In the worst peacetime sea disaster, the passenger ferry Doña Paz sinks after colliding with the oil tanker MT Vector in the Tablas Strait of the Philippines, killing an estimated 4,000 people (1,749 official). Date: December 20, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 20 📅 Events on this day in…
Israeli–Palestinian conflict: The First Intifada begins in the Gaza Strip and West Bank. Date: December 9, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 9 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
An Israeli army tank transporter kills four Palestinian refugees and injures seven others during a traffic accident at the Erez Crossing on the Israel–Gaza Strip border, which has been cited as one of the events which sparked the First Intifada. Date: December 8, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8…
Cold War: The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty is signed by U.S. President Ronald Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev in the White House. Date: December 8, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 8 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Pacific Southwest Airlines Flight 1771, a British Aerospace 146-200A, crashes near Paso Robles, California, killing all 43 on board, after a disgruntled passenger shoots his ex-boss traveling on the flight, then shoots both pilots and steers the plane into the ground. Date: December 7, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…
North Korean agents plant a bomb on Korean Air Flight 858, which kills all 115 passengers and crew. Date: November 29, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 29 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
South African Airways Flight 295 crashes into the Indian Ocean, killing all 159 people on board. Date: November 28, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 28 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
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 Max Headroom signal hijacking incident takes place, in which a pirate broadcast interrupts television broadcasts in Chicago. Date: November 22, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 22 📅 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)