1987 in the United States

1987 in the United States
Events from the year 1987 in the United States.
Incumbents
Federal government
President: Ronald Reagan (R-California)
Vice President: George H. W. Bush (R-Texas)
Chief Justice: William Rehnquist (Wisconsin)
Speaker of the House of Representatives: Tip O'Neill (D-Massachusetts) (until January 3), Jim Wright (D-Texas) (starting January 6)
Senate Majority Leader: Bob Dole (R-Kansas) (until January 3), Robert Byrd (D-West Virginia) (starting January 3)
Congress: 99th (until January 3), 100th (starting January 3)
Events
January
January 5 – President Ronald Reagan undergoes prostate surgery, causing speculation about his physical fitness to continue in office.
January 13 – New York mafiosi Anthony "Fat Tony" Salerno and Carmine Peruccia are sentenced to 100 years in prison for racketeering.
January 22 – Pennsylvania State Treasurer R. Budd Dwyer commits suicide by shooting himself during a press conference. The incident was captured by news cameras and later broadcast on television.
January 27 – State of the Union Address.
January 28 – The U.S. State Department invalidates US passports for travel to or through Lebanon due to security concerns. The ban was lifted in 1997.
January 29 – William J. Casey ends his term as Director of the Central Intelligence Agency.
January 31 – The last Ohrbach's department store closes in New York City after 64 years of operation.
February
February 9 – Brownsville, Texas, receives of rain in just two hours; flooding in some parts of the city is worse than that caused by Hurricane Beulah in 1967.
February 11 – The United States military detonates an atomic weapon at the Nevada Test Site.
February 20 – A second Unabomber bomb explodes at a computer store in Salt Lake City, injuring the owner.
February 26 – Iran–Contra affair: The Tower Commission rebukes U.S. President Ronald Reagan for not controlling his National Security Council staff.
March
March 2 – American Motors Corporation is acquired by the Chrysler Corporation.
March 4
U.S. President Ronald Reagan addresses the American people on the Iran–Contra affair, acknowledging that his overtures to Iran had 'deteriorated' into an arms-for-hostages deal.
Jonathan Pollard is sentenced to life in prison on one count of espionage.
March 18 – Woodstock of physics: The marathon session of the American Physical Society’s meeting features 51 presentations concerning the science of high-temperature superconductors.
March 19 – In Charlotte, North Carolina, televangelist Jim Bakker, head of PTL Ministries, resigns after admitting an affair with church secretary Jessica Hahn.
March 29 – World Wrestling Entertainment presents WrestleMania III in Pontiac, Michigan. Hulk Hogan retains the WWF World Heavyweight Championship defeating his former friend André The Giant.
March 30 – The 59th Academy Awards, hosted by Chevy Chase, Goldie Hawn and Paul Hogan, are held at Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Oliver Stone's Platoon wins four awards out of eight nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director. The film is tied in nominations by James Ivory's A Room with a View.
April
April 5 – The Fox Network makes its primetime debut.
April 23 – L'Ambiance Plaza collapse: 28 construction workers are killed at a residential project under construction in Bridgeport, Connecticut. It was one of the worst disasters in Connecticut history.
April 27 – The United States Department of Justice declares incumbent Austrian president Kurt Waldheim an "undesirable alien".
April 30 – NASCAR driver Bill Elliott sets the record for the all-time fastest lap at Talladega Superspeedway at .
May
May 8 – U.S. Senator Gary Hart drops out of the running for the 1988 Democratic presidential nomination, amid allegations of an extramarital affair with Donna Rice.
May 17 – The USS Stark is hit by two Iraqi owned Exocet AM39 air-to-surface missiles, killing 37 sailors.
May 21 – Andrew Wyeth, with his "Helga Pictures," becomes the first living American painter to have a one-man show of his work in the West Building of the National Gallery of Art in Washington, DC.
May 24
Approximately 800,000 people gather for a walk to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the opening of the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, California.
Five days before his 48th birthday, Al Unser became the oldest winner of the Indianapolis 500 and only the second driver to win the event four times.
June
June 12 – During a visit to Berlin, Germany, U.S. President Ronald Reagan challenges Soviet General Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall.
June 16 – Bernhard Goetz is exonerated on 12 of 13 counts by a jury in the case against him stemming from the 1984 shootings of four youths in a New York subway car.
June 19
Teddy Seymour is officially designated the first black man to sail around the world, when he completes his solo sailing circumnavigation in Frederiksted, St. Croix, of the United States Virgin Islands.
Edwards v. Aguillard: The Supreme Court of the United States rules that a Louisiana law requiring that creation science be taught in public schools whenever evolution is taught is unconstitutional.
June 28 – An accidental explosion at Hohenfels Training Area in West Germany kills 3 U.S. troopers.
July
July 1 – U.S. President Ronald Reagan nominates former Solicitor General Robert Bork to the Supreme Court. The nomination is later rejected by the Senate, the first and only nominee rejection to date.
July 17 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above the 2,500 mark for the first time, at 2,510.04.
July 25 – United States Secretary of Commerce Malcolm Baldrige Jr. dies in a rodeo accident at a California ranch.
August
August 7–23 – Pan American Games are held in Indianapolis.
August 16 – Northwest Airlines Flight 255 (a McDonnell Douglas MD-82) crashes on takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport in Romulus, Michigan just West of Detroit killing all but one (4-year old Cecelia Cichan) of the 156 people on board (among them Nick Vanos, a center for the Phoenix Suns).
August 19 – ABC News chief Middle East correspondent Charles Glass escapes his Hezbollah kidnappers in Beirut, Lebanon, after 62 days in captivity.
September
September 17 – Televangelist Pat Robertson announces his candidacy for the 1988 Republican presidential nomination.
September 25 – Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite, is found for the first time in the U.S.
October
October – The unemployment rate drops below 6% for the first time since 1979.
October 1 – The 5.9 Whittier Narrows earthquake affected the Los Angeles Area with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200.
October 10 – Reverend Jesse Jackson launches his second campaign for U.S. president.
October 11 – The first National Coming Out Day is held in celebration of the second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights.
October 14–16 – A young child, Jessica McClure, falls down a well in Midland, Texas, and is later rescued.
October 19
Black Monday: Stock market levels fall sharply on Wall Street and around the world.
U.S. warships destroy two Iranian oil platforms in the Persian Gulf
October 23 – On a vote of 58–42, the United States Senate rejects President Ronald Reagan's nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court.
October 25 – 1987 World Series: The Minnesota Twins defeat the St. Louis Cardinals despite having the worst regular season win–loss ratio for a winner, a record they hold until 2006.
October 26 – The Dow Jones Industrial Average goes down 156.83 points; at the time it is the second largest decrease ever (trailing Black Monday).
November
November 6 – Florida rapist Tommy Lee Andrews is the first person to be convicted as a result of DNA fingerprinting: he is sentenced to 22 years in prison.
November 18 – Iran–Contra affair: U.S. Senate and House panels release reports charging President Ronald Reagan with 'ultimate responsibility' for the affair.
November 22 – The Max Headroom Incident: An unidentified person hijacks two television stations in Chicago, Illinois, and broadcasts video of them wearing a mask in the likeness of the character Max Headroom.
November 23 – Frank Carlucci is sworn in as the new Secretary of Defense, succeeding Caspar Weinberger.
December
December – The unemployment rate drops to 5.7%, the lowest since July 1979.
December 1 – NASA announces the names of four companies who were awarded contracts to help build Space Station Freedom: Boeing Aerospace, General Electric's Astro-Space Division, McDonnell Douglas, and the Rocketdyne Division of Rockwell.
December 2 – Hustler Magazine v. Falwell is argued before the U.S. Supreme Court.
December 7 – Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771 crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-supervisor on the flight, then shoots both pilots and himself.
December 8 – The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed in Washington, D.C. by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev.
December 10 – A squirrel closes down the Nasdaq Stock Exchange when it burrows through a telephone line.
December 22-December 28 – Ronald Gene Simmons goes on a 6-day killing spree in Russellville, Arkansas, killing his wife, children, and grandchildren as they arrived to celebrate the holidays at his home. On the 28th he went on a shooting spree, killing an additional woman and wounding 5 others before surrendering to police. The final death toll was 16. He was tried and eventually executed.
December 29 – Prozac makes its debut in the United States.
unknown date – Varroa destructor, an invasive parasite of honeybees, is found in the United States.
Ongoing
Cold War (1947–1991)
Iran–Contra affair (1985–1987)
Undated
Team San Francisco, an athletics squad is formed in San Francisco.
Vegas Chips, a snack food manufacturer in North Las Vegas, Nevada is founded.
Vinzant Software is founded in Indiana.
Births
January
January 1
Will Brandenburg, Olympic alpine skier
Gia Coppola, film director, screenwriter, and actress
Meryl Davis, Olympic figure skater
Ryan Perrilloux, football player
January 2
Shelley Hennig, actress and model
Syesha Mercado, singer
Lauren Storm, actress and acting coach
January 5
Dexter Bean, stock car racing driver
Kristin Cavallari, actress
Jason Mitchell, actor
January 6
Arin Hanson, internet personality, comedian, voice actor, songwriter, rapper, animator and cartoonist
Ndamukong Suh, football player
January 7
Brandon Bantz, baseball player
Michael Callahan, soccer player
Melanie Cruise, wrestler
Alisha Edwards, wrestler
Lyndsy Fonseca, actress
January 10 – Perrish Cox, football player
January 11 – Scotty Cranmer, BMX rider
January 12
Deena Nicole Cortese, television personality
Naya Rivera, actress and singer (d. 2020)
Will Rothhaar, actor
January 13
Parker Croft, actor and screenwriter
Jack Johnson, ice hockey player
Max Van Ville, DJ, producer, and actor
Oliver Drake, baseball pitcher player
January 14 – James Belfer, producer, founder and CEO of Cartuna, founder and CEO of Dogfish Pictures, and founder and managing director of Dogfish Accelerator
January 15
Daniel Caluag, BMX racer
Kelly Kelly, model and wrestler
January 16
Callahan Bright, football player
Kurt Travis, singer/songwriter
January 17
Jeff Beliveau, baseball player
John Cochran, television writer and personality
Tony Crocker, basketball player
January 18
Jackie Acevedo, American-born Mexican footballer
Nolan Carroll, football player
January 19
Jordan Brauninger, figure skater
Brian Harman, golfer
January 20
Diana Barrera, American-born Guatemalan footballer
Peter Broderick, musician and composer
Evan Peters, actor
Pete Ploszek, actor
January 21 – Brandon Crawford, baseball player
January 22
Timroy Allen, Jamaican-born cricketer
Ray Rice, football player
January 23
Whitney Boddie, basketball player
Jarrett Brown, football player
January 24
Marlon Amprey, politician
Travis Beckum, football player
Brian Cushing, football player
January 25 – Isaako Aaitui, football player
January 26
Patrick Cullity, ice hockey player
Andrew J. Ferchland, actor
January 27
Rucka Rucka Ali, rapper, singer, comedian, and YouTuber
Ashley Avis, screenwriter, director, and producer
Marcus Brown, football player
Anthony Pettis, mixed martial artist
Katy Rose, singer/songwriter
Hannah Teter, Olympic snowboarder
January 28
Alexandria Anderson, track and field sprinter
David Bowen, politician
Chelsea Brummet, actress and singer
Katie Nolan, sports personality and TV host
January 29
Alex Avila, baseball player
Jessica Burkhart, author
Spencer Clark, stock car racing driver (d. 2006)
Alex Murrel, singer and actress
January 30 – Phil Lester, YouTube personality
January 31
Pat Angerer, football player
Kurt Baker, musician, songwriter, music producer, and multi-instrumentalist
Brandon Bollig, ice hockey player
Tyler Hubbard, country singer and one half of Florida Georgia Line
Marcus Mumford, English-born singer/songwriter, musician, and frontman for Mumford & Sons
February
February 1
Heather Morris, actress and dancer
Ronda Rousey, actress and mixed martial artist
February 2
McKay Coppins, journalist and author
Martin Spanjers, actor
February 4 – Cameron Achord, football coach
February 5
Adassa, reggaeton singer
Brandon Bender, mixed martial artist
Kyle Bochniak, mixed martial artist
Alex Brightman, actor, singer, and writer
Chris Brooks, football player
David Buehler, football player
Darren Criss, actor
Raymond Lee, actor
Donald Sanford, American-born Israeli Olympic sprinter
February 6
Pedro Álvarez, baseball player
J. J. Ambrose, mixed martial artist
Robb Brent, stock car racing driver
February 7 – Cynthia Barboza, volleyball player
February 8 – Jessica Jerome, Olympic ski jumper
February 9
Henry Cejudo, mixed martial artist
Michael B. Jordan, actor and producer
February 10
Devon Alexander, boxer
Anastasia Ashley, surfer and model
Justin Braun, ice hockey player
February 11
Mara Allen, rower
Matt Besler, soccer player
February 12
David Cooper, baseball player
Gary LeRoi Gray, actor
February 13
Ryan Buchter, baseball player
Steven Dehler, model, actor, and dancer
Aileen Geving, Olympic curler
Rau'shee Warren, boxer
February 14
Marquez Branson, football player
Don Carey, football player
Joe Pichler, actor missing From 2006
Candace Wiggins, basketball player
February 15 – Chris Cook, football player
February 16
Leslie Cole, sprinter
Jon Ossoff, politician
February 17
Brady Beeson, football player
Da'Mon Cromartie-Smith, football player
Jon Curran, golfer
Danny Farquhar, baseball player
Tiquan Underwood, football player
February 18
Elijah Allan-Blitz, actor, musician, and director
Samantha Bosco, Paralympic cyclist
February 20
Taylor Boggs, football player
Miles Teller, actor
Daniella Pineda, actress
February 21
Leilani Akiyama, judoka
Ashley Greene, actress and model
February 23
Ab-Soul, rapper
Nyan Boateng, football player
February 24 – Ulysses Cuadra, actor and voice actor
February 25 – Natalie Dreyfuss, actress
February 26
Landon Brown, politician
Mike Caussin, football player
February 27
Alexandra Bracken, author
Gregory Brigman, Paralympic football player and soccer referee
February 28
Anabelle Acosta, Cuban-born actress
Kaitlin Cochran, softball player
Michelle Horn, actress
Josh McRoberts, basketball player
Stephanie Sigman, Mexican-born actress
March
March 1
Navarone Garibaldi, singer
Kesha, singer
March 2
Chris Clements, soccer player
Brandon Corp, lacrosse player
March 4 – Dan Cortes, baseball player
March 7 – Justin Bamberg, politician
March 8
Devon Graye, actor
Milana Vayntrub, Uzbek-born actress and comedian
March 9 – Bow Wow, rapper
March 10
Ser'Darius Blain, actor
Martellus Bennett, football player
Taylor Coutu, golfer
Corey Paul, Christian hip-hop artist
March 11
Levi Brown, football player
Kristina Carrillo-Bucaram, writer, speaker, and raw vegan activist
March 12 – Jessica Hardy, Olympic swimmer
March 13 – Marco Andretti, race car driver
March 14
Marisa Abegg, soccer player
Craig Austrie, basketball player
Andrew Bumbalough, middle and long distance runner
Danny Chavez, mixed martial artist
Robert Clark, American-born Canadian actor
March 15 – Steve Cilladi, baseball player
March 17
Bryan Dechart, actor and Twitch streamer
Josh Gilbert, bassist, vocalist, songwriter and producer for As I Lay Dying and Wovenwar
Rob Kardashian, TV personality, model, and talent manager
March 18
Sherron Collins, basketball player
Rebecca Soni, Olympic swimmer
March 19
Thana Alexa, jazz vocalist, composer, arranger, and producer
AJ Lee, wrestler
Josie Loren, actress
March 20
DrLupo, youtuber and Twitch streamer
Jon Brockman, basketball player
Zack Lively, actor
March 21
Michael Brady, baseball player
Carlos Carrasco, Venezuelan-born baseball player
March 22
Thomas Beadle, politician
Ike Davis, baseball player
Billy Kametz, actor (died 2022)
March 23 – Earl Bennett, football player
March 24
Nate Carroll, football coach
Josh Zeid, baseball player
March 25
Diego Barrera, Colombian-born soccer player
Stephen Belichick, football coach
Jason Castro, acoustic/folk-pop singer/songwriter and real estate agent
Kim Cloutier, Canadian-born model
March 27
Peter and Will Anderson, twin jazz musicians
Buster Posey, baseball player
Kyle J. White, U.S. Army Veteran in the Afghan War and Medal of Honor Recipient
March 28
Kagney Linn Karter, pornographic actress
Mary Kate Wiles, actress
Jimmy Wong, actor and musician
Jonathan Van Ness, hairdresser and media personality
March 30
Reggie Arnold, football player
Morgan Beck, volleyball player
Trent Beretta, wrestler
Andrew Berry, general manager & executive vice president of football operations
Mike Broadway, baseball player
March 31
Peter Bourjos, baseball player
Justin Braun, soccer player
April
April 3
Rachel Bloom, actress
Deryn Bowser, football player
Jay Bruce, baseball player
SethBling, video game commentator and Twitch video game live streamer
April 6
Jerrod Carmichael, comedian, actor, and filmmaker
Hilary Rhoda, model
April 7
Danny Almonte, Dominican-born baseball player
Jared Cook, football player
Evan Dollard, rock climber and television personality
Jack Johnson, actor
April 8 – Jake Anderson, basketball player
April 9
Marc E. Bassy, singer/songwriter
Eric Campbell, baseball player
Craig Mabbitt, singer/songwriter, recording artist, and frontman for Escape the Fate
Jesse McCartney, actor and singer
Jazmine Sullivan, singer/songwriter
April 10
J.R. Artozqui, football player
Charles Brown, football player
Jamie Renée Smith, actress
April 11
Brittany Bock, soccer player
Donald Brown, football player
Michelle Phan, make-up demonstrator
April 12
Jamelle Bouie, columnist for The New York Times
Brooklyn Decker, fashion model and actress
Ilana Glazer, comedian, writer and actress
Mike Manning, actor
Brendon Urie, singer, frontman for Panic! At The Disco, and stage actor
April 13
Genevieve Angelson, actress
Jeremy Barnes, baseball player
Brandon Hardesty, comedian and actor
April 14 – Michael Baze, jockey (d. 2011)
April 15 – Samira Wiley, actress and model
April 16
Justin Bibb, politician, mayor of Cleveland, Ohio
Richard Bleier, baseball player
Maricela Cornejo, boxer
Neil Haskell, actor and dancer
April 18
Matt Anderson, volleyball player
Dustin Bell, football player
Jamelle Cornley, basketball player
Ellen Woglom, actress
April 19 – Courtland Mead, actor
April 20
John Patrick Amedori, actor and musician
Dusty Coleman, baseball player
April 21
Ryan Adams, baseball player
Eryk Anders, mixed martial artist
Justin Carter, basketball player
Abel Cullum, mixed martial artist
April 22
Kacey Bellamy, ice hockey player
Blackie, musician and record producer
Dante Cunningham, basketball player
Brandon Tatum, political commentator
April 23
Summit1g, twitch streamer and esports athlete
T-Bar, wrestler
April 24
Brooke Barbuto, soccer player
Anjelica Castillo, murder victim (d. 1991)
April 26
Justin Bibb, politician
Bobby Butler, ice hockey player
Jessica Lee Rose, actress
April 27
Charlie Berens, journalist, comedian, and creator of "Manitowoc Minute"
Jamal Boykin, basketball player
Taylor Chorney, Canadian-born ice hockey player
April 28
Ryan Adeleye, American-born Israeli soccer player
Patrick Branco, politician
Daequan Cook, basketball player
April 29
Jeff Ayres, basketball player
Alejandro Bedoya, soccer player
Alicia Morton, actress and singer
April 30 – Al Iaquinta, mixed martial artist
May
May 1
Evan Brown, soccer player
Glen Coffee, football player
Drew Fulk, songwriter and record producer
May 2
Jeff Cumberland, football player
Pat McAfee, football player, sports analyst, and wrestling commentator
May 4
Alex Boone, football player
Bryan Braman, football player
May 5
Eliot Bostar, politician
Cortney Casey, mixed martial artist
Ian Michael Smith, actor
May 6
Teddy Abrams, conductor, pianist, clarinetist, and composer
Lani Forbes, author (d. 2022)
Peter Kaiser, dog musher
Meek Mill, rapper
May 7
Aidy Bryant, actress and comedian
Maya Erskine, actress
May 10
Eileen April Boylan, actress
Wilson Chandler, basketball player
May 11
Lince Dorado, pro wrestler
Justin King, football player
Louis Murphy, football player
May 12
Tyson Alualu, football player
Josh Bostic, basketball player
Weldon Brown, football player
Rafael Bush, football player
Clams Casino, record producer and songwriter
Robbie Rogers, TV producer and soccer player
May 13
Matt Doyle, actor
Misha Gabriel, dancer
Candice King, actress and singer/songwriter
Hunter Parrish, actor and singer
May 15
David Adams, baseball player
Darry Beckwith, football player
Bruce G. Blowers, Christian singer/songwriter
Michael Brantley, baseball player
Brian Dozier, baseball player
May 16
Spencer Adkins, football player
Mark Aguhar, LGBT rights activist, writer, and multimedia fine artist (d. 2012)
Tyler Cloyd, baseball player
Sharaud Curry, basketball player
May 17 – Cash Wheeler, wrestler
May 18
Chris Baumann, rugby player
Mondaire Jones, politician
Mike Williams, football player (d. 2023)
May 19
Michael Angelakos, musician, singer/songwriter, and record producer
David Caldwell, football player
Kristi Cirone, basketball player and coach
Danny Curzon, pair figure skater
Stacey Park Milbern, South Korean-born disability rights activist (d. 2020)
May 20
Ray Chase, voice actor
Eric Crocker, football player
Julian Wright, basketball player
May 21
Matt Bischoff, baseball player
Brent Bowden, football player
Cody Johnson, country singer/songwriter
May 22
Jack Carlson, author, designer, and rowing coxswain
Jaye Chapman, baseball player
May 23
Josh Breslow, realtor
Bray Wyatt, wrestler (d. 2023)
May 24 – Marline Barberena, American-born Nicaraguan beauty pageant titleholder, Miss Nicaragua 2014
May 25 – Kirk Carlsen, cyclist
May 26
Tim Bowman Jr., gospel musician
Crezdon Butler, football player
Brandi Cyrus, actress, singer and DJ
May 27
Bas, rapper
Michael Bramos, basketball player
Benny Johnson, political columnist and YouTuber
May 28 – Jessica Rothe, actress
May 29
Avery Atkins, football player (d. 2007)
Joey Haro, actor
Alessandra Torresani, actress
Noah Reid, Canadian-born actor and musician
May 30
Javicia Leslie, actress
Brianna Taylor, television personality and singer/songwriter
May 31
Shaun Fleming, actor and musician
Meredith Hagner, actress
June
June 1
Bonner Bolton, model and bull rider
Jerel McNeal, Professional Basketball Player
June 2
Jonathan Borrajo, soccer player
Bronson Burgoon, golfer
Lee J. Carter, politician
Paul Carter, basketball player
Matthew Koma, singer/songwriter, DJ and record producer
Caitlin Mallory, American-born Estonian ice dancer
June 3
Jonathan Casillas, football player
Lalaine, actress, singer/songwriter, and bassist
June 4
Miles Batty, middle-distance runner
Tori Praver, model and swimwear designer
June 7 – Cassius Chaney, boxer
June 8
Terry M. Brown Jr., politician
John Conner, football player
June 9
JB Baretsky, singer/songwriter
Austin Bisnow, musician, songwriter, record producer, and frontman for Magic Giant
Rheagan Wallace, actress
June 10
Lyssa Chapman, businesswoman, television personality, bail bondswoman, and bounty hunter
Jeremy Chappell, basketball player
June 11 – Nichole Cheza, dirt track motorcycle racer
June 12
Seyi Ajirotutu, football player
Jeff Allen, basketball player
June 13
E. J. Biggers, football player
John Bryant, basketball player
Arielle Charnas, fashion blogger and influencer
Franchón Crews-Dezurn, boxer
Leone Cruz, soccer player
June 14
Anthony Clark, cyclo-cross cyclist
Chris Carter, football player
Ross A. McGinnis, U.S. Army Veteran in the Iraq War and Medal of Honor Recipient (d. 2006)
Cameron Russell, model
June 15 – Van Ferro, actor
June 16
Kelly Blatz, actor and singer
Wayne Chism, American-born Bahraini basketball player
Diana DeGarmo, singer and Broadway actress
Abby Elliott, actress and comedian
June 17 – Kendrick Lamar, rapper
June 18
Jeremy Bleich, American-born Israeli baseball player
Jason Castro, baseball player
Brandon Cutler, wrestler
O.T. Genasis, rapper, actor, and singer
Melanie Iglesias, model and actress
June 19
Fabiola Arias, Cuban-born fashion designer
Mikail Baker, football player
Alex Carrington, football player
Keenan Clayton, football player
Rashard Mendenhall, football player
June 21
Oliver Baez Bendorf, poet and writer
Kyle Calloway, football player (d. 2016)
June 22
Nathan Bauman, entertainment consultant and drummer
Jerrod Carmichael, stand-Up comedian, actor and writer
Delone Carter, football player
June 23
Quinton Andrews, football player
Haley Strode, actress
June 24
Ronnie Aguilar, basketball player
Duane Brooks, football player
Mozzy, rapper
June 25
Maurice Acker, basketball player
J'Nathan Bullock, basketball player
Brian Canter, bull rider
Alissa Czisny, figure skater
Mark Titus, author and pod-caster
Scott Terra, actor
June 26
Alric Arnett, football player
Zoraida Córdova, Ecuadorian-born author
Russell Currier, Olympic biathlete
June 28 – Brandon Brooks, basketball player
June 29
Les Brown, football player
Lewis Clinch, basketball player
June 30 – Ryan Cook, baseball player
July
July 1
Kevin Alexander, football player
Zeda Zhang, wrestler and mixed martial artist
July 2
Dan Black, baseball player
Brett Cooper, mixed martial artist
July 3
Will Barker, football player
Chad Broskey, actor
Casey Coleman, baseball player
Chris Hunter, actor
July 5 – Erik Cook, football player
July 6
Sophie Auster, singer/songwriter
Matt O'Leary, actor
July 7
Alysha Clark, American-born Israeli basketball player
Colin Cochart, football player
Steven Crowder, American-born Canadian conservative political commentator, comedian, and YouTuber
Julianna Guill, actress
Richie Steamboat, wrestler
July 9
Anna, Japanese-born singer
Ashlee Evans-Smith, mixed martial artist
Rebecca Sugar, animator and creator of Steven Universe
July 10
Brian Jordan Alvarez, actor and filmmaker
Isaac Baron, poker player
Jermaine Curtis, baseball player
July 11
Phil Costa, football player
A. J. Locascio, actor, voice actor, film director and producer
Cristina Vee, voice actress
July 12
Dobson Collins, football player
Graig Cooper, football player
Tilian Pearson, singer/songwriter, musician, and frontman for Dance Gavin Dance (2013-present)
July 13 – Cynthia Calvillo, mixed martial artist
July 14
Charly Arnolt, sports broadcaster and television personality
Sarah Burgess, singer/songwriter and American Idol contestant
Drew Fortier, musician, songwriter, filmmaker and actor
Dan Reynolds, singer and musician
July 15
Nikki Bohne, singer, actress, and dancer
Kevin Croom, mixed martial artist
Alex Lasry, businessman and co-owner of the Milwaukee Bucks
July 16
Will Acton, American-born Canadian ice hockey player
Kate Berlant, comedian, actress, and writer
Kira Buckland, voice actress
Catherine Charlebois, actress
AnnaLynne McCord, actress and model
July 17
Stevie Brown, football player
Jorrick Calvin, football player
Meghan Camarena, YouTuber and internet personality
McKenzie Cantrell, politician
Eric Carpenter, soccer player
Jaime Chavez, soccer player
Nick Christiani, baseball player
July 19
Yoel Bouza, technology entrepreneur and investor
Jon Jones, mixed martial artist
July 21
Jen Corey, beauty pageant titleholder, event planner, and community activist
Carla Cortijo, basketball player
Brandon Costner, basketball player
Kami Craig, Olympic water polo player
Peter Doocy, journalist
July 22 – Bre-Z, actress and rapper
July 23
David Bruton, football player
Chris Connolly, ice hockey player
July 24
Matt Asiata, football player
Jovan Belcher, football player (d. 2012)
Tiffany Cabán, politician
Mattie Montgomery, singer/songwriter and frontman of For Today
Mara Wilson, actress and writer
July 25
Richard Bachman, ice hockey player
Heather Bratton, fashion model (d. 2006)
Jonathan Crompton, football player
Michael Welch, actor
Jule 26
03 Greedo, rapper, singer/songwriter, and producer
Elise Addis, soccer player
Alex Burnett, baseball player
July 28
Abbey Curran, beauty pageant contestant
Asher Grodman, actor
John Stevens, singer
July 29
Victor Butler, football player
Sabra Johnson, dancer
Genesis Rodriguez, actress and model
July 30 – Brandon Caleb, football player
July 31
Colin Baxter, football player
Michael Bradley, soccer player
August
August 2
Ashley Cummins, mixed martial artist
Nayer, pop singer
August 4
Jackie Aina, beauty vlogger
Antonio Bass, football player
Nadia Bulkin, Indonesian-born political scientist
Caressa Cameron, beauty pageant titleholder and singer
August 5
R. J. Archer, football player
Tim Federowicz, baseball player
August 7
Everette Brown, football player and coach
Michael Sauer, ice hockey player
August 9 – Jabari Brisport, politician
August 10
Charles Clark, sprinter
TJ Curry, taekwondo practitioner
August 13
Andre Bellos, actor, singer, and dancer
Lady Cam, rapper
Lena Chen, feminist artist, writer, and activist
Katy Crawford, Christian musician
Chris Plys, Olympic curler
August 14
Sammy Adams, rapper and singer/songwriter
Montrell Craft, football player
Johnny Gargano, wrestler
Curt Hansen, actor
Colton Smith, mixed martial artist
Tim Tebow, football and baseball player
August 15 – Ryan D'Imperio, football player
August 16
Suzi Analogue, recording artist, musician, and songwriter
Dominique Curry, football player
August 17 – Dominick Casola, stock car racing driver
August 18
Mika Boorem, actress
Elizabeth Chambers, television personality
August 19
Dominique Archie, basketball player
Jeremy Campbell, Paralympic pentathlete
Patrick Chung, football player
August 21
DeWanna Bonner, American-born Macedonian basketball player
Annie Chandler, swimmer
Cody Kasch, actor
August 22
Jim Cordle, football player
Apollo Crews, wrestler
August 23
Zach Braddock, baseball player
Darren Collison, basketball player
August 24 – Jon Scheyer, basketball player
August 25
Jim Cook Jr., writer, actor, and filmmaker
Katie Hill, politician
Blake Lively, actress
Liu Yifei, Chinese-born actress
Justin Upton, baseball player
August 26 – Ryan Brasier, baseball player
August 27
Brett Bochy, baseball player
Tiffany Boone, actress
August 28 – David Carr, politician
August 29
Conor Chinn, soccer player
Max Cream, soccer player
August 30
Johanna Braddy, actress
Cody Connelly, motorcycle designer and builder
August 31
Stephen Cardullo, baseball player
Pat Curran, mixed martial artist
September
September 1
Duke Calhoun, football player
Sami Callihan, wrestler
David Carpenter, baseball player
Jay Armstrong Johnson, actor, singer, and dancer
September 2 – Spencer Smith, musician
September 3
Megan Amram, comedian, writer, producer, and performer
Domonic Brown, baseball player
Jamie Cunningham, soccer player
September 4
Kris Adams, football player
Wesley Blake, wrestler
September 5
Lakia Aisha Barber, basketball player
Scott Barnes, baseball player
Gilbert Brown, basketball player
September 6
Mario Addison, football player
Ramiele Malubay, singer
September 7
L. J. Castile, football player
Lily Cowles, actress
Evan Rachel Wood, actress, model and musician
September 8
Derrick Brown, basketball player
Ray Fisher, actor
Wiz Khalifa, rapper
Justin Peck, choreographer, director, and ballet dancer
September 9
Taylor Bagley, actress and model
Sean Cashman, baseball coach
Riley Cooper, football player
Clayton Snyder, actor
September 10
Rushern Baker IV, painter and political candidate
Rhett Bernstein, soccer player
Paul Goldschmidt, baseball player ***
Alex Saxon, actor
September 11 – Tyler Hoechlin, actor
September 12 – Huey, rapper (d. 2020)
September 13
Juan Archuleta, mixed martial artist
Marcus Henderson, actor
Erin Way, actress
September 14
Alade Aminu, basketball player
Cameron Bradfield, football player
Michael Crabtree, football player
Chad Duell, actor
September 15 – Alex Torres, metalcore guitarist
September 16
Colin Cloherty, football player
Daren Kagasoff, actor
Anthony Padilla, YouTuber and co-founder of Smosh
Travis Wall, actor
September 17 – Lionel Brown, soccer player
September 19
Kayla Barron, submarine warfare officer, engineer and NASA astronaut
Tommie Campbell, football player
Danielle Panabaker, actress
September 20
Jack Lawless, musician
Sarah Natochenny, actress and voice actress
September 21
Jimmy Clausen, football player
Ryan Guzman, actor
Pat Nagle, Olympic hockey player
Anthony Vincent, musician
September 22 – Teyonah Parris, actress
September 23 – Skylar Astin, actor, model and singer
September 24
Spencer Treat Clark, actor
Grey Damon, actor
Brit Morgan, actress
Trinidad James, rapper
September 25
Massimo Agostinelli, English-born artist, entrepreneur, and activist
Lars Anderson, baseball player
David Ausberry, football player
Greg Bates, country singer/songwriter
September 27
Tim Atchison, football player
Austin Carlile, musician and baseball coach, frontman for Attack Attack! (2006–2008) and Of Mice & Men (2009–2010, 2011–2016)
September 28
Josh Alexander, basketball player
Terence Crawford, boxer
Hilary Duff, actress and singer
Scott Fitzpatrick, politician
September 29
Dillon Barna, soccer player
David Del Rio, actor
Josh Farro, singer and guitarist for Paramore (2004–2010) and frontman for Novel American and Farro
September 30 – Melinda Sullivan, dancer, choreographer and actress
October
October 1
Jennifer Bricker, acrobat and aerialist
Matthew Daddario, actor
Stuart Lafferty, actor
Jason McElwain, autistic athlete and public speaker
October 2
Christopher Larkin, Korean-born actor
Phil Kessel, hockey player
Ricky Stenhouse Jr., stock car racer
October 3 – Kaci Battaglia, singer/songwriter, dancer, and actress
October 5
Cory Brandon, football player
Foluke Gunderson, Canadian-born Olympic volleyball player
October 6
Jonathan Blake, basketball player
Samuel, musician
October 7
David Arkin, football player
Alex Cobb, baseball player
Aiden English, wrestler
October 8 – Chris Baker, football player
October 9
ActionKid, YouTuber and IRL livestreamer
Craig Brackins, basketball player
Cory Burns, baseball player
Aubrey Coleman, basketball player
Melissa Villaseñor, actress and comedian
October 10
Adrian Cárdenas, baseball player
Carla Esparza, mixed martial artist
October 11
Tony Beltran, soccer player
Mike Conley Jr., basketball player
October 14
Eben Britton, baseball player
Jalil Brown, football player and coach
Kole Calhoun, baseball player
Chloe Coscarelli, vegan chef and author
Jay Pharoah, actor
October 15
Marcel Brache, rugby player
Alan Chin, contemporary artist
Jesse Levine, American-born Canadian tennis player
October 17 – Seth Mosley, singer/songwriter and frontman for Me in Motion
October 18
Matt Bosher, football player
Brian Carlwell, basketball player
Zac Efron, actor
October 19 – Rick Boogs, wrestler
October 20 – Jerry Brown, football player (d. 2012)
October 23 – Carmella, wrestler, dancer, and model
October 24
Kwame Adjeman-Pamboe, English-born soccer player
Sabrina Cervantes, politician
Chris Holdsworth, mixed martial artist
Charlie White, Olympic ice dancer
October 25
Bill Amis, basketball player
Keith Berry, mixed martial artist
October 26
Hannah Bronfman, DJ, social media influencer, and entrepreneur
Zena Cardman, geobiologist and NASA astronaut
Portia Perez, wrestler
October 27
Andrew Bynum, basketball player
Shawn Porter, boxer
October 28
Javier Arenas, football player
Frank Ocean, rapper
Tatu Baby, tattoo artist and reality television personality
October 29 – Ariana Berlin, artistic gymnast, dancer, film actress, and senior producer at Fox Sports
October 30
Adrian Battles, football player
Cesar Chavez, Mexican-born Mariachi singer and politician
Casey Crawford, basketball player
October 31 – Clara Chung, singer/songwriter, producer, and composer
November
November 1
Anthony Bass, baseball player
Jack Bolas, middle-distance runner
Bo Bowling, football player
Bruce Irvin, football player
November 2
Kodi Augustus, basketball player
Itan Chavira, ice hockey player
November 3
Cameron, wrestler, singer, model, and dancer
Ty Lawson, basketball player
Colin Kaepernick, football player
Kyle Seager, baseball player
Elizabeth Smart, kidnap victim, activist and contributor to ABC News
November 4
Jermaine Beal, basketball player
Shady Blaze, rapper
Trouble, rapper (d. 2022)
November 5
Erin Brady, television host, model, and Miss USA 2013
Kevin Jonas, actor, singer/songwriter, and member of the Jonas Brothers
Chris Knierim, figure skater
O. J. Mayo, basketball player
Stephanie Edwards, singer
Allysin Kay, wrestler
November 6 – Caleb Cotham, baseball player
November 7
Hakeem Abdul-Saboor, Olympic bobsledder
Howard Barbieri, football player
Rachele Brooke Smith, actress and dancer
Reba Buhr, voice actress
November 8 – Sam Bradford, football player
November 9
Brittany Bell, model, dancer, and beauty pageant titleholder
Kyle Clinton, soccer player
Kevin Coble, basketball player
Jennifer Holland, actress and model
November 10
Mason Aguirre, Olympic snowboarder
D. J. Augustin, basketball player
November 11 – Vinny Guadagnino, TV personality
November 13
Tim Adleman, baseball player
Jesse Barnett, singer and frontman for Stick to Your Gun
November 15 – Tyler Allen, NASCAR race engineer
November 18
Jake Abel, actor
Pierre Allen, football player
Joe Cada, poker player
November 19 – Clare Egan, Olympic biathlete
November 20 – Amelia Rose Blaire, actress
November 21 – Alex Carnerio, Brazilian-born personal trainer
November 22
Erik Barnes, golfer
Justin Cole, football player
November 23
Alex Clayton, tennis player
Ryan Lane, actor
Alexia Rodriguez, guitarist and vocalist for Eyes Set to Kill
Snooki, TV personality
November 24
Asiahn, singer/songwriter
Eric Avila, soccer player
Elena Satine, Georgian-born actress and singer
November 25
Mark Bloom, soccer player
Trevor Booker, basketball player
Dolla, rapper (d. 2009)
November 26
Kat DeLuna, singer
Summer Lee, politician
November 27 – Darnell Carter, football player
November 30
Nate Allen, football player
Chase Anderson, baseball player
Nick Courtney, soccer player
Ian Hecox, YouTuber and Co-Founder of Smosh
Christel Khalil, actress
December
December 1 – Jill Costello, activist (d. 2010)
December 2
Jake Ballard, football player
Jeremy Beal, football player
Mary Hill Fulstone (1892–1987), physician
Teairra Marí, singer
December 3
Michael Angarano, actor
Eric Barone, video game developer, video game designer, artist, composer, and musician
Dustin Belt, guitarist, music producer, and actor
Alicia Sacramone, Olympic gymnast
December 4
Orlando Brown, actor and rapper
Fan 3, rapper, singer, producer, and actress
Dree Hemingway, model and actress
December 6
Chris Banks, soccer player
Jack DeSena, actor and voice actor
December 7
A. C. H., wrestler
Aaron Carter, actor and singer (d. 2022)
Manting Chan, singer/songwriter
Michael Chiesa, mixed martial artist
Chris Crocker, internet celebrity, blogger, songwriter, recording artist, and pornographic film actor
December 8
Danny Batten, football player
Pinky Cole, restaurateur
Aria Curzon, actress
December 9
Andre Akpan, soccer player
Buddy Baumann, baseball player
Hikaru Nakamura, chess grandmaster
December 10 – David Carter, football player
December 11 – Clifton Geathers, football player
December 13 – Brett Brackett, football player
December 14
Nate Collins, football player
Alex Gaskarth, English-born singer/songwriter, guitarist and frontman for All Time Low
December 15
Josh Archibald-Seiffer, pianist and composer
Scott Copeland, baseball player
Josh Norman, football player
December 16
Nick Additon, baseball player
Hallee Hirsh, actress
December 17 – Chelsea Manning, whistleblower
December 18
Solomon Bozeman, basketball player and coach
Rex Brothers, baseball player
December 19
Ryan Anderson, basketball player
Darrion Caldwell, mixed martial artist
Keith Carlos, football player
Tyron Carrier, football player
Ronan Farrow, activist
December 20
Lola Blanc, singer/songwriter, director, writer, and actress
Alana Grace, singer and actress
December 21
Brandon Banks, American-born Canadian football player
Baron Batch, football player and entrepreneur
December 22 – Zack Britton, baseball player
December 23 – James Brewer, football player
December 25
Alex Bailey, musician, drummer, and bassist
Charlie Buhler, director, photographer, and producer
Ned Cameron, producer and singer/songwriter
Demaryius Thomas, football player (d. 2021)
December 26
Karen Alzate, politician
Sean Bedford, football player
Jeff Cosgriff, soccer player
December 27 – Andy Leavine, wrestler
December 28
Vince Agnew, football player
Taylor Ball, actor
Demecus Beach, rugby player
Thomas Dekker, actor
Adam Gregory, actor
December 29
Katie Blair, actress, model and beauty queen
Major Culbert, football player
December 30
Mykel Benson, football player
Jason Bohannon, basketball player
Jake Cuenca, actor and model
December 31 – Javaris Crittenton, basketball player
Full date unknown
Josh Adams, comic book and commercial artist
Brooke Annibale, singer/songwriter
Katherine Arden, novelist
Brandon Stirling Baker, lighting designer
Andrew Bayer, DJ and music producer
Jeremy Blackman, actor and musician
Kenneth Bogner, politician
Mia Borders, singer/songwriter
Kent Brantly, doctor
Ashley Bratcher, actress
Melvin LaThomas Brimm, singer/songwriter, vocal producer, dancer-choreographer, and actor
Leigh Brooklyn, figurative artist
Michael Brown, pianist and composer
Shaun Brown, actor
Rembert Browne, writer
Tim Bueler, media and political consultant
Julia Bullock, opera singer
Aisha Burns, singer/songwriter and violinist
Emily Calandrelli, science communicator, MIT engineer, and host and executive producer of Xploration Outer Space and Emily's Wonder Lab
Yvanna Cancela, politician
Caitlin Cherry, painter, sculptor, and educator
Lauren Chief Elk, feminist educator and writer
Tracy Chou, software engineer and advocate for diversity in technology related fields
Vivian Chu, roboticist and entrepreneur
Ken Clausen, lacrosse player
Dave Clauss, recording and mixing engineer
Kimberly Cole, pop singer/songwriter, music correspondent, and host
Matt Conn, founder of MidBoss and creator of GaymerX
Ashley Connor, cinematographer
Fidel Corrales Jimenez, Cuban-born chess grandmaster
Alexandra Crandell, model and television personality
Phillipe Cunningham, politician
Michelle Curran, Air Force major and pilot
Shaghayegh Cyrous, Iranian-born artist and curator
Deaths
January 13 – Taddy Aycock, politician, 45th Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (born 1915)
January 15 – Ray Bolger, actor, singer and dancer, Scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz (born 1904)
January 16 – Joyce Jameson, actress (born 1932)
January 22 – R. Budd Dwyer, 30th State Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania (born 1939)
February – Lou Darvas, artist and cartoonist (born 1913)
February 5
E. Michael Burke, sports executive, naval officer and CIA agent (born 1916)
William Collier Jr., actor (born 1902)
February 22 – Andy Warhol, leading figure in the visual art movement pop art, (born 1928)
March 3 – Danny Kaye, singer, actor, and comedian (born 1911)
March 21 – Dean Paul Martin, actor, (born 1951)
March 22 – Joan Shawlee, actress (born 1926)
March 26 – Walter Abel, actor (born 1898)
May – John Pierotti, cartoonist (born 1911)
May 5 – Phil Woolpert, basketball coach (born 1915)
May 13 – Richard Ellmann, literary critic and biographer (born 1918)
June 25 – Boudleaux Bryant, American songwriter (born 1920)
August 19 – Hayden Rorke, actor (born 1910)
August 24 – Bayard Rustin, African American civil rights activist (born 1912)
August 27 – Scott La Rock, American disc jockey (born 1962)
September 29 – Henry Ford II, Chairman, CEO & President of the Ford Motor Company (born 1917)
October 12 – Alf Landon, 1936 Republican presidential nominee (born 1887)
October 18 – Pete Carpenter, musician and arranger (born 1914)
November 2 – Claude J. Jasper, Wisconsin politician (born 1905/1906)
November 22 – W. Haydon Burns, 35th Governor of Florida (born 1912)
December 1 – James Baldwin, author and civil rights activist (born 1924)
December 4 – Arnold Lobel, children's book author (born 1933)
December 4 – Rouben Mamoulian, film and theatre director (born 1897 in Russia)
December 5 – Molly O'Day, country singer (born 1923)
December 17 – Linda Wong, American pornographic actress (born 1951)
December 21
Ralph Nelson, film and television director, producer, writer, and actor (born 1916)
Robert Paige, actor (born 1911)
See also
1987 in American television
List of American films of 1987
Timeline of United States history (1970–1989)
References
External links
1980s in the United States
United States
United States
Years of the 20th century in the United States