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January 5, 1987

On January 5, 1987, dexter Bean is born. 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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Arrivals

Born on January 5, 1987

Dexter Bean 1987– American racing driver & crew chief (born 1987)
Kristin Cavallari 1987– American television personality (born 1987)
Stuart Flanagan 1987– Hungary international rugby league footballer
Brian Mushana Kwesiga 1987– Ugandan-born engineer and former president of the Ugandan North American Association)
Jason Mitchell 1987– American actor (born 1987)
Alexander Salák 1987– Czech professional ice hockey goaltender (born 1987)

Farewells

Died on January 5, 1987

Margaret Laurence Canadian novelist and short story writer
Herman Smith-Johannsen Norwegian skier and supercentenarian (1875–1987)

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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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