Date: November 8, 1987
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…
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) More events from 1987Mathias Rust Lands in Red Square, Evading Soviet…
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) More events from 1987Fijian PM Timoci…
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) More events from 1987Thatcher and Mitterrand Sign Channel Tunnel Agreement,…
Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan sends a "letter of death" to Somali President Siad Barre, proposing the genocide of the Isaaq people. Date: January 23, 1987 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 23 📅 Events on this day in 1987 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1987Mohammed Said Hersi Morgan…
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) More events from 1987First Black…