Date: October 1, 1987
The British ferry MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes in about 90 seconds, killing 193. Date: March 6, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 6 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Sikh Nationalists Declare Khalistan Independence from India, October 7, 1987Iran-Contra Affair…
Northwest Airlines Flight 255, a McDonnell Douglas MD-82, crashes after takeoff in Detroit, Michigan, killing 154 of the 155 on board, plus two people on the ground. Date: August 16, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 16 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
US supertanker SS Bridgeton collides with mines laid by IRGC causing a 43-square-meter dent in the body of the oil tanker. Date: July 24, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 24 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Mathias Rust Lands in Red…
An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, which has been cited as one of the events which sparked the First Intifada. Date: December 8, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8…
South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board. Date: November 28, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Hungerford Massacre: Michael Ryan Kills 16 in UK, August…
Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people. Date: January 23, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Rajiv Gandhi and J….