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December 9, 1987

On December 9, 1987, israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. The year's #1 song was "Walk Like An Egyptian" by The Bangles. Vitorino Antunes, Ding Junhui, Gianluca Musacci would arrive in the same year.

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1987

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The year in brief

1987 (MCMLXXXVII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1987th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 987th year of the 2nd millennium, the 87th year of the 20th century, and the 8th year of the 1980s decade.

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What happened

On December 9, 1987

  1. 1987 Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank.

    Ongoing military and political conflict in West Asia

    Israel and the Palestinians are engaged in an ongoing military and political conflict about land and self-determination within the former territory of Mandatory Palestine. Key aspects of the conflict have included Palestinian refugees, the Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, the status of Jerusalem, Israeli settlements, borders, security, water rights, the permit regime in the West Bank and in the Gaza Strip, Palestinian freedom of movement, and the Palestinian right of return.

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Born on December 9, 1987

Kostas Giannoulis 1987– Greek footballer
Gerald Henderson Jr. 1987– American basketball player (born 1987)
Mat Latos 1987– American baseball player (born 1987)
Hikaru Nakamura 1987– American chess grandmaster and streamer (born 1987)
Jeff Petry 1987– American ice hockey player (born 1987)
Joshua Sasse 1987– British actor

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The class of 1987

Others born in 1987

Vitorino Antunes 1987– Portuguese footballer
Ding Junhui 1987– Chinese professional snooker player
Gianluca Musacci 1987– Italian footballer
Oliver Turvey 1987– English racing driver
Ahmed Adel Abdel Moneam 1987– Egyptian footballer
Hayley Westenra 1987– New Zealand soprano

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