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January 24, 1987

On January 24, 1987, about 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States. 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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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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On January 24, 1987

  1. 1987 About 20,000 protestors march in a civil rights demonstration in Forsyth County, Georgia, United States.

    Civil rights demonstrations in Georgia, US

    The 1987 Forsyth County protests were a series of civil rights demonstrations held in Forsyth County, Georgia, in the United States. The protests consisted of two marches, held one week apart on January 17 and January 24, 1987. The marches and accompanying counterdemonstrations by white supremacists drew national attention to the county.

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Born on January 24, 1987

Brian Cushing 1987– American football player and coach (born 1987)
Luis Suárez 1987– Uruguayan footballer (born 1987)
Kia Vaughn 1987– American-born Czech basketball player (born 1987)
Guan Xin 1987– Chinese basketball player

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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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