For the first time in military history, a civilian population is targeted for chemical attack when Iraqi warplanes bombed the Iranian town of Sardasht. Date: June 28, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 28 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aeroflot Flight N-528 crashes at Berdiansk Airport in present-day Ukraine, killing eight people. Date: June 19, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Basque separatist group ETA commits one of its most violent attacks, in which a bomb is set off in a supermarket, Hipercor, killing 21 and injuring 45. Date: June 19, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 19 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
With the death of the last individual of the species, the dusky seaside sparrow becomes extinct. Date: June 17, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Cold War: At the Brandenburg Gate, U.S. President Ronald Reagan publicly challenges Mikhail Gorbachev to tear down the Berlin Wall. Date: June 12, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
Diane Abbott, Paul Boateng and Bernie Grant are elected as the first black MPs in Great Britain. Date: June 11, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 11 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
June Democratic Struggle: The June Democratic Struggle starts in South Korea, and people protest against the government. Date: June 10, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 10 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
New Zealand's Labour government establishes a national nuclear-free zone under the New Zealand Nuclear Free Zone, Disarmament, and Arms Control Act 1987. Date: June 8, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 8 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)