August 5, 1987, was a Wednesday. It was 37 years, 3 months, and 17 days ago. The zodiac star sign for this date is Leo.
What happened on August 5, 1987?
Songs that were on top of the charts in the USA and the United Kingdom on August 5, 1987:
These were the top five songs on the Billboard Hot 100 chart:
The movie "Robocop" was at the top of the box office on August 5, 1987.
This date occurred 13,624 days ago. Approximately 454 months have passed. It was the 217th day of 1987, in week 32. The decade was the eighties. People who were born on August 5, 1987, are now 37 years old and belong to the Millennial generation. The Earth has experienced 151 seasons of weather since then.
Let's take a stroll down memory lane.
The date is August 5, 1987, and it's a Wednesday. Anyone born today will have the star sign Leo. It is "Hump Day", so many are beginning to think about the weekend ahead.
The summer of 1987 is in full swing. The weather is warm, and the evenings are brighter than usual. Most schools and colleges are now finished until August or September. In America, the song "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" by U2 is at the top of the singles charts, while "La Bamba" by Los Lobos is the number-one song in the UK. Ronald Reagan is the President of the United States, and the movie Robocop is at the top of the box office.
Margaret Thatcher is the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. On television, people are watching popular shows such as "'Allo 'Allo!", "The Transformers", "Murder, She Wrote", and "Matlock". 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 Scott La Rock, Lee Marvin, James Baldwin, and Heather O'Rourke would all still be alive. People are playing video games such as "Missile Command", "Duck Hunt", "Paperboy", and "Contra".
Kids and teenagers are watching TV shows such as "The Smurfs", "Jem and the Holograms", "ALF", and "Married... with Children". Children are playing with toys such as Dungeons & Dragons, Screwball Scramble, Fisher-Price Little People (Farm), and Hot Looks (fashion model dolls).
These are news stories, trending topics, and fads that were popular on August 5, 1987.
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News stories, pop culture trends, and other events that happened around August 5, 1987.
Photographs of late 1980s fashion and hairstyles.
Television shows that people were watching in August 1987:
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.
Children and teenagers were watching the following cartoons and TV series:
Children were playing with the following toys and games:
Popular video games that people were playing in August 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 August 5, 1993, instead.
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Ronald Reagan was the President of the United States on August 5, 1987.
Margaret Thatcher was the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom.
Charles Haughey was the Taoiseach of Ireland.
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