Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460 Crashes Near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, October 15, 1987

An 18-year-old West German pilot, Mathias Rust, evades Soviet Union air defences and lands a private plane in Red Square in Moscow, Russia. Date: May 28, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 28 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Montreal Protocol…

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)…

The AIDS Memorial Quilt is first displayed during the Second National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. Date: October 11, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Herald of Free Enterprise Capsizes, 193…

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 1987Maryland Train Collision Kills 16 in Chase, Maryland —…

Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'état led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. Date: May 14, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Klaus Barbie War Crimes Trial Begins…