First ever Rugby World Cup kicks off with New Zealand playing Italy at Eden Park in Auckland, New Zealand. Date: May 22, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
Hashimpura massacre occurs in Meerut, India. Date: May 22, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 22 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
IranβIraq War: An Iraqi Dassault Mirage F1 fighter jet fires two missiles into the U.S. Navy warship USSΒ Stark, killing 37 and injuring 21 of her crew. Date: May 17, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 17 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
Fijian Prime Minister Timoci Bavadra is ousted from power in a coup d'Γ©tat led by Lieutenant colonel Sitiveni Rabuka. Date: May 14, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 14 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
Klaus Barbie goes on trial in Lyon for war crimes committed during World War II. Date: May 11, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 11 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
LOT Flight 5055 Tadeusz KoΕciuszko crashes after takeoff in Warsaw, Poland, killing all 183 people on board. Date: May 9, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 9 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
The SAS kills eight Provisional Irish Republican Army volunteers and a civilian during an ambush in Loughgall, Northern Ireland. Date: May 8, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 8 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
IranβContra affair: Start of Congressional televised hearings in the United States. Date: May 5, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 5 π Events on this day in 1987 π On This Day (Today)
A crash by Bobby Allison at the Talladega Superspeedway, Alabama fencing at the start-finish line would lead NASCAR to develop the restrictor plate for the following season both at Daytona International Speedway and Talladega. Date: May 3, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on May 3 π Events on this day in…
The U.S. Department of Justice bars Austrian President Kurt Waldheim (and his wife, Elisabeth, who had also been a Nazi) from entering the US, charging that he had aided in the deportations and executions of thousands of Jews and others as a German Army officer during World War II. Date: April 27, 1987 Read more…