Varig Flight 797 Crashes Near Akouré, Ivory Coast, 50 Dead, January 3, 1987
Date: January 3, 1987
Date: January 3, 1987
Fijian Governor-General Penaia Ganilau is overthrown in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. Date: September 25, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 25 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987U.S. Bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim Over Nazi War…
Stella Sigcau, Prime minister of the South African Bantustan of Transkei, is ousted from power in a bloodless military coup led by General Bantu Holomisa. Date: December 30, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1987Northwest Airlines Flight 255…
The Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) system in Singapore opens for passenger service. Date: November 7, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 7 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Thatcher and Mitterrand Sign Channel Tunnel Agreement, July 29, 1987Supernova 1987A Seen in…
The Central African Republic's former emperor Jean-Bédel Bokassa is sentenced to death for crimes he had committed during his 13-year rule. Date: June 12, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Hungerford Massacre: Michael Ryan…
In Zimbabwe, the political parties ZANU and ZAPU reach an agreement that ends the violence in the Matabeleland region known as the Gukurahundi. Date: December 22, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 22 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Chrysler Acquires…