Date: April 27, 1987
Typhoon Nina pummels the Philippines with category 5 winds of 265 km/h (165 mph) and a surge that destroys entire villages. At least 1,036 deaths are attributed to the storm. Date: November 25, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 25 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)…
King's Cross fire: In London, 31 people die in a fire at the city's busiest underground station, King's Cross St Pancras. Date: November 18, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 18 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987LOT Flight 5055 Crash…
Philippine security forces open fire on a crowd of 10,000–15,000 demonstrators at Malacañang Palace, Manila, killing 13. Date: January 22, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 22 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Aeroflot Flight N-528 Crashes at Berdiansk Airport, Killing…
Hungerford massacre: In the United Kingdom, Michael Ryan kills sixteen people with a semi-automatic rifle and then commits suicide. Date: August 19, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 19 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Rajiv Gandhi and J. R. Jayewardene…
The Maryland train collision: An Amtrak train en route to Boston from Washington, D.C., collides with Conrail engines in Chase, Maryland, United States, killing 16 people. Date: January 4, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 4 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Iran–Contra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States. Date: May 5, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Tower Commission Rebukes Reagan in Iran-Contra Affair, February 26, 198720,000 Protestors March in Forsyth…