Youtube star Jim Chapman

Events in 1987 and 28-12

Events in the world in the birth year of Jim Chapman

• William Buckley, American hostage in Lebanon, reported slain (Jan. 20).
• Iraqi missiles kill 37 in attack on US frigate Stark in Persian Gulf (May 17); Iraqi president Hussein apologizes (May 18).
• Prime Minister Thatcher wins rare third term in Britain (June 11).
• Klaus Barbie, 73, Gestapo wartime chief in Lyon, sentenced to life by French court for war crimes (July 4).

Birthday Jim Chapman (28-12) in history

• Day 28-12 year 1065: The famous British monastery of Westminster was consecrated.
• Day 28-12 year 1832: John C. Calhoun became the first vice president in U.S. history to resign from office.
• Day 28-12 year 1846: Iowa became the 29th state in the United States.
• Day 28-12 year 1869: William F. Semple patented chewing gum.
• Day 28-12 year 1895: The Lumiere Brothers gave the first commercial movie show at the Grand Cafe in Paris.
• Day 28-12 year 1937: Composer Maurice Ravel died in Paris at age 62.
• Day 28-12 year 1945: Congress officially recognized the Pledge of Allegiance.
• Day 28-12 year 1981: Elizabeth Jordan Carr, the first American test-tube baby, was born in Norfolk, Va.