On the Number 87

87 in Mathematics
1) The 44th odd number = 87
2) The 63rd composite number = 87
3) The 21st lucky numbers = 87
4) Product of the 2nd & 10th prime numbers = 3 x 29 = 87
5) Difference between 24th & 1st prime numbers = 89 - 2 = 87
6) Sum of the 2nd & 58th composite numbers = 6 + 81 = 87
7) Sum of the 2nd & 58th composite numbers = 6 + 81 = 87
8) Sum of the 4th & 56th composite numbers = 9 + 78 = 87
9) Sum of the 5th & 55th composite numbers = 10 + 77 = 87
10) Sum of the 6th & 53rd composite numbers = 12 + 75 = 87
11) Sum of the 8th & 53rd composite numbers = 15 + 72 = 87
12) Sum of the 10th & 49 th composite numbers = 18 + 69 = 87
13) Sum of the 12th & 47th composite numbers = 21 + 66 = 87
14) Sum of the 13th & 46th composite numbers = 22 + 65 = 87
15) Sum of the 14th & 44th composite numbers = 24 + 63 = 87
16) Sum of the 17th & 42nd composite numbers = 27 + 60 = 87
17) Sum of the 19th & 40th composite numbers = 30 + 57 = 87
18) Sum of the 20th & 38th composite numbers = 32 + 55 = 87
19) Sum of the 21st & 37th composite numbers = 33 + 54 = 87
20) Sum of the 23rd & 36th composite numbers = 35 + 52 = 87
21) Sum of the 24th & 35th composite numbers = 36 + 51 = 87
22) Sum of the 25th & 33rd composite numbers = 38 + 49 = 87
23) Sum of the 26th & 32nd composite numbers = 39 + 48 = 87
24) Sum of the 28th & 30th composite numbers = 42 + 45 = 87
25) Sum of the 1st, 3rd & 20th lucky number = 1 + 7 + 79 = 87
26) Sum of the 10th lucky number & 10th a number = 33 + 54 = 87
27) Sum of the 11th odd & 11th triangular number = 21 + 66 = 87
28) Sum of the 22nd odd & 22nd even numbers = 43 + 44 = 87
29) Sum of the squares of the first four primes = 22 + 32 + 52 + 72 = 4 + 9 + 25 + 49 = 87
30) The 1st & 2nd digits in the 12th amicable number pairs = 87
69615 & 87633
31) The 2nd & 3rd digits in the 13th amicable number pairs = 87
79750 & 88730
32) Square root of 87 = 9.327379053
33) Cube root of 87 = 4.431047622
34) ln 87 = 4.465908119 (natural log to the base e)
35) log 87 = 1.939519253 (logarithm to the base 10)
36) Sin 87o = 0.998629534
Cos 87o = 0.052335956
Tan 87o = 19.08113669
37) 1/87 expressed as a decimal = 0.011494252
38) The 23rd & 24th digits of e = 87

e = 2.7182818284 5904523536 0287471352 6624977572 4709369995
        9574966967 6277240766 3035354759 4571382178 5251664274
        2746639193 2003059921 8174135966 2904357290 0334295260
        5956307381 3232862794 3490763233 8298807531 9525101901
        1573834187 9307021540 8914993488 4167509244 7614606680

(Note: The 99th-108th digits of e = 7427466391 is the first 10-digit prime in
consecutive digits of e. This is the answer to the Google Billboard question
that may lead to a job opportunity at Google.com, San Jose Mercury News, 7-10-2004)
39) The 305th & 306th digits of pi, π = 87
The 648th & 649th digits of pi, π = 87
3.141592653589793238462643383279502884197
40) The 9th & 10th digits of phi, φ = 87
The 207th & 208th digits of phi, φ = 87
Phi or φ = 1.61803398874989484820 is a transcendental number,
also called the Golden Ratio (or Golden number).
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) first called it the sectio aurea,
(Latin for the golden section) and related it to human anatomy.
Ratios may be found in the Pyramids of Giza & the Greek Parthenon.
41) Binary number for 87 = 01010111
(Decimal & Binary Equivalence; Program for conversion)
42) ASCII value for 087 = W
(Hexadecimal # & ASCII Code Chart)
43) Hexadecimal number for 87 = 57
(Hexadecimal # & ASCII Code Chart)
44) Octal number for 87 = 127
(Octal #, Hexadecimal #, & ASCII Code Chart)
45) The Greek-based numeric prefix octacontakaihepta- means 87.
46) The octacontakaiheptagon is a plain figure with 87 straight sides.
47) The octacontakaiheptahedron is a solid figure with 87 planar faces.
48) The Latin-based numeric prefix septoctoginta- means 87.
49) The noun and adjective septoctogintennary means "a group of 87 or a period of 87 years".
50) The noun and adjective septoctogintennial means "an 87th year anniversary".
51) The Roman numeral for 87 is LXXXVII.
52) Ba Shí Qi (8, 10, 7) is the Chinese ideograph for 87.
53) (60, 20, 7) is the Babylonian number for 87
Georges Ifrah, From One to Zero: A Universal History of Numbers,
Penguin Books, New York (1987), pp. 326-327
54) The Hebrew letters Pei (80) meaning "mouth" and Zayin (7)
meaning "woman of valor" add up to the numerical value of 87.
(Hebrew Alphabet, Hebrew Gematria)
55) 87 in different languages:
Dutch: tachtig-zeven, French: quatre-vingt-sept, German: achtzig-sieben, Hungarian: nyolcvan-hét,
Italian: ottanta-sette, Spanish: ochenta-siete, Swahili: themanini-saba, Swedish: åttio-sju
87 in Science
56) Atomic Number of Francium (FR) = 87 (87 protons & 87 electrons); Atomic weight = 223.
Francium occurs as a result of α disintegration of actinium. Francium is found in uranium minerals, and can be made artificially by bombarding thorium with protons. It is the most unstable of the first 101 elements. The longest lived isotope, 223Fr, a daughter of 227Ac, has a half-life of 22 minutes. This is the only isotope of Francium occurring in nature, but at most there is only 20-30 grams of the element present in the earth's crust at any one time. No weighable quantity of the element has been prepared or isolated. There are about 20 known isotopes.
57) Inorganic compounds whose molecular weight is 87:
Fluorboric acid, HBF4, MW = 87.83
Phosphorus trifluoride, PF3, MW = 87.98
Strontium, Sr, MW = 87.62
58) Inorganic compounds that melt at -87oC:
Fluorosulfonic acid, HSO3F, MP = -87.3oC
59) Organic compounds whose molecular weight is 87:
Amylamine (n), CH3(CH2)4NH2, MW = 87.16
Butyraldehyde oxime (n), C2H5-CH2-CH=NOH, MW = 87.12
Butyric amide (n), C2H5-CH2-CO-NH2, MW = 87.12
Butyric amide (iso), (CH3)2-CH-CO-NH2, MW = 87.12
Diethyene imide oxide, NH-(CH2)2-O-(CH2)2, MW = 87.12
Dimethyl acetamide (N,N), CH3CO-N(CH3)2, MW = 87.12
Ethyl acetamide (N), CH3-CO-NH-C2H5, MW = 87.12
Ethyl thiocyanate, C2H5-SCN, MW = 87.14
Ethyl iso-thiocyanate, C2H5-N=C=S, MW = 87.14
60) Organic compounds that boil at 87oC:
Acetyl m-phenylenediamine, C2H3-O-NH-C6H4-NH2, BP = 87oC
Diacetyl, CH3-CO-CO-CH3, BP = 87-88oC
61) Organic compounds that melt at 87oC:
Acrolein, CH2=CH-CHO, MP = 87.7oC
Bromo-acetanilide (m), Br-C6H4-NH-CO-CH3, MP = 87.5oC
Bromo-3-nitrobenzene-1-sulfonic acid (4), Br-C6H3(NO2)-SO3H, MP = 87-88oC
Butyl oxamate (n), H2N-CO-CO2-C4H9, MP = 87-88oC
Caproic chloride (n), CH3-(CH2)4-CO-Cl, MP = -87.3oC
Chloro dinitrobenzene, Cl-C6H5(NO2)2, MP = 87-88oC
Dibromo benzene (p), C6H4-Br2, MP = 87.3oC
Dibromo butyric acid (α, β), CH3-(CH3Br)2CO2H, MP = 87oC
Hydrocyanic acid, HN=CH-NC, MP = 87oC
Isomannide, C6H10)O4, MP = 87oC
[Norbert A. Lange, Handbook of Chemistry, Sandusky, Ohio (1952)]
62) 87th amino acid in the 141-residue alpha-chain of Human Hemoglobin is Serine (S)
87th amino acid in the 146-residue beta-chain of Human Hemoglobin is Threonine (T)
Single-Letter Amino Acid Code
Alpha-chain sequence of human hemoglobin:
VLSPADKTNVKAAWGKVGAHAGEYGAEALERMFLSFPTTKTYFPHFDLSH
GSAQVKGHGKKVADALTNAVAHVDDMPNALSALSDLHAHKLRVDPVNFKL
LSHCLLVTLAAHLPAEFTPAVHASLDKFLASVSTVLTSKYR
Beta-chain sequence of human hemoglobin:
VHLTPEEKSAVTALWGKVNVDEVGGEALGRLLVVYPWTQRFFESFGDLST
PDAVMGNPKVKAHGKKVLGAFSDGLAHLDNLKGTFATLSELHCDKLHVDP
ENFRLLGNVLVCVLAHHFGKEFTPPVQAAYQKVVAGVANALAHKYH
63) The 87th amino acid in the 153-residue sequence of sperm whale myoglobin
is Lysine (K). It is next to Leucine-86 & Proline-88.
Lysine-87 is the second residue of the 9-residue F-helix.
[A.B. Edmundson, Nature 205, 883-887 (1965)]
64) The 87th amino acid in the 124-residue enzyme Bovine Ribonuclease
is Threonine (T). It is next to Glutamic Acid-86 and Glycine-88.
[C. H. W. Hirs, S. Moore, and W. H. Stein, J. Biol. Chem. 235, 633 (1960)]
65) The hypothetical protein Tm0979 from Thermotoga maritima has 87 residues.
The Tm0979 fold consists of four β/α units, which form a central parallel β-sheet
with strand order 1234. The first three helices pack toward one face of the sheet
and the fourth helix packs against the other face. The protein forms a dimer by
adjacent parallel packing of the fourth helices sandwiched between the two β-sheets.
[Joe A. Gaspar, et. al., "A novel member of the YchN-like fold: Solution structure of the
hypothetical protein Tm0979 from Thermotoga maritima" Protein Science 14, 216-223 (2005)]
66) Two spermatid-specific proteins S1 & S2 were isolated from nuclei of spermatid-enriched testis
zone and the amino acid sequence of S1 has been determined. S1 contains 87 amino acids and
has a MW = 11179 Daltons. It is mainly characterized by a high content of basic residues (45%)
and the presence of one residue of cysteine. Its primary structure shows that the N-terminal
half is highly basic while the hydrophobic residues are localized in the C-terminal region.
[Muriel Chauvière, et. al., "Nuclear basic protein transition during sperm differentiation"
European Journal of Biochemistry 169, 105-111 (2005)]
67) β-sheet parameter in 29 proteins:
Histidine (His): Pβ = 0.87
[from Table V (p. 66) of P.Y. Chou & G.D. Fasman,
Advances in Enzymology 47, 45-148 (1978)]
68) Messier M87 is a giant elliptical galaxy, also called Virgo A. It is one of the most remarkable objects in the sky. It is perhaps the dominant galaxy in the closest big cluster to us, the famous Virgo Cluster of galaxies. It also extends into constellation Coma, and lies at the distance of this cluster (about 60 million light-years). M87 lies well in the heart of the Virgo cluster (together with a lot of galaxies including M84 and M86). M87's diameter of apparently about 7' corresponds to a linear extension of 120,000 light years, more than the diameter of our Milky Way's disk. M87 has been discovered and cataloged by Charles Messier on March 18, 1781.
69) NGC 87 is a galaxy in the constellation Phoenix (Image)
70) Asteroid 87 Sylvia is one of the largest main-belt asteroids of the Cybele group located beyond the core of the belt. Sylvia is remarkable for being the first asteroid known to possess more than one moon (news story). It was discovered on May 16, 1866 by N. R. Pogson from Madra, India. Pogson selected the name in reference to Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus (from Roman legend) whom the moons are named after. It has a period of 6.52 years (2381.697 days) and diameter of 380 km (235 miles).
71) Curtiss XF-87A "Blackhawk" was the last aircraft built by Curtiss Aircraft. The specification
originally called for a twin-engine, single-place fighter, which evolved into an attack
aircraft (XA-43) and finally to a quad-jet, twin-place, all-weather, high-altitude fighter.
Span: 60 ft., Length: 62 ft., Height: 20 ft. 4 in., Weight: 37,350 lbs. loaded.
72) Junkers Ju 87 or Stuka
(from Sturzkampfflugzeug, "dive bomber") was a two-seat (pilot and rear gunner)
German ground-attack aircraft of World War II. Designed by Hermann Pohlmann,
the Stuka first flew in 1935 and made its combat début in 1936 as part of
the Luftwaffe's Condor Legion during the Spanish Civil War. Retired in 1945.
73) U87 is probably the best known and most widely used Neumann studio microphone.
It is equipped with a large dual-diaphragm capsule with three directional patterns:
omnidirectional, cardioid & figure-8. These are selectable with a switch below the headgrille.
74) In model railroading, the ratio of the popular HO scale is 1:87.
Proto:87 scale claims to offer precise proportions of wheels and tracks of real railroads.
75) 1/87 Vehicle Club was established to promote the construction, use, and manufacture of
prototypically accurate vehicle and equipment models in 1/87 scale. Web site (Feb. 1998).
87 in Mythology & History
76) 87 years is the time span between the signing of the U. S. Declaration of Independence
(July 4, 1776) and Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Address (November 19, 1863)
immortalized in his opening speech "Four score and seven years ago our fathers
brought forth on this continent a new nation, conceived in Liberty, and dedicated
to the proposition that all men are created equal."
77) Paper 87 of The Urantia Book (1924) is titled "The Ghost Cults".
Topics covered include Ghost Fear; Ghost Placation; Ancient Worship; Good & Bad
Spirit Ghosts; Advancing Ghost Cults; Coercion & Exorcism; and Nature of Cultism.
78) The 87th day of the year (non-leap year) = March 28
[American businessman, August Busch (1899-1989), who built
Anheuser-Busch into the world's largest brewery was born March 28, 1899.
French statesman, Aristide Briand (1862-1932) born March 28, 1862;
American pianist, Rudolf Serkin (1903-1991), born March 28, 1903;
American Treasury Secretary, Henry Paulson, born March 28, 1946]
79) The 87th day of the year (leap year) = March 27
[German-born American architect, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (1886-1969) born March 27, 1886.
French poet, Alfred-Victor Vigny (1797-1863) born March 27, 1797;
American film actress, Gloria Swanson (1899-1983), born March 27, 1899;
American photographer, Edward Steichen (1879-1973), born March 27, 1879;
American film director, Quentin Tarantino born March 27, 1963.]
80) 87 B.C.— • Roman general L. Cornelius Sulla marches on Rome.
He kills the demagogue P. Sulpicius Ruffus and other rebels, and he leaves
for Asia as proconsul after having instituted reforms that will be short-lived.
• A new Roman demagogue appears in the person of L. Cornelius Cinna
who begins a reign of terror against the reactionary Roman nobility.
James Trager (Ed.), The People's Chronology (1979), p. 30
81) 87 A.D.— • Last year (4th) of yuanhe era and start
of zhanghe era of the Chinese Eastern Han Dynasty.
• Decebalus becomes king of Dacia.
82) At Age 87:
Frank Lloyd Wright (1867-1959),
American architect designed more than 1000 projects, resulting in
more than 500 completed works. The Guggenheim Museum in New York City
occupied Wright for 16 years (1943-1959). The United States issued
a 2¢ postage stamp honoring Frank Lloyd Wright and the Guggenheim
Museum on June 8, 1966. In 1956, at the age of 87,
Wright submitted a proposal for a building which is one mile
high for Chicago. Wright was recognized in 1991 by the American
Institute of Architects as "the greatest American architect of all time."
Bernard Baruch (1870-1965) was an Jewish-American financier, stock market speculator, statesman, and presidential advisor. After his success in business, he served as advisor to Democratic presidents Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt on economic matters. His autobiography Baruch: My Own Story (1957) was published in two volumes at age 87. Baruch quotes: "During my 87 years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions. But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think." • "One of the secrets of a long and fruitful life is to forgive everybody everything everynight before you go to bed." • "Never follow the crowd."
Harold A. Scheraga (born Oct. 18, 1921),
American physical chemist of proteins and macromolecules,
Cornell University Todd Professor Emeritus in Chemistry
is still active at age 87 (2008), doing both experimental & theoretical
research on protein structure folding & the mechanism of action
of thrombin on fibrinogen (an important reaction in the blood
clotting process). Scheraga has published over 1170 scientific
articles, and is an active editorial & advisory board member
of nine scientific journals. He continues to give seminars
both at Cornell and around the world. In 2005, he received
a Doctor Honoris Causa from the University of Gdansk.
One of Scheraga's latest paper is with M. Khalili & A. Liwo,
"Kinetic studies of folding of the B-domain of Staphylococcal Protein A
with Molecular Dynamics and a United-Residue (UNRES) Model
of Polypeptide Chains" in Journal of Molecular Biology 355, 536 (2006).
[Sources: Jeremy Baker, Tolstoy's Bicycle (1982), p. 504; Wikipedia Web Links:
Frank Lloyd Wright, Bernard Baruch; Web site: Harold A. Scheraga]
83) Stanford Bronze Plaque 87 on the ground to the right of Stanford's Memorial Church is dedicated to the Class of 1987. It is located near Building 70 for Buddhist Studies & Religious Studies. Geographically it is at the southwest corner of the Main Quad. The first graduating class at Stanford was 1892. In 1980, Stanford Provost Don Kennedy strolled around the Inner Quad and calculated that it would take 512 years for the bronze class plaques embedded in the walkways to circle the entire area ending with the Class of 2403.
87 in Geography
84) Cities located at 87o longitude:
Chicago, Illinois: 87o 37' W longitude & 41o 50' N latitude
Milwaukee, Wisconsin: 87o 55' W longitude & 43o 02' N latitude
Tegucigalpa, Honduras: 87o 13' W longitude & 14o 06' N latitude
Ürümqi, China: 87o 35' E longitude & 43o 48' N latitude
85) 87 is used as the country ISBN code for books from Denmark.
86) E87 is a 2030 km (1269 miles) North-South European highway. It is the westernmost north-south "reference road" running from Odessa, Ukraine, Constantia, Romania, through Bulgaria to Antalya, Turkey.
87) I-87 Interstate 87 (abbreviated I-87) is a 333.49 mile (536.70 km) intrastate interstate highway located entirely within the state of New York. Its southern end is at the The Bronx approach to the Triboro Bridge in New York City; its northern end is in Champlain, New York, at the Canadian border, where it connects with Autoroute 15.
88) U.S. Highway 87 runs from Port Lavaca, Texas, northwest to U.S. 2 at Havre, Montana. In Wyoming, U.S. 87 follows Interstate 25 from Colorado north to Glenrock, State Control Route 505 from Glenrock to Casper, Interstate 25 from Casper to Buffalo, Interstate 90 from Buffalo to Fort Phil Kearney, State Control Route 1708 and SH-344 from Fort Phil Kearney to Sheridan, and Interstate 90 from Sheridan to Montana.
89) California State Route 87 is a north-south state highway entirely within San Jose, California, United States. Its name was changed from Guadalupe Parkway in 2004 after its entire constructed length was upgraded to a freeway. Its southern terminus is at State Route 85 (West Valley Freeway); its northern terminus is at U.S. Route 101 (Bayshore Freeway), just north of San José International Airport. (Map; Photos)
90) King's Highway 87
ran for 32.2 km (20.0 miles)
in Southern Ontario, Canada
from 1937-1998
Western Terminus: Highway 86 in Bluevale;
Eastern Terminus: Highway 9 in Harrison.
Current Name: Wellington Road 87 & Huron Road 87
91) The Diamond Tower with is crowning centerpiece of India's largest greenfield megaproject,
the Gujarat International Finance Tec-City. The 87-floor Diamond Tower will be India's largest commercial tower and is the largest announced tower in the GIFT skyline.
92) 87th Floor of the Grand Hyatt
looking down at the Atrium, in Shanghai, China
93) Lakeshore East Aqua
is a 87 floors condominium
with 268 units located at
225 N Columbus Drive, Chicago, IL 60601
94) Dog Run 87 is a group of dog owners who
volunteer on behalf of the 87th Street dog Run
in Manhattan's Riverside Park, New York City
95) Franklin Hotel in Manhattan is located at
164 East 87th Street, New York City
96) 87th Street Barbecue is a restaurant
located in Chicago, Illinois, 60620.
97) Subway Submarine is a restaurant located at
726 87th Street, Chicago, Illinois, 60619
98) Subway Restaurant is located
at 14956 West 87th Street Parkway.
87 in Sports & Games
99) Baseball's 87th World Series (1990): Cincinnati Reds sweeps Oakland Athletics 4-0
In Game 1, Eric Davis hits 2-run homer on first pitch to him as Reds defeats the A's 7-0.
In Game 2, Billy Hatcher sets Series record with 7th straight hit with RBI triple in 8th inning
tying the game 4-4. Reds gets three straight hits off Dennis Eckersley in 10th inning and wins 5-4.
In Game 3, Chris Sabo led the Reds with two homers defeating the A's 8-3.
In Game 4, Jose Rijo held the A's hitless, retiring 20 men in order as Reds won 2-1 & the Series.
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 430
100) Harry Stovey (1888), Arlie Latham (1891), Joe Kelley (1896) and Rickey Henderson
of the Oakland A's (1986) rank in 42nd place with 87 stolen bases in a season.
Total Baseball, 4th Ed., Viking, NY (1995), p. 2310
101) Rob Murphy ranks in 10th place among pitchers with 87 games pitched in a season (1987).
The Baseball Encyclopedia, 8th Edition, Macmillan, NY, 1990), p. 35
102) Joe DiMaggio got 91 hits during his 56-game hitting streak.
His 87th hit and 88th hit occurred on July 15, 1941 (55th consecutive-hit game)
when he singled and doubled off Eddie Smith of the Chicago White Sox.
103) Rickey Henderson had his 87th stolen base (2nd base)
against Lary Sorensen of the Cleveland Indians on July 19, 1982
when he set the season stolen base record of 130 in 1982.
104) Tom Henderson of Atlanta & Washington (1970-71)
ranks second for the most games played— 87 in a NBA season.
[1st: Walt Bellamy of New York & Detroit 88 games (1968-69)]
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 856
105) Elgin Baylor of Minneapolis (1958-59) & Los Angeles (1960-61)
ranks third for the most games with 40+ points, career— 87.
[1st: Wilt Chamberlain 271 games (1959-73); 2nd: Michael Jordan 165 games]
The Official NBA Encyclopedia, 3rd Ed. (2000), p. 858
106) Andre Reed of Buffalo Bills (1985-1999) & Washington Redskins (2000)
ranks in 5th place with 951 receptions and 87 career receiving touchdowns in the NFL
at the start of the 2007 season. (Receiving TDs Leaders)
"NFL Leading Lifetime Recivers", World Almanac 2008, p. 926.
107) Wayne Gretzky scored a league-high 87 goals
with the Edmunton Oilers in the 1983-84 NHL season.
108) Jaromir Jagr had 87 assists (1995-96) with the Pittsburgh Penguins,
the most by a right wing, in one season for NHL record.
109)
Dwight Clark was a Pro Football wide receiver for the San Francisco 49ers in the NFL (1979-1987). He had 506 catches for 6750 yards and 48 touchdowns, along with 50 rushing yards. He made Pro Bowl in 1981 and 1982, and was Super Bowl champion (XVI, XIX). Clark's uniform #87 with 49ers was retired. Clark is best remembered for "The Catch", the winning touchdown reception from Joe Montana on the January 10, 1982 defeating Dallas Cowboys 28-27 for the NFC Championship football game.
110) Willie Davis, Defensive End
of the Green Bay Packers
wore uniform #87 playing on five
of Lombardi's NFL title-winning teams.
5x Pro Bowl selection (1963-1967)
NFL 1960s All-Decade Team
Pro Football Hall of Fame (1981).
Ranked 69 on Sporting News' list
of the 100 Greatest Football Players.
111) Ed McCaffrey, Wide Receiver of the Denver Broncos
wore uniform #87 where he helped John Elway win
two Super Bowl titles (XXXII, XXXIII). He also had a
Super Bowl XXIX ring with the San Francisco 49ers.
Set Broncos record for most receptions in a season
(with 101 receptions in 2000). Made 5 catches for
72 yards in Super Bowl XXXIII. Career: 565 receptions,
7,422 receiving yards and 55 touchdowns.
112) Buck Baker (1919-2002) was an American racecar driver and NASCAR pioneer with 636 races run over 26 years. He won 46 races and the second of consecutive Winston Cup titles while driving an #87 Chevrolet in 1957. He was the 1952 NASCAR Speedway Division champion and Grand National Champion (1956-1957). Named one of NASCAR's 50 Greatest Drivers (1998). Inducted in the Motorsports Hall of Fame of America (1998).
113) Uniform #87 worn by football & hockey players—
Bill Carpenter, the "Lonely End" in Army coach Red Blaik's innovative split end
formation of 1958-59. Carpenter opted for military career over pro-football.
Eventually he rose to the rank of general.
Ben Coates, pass catching machine for the New England Patriots from 1991-1999.
This tight end was a Cinderella story out of Division II Livingston College.
Sidney Crosby, center for the Pittsburgh Penguins. High-scoring phenom
wears #87 to signify his birthday and year he was born (August 7, 1987).
— Best by Number by Ron Smith
    Sporting News, St. Louis, MO, 2006, p. 208
114) 87th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Jan Kodes beats Alex Metreveli
(6-1, 9-8, 6-3) on July 7, 1973.
115) 87th Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Evonne Goolagong beats Chris Evert
(6-1, 7-6) on July 5, 1980.
116) 87th Kentucky Derby was won by Carry Back in 2:02.4
with Jockey John Sellers aboard (May 6, 1961).
117) 87th Preakness Stakes was won by Carry Back in 1:57.6
with Jockey Johnny Sellers aboard (May 20, 1961).
118) 87th Belmont Stakes was won by Nashua in 2:29
with Jockey Eddie Arcaro aboard (June 11, 1955).
119) 87th U.S. Golf Open: Scott Simpson shoots a 277
at Olymic Golf Club, San Francisco (June 21, 1987)
120) Olympics Gold in Women's Springboard Diving:
1932 Georgia Coleman, United States, 87.52 points
The World Almanac and Book of Facts 2008, p. 869
87 in Collectibles, Coins & Postage Stamps
121)
1987 China Panda Gold Coin,
100 yuan, 1 oz.
Reverse: Temple of Heaven
122) There are 200 cards in Wings: Friend or Foe (Topps 1952)
Card #87 is B-YAK-3, Russian Fighter
123) There are 160 cards in World on Wheels (Topps 1953)
Card #87 is General Motors "Le Sabre" Experimental Car
124) There are 100 Marvel Value Stamps
issued 1974-1976 in Marvel Comic Books
Stamp #87 J. Jonah Jameson comes from
Amazing Spider-Man #61
Artist: John Romita, Sr.
Comic Issues containing this stamp:
Marvel Team-Up #25, Sept. 1974, p. 19
Marvel Team-Up #39, Nov. 1975, p. 19
Thor #224, June 1974, p. 32
Tomb of Dracula #34, July 1975, p. 19
125) Postage Stamps with Scott Catalogue #87
Note: Stamps were downloaded or scanned & resized in same proportion as originals.
Some stamps were retouched in Adobe Photoshop for centering or perforations.
U.S. #87—
2¢ black
Andrew Jackson
last portrait
before he died.
Issued 1867
E. grill 11x13 mm
Type similar to
#73 "Black Jack"
(issued July 1, 1863)
 		U.S. #C87—
18¢ carmine,
black, & ultramarine
Statue of Liberty
issued Jan. 11, 1974
for airmail rate
to Latin America
Set of 2 values
(Scott #C87-88)
Czechoslavia #87—
50 haleru
yellow green
Celebrating Freedom
Issued 1920
Set of 10 values
(Scott #82-91)
 		France #B87A—
80 centimes + 10 centimes
brown violet
Issued 1940
Set of 7 values
(Scott #B86-B89A)
surtax used to aid
unemployed intellectuals
Bohemia & Moravia #87
2.50 koruna
deep ultramarine
Scene from Siegfried
issued May 22, 1943
to commemorate 130th
birth anniversary
of Richard Wagner
Set of 3 (Scott #85-87) 		Israel #87—
25 prutot
dark brown
Bearers with Grapes
Issued Sept. 8, 1954
for Rosh Hashonnah
Jewish New Year 5715
First Day Cover
87 in Books & Quotes
126) Quotes on 87:
• "Four score and seven years ago our fore fathers
    brought forth on this continent a new nation"
  — Abraham Lincoln, Opening line of Gettysburg Address (1863)
• "During my eighty-seven years, I have witnessed a whole succession of technological revolutions.
But none of them has done away with the need for character in the individual or the ability to think."
  — Bernard Baruch (1870-1965)
127) 87th Precinct is a series of police procedural novels and stories (1956-2005) written by
Ed McBain. The series is based on the work of the police detectives of the 87th Precinct
in Isola, a fictional city based on the New York City borough of Manhattan.
128) Guitar Presents 87 Superstar Guitar Sounds on a Stompbox Budget by Eric Mangum & Dean Stubbs was published by Cherry Lane Music (1995). Effects setups for Hendrix, Van Halen, Smashing Pumpkins, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Pantera, Metallica, Soundgarden.
129) Bollingen Series LXXXVII is Collected Poems
by Saint-John Perse (1887-1975)
translated by W. H. Auden
Princeton University Press, NJ 1971, 682 pp.
[Stanford: PQ2623.E386.A23.1971]
130) Volume 87 of Time Magazine (1st issue: March 3, 1923)
runs from January 7, 1966, LXXXVII, No. 1
(Cover: General Westmoreland, Man of the Year)
to June 24, 1966, LXXXVII, No. 25 (Cover: Senator Jacob Javits)
Artur Rubinstein on Time cover, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 8 (Feb. 25 1966)
"Is God Dead?" on Time cover, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 14 (April 8, 1966)
Juan Marichal on Time cover, Vol. LXXXVII, No. 23 (June 10, 1966)
131) Volume 87 of the Dictionary of Literary Biography
is titled "British Mystery and Thriller Writers Since 1940, First Series"
Bernard Benstock & Thomas F. Staley (Eds.), Gale Research, Detroit, 1989
DLB 87 British mystery writing underwent a significant change during the early years of
World War II. Prompted by patriotism, writers were eager to uncover German spies
under every bed and along the English coast. This volume of 24 writers includes
Ted Allbeury, Desomond Bagley, Edmund Crispin, Len Deighton, Colin Dexter, Peter Dickinson,
Elizabeth Ferrars, Ian Fleming, Ken Follett, Frederick Forsyth, Dick Francis, Nicolas Freeling,
Andrew Garve, Michael Gilbert, Geoffrey Household, P.D. James, H.R.F. Keating, John le Carré
Peter Lovesey, Gavin Lyall, Helen MacInnes, Peter O'Donnell, Ruth Rendell, George Sims, Julian Symons.
87 in Art, Music, & Film
132) Krishna Print 87 shows "Sri Radha with Krishna on a swing"
from the Krishna Darshan Art Gallery featuring 122 paintings of Lord Krishna.
133) Woodblock Print 87
of 100 Views of Edo (1856-1858)
by Japanese painter & printmaker
Ando Hiroshige (1797-1858) is titled
"The Benten Shrine at Inokashira Pond"
showing a beautiful island shrine
with cranes flying and distant mountains.
134) Graz in Austria (1930)
is a 87 x 87 cm Austrian
landscape oil painting by
Josef Brunner (1884-1962).
This painting belongs to the series
"Austrian Province Capitals" painted
by the artist on a state commission.
Also: Innsbruck in Austria
135) Eighty-seven.net is the music and design alter ego of
Irish freelance designer and musician Paddy Duke. The web site
offers graphic design in posters and music related collaborations.
136) Johann Sebastian Bach's Church Cantata #87 was first performed May 6, 1725, Easter V.
Alto, Tenor, Bass, 4 voices, 2 oboes, 2 oboes da caccia, strings, basso continuo.
(Bisher habt ihr nichts gebeten, Ziegler)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 1 (1980), p. 820]
137) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's K #87 is Mitridate, rè di Ponto (Mithridates, King of Pontus),
an early opera seria in three acts (Libretto by Vittorio Amadeo Cigna-Santi
after Giuseppe Parini's Italian translation of Jean Racine). Written while
touring Italy in 1770 at age 14. First performed at the Regio Ducal Teatro,
Milan, on December 26, 1770. Scoring: 4 Sopranos, Alto, 2 Tenors, 2 flutes,
2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, and strings. Synopsis: At Crimean port of Nymphaeum,
in 63 B.C. during the conflict between Rome and Pontus. King Mitridate defeated.
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 12 (1980), p. 728]
138) Joseph Haydn's Symphony #87 in A major (1785)
flute, 2 oboes, 2 bassoons, 2 horns, and strings
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 8 (1980), p. 373]
139) Beethoven's Opus #87 is transcription of Trio for 2 oboes & English horn in C major
(Composed 1795, Published in Vienna 1806, probably approved by Beethoven).
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 2 (1980), p. 396]
140) Franz Schubert's D #87 String Quartet #10 in E flat (2 violins, viola, cello)
(Composed Nov. 1813; Published 1840)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 16 (1980), p. 784]
141) Felix Mendelssohn's Opus #87 is String Quintet #2 in B flat major (composed July 8, 1845)
Four movements; 2 violins, 2 violas, 1 cello (recordings)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 12 (1980), p. 153]
142) Frederic Chopin's Piano Solo #87 is Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp minor,
Op. #66 (composed 1835; published posthumously in Berlin, 1855)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 4 (1980), p. 307]
143) Robert Schumann's Opus #87 is Der Handschuh "Vor seinem Löwengarten"
(Friedrich von Schiller), (Ballad composed 1850; published 1850)
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 16 (1980), p. 861]
144) Johannes Brahms' Opus #87 is Piano Trio #2 in C major (Composed 1880-1882);
Published 1883, First performed Frankfurt am Main, Dec. 28, 1882.
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 3 (1980), p. 174]
More Notes on Johannes Brahms
145) Jean Sibelius's Opus #87 is Humoresques #1-2,
violin & orchestra in D (composed 1917), Notes
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 17 (1980), p. 287]
More Notes on Jean Sibelius
146) Sergei Prokofiev's Opus #87 is Zolushka (Cinderella), a ballet in 3 acts.
Composed 1940-1944. Part way through writing it he broke off to write his
opera War and Peace. Cinderella premiered on November 21, 1945 at
the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Galina Ulanova danced the title role.
[New Grove Dictionary of Music & Musicians, Vol. 15 (1980), p. 298]
147) The Eighty-Seven Years of Doc Cheatham is an album with 14 tracks released in 1993.
It features the jazz trumpeter, singer, and bandleader Adolphus Anthony Cheatham
(1905-1997) better known as Doc Cheatham. He continued playing until two days
before his death, eleven days shy of his 92nd birthday. Tracks on the album
includes "That's My Home", "Love You Madly", "Blues in My Heart", "Sleep".
148) Giuseppe Verdi composed 87 hours of music.
149) David Bowie's song "87 and Cry" is from his CD album Never Let Me Down (1987).
The lyrics to the first stanza of the song:
It's just a one dollar secret
A lover's secrets in the UK
Torn apart in the UK
In the dribble of May-Day
'87 and Cry
'87 and Cry
And there's nothing inside
And there's nothing in mind
And only you
Rocket on thru the sky
It couldn't be done without dogs
It couldn't be once without us
'87 and Cry
'87 and Cry
150) Ed McBain's 87th Precinct: Lightning was a NBC television film (1995) starring
Randy Quaid and directed by Bruce Paltrow. This was followed by NBC films
87th Precinct: Ice (1996) and 87th Precinct: Heatwave (1997).

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