charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on December 4th, 1987.
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Three Men and a Baby" was at the top of the box office on December 4th, 1987.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane!
The date is December 4th, 1987, and it's a Friday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Sagittarius. Most people have "that Friday feeling" and are looking forward to the weekend.
The Christmas season of 1987 has begun. In America, the song Heaven Is A Place On My Earth by Belinda Carlisle is at the top of the singles charts. Over in the UK, China In Your Hand by T'Pau is the number-one hit song.
Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Three Men and a Baby is at the top of the box office. Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. In fashion, women are wearing sweater dresses, short skirts, small shoulder pads, animal print, long full wool coats, and bulky sweaters. Meanwhile, men are wearing tracksuits, sweatshirts, Nike Air Jordan shoes, and denim.
Because it's 1987, the radio stations are being dominated by the likes of Los Lobos, Rick Astley, Whitney Houston, the Pet Shop Boys, Bon Jovi, U2 and Madonna. If you were to travel back to this day, notable figures such as Heather O'Rourke, Andy Gibb, Judith Barsi, and Roy Orbison would all still be alive. On TV, people are watching popular shows such as "Columbo", "Last of the Summer Wine", "Punky Brewster", and "Matlock".
Meanwhile, gamers are playing titles such as "Paperboy", "Metroid", "Top Gun", and "Mega Man". Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Bugs Bunny Show", "The Smurfs", "She-Ra: Princess of Power", and "Adventures of the Little Koala". Popular toys at the moment include Water Ring Toss, Speak & Spell, Micro Machines, and Jenga.
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on December 4th, 1987.
The Christmas holiday season of 1987 had just begun. Retailers were starting to play festive music, and decorations were beginning to spring up.
On December 4th, 1987, pop star Madonna filed for divorce from actor Sean Penn after two years of marriage.
In December of 1987, Swedish pop duo Roxette released the song "It Must Have Been Love". However, it didn't become a massive hit until 1990, when the ballad was used in the soundtrack for the film Pretty Woman.
A new elastic hair tie called the "scrunchie" became fashionable in the late 1980s.
Popular music artists in 1987 included The Bangles, Heart, Gregory Abbott, Whitney Houston, Starship, Robbie Nevil, Whitesnake, Bruce Hornsby and the Range, Bob Seger, U2, Los Lobos and Bon Jovi.
The best NBA players in 1987 were Magic Johnson, Michael Jordan, Akeem Olajuwon, Kevin McHale and Larry Bird.
The mini skirt became extremely popular. Shoulder pads became increasingly smaller. Popular clothing included reversible inside-out coats, bright-colored shoes with thin heels, berets, lacy gloves, rugby sweatshirts, sweater dresses, jumpsuits, capri leggings, bike shorts, and skirts worn with leggings. Colors included neon hues, plum, gold, and bright wines.
Movies released in 1987 included Beverly Hills Cop II, Fatal Attraction, The Untouchables, Three Men and a Baby, Lethal Weapon, Predator, RoboCop, Dirty Dancing, Hellraiser, Spaceballs, The Untouchables, The Princess Bride and Full Metal Jacket.
In 1987, the best soccer players were Ruud Gullit, Diego Maradona, Paulo Futre, Emilio Butragueño, Míchel, Gary Lineker, John Barnes, Marco van Basten, Gianluca Vialli and Bryan Robson.
"The Last Emperor" won the Academy Award for Best Picture in 1987.
Mikhail Gorbachev was named Time Person of the Year in 1987 after he oversaw a number of political reforms in the Soviet Union.
"Somewhere Out There" by Linda Ronstadt and James Ingram would go on to win a Grammy for 1987's Song of the Year.
Waterbeds became a huge fad during the late 1980s. Although they were invented in the 1970s, they didn't reach their heyday until the 1980s. In 1986 and 1987, nearly a quarter of all beds sold were filled with water.
VCRs became a common household item in the mid-1980s. By that stage, prices had started to drop. This device gave people the ability to play VCR tapes and record TV programs and movies.
During the second half of the 1980s, the Nintendo Entertainment System became one of the most popular video game consoles in the world. Releases for the NES included Duck Hunt, The Legend of Zelda, and Super Mario Bros.
The Commodore 64 was dominating the home computer market.
Between September 1980 and August 1988, an armed conflict was being fought between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the Iraqi Republic.
Desktop computers were beginning to replace typewriters in offices.
Although TV remotes existed, many homes didn't have one. Infrared technology was still relatively new.
Wallpaper was extremely common in people's homes throughout the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn't until the mid-late 1980s that "modernism" started to creep in.
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Television shows that people were watching in December 1987.
Star Trek: The Next Generation
Starring Patrick Stewart as Captain Jean‑Luc Picard.
Full House
Sitcom about a widowed man who looks after his three daughters.
My Two Dads
Sitcom about two single men raising a teenage daughter.
21 Jump Street
TV series starring Johnny Depp.
Married... with Children
Comedy series starring Ed O'Neill as Al Bundy.
Matlock
Legal drama starring Andy Griffith.
MacGyver
TV show about a resourceful secret agent who can solve almost any problem using the mundane objects around him.
The Equalizer
Series about a retired secret agent called Robert McCall.
The Golden Girls
Television series about four mature women who live together in Miami, Florida.
Moonlighting
Comedy-drama starring Bruce Willis and Cybill Shepherd as private detectives.
Charles in Charge
TV show about a 19-year-old student called Charles, who is played by Scott Baio.
Murder, She Wrote
Mystery series starring Angela Lansbury as Jessica Fletcher.
Miami Vice
Starring Don Johnson and Philip Michael Thomas.
Who's the Boss?
Sitcom about a retired baseball player who relocates to work as a live-in housekeeper.
The Cosby Show
American television sitcom starring Bill Cosby.
Punky Brewster
Sitcom series about a young girl being raised by a foster parent.
Sherlock Holmes
Starring Jeremy Brett.
Kate & Allie
Comedy TV series.
Night Court
Sitcom about a night court in Manhattan.
'Allo 'Allo!
BBC sitcom starring Gorden Kaye.
Cheers
Sitcom starring Ted Danson.
Family Ties
Sitcom starring Michael J. Fox.
Cagney & Lacey
Police drama starring Sharon Gless and Tyne Daly.
Only Fools and Horses
British television comedy.
Magnum, P.I.
Starring Tom Selleck as Private Investigator Thomas Magnum.
Knots Landing
American soap opera.
The Facts of Life
Sitcom about a girls boarding school in Peekskill, New York. Starring Charlotte Rae as housemother Edna Garrett.
1987 saw the introduction of cars such as the BMW 5 Series, the Cadillac Brougham, the Chevrolet Corsica, the Dodge Dynasty, the Mazda Étude and the Mercury Tracer.
Cartoons and TV shows that children and teenagers were watching on this day in 1987.
Fireman Sam
Full House
Beverly Hills Teens
BraveStarr
Adventures of the Little Koala
21 Jump Street
Married... with Children
Dennis the Menace
ALF
The New Adventures of Jonny Quest
Pound Puppies
Popples
The Real Ghostbusters
SilverHawks
The Flintstone Kids
Pingu
Jem and the Holograms
Growing Pains
The Care Bears
Adventures of the Gummi Bears
She-Ra: Princess of Power
ThunderCats
Thomas the Tank Engine
The Cosby Show
Snorks
Muppet Babies
Heathcliff
Alvin and the Chipmunks
Danger Mouse
The Smurfs
Mister Rogers' Neighborhood
The Bugs Bunny Show
Toys and games that were popular on this date in 1987.
Koosh Ball
Boglins (hand puppets)
Jenga
Micro Machines
Hot Looks (fashion model dolls)
Popples
Fluppy Dogs
Laser Tag
The Nintendo Entertainment System
Sylvanian Families
Mr Frosty
Garbage Pail Kids (trading cards)
Pogo ball / Lolo ball
Transformers
Pound Puppies
Turnin' Turbo Dashboard
My Little Pony (figures)
The Commodore 64
Fisher-Price Little People (Farm)
The Big Wheel (tricycle)
Screwball Scramble
Cabbage Patch Kids
Speak & Spell
Water Ring Toss
Popular video games that people were playing in December of 1987.
Mega Man
A platform game that was developed by Capcom.
Maniac Mansion
Graphic adventure game.
Platoon
Action game that was based on the film of the same name.
Top Gun
Released for the NES.
Street Fighter
The first game in the Street Fighter series.
Metroid
Action-adventure game that was released for the NES.
Punch-Out!!
"Mike Tyson's Punch-Out!!" was a boxing game that was published for the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
Double Dragon
Beat-em up game.
Contra
A run and gun action game that was developed by Konami.
Zelda II: The Adventure of Link
Sequel to the original Zelda game.
Paperboy
Action game where the player takes control of a paperboy.
Ultima IV: Quest of the Avatar
Role-playing game.
Boulder Dash
Arcade game developed by Data East.
Tetris
Tile-matching puzzle video game.
Duck Hunt
Light gun shooter game.
Mario Bros.
Arcade game developed by Nintendo.
Missile Command
Arcade game developed by Atari.
A nostalgic video that emulates what television was like back in 1987.
If you were born on this date, then it is unlikely that you will remember anything from the year 1987.
This is because humans find it difficult to retrieve memories of their early childhood.
If you are looking for some childhood nostalgia, then you should check out December 4th, 1993, instead.
Celebrities, historical figures, and other notable people who were born on December 4th.
Actor.
Born on December 4th, 1949
He turned 38 on this day in 1987.
Actor.
Born on December 4th, 1964
He turned 23 on this day in 1987.
Rapper.
Born on December 4th, 1969
He turned 18 on this day in 1987.
Model.
Born on December 4th, 1973
She turned 14 on this day in 1987.
BTS member.
Born on December 4th, 1992
He was born exactly 5 years after this date.
Love Island contestant.
Born on December 4th, 1996
She was born exactly 9 years after this date.
Historical weather information for December 4th, 1987.
Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on December 4th, 1987.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
Conception estimates for this date.
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