Timeline August 1987

Events in August 1987 9

• 1894 – 1987 Rudolf Hess (1894-1987) Died 17 August 1987, aged 93 Hess was Adolf Hitler's deputy in the Nazi Party until his solo flight to Scotland in 1941 in an attempt to negotiate peace with Britain. He was convicted at the Nuremberg trials and served as the last prisoner at Spandau Prison in Berlin. He died there, apparently by suicide.
• 1897 – 1987 Pola Negri (1897-1987) Polish actress, a star of German silent film under Ernst Lubitsch and one of Hollywood's first European imports.
• 1906 – 1987 John Huston (1906-1987) Died 28 August 1987, aged 81 Huston was an American film director and screenwriter known for classics including The Maltese Falcon, The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and The African Queen. His directing career spanned over four decades and won him an Academy Award. He died in Middletown, Rhode Island, shortly after completing his final film, The Dead.
• 1924 – 1987 Lee Marvin (1924-1987) Died 29 August 1987, aged 63 Marvin was an American actor known for tough-guy roles in films including The Dirty Dozen and Cat Ballou, for which he won an Academy Award. A decorated Marine Corps veteran of the Second World War, he was also the defendant in a landmark palimony lawsuit. He died in Tucson, Arizona.
• 1987 Billy Joel tours the Soviet Union Moscow and Leningrad One of the first American rock tours of the USSR.
• 1987 Lindsey Buckingham leaves Fleetwood Mac Before the tour Quits before the Tango in the Night tour.
• 1987 Los Lobos top the charts with La Bamba Number one Their cover from the Ritchie Valens biopic goes to number one worldwide.
• 1987 US Open 1987 Men: Ivan Lendl · Women: Martina Navratilova
• 1987 Pola Negri dies in San Antonio Pola Negri dies aged 90.