A coup d'état in Burkina Faso overthrows and kills then President Thomas Sankara. Date: October 15, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Aero Trasporti Italiani Flight 460 crashes near Conca di Crezzo, Italy, killing all 37 people on board. Date: October 15, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 15 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Start of Operation Pawan by Indian forces in Sri Lanka. Thousands of civilians, insurgents, soldiers die. Date: October 11, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 11 📅 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)
Sikh nationalists declare the independence of Khalistan from India; it is not internationally recognized. Date: October 7, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 7 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Fiji becomes a republic. Date: October 6, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
The 5.9 Mw Whittier Narrows earthquake shakes the San Gabriel Valley with a Mercalli intensity of VIII (Severe), killing eight and injuring 200. Date: October 1, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 1 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
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)
The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. Date: September 16, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 16 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today)
Goiânia accident: A radioactive object is stolen from an abandoned hospital in Goiânia, Brazil, contaminating many people in the following weeks and causing some to die from radiation poisoning. Date: September 13, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 13 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day…